The ex-wife of Russia's richest man wants half of his $15 billion fortune
Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin, who runs the world's largest nickel producer, and Natalia Potanina divorced last year.At the time, Potanin offered his wife of 30 years a settlement including a...
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The US is considering a move to deter Russia not seen since the Cold War
The Pentagon is poised to store battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and other heavy weapons for as many as 5,000 troops in several Baltic and Eastern European countries to deter any possible...
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The US may store heavy arms in Baltic and Eastern Europe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to store heavy military equipment in the Balticsand Eastern European nations to reassure allies unnerved by Russia's intervention in Ukraine and to deter...
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China has taken up Russia's deepest fear
President Xi Jinping wants his people to know that the greatest threat to China is an insidious export from the West — ideas that could lead to a color revolution."The one non-neglectable factor [in...
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Russia says NATO plan for eastern Europe may have 'dangerous consequences'
A plan by Washington to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO states onRussia's border would be the most aggressive U.S. act since the Cold War, and Moscow would retaliate by beefing up its own...
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A Russian defense official just claimed the country created a 'microwave gun'...
The Russian military has created a “microwave gun” capable of disabling drones known as unmanned aerial vehicles and the warheads in airborne projectiles, a spokesman for the Kremlin-owned United...
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Obama faces a credibility problem on Ukraine
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers is pressing President Obama to provide weapons so that Ukrainians can defend themselves against Russian aggression. As the New York Times noted June 11: “The Senate...
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The 10 slowest economies in the world
Some countries bounced back relatively quickly after the global financial crisis, but others aren't doing so hot."Worryingly, the stalled recovery in some high-income economies and even some...
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Putin: Russia is beefing up its nuclear arsenal
KUBINKA, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia would add more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal this year and a defense official...
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WEAPONIZATION OF FINANCE: Russia is turning to the Chinese yuan
Russian institutions, energy companies, and banks are increasingly switching over from the dollar to the Chinese yuan, according to The Moscow Times."Two state energy companies, gas producer Gazprom...
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Europe suddenly has very mixed feelings about its role in NATO
NATO has been the foundation of transatlantic security for nearly 70 years. Its founding treaty, which declares that an attack against one member is an attack against all, embodies the most sacred...
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Putin: The Russian military will add 40 intercontinental ballistic missiles...
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the military will add more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to its arsenal this year capable of "penetrating" any current missile defense...
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Russia just threatened a massive military buildup to counter the US and NATO
Russia threatened Monday to boost forces on the borders of NATO states and position tactical Iskander missiles in the Russian enclave in Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea if the US goes ahead with a modest...
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Putin just opened a 'military Disneyland'
Lunch consists of army rations, shopping is mainly for Vladimir Putin accessories, and instead of riding rollercoasters children can play with grenade launchers and clamber over heavy weaponry.Welcome...
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NATO is getting its biggest defense boost since the Cold War
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Battleships. Tanks. Helicopters. Rapid reaction forces.Thousands of NATO troops are on the move this month in Poland and the Baltic states, practicing sea landings, air lifts and...
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Here's the real reason behind Putin's latest nuclear saber-rattling
At times, there is something of the predictably petulant teenager in Russia’s strategic responses.NATO lets it be known that it is considering pre-positioning US armor in the Baltic States (as I’ve...
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The 12 most corrupt countries in the world
The recent FIFA scandal shone a spotlight on the prevalence of global corruption.A recent report from Verisk Maplecroft, a risk analysis and forecasting company, now identifies where similar...
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European diplomats are going to take another shot at resolving the Ukraine...
Europe and Russia are headed into another high-stakes bid at solving the conflict that has been raging in eastern Ukraine since early 2014.A ministerial meeting between Russia, Ukraine, France and...
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The US might deploy F-22s to Europe to counter Russia
It looks like the military build-up in eastern Europe may soon feature some multi-role stealth planes.In fact, according to Air Force Secretary Deborah James, the US may deploy a squadron of F-22...
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These are the latest bizarre, silly, and menacing ways Putin is trying to...
For Vladimir Putin, 1989-91 must have really sucked.He had to face down a crowd of angry anticommunist demonstrators outside KGB headquarters in Dresden after the Berlin Wall fell. He had to...
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