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Russian Dissident Released From Prison One Day After Being Sentenced To 5 Years
KIROV, Russia (AP) — A Russian court on Friday released opposition leader Alexei Navalny from custody less than 24 hours after he was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to five years in prison.The...
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Obama Might Be Canceling A Fall Summit With Vladimir Putin Over Edward Snowden
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is considering canceling a fall summit between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a move that would further aggravate the already...
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GARRY KASPAROV: It's Now Clear That Vladimir Putin Has 'Declared War On The...
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his former business partner were released from custody Friday, one day after they were each sentenced to at least four years in an embezzlement case. But...
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Intelligence Officials Claim Snowden Couldn't Have Accessed The NSA's 'Most...
Several U.S. intelligence officials and experts doubt that National Security Agency whistleblower/leaker Edward Snowden had access to the agency's most closely guarded secrets, Michael Riley of...
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Russian Police Are Searching For Whoever Scrawled An 'Offensive' Putin...
Russia is seeking to prosecute protesters who posted anti-Putin messages on a government building. According to Ria Novosti, Moscow Police have said that those behind the "offensive" messages on the...
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A Rough Landing During A Flight Test Is Bad News For Russia's New Jet
A Sukhoi Superjet 100, the first new civil airplane developed in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, hit the runway with its landing gear up during a test flight in Iceland on Sunday,...
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It's Now Clear That Russian Intelligence Speaks For Edward Snowden
Russian attorney Anatoly Kucherena — who also happens to be the head of public relations for the Foreign Security Service (FSB) — has announced that Edward Snowden may leave the Moscow airport on...
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How A Soviet Pilot Brought A Secret Warplane To The West
Viktor Belenko is a Mig-25 pilot who defected to the United States via Japan on Sept. 6, 1976.The then-Lieutenant Belenko was a pilot with the 513th Fighter Regiment, 11th Air Army, based in...
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US And Russia Simultaneously Announce Intent To Arm Opposing Sides In Syria
In an almost palpable irony, Russian and U.S. officials simultaneously announced their intent to move forward with controversial arms transfers to opposing sides in the Syrian civil war Monday.If there...
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Snowden's Moscow Lawyer: NSA Leaker Is Planning To Live In Russia And Get A Job
The Moscow lawyer of NSA whistleblower/leaker Edward Snowden tells Russia Today that the 30-year-old is planning to spend the foreseeable future in Russia.“He’s planning to arrange his life here. He...
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What It's Like To Go To McDonald's In Russia
When it comes to symbols of American impact around the world, McDonald's might as well top the list – they're everywhere, and today I went to one in downtown Moscow.I expected it to be a...
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Russia Announces New $735M Naval Aviation Training Center
According to RIA Novosti the Russian Navy is to stop using the NITKA complex in Crimea. The new facility will be open in Yeysk, in the region of Sea of Azov.Mastering arrested landing on arrested...
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Eurochem's Big Louisiana Project Could Make Putin Furious
It’s been three years almost to the day since Vladimir Putin (left), then Russian Prime Minister, visited the Gremyachinskoye potash mine in southwestern Volgograd region.The mine, the newest in...
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Largest Hacking Scheme Ever Prosecuted In The US Includes Loss Of 'Hundreds...
NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) — Four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian have been charged with running a sophisticated hacking organization that over seven years penetrated computer networks of more than a...
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One Paragraph Sums Up What Edward Snowden Can Expect From His Life In Russia
Julia Ioffe, senior editor at The New Republic, wrote a post about Edward Snowden's circumstances — reportedly sitting in the transit zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport while he prepares to live and...
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ERIC HOLDER TO RUSSIA: We Will Not Torture Or Seek The Death Penalty For...
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder wrote a letter to the Russian minister of justice assuring the Russian government that the U.S. will not seek the death penalty for National Security Agency leak...
View ArticleWhy A Video Of A 15-Year-Old Russian Kid Facing Homophobic Bullying Is So...
Over the past few days a video that appears to show a Russian teenager being bullied by a large gang of kids, apparently for being gay, has been shared on a variety of sites.Quite rightly, the video —...
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Here's A Quick Breakdown Of Russia's Massive Military Exercise
A week ago, the Russian military completed the largest spot check exercise it has conducted since 1991. The MOD has put out some information on the scale and units involved. The slides were helpfully...
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Amazing Pictures Show The Russian Meteor Hitting Earth From Space
The amazing picture below shows the meteor that hit Chelyabinsk, Russia, on February 15. It was captured by the Meteosat Second Generation satellites and dug up from the archives by Simon R. Proud from...
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Russian Business To Trademark Snowden's Image
Russian businessmen have decided to register the image of former CIA officer Edward Snowden for patent. Experts believe this is an attempt to make a quick profit on a face that has been much-touted in...
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