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Prominent congressman: White House hack is proof Russia is 'reassembling its...
Russian hackers were recently able to breach “sensitive” computer networks at the White House after a large-scale attack gave them access to the State Department. The news was first reported by CNN,...
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Russia and Thailand are boosting ties
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Russia sees an opportunity to sell Thailand military planes and other defense equipment, Russia's trade minister said on Wednesday, as the two countries facing Western opprobrium...
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Ex-Soviet Moldova is feeling the squeeze from Russian fruit embargo
Moldovan apple grower Constantin Furculita was dreaming of juicier profits when he pumped some $2 million into his 42-hectare orchard. But his hopes of a windfall turned sour last summer when Russia...
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5 signs that the Ukrainian civil war will turn into a 'stable frozen conflict'
It has been my view since the Donbas war broke out last year that the least-worst outcome for all parties would be a stable frozen conflict with an agreed upon zone of separation monitored by the...
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US general: Russian long-range bombers are 'messaging' the US with...
Russia is using its long-range bomber fleet to "message" the US about Moscow's international military capabilities, the US general in charge of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)...
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Russia's main intelligence agency is expanding its reach — even if Putin...
Over the past few weeks, a series of reshufflings and new appointments in the Russian government have indicated that the Federal Security Service (FSB) is broadening its influence.The moves come after...
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Russia is conducting another big military drill
The Russian military mobilized more than 30 fighter jets, including its Sukhoi Su-35, as part of flight training conducted over its far eastern Primorsky Territory, state-controlled media said...
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A Russian socialite got the job of re-branding the AK47 as an 'instrument of...
Russian media star and socialite Tina Kandelaki just got a pretty unenviable job — marketing the infamous Kalashnikov range of firearms as "protecting peace."Kandelaki was a mainstream TV journalist in...
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Russia just banned celebrity memes
The Russian government has opened up a new front in its control of the media, threatening this week to sue any sites that publish memes using celebrities’ names or faces.The new law technically covers...
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Russia just held a military exercise in a 'breakaway republic' in eastern Europe
Russia held a military exercise in an internationally unrecognized pro-Russian separatist region of Moldova on April 9, the Wall Street Journal reports citing Russian news agencies. The exercise was...
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What it's like to attend a modern day 'gold digger academy' in Russia
In this excerpt from British journalist of Russian heritage Peter Pomerantsev's book "Nothing is True and Everything is Possible," he describes what it's like to attend a modern day "gold digger...
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McDonald's may have a new Russian competitor
MOSCOW (AP) — Two of Russia's best-known movie directors are aiming to create a chain of fast-food restaurants that would be an alternative to Western-style operations such as McDonald's.The move by...
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'The Greeks are using Russia as a way to piss off Berlin'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' visit to Moscow this week, which saw him received by Russian President Vladimir Putin, has raised the hackles of some of the country's EU partners, particularly...
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Russia 'busts foreign satellite spy ring'
Russia has uncovered a group of "enemy" spy satellites disguised as space junk, according to a state-produced film broadcast on Sunday.In a 40-minute film echoing the language of 1980s space race...
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Estonia wants a permanent NATO force stationed in the country
Estonia's President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has called for a permanent NATO force to be stationed in his country.Ilves told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper that Estonia was "part of a group of...
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Russia and Iran begin massive oil-for-goods deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has started supplying grains, equipment and construction materials to Iran in exchange for crude oil under a barter deal, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said...
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China becomes the first buyer of new, sophisticated S-400 Russian air defense...
China has become the first buyer of the S-400 air defense system after signing a contract with the Russian state-run arms dealer Rosoboronexport, the company’s chief executive told Russian daily...
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Why the US is upset with Russia's reckless interception of an American spy plane
It looks like a Su-27 Flanker performed a reckless interception on a US RC-135U over the Baltic Sea.On April 7, a US RC-135U flying in international airspace was intercepted over the Baltic Sea, off...
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All internet pornography could soon be illegal in Russia
A Russian court has instructed Roskomnadzor, the country's state-controlled Internet watchdog, to block 136 websites hosting “pornographic material” under the terms of international conventions signed...
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Russia is now projecting serious power in the Black Sea
Russia's seizure of Crimea ensured that Moscow could expand its naval capabilities throughout the Black Sea and into the Mediterranean, Matthew Bodner writes for Defense News. The Kremlin's Black Sea...
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