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Greece is considering a Russian pipeline deal that would help prevent default
Greece needs cash desperately and Russia wants to maintain its lucrative European gas market by running a pipeline through Turkey and Greece. So it didn’t seem odd that, as a sweetener, Moscow might be...
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Obama doesn't sound worried about the advanced missile system Russia is...
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the U.S. could “penetrate” any air defense system Iran has, including the new S-300 missile system that the Middle Eastern nation is purchasing from Russia,...
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Here's what a failed Russian military rocket launch looks like
Amid Vladimir Putin's controversial decision to authorize the sale of the S-300 missile system to Iran, a video has surfaced purportedly showing a failed Russian military missile launch.While the type...
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Russian prime minister: 'Our country has never run into such a collection of...
A day after his deputy said Russia’s economy is showing signs of recovery, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev followed up with word that low oil prices and Western sanctions have led to a 2 percent...
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The Nordic countries are banding together against Russia's Arctic push
The Nordic countries, not generally known for their extreme foreign policies or their habit of overreacting to current events, have started to voice increasingly louder concerns over Russia's role in...
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Russia is slashing space funding as economic crisis bites
MOSCOW, April 22 (Reuters) - Russia is cutting spending on its space programme by more than a third over the next 10 years because of the country's economic crisis, forcing it to scrap plans to develop...
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Russia wants to build a supercarrier, and it's a total waste
Russia's plan to expand its navy through the construction of an aircraft supercarrier is pretty much a tremendous waste, Nicholas Varangis of the Atlantic Council argues.Supercarriers, by nature, allow...
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The North could become a frontline in a new Cold War
Ottawa (AFP) - The thawing of the polar ice promises Arctic nations new opportunities to open ocean trade routes and offshore oil fields.But the chill in relations between Western powers and their...
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The Pentagon is going on the offensive with its new cyber strategy
REDWOOD CITY, California (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is due to unveil an updated cyber strategy on Thursday that will stress the military's ability to retaliate with cyber weapons, a...
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Poland is getting antsy about the war in eastern Ukraine
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's foreign minister Grzegorz Schetyna said on Thursday that Poland, along with other countries, may support Ukraine's defense capacities if the conflict in eastern Ukraine...
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Argentina and Russia are bonding over oil and anger at the British
Casting around for friendly faces in the international arena, Vladimir Putin will fix his eyes on one on Thursday when he meets Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner at the Kremlin.The Argentine president is...
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Russia carries out military drills on islands that Japan also claims
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has conducted military anti-landing drills in a Pacific island chain, parts of which are also claimed by Japan, Interfax news agency reported the Russian Defence Ministry as...
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Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine are preparing for something big
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday accused Russia of building up air defense systems inside eastern Ukraine and of involvement in training exercises of pro-Russian rebels in breach...
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Russia wants to develop an Arctic anti-aircraft weapon
The makers of Russia’s Pantsir self-propelled anti-aircraft gun want to develop a tracked version of the gun for deployment in the Arctic, according to a senior director at a subsidiary of one of...
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The Clinton Foundation received millions from investors as Putin took over...
A new scandal hit Hillary Clinton on Thursday thanks to an exhaustive report from Mike McIntire and Jo Becker at The New York Times.The story involves a Canadian company called Uranium One, a Russian...
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Hillary Clinton is getting bombarded with new financial scandals
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign was bombarded Wednesday night and Thursday morning by report after report revealing new details about the finances of her family...
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Russia has a crucial advantage over the US in the Arctic
Russia maintains a key advantage over the US in the Arctic, which is only continuing to grow. In 2017, Moscow is expecting the delivery of a new nuclear powered icebeaker. This would augment an...
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Russia's Chechen strongman told police to 'shoot to kill' if outside security...
Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-backed strongman who heads Russia's Chechnya region, has told law enforcement officers they should "shoot to kill" security forces from other parts of Russia that conduct...
View ArticleTwo models in Russia just posed with a 1,400-pound bear
Russian models Maria Sidorova and Lidia Fetisova pose with a 1,400 pound bear named Stephen as part of an awareness campaign. Stephen was near dead after an attack from hunters when his current owner...
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Former US pilot: Russia's provocative flying is 'ho-hum' compared to the Cold...
“What passes for dangerous and provocative today was ho-hum to recon crews of my generation” a former RC-135 commander says.On April 7, a US RC-135U spy plane was intercepted over the Baltic Sea off...
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