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These are the tanks Russia is setting up in Syria
Russia is doubling down in its support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In an effort to prop up the Syrian government, and secure its own interests in the region, Russia is establishing its "most...
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The US might lose one of its most important strategic tools in the Arctic for...
The US might be without one of its most important strategic tools in the Arctic for up to six years, according to a Congressional Research Service report. One of the best measures of power in the...
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Russia could have a dark ulterior motive with its moves in Syria
There may be more at play with Russia's expanding role in Syria than just influence in the Middle East.Kremlin authorities reportedly have an ulterior motive other than supporting the regime of...
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Russia's forward operating base in Syria looks serious
The projection of Russian forces into Syria could be an attempt to bolster the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or a means to exert pressure during a time of sensitive negotiations.Either...
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This map shows where Russia and Iran are propping up Assad in Syria
Is Bashar al-Assad losing the Syrian Civil War? Given recent reports of direct Russian military support for the Syrian regime as well as continued increases in the assistance provided by Iran and its...
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Here are the military implications of Russia's big Syria move
As Moscow builds up a reportedly substantial presence in the coastal provinces, Washington and its allies need to consider how the intervention could affect the Assad regime's prospects of survival and...
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A Russian hacker just admitted his role in the largest known data breach the...
The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that a Russian national admitted his role in the largest known data breach conspiracy prosecuted within the US. According to prosecutors, 34-year-old...
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A close associate of Putin says Russia’s downturn is going to last at least...
A close associate of Vladimir Putin, who recently lost his job as Russia's railways chief in a reshuffle seen as a sign of increasing Kremlin infighting, says the nation's economic downturn will last...
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Russia is going to hold a special meeting on the Middle East at the UN...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will hold a special ministerial meeting at the United Nations Security Council on Sept. 30 to discuss conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, RIA news agency cited a...
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The Obama administration is flummoxed by Russian moves in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia's recent military buildup in Syria has perplexed the Obama administration and left it in a quandary as to how to respond, complicating Washington's efforts to both combat...
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Putin is now pushing Assad's darkly cynical master plan in Syria
Syrian President Bashar Assad has had a devilishly simply strategy for years: Convince the West that he is fighting a war on terrorism while trying to destroy nationalist rebels trying to topple his...
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The Obama administration is worried that Putin is about to pull a fast one in...
US President Barack Obama is considering meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin when he comes to New York this month for the UN General Assembly, but the Obama administration doesn't know if...
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Here are more photos of Russian armored vehicles rolling into Syria
The past few days have seen a steep increase of evidence revealing the true extent of direct military involvement by the Russian military on the ground in Syria. The sighting of recently delivered...
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Sweden is making a bunch of war pacts amid ominous warnings from Russia
With an official policy of neutrality dating back to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Sweden has avoided the worst of the violence that has shaped Europe over the past 200 years.But now, with the threat...
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Photos: Russia's forward operating base in Syria is growing at a rapid pace
The Russian military deployment to the Bassel al Assad air base in Latakia, Syria, is continuing at a rapid tempo, Stratfor can confirm. Previous imagery of the airfield, taken Sept. 4, showed...
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Syria's army has started using advanced Russian weapons
The Syrian military has recently started using new types of air and ground weapons supplied by Russia, a Syrian military source told Reuters on Thursday, underlining growing Russian support to Damascus...
View ArticleThe most heated moments during the second GOP debate
The Republican candidates were fired up during the second GOP debate, and many of them had one target: Donald Trump.Other hot moments included divided views over Iran and how to handle Russian...
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Ukraine is furious after Putin drank one of Crimea's oldest bottles of wine...
When a scandal-prone Italian and a combative Russian get together on recently annexed territory, you might expect them to uncork a bit of controversy.Less than a week after their demonstrative visit to...
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Deutsche Bank is getting out of Russia
Deutsche Bank is closing its Russian corporate banking arm in Russia and send its regional chief, Joerg Bongartz, back to Frankfurt.The bank said Bongartz's move was "long planned," while the decision...
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Putin's Syria play is a game-changer — which means the West needs to rethink...
Satellite imagery provided by AllSourceAnalysis confirms the recent arrival of Russian main battle tanks, armored personnel carriers, helicopters, and other military equipment at an airbase in Syria’s...
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