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Russian Security Expert Explains Why Moscow May Never Let Snowden Go
On June 23, Edward Snowden got on a plane from Hong Kong to Moscow.He reportedly spent the next 39 days in the Sheremetyevo International Airport, where he formally asked Russia for asylum on July 12...
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Russian Prime Minister Flaunts Grip On Crimea With Visit
SIMFEROPOL, Crimea (Reuters) - Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev flaunted Russia's grip on Crimea on Monday by flying to the region and announcing plans to turn it into a special economic zone, defying...
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BRICS Support For Russia's Invasion Of Crimea Signals A New International Era
There’s been no shortage of reports and commentaries on the crisis in Ukraine and Crimea, and Russia’s role in it. Yet one of the more notable recent developments in the crisis has received...
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Former Putin Adviser: He Could Be Eyeing Finland
After annexing Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin could also be eyeing opportunities to conquer the Baltic States and Finland, former Putin aide Andrej Illarionov told The Independent.Finland had...
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Russia Has Perfected The Art Of Provocation
One of the most powerful tools the Kremlin has in its secret arsenal of Special War is provocation, what they call provokatsiya.While Moscow cannot claim to have invented this technique, which has...
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Here's Some Sweet Justice For Putin
While Putin creates a nightmare in Ukraine, at least his economy continues to go to crap.That's the message from the latest manufacturing PMI report for March, which shows continued shrinkage in the...
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Crimea Crisis Could Lead To A 180 On Fracking For Germany
Current tensions with Russia over Ukraine have turned the spotlight on Germany's heavy dependence on Russian gas and are pushing Europe's biggest economy to reconsider its entire energy policy.It is...
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NATO: No Signs Russia Is Withdrawing From Ukraine Border
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO's secretary general said on Tuesday he had seen no evidence that Russia is withdrawing its forces from the border with Ukraine."Unfortunately, I cannot confirm that Russia is...
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The President Of Russia's Official Propaganda Channel Is Facing Jail Time For...
The president and owner of RTTV America is facing up to three years in prison for federal tax fraud after he admitted to cooking the books for the Washington-based Russian news channel by filing over...
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It's Becoming Clear That Russia Wants To Break Up Ukraine
In the weeks since Russian forces seized Crimea, Vladimir Putin’s plan for mainland Ukraine has become increasingly clear: partition.Putin’s ambassadors and ministers don’t use that word, of course. In...
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Iran And Russia Are Working To Seal A $20 Billion Oil-For-Goods Deal: Sources
LONDON/ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran and Russia have made progress towards an oil-for-goods deal sources said would be worth up to $20 billion, which would enable Tehran to boost vital energy exports in...
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NASA Suspends Contact With Russia's Space Agency Over Ukraine
NASA has ceased working with the Russian government over the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and Crimea.The Verge reports that NASA is suspending all contact with Russian government officials. This ban...
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The Russian Economy Is Contracting
"Russian PMI data for the first quarter of 2014 signalled the worst business conditions for manufacturers and service providers since mid-2009," noted Markit economist Trevor Balchin.Markit's Composite...
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Russia's Offensive Is Actually A Great Thing For NATO
He may regard it as Russia's arch-adversary, but Vladimir Putin has unwittingly given NATO a new lease on life.Until the Russian leader marched into Crimea, the Atlantic alliance was searching for a...
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Crimea Heroin Addicts Deprived Of Methadone After Russia Annexation
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (AP) — Every morning, Sergei Kislov takes the bus to the rundown outskirts of this port city for the methadone doses that keep him off heroin without suffering withdrawal. Now that...
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This Photo Of Russian Cheese Factory Workers Bathing In Milk Has Spurred A...
Russia on Friday launched a criminal investigation into breaches of hygiene at a cheese factory after footage of bare-chested workers bathing in vats of milk went viral on the Internet.The...
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McDonald's Closes Restaurants In Crimea
KIEV (Reuters) - McDonald's announced on Friday it had closed its restaurants in Crimea, prompting fears of a backlash as a prominent Moscow politician called for all the U.S. fast food chain's outlets...
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Merkel: Europe Is Ready To Impose Economic Sanctions On Russia
No one should doubt Europe's willingness to introduce tougher sanctions against Russia if it takes further steps to destabilize Ukraine, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday.Merkel...
View ArticleThe Increasingly Uncertain Future Of Crimea's Defiant Minority
Crimea's Tatars — who amount to 12 percent of the peninsula's 2.2 million residents — overwhelmingly boycotted the March 16th referendum for Crimea to become part of Russia. The Tatar's bad history...
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Ukraine Prime Minister: Russia Is Trying To Take Eastern Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) - Protests in eastern Ukraine in which pro-Russian activists seized public buildings in three cities are part of a plan to destabilize Ukraine and bring in Russian troops, Prime Minister...
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