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UN Security Council To Hold Emergency Meeting On Ukraine
The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Monday on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 3:30 p.m. ET.From U.N. headquarters:The President...
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EXPERT: Putin Has Overreached If He Expects To Keep Crimea
OK, I will confess that my belief in Russian realpolitikal reason is beginning to be stretched. Until now, Putin has proven a very effective–in his own terms–high-stakes poker player, with a keen sense...
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How Trade Dependency Between Ukraine And Russia Has Changed During The Past...
Tensions are flaring between Russia and Ukraine, as the former invaded the disputed region of Crimea. Russia has now issued an ultimatum telling Ukrainian forces in the region to surrender by 12 a.m....
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Here Are 5 Ways The World Could Penalize Russia (ERUS, RSXJ)
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have reached a boiling point.Russia has now invaded the disputed region of Crimea and has issued an ultimatum telling Ukrainian forces to surrender by 12 a.m ET or...
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6 Countries Russia Bullies Through Energy Deals
The Russian military maneuvering in Ukraine over the past few days is nothing new for Putin.In 2008, Russia waged a quick war with neighboring Georgia, culminating with Putin placing Russian troops in...
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Russia's Power Play Risks A Full-Scale Investor Exodus
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's power play for Ukraine's Crimea region is putting to flight foreign stock and bond investors, who are rattled by the Kremlin's overruling of the country's economic interests...
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This Is What Happens To The Stock Market When Terrible Things Happen In The...
Global markets are in a tizzy today over growing tensions between Russia and Ukraine.Some outlets are reporting that Russian forces in Crimea have told Ukrainians to surrender midnight eastern time on...
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Russia Is Threatening To Raise Gas Prices On Ukraine If $1.55 Billion Debt...
The Ukrainian interim government, already facing possible bankruptcy and a Russian military incursion into Crimea, now has another challenge to face — Russian demands for owed fuel money.Ukraine...
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Let’s You And Him Fight
So, now we are threatening to start World War Three because Russia is trying to control the chaos in a failed state on its border — a state that our own government spooks provoked into failure? The...
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US Ambassador To The UN Samantha Power Just Ripped Into Russia At A Security...
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power ripped into Russia's government during an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Monday on the Ukrainian crisis.Power accused...
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Aide To Putin Makes The Stupidest Threat Imaginable To The US
Here's a good laugh.Sergei Glazyev — a Kremlin aide who's known for voicing extremist lines on policy — is out with some of the sillier threats imaginable to the US.From Reuters:A Kremlin aide said on...
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MORGAN STANLEY: Three Unexpected Developments Have Just Made Things Even...
Here's an interesting comment from Morgan Stanley's Jonathan Garner, in which he lists three recent events that could spook emerging market investors.In the last few days, three unwelcome political...
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Europe's Dependency On Gazprom In One Chart
One of the big dynamics underlining the Russia/Ukraine situation is the extent to which much of Europe is dependent on Russia for natural gas. In particular, there's a lot of dependency on the goliath...
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PUTIN: What Happened In Kiev Was An Unconstitutional Overthrow And Yanukovych...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told reporters that the ouster of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych amounted to an unconstitutional coup and that Russia would use "all means" to "defend"...
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Markets Are On A Tear All Over The World
Today is the exact opposite of yesterday.Stocks are surging everywhere. US futures are up over 1%. Germany is up over 2%. Russian stocks are up over 5%.The good times are being attributed to an...
View ArticleAnchor On Russian Propaganda Network Denounces Russian Actions In Ukraine...
Russia Today anchor Abby Martin used the last few minutes of her "Breaking The Set" broadcast last night to speak out against Russia's military action against Ukraine.In the video below, Martin, who...
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Intense Video Of Pro-Russian Soldiers Firing Warning Shots Over Ukrainian...
Tensions remain high in the strategic Ukrainian peninsula Crimea, where Pro-Russian troops fired warning shots over the heads of Ukrainian soldiers at a besieged air base.About 300 unarmed Ukrainian...
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Here Are The Oligarchs Who Could Get Burned In Ukraine
A new type of warfare is being tested in Ukraine. The strategem was first publicly disclosed on February 23, when Zbigniew Brzezinski — the wannabe Secretary of State if the Democratic Party wins the...
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12 Tremendous Photos Of Moscow Traders During The Russian Financial Crisis Of...
Russian financial markets have been subjected to some serious volatility this week on account of escalating military tensions on the border the country shares with Ukraine.In 1998, Russia defaulted on...
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This Graphic Shows The Military Difference Between Ukraine And Russia
Following Russia's invasion of Crimea, the Ukrainian military has been readied throughout the rest of the country.However, any direct conflict solely between Ukraine and Russia would be an extremely...
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