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The EU has threatened Russia with more sanctions if the Ukraine cease-fire fails
European powers warned Russia it risked fresh sanctions if a cease-fire deal aimed at ending the 10-month war between Ukrainian troops and pro-Moscow rebels was not implemented.The agreement to end the...
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8 Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in past 24 hours despite the...
KIEV (Reuters) - Eight Ukrainian service personnel have been killed and 34 wounded in fighting against separatists in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, a Kiev military spokesman said on Friday,...
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Here are the high-tech weapons Russia is buying with its record military budget
Russia may be in the middle of an economic crisis, but the country's defence budget is surging.Military spending is set to rise by an astonishing 33% this year, according to the Associated Press. That...
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Look at the world from Putin's perspective, and he is clearly winning
He is ridiculed for his mendacity and ostracised by his peers. He presides over a free-falling currency and a rapidly shrinking economy. International sanctions stop his kleptocratic friends from...
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Angela Merkel has had an epically busy week
Kiev, Moscow, Munich, Washington, Ottawa, Minsk and Brussels -- all in a week's work forAngela Merkel, whose tireless efforts to broker peace in Ukraine and keep Greece in the euro zone won praise even...
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Russia has a complicated relationship with OPEC
Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United States are the world’s most important oil producers.While there has been a lot of discussion about Saudi Arabia’s move to crush U.S. shale by flooding international...
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Here are the loopholes in the Ukraine peace agreement
After hours of deliberation, the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine reached a deal early Thursday in Minsk on an agreement they hope will finally bring peace to eastern Ukraine.At first...
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Discarded Russian submarines could cause a nuclear disaster in the Arctic
The Arctic could become a site of future turmoil, and not just because of the emerging geopolitical tensions and militarization in the region. Beyond concerns of a frozen conflict in the icy north,...
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Russia refuses to release captured Ukrainian air force officer
Russian investigators say there are no grounds to release a key Ukrainian prisoner despite claims by Ukraine's president that she would soon be freed.In a statement posted online Friday, Russia's...
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The Ukraine ceasefire may turn out to be another hollow sham
So, a new ceasefire agreement emerges from the Minsk summit.Forgive me if I fail to applaud, especially as it allows another couple of days of mayhem before it even is meant to come into effect.The sad...
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Majestic, uncanny images show what planets would look like if they replaced...
It's a march of the planets in the most beautiful way imaginable. In a stunning video, the creative minds at the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos imagine how Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,...
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This is the next-generation military hardware Russia is buying with its...
Russia may be in the middle of an economic crisis, but the country's defence budget is surging.Military spending is set to rise by an astonishing 33% this year, according to the Associated Press. That...
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Russia can't detect incoming nuclear missiles from space anymore
Russia just lost its early-warning system for detecting ballistic missiles because of delays in the launch of its new "Tundra" advanced early-warning system.According to Russia's Kommersant newspaper,...
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A Russian was mystified by how Americans act on planes
It's easy to mistake certain social customs of Americans that might suggest strong personal connections when none are intended. For example, Americans are more likely than those from many cultures to...
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Hungary and Russia: The Viktor and Vladimir show
"Jatszoter" (playground) proclaims HVG, a magazine, above a graphic of Hungary as a seesaw. Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, is at one end, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, at the other. It...
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One of Poland's leading presidential candidates just vowed for better ties...
The presidential candidate for Poland's main left-wing party on Saturday criticized what she called the Polish government's antagonistic attitude to Russia, saying she would be willing to speak...
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Here's who backs Putin in Europe — and why
Populist parties of both right and left, many pro-Russian, did well in last May's European elections, taking between them a quarter of the seats. This has raised fears of a coherent pro-Russian block...
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The Russian buying boom in Spain has ended
Madrid (AFP) - Spain was counting on rich Russians to help revive its stricken property market by buying homes on its sunny coasts -- until the ruble collapsed on falling oil prices and the Ukraine...
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Ukraine is on edge as cease-fire ignored at key railway hub
LUHANSKE, Ukraine (AP) — A cease-fire that went into effect Sunday in eastern Ukraine appeared largely to be holding, officials said, except for around the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve.Heavy fog...
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Russia's former largest foreign investor: Putin is worth $200 billion
Hedge fund manager Bill Browder, once the largest foreign investor in Russia, estimates Russian President Vladimir Putin's wealth at $200 billion — which would make him by far the richest man in the...
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