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Russia is digging in its heels on its $3 billion loan to Ukraine
Russia will not negotiate delaying repayment over its $3 billion (£2 billion) loan to Ukraine that is due in December.Failure to agree on a restructuring of the debt could result in the Ukrainian...
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It's time to start worrying about what Russia's been up to in Latin America
Russian influence is back in Latin America in a big way, along with a "clear return to Cold War tactics." And it's happening at a time when the US military admits that it faces a "near-total lack of...
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Russia is joining a Chinese-led development bank
Moscow (AFP) - Russia is to sign up to the Chinese-led development bank AIIB, first deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov said Saturday at an international forum in China, cited by Russian news...
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Russia has proposed a disruptive innovation that could change how we travel
Earlier this week, Russian Railways presidentreportedly floated a plan to build the world's longest superhighway, stretching from London across the English Channel to Europe, over to Russia, across...
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The origin of Indo-European languages has long been a topic of debate among scholars and scientists.In 2012, a team of evolutionary biologists at the University of Auckland led by Dr. Quentin Atkinson...
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Russia is flexing its muscles in Central America
Russia has once again started to flex its muscles in a bid to rebuild its influence in the Central American state of Nicaragua, McClatchy DC reports. Moscow may strike a possible arms deal with...
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Russia's super rich are 'kind of hibernating' — but they still back Putin
Russian model Alisa Krylova canceled her order for the latest Mercedes, spent New Year in Moscow rather than skiing in the Alps and now employs Russian staff rather than foreigners.The former Mrs...
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Saudi Arabia just sharply attacked Putin for hypocrisy in the Middle East
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of hypocrisy on Sunday, telling an Arab summit that he should not express support for the Middle East while...
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Russia is refusing to negotiate over its $3 billion loan to Ukraine
Russia will not negotiate delaying repayment over its $3 billion (£2 billion) loan to Ukraine that is due in December.Failure to agree on a restructuring of the debt could result in the Ukrainian...
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General Motors is stopping production in Europe's third largest car market
General Motors is ending almost all its production in Russia, but others are staying put for now.Russia is the third-largest European car market, but is giving automakers a bumpy ride. The 10% drop in...
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Assad: Russia is supplying weapons to Syria under contracts finalized since...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is supplying weapons to Damascus under contracts completed since the conflict in Syria began in 2011, as well as under earlier deals, President Bashar al-Assad said.Assad's...
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Putin is buying $10.8 billion worth of 'influence' in Hungary
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Its currency is wounded and its economy besieged by sanctions, yet Russia still has money to spare for potential allies overseas. Even as it scrabbles for foreign funds, Moscow is...
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Nervous oil traders are Vladimir Putin's new best friends
The news last week that warplanes from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt all participated in attacks on Houthi rebels in Yemen was greeted with universal expressions of concern and calls...
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Dutch investigators say Russian missile downing MH17 'is the leading scenario'
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch prosecutors said on Monday they are looking for witnesses in eastern Ukraine who may have seen a Russian-made BUK rocket being fired at Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, saying...
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Russia has a sweatshop full of paid internet trolls who spread propaganda in...
More and more, posts and commentaries on the Internet in Russia and even abroad are generated by professional trolls, many of whom receive a higher-than-average salary for perpetuating a pro-Kremlin...
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These are the plans for Russia's new third-generation tank
Russia is just about to unveil its latest armored platform, the T-14 tank. The tank, called the Armata, has largely been kept under wraps although technical details about the platform have steadily...
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Poll: A third of Republicans say Obama is a bigger threat to the US than Putin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A third of Republicans believe President Barack Obama poses an imminent threat to the United States, outranking concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian...
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Why Russia suddenly wants to supply cheap gas to Ukraine
The Russian government is requesting that its state-owned gas giant Gazprom provide discounted gas to the struggling government in Ukraine.The deal seems weird because Russia is also supporting an...
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Russian internet trolls are trained to spread propaganda in three-person teams
Employees at Russia's Internet Research center work for 12 hours a day in 3-person "teams" spreading Kremlin propaganda online, acccording to a former employee interviewed by Radio Free Europe.Workers...
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Russia wants to develop search-and-rescue robots for the Arctic
As Russia focuses on militarizing its Arctic region, the Kremlin is trying to develop military technology needed to operate in one of the world's harshest environments. Russian military planners are...
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