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Russia is making a huge investment into an Arctic surveillance system
Russia increased its attempts to stake a claim over a large portion of the Arctic Ocean when it announced plans to set up a $93 million dollar monitoring system in the region by 2025, the security...
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Iran's military mastermind just gave the US the bird
Iran's military mastermind is getting defiant.Gen. Qassem Soleimani ignored a travel ban and sanctions and flew to Russia to meet with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and President Vladimir...
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Russia has uncovered a heap of illegally imported pork meat and cheese. The Russian government has decided to incinerate the goods.Produced by Emma Fierberg. Video courtesy of Reuters.Follow BI Video:...
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This map shows Russia's game-changing militarization of the Arctic
As the Arctic warms, Russia is positioning itself to become the dominant player in a resource-rich and strategically positioned region. In order to capitalize on the oil and gas under the Arctic seabed...
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21 rare and weird facts about World War II
We’ve all seen “Saving Private Ryan” and “Band of Brothers,” but here’s a list of facts from World War II that you probably didn’t know.SEE ALSO: Ghost fleet: Amazing photos of a WWII ship graveyard in...
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This map shows which Russian regions the economic downturn is hurting most
The effects of Russia's economic downturn have begun to trickle down from the federal level, spreading to Russia's 83 regions.Regional governments have long carried a large share of the country's...
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A Russian jewellery company created a ridiculous line of Apple Watches...
Jewellery brand Caviar has created a limited edition series of customised Apple Watches that pay tribute to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Lenin, and Peter the Great and cost £2,000 each. Up first...
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A new analysis highlights what Europe gets wrong about Russia — and how it...
In a new analysis, European Council on Foreign Relations senior policy fellow Kadri Liik explores European sanctions against Russia and how European leaders should use them.She observes that Europe...
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Here's Russia's new 5th gen fighter performing impressive aerial acrobatics
The Russian Sukhoi T-50 is going to be a tough adversary for both the F-22 and F-35.A video published by the TV channel Zvezda shows a Sukhoi PAK FA prototype performing some stunning aerobatics that...
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Russia is reportedly building a nuclear powered aircraft carrier
Russia is developing its own aircraft carrier that will run on nuclear power, a report said Monday, citing a spokesman for the country’s United Shipbuilding Corporation. Ahead of the failed Mistral...
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Russia's economy is shriveling up
Russia's economy has contracted the most since 2009 following lower oil.Russia's gross domestic product shrank by 4.6% in the second quarter from the same period last year, following a 2.2% decline in...
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Ukrainian military: Russian-backed rebels in the east are carrying out their...
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine accused pro-Russian rebels on Monday of carrying out the heaviest artillery attacks on government positions in six months and warned of signs the conflict was escalating...
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Russian warships dock in Iran for training exercises
Two Russian warships have docked in northern Iran for a series of naval training exercises with the Islamic Republic, according to Persian-language reports translated by the CIA’s Open Source...
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5 ways the Russian military is falling apart
Russia has been saber-rattling so hard that cracks are forming in the blade and the hilt seems to be falling off. The military has been embarrassed by a number of of high-profile failures and missteps...
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More evidence that Russian-backed rebels in Ukraine shot down a Malaysian...
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Some of the debris recovered from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine may be fragments of a Russian-made missile system, Dutch prosecutors leading...
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Putin is actually in serious trouble
Are little green men about to appear on the North Pole?Russia's claim last week, using an extremely creative interpretation of international law, to exclusive economic rights to nearly half a million...
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REPORT: The White House is blocking the release of a Pentagon assessment that...
The White House is blocking the release of a Pentagon risk assessment of Russia’s violation of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, according to a senior House leader.Rep. Mike Rogers,...
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Russia is now burning Dutch flowers en masse
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A week after angering many in Russia by burning illegally imported Western food, authorities have started feeding Dutch flowers to the flames.Officials say blooms from the...
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Russia is threatening to ban Reddit
A Russian government agency is threatening to block access to Reddit because the site contains advice on how to grow marijuana.Vocativ reports that Roskomnadzor, the Russian government agency in charge...
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John Kerry: I write emails assuming that Russia and China are 'very likely'...
Secretary of State John Kerry says he writes emails "with the awareness" that Russian and Chinese hackers are likely reading them, he revealed in an interview with CBS News on Tuesday."It is very...
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