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Expert: Putin's inner circle is increasingly military-minded
MOSCOW — The West's response to Russia's alleged military aid to Ukraine's rebels has been based on the idea that the biggest influence in Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle are the...
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Ukraine has a $1 billion plan to wean itself off Russian gas
Ukraine announced plans to spend $1 billion to build up a strategic gas reserve in order to reduce its reliance on fuel imports from Russia.Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Saturday that the...
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Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject ceasefire
Pro-Russian rebels pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces on Monday and Kiev said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce was being violated, leaving a European-brokered peace deal on...
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Russia's former largest foreign investor: 'Power is very simple in Russia'
Hedge fund manager William "Bill" Browder, once the largest foreign investor in Russia, sat down with Fareed Zakaria of CNN to provide a unique perspective on power and Vladimir Putin's Kremlin.“The...
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Russia carries out snap check of paratroopers in western Russia
Russia's Defense Ministry started a snap inspection of its paratrooper units in western Russia on Monday, Interfax news agency quoted the ministry press office as saying.Russia has carried out several...
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Putin is on his way to an EU country to talk gas
Vladimir Putin will discuss Russian gas supplies to Hungary when he visits Budapest on Tuesday, an adviser to the Russian president said on Monday.The trip will be Putin's first bilateral visit to a...
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Poland military spending is skyrocketing as Russia meddles next door
With an eye on the evolving conflict in Ukraine, Poland has begun an ambitious 10-year, $42 billion overhaul of its military, as it grows increasingly wary of neighboring Russia. The announcement comes...
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The Ukraine peace deal is on the verge of collapse
VUHLEHIRSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Pro-Russian rebels pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces on Monday and Kiev said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce was being violated, leaving a...
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Russian warships are back in the English Channel
A Royal Navy ship, the HMS Argyll, intercepted a Russian frigate travelling with a tanker in the English Channel on Wednesday.The Neustrashimy class frigate Yaroslav Mudryy — "Yaroslav the Wise" — is...
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All of the alliances Putin is now strengthening
As the Russian president visits his EU ally Viktor Orban, prime minister of Hungary, we look at other leaders around the world who have embraced the divisive Vladimir PutinNorth KoreaThe Kremlin has...
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There is no cease-fire on the front line in Ukraine
Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels faced a deadline Tuesday to start pulling back heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine, but Associated Press reporters saw no signs of...
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Russia is building a psychological firewall against the West
President Vladimir Putin of Russia may fear that the internet is a CIA project, but unfortunately he is not alone.According to our recently released study about how the Russian public views the...
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Proof that Russia shelled Ukrainian troops and took control of the rebel-held...
Ukrainian armed forces positioned near the Russian-Ukrainian border were attacked by artillery fire in the summer of 2014. Between 9 July and 5 September 2014, the Ukrainian Border Service and the...
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Joseph Nye just delivered the most complete, cogent analysis of the Russian...
Joseph S. Nye, the Harvard professor who coined the phrase "soft power," appeared on BBC's Radio 4 on Monday night and in just 30 seconds delivered the most complete, cogent analysis of President...
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Germany's 'Karneval' celebration was not kind to world leaders
On Rosenmontag, or "Rose Monday," Germany's 'karneval' season peaked. As usual, this year's aesthetic took a turn toward the political across various German cities.The annual celebration takes place...
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Ukraine's military is facing a make or break moment
A city critical to the Ukrainian military may have fallen to Russian-backed separatists, despite the existence of a ceasefire in the country. And it could get ugly.Citing claims made by the separatists...
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Putin just received a warm welcome from one of the EU's most problematic...
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed a deal to keep supplying gas to Hungary on Tuesday on a visit to Budapest that cemented Hungary's close ties with the Kremlin as the rest of...
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Google faces an antitrust probe in Russia (GOOG)
Google is facing a potential antitrust investigation by Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service following a complaint by Russian competitor Yandex, according to a report by Tech.eu's Robin...
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The bogus think-tank behind Russia's 'infiltration' of Europe myth
Over the past few years a sinister story has been doing the rounds throughout the world's press — that Russia has been infiltrating Europe through deepening ties with far-right parties.It's a great...
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Ukrainian forces pull out of crucial railway hub
Ukrainian forces are pulling out of the strategic town of Debaltseve in east Ukraine, a Ukrainian member of parliament who leads a pro-Kiev volunteer battalion said on Wednesday."The pull-out of troops...
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