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Europe's Russian Nightmare Is Starting To Come True
"The pluralist revolution in Ukraine came as a shocking defeat to Moscow, and Moscow has delivered in return an assault on European history."—Timothy Snyder in The New RepublicAs Russia covertly...
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Amazing Video Shows Ice Hockey Players Going Very Easy On Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin suited up this weekend in an amateur ice hockey league series in Sochi, Russia, scoring a curious number of goals and assists in a lopsided victory, The Wall Street...
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The View From The Cockpit of Russia's Answer To The Blue Angels
On May 9, Russia celebrated the Victory Day (70th anniversary of the country's liberation from Nazi troops) with a spectacular airshow and huge naval parade reviewed by Putin at Sevastopol, in...
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The US Is Conducting A Massive Nuclear Arms Drill Days After A Russian...
U.S. Strategic Command will be conducting a massive "deter and detect" nuclear drill from May 12 to May 16, just four days after a similar Russian exercise. The U.S. drill, known as Exercise Global...
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Joe Biden's Son Is Now On The Board Of One Of Ukraine's Biggest Gas...
Hunter Biden, the youngest son of Vice President Joe Biden, has been appointed to the board of directors of Ukraine's largest private-gas producer. The company, Burisma Holdings, announced Biden's...
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This Leaked Diplomatic Cable From 2008 Foreshadowed Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine
A secret U.S. diplomatic cable written six years ago (and tweeted by Wikileaks on Tuesday) foreshadowed much of the tension between Russia and the U.S. over Ukraine.Detailing the possibility of...
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Pro-Russian Separatists Killed Seven Ukrainian Soldiers In Disastrous Ambush
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatists ambushed Ukrainian troops on Tuesday, killing seven in the heaviest loss of life for government forces in a single clash since Kiev sent soldiers to put...
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Forget Sanctions Over Ukraine: Russia Scores Massive Gas Pipeline Deal With...
China and Russia are set to cement their energy alliance next week with an expected agreement to build a natural gas pipeline between the two nations that would secure a huge new market for the world's...
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Putin Has Almost Achieved His Goal In Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has almost achieved Russia's primary objective that arose after protesters in Kiev ousted Moscow-backed President Viktor Yanukovych in February."[The Russians] do not...
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Pro-Russian Rebel Commander Warns Of Onslaught Against Ukrainian Forces
SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - A senior rebel commander in Ukraine's separatist eastern region has threatened an onslaught on Ukrainian military checkpoints if they are not withdrawn on Thursday,...
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Welcome To The Camp That Trains 7-Year-Olds To Be Defenders Of The Russian...
The Cossacks— an ethnic minority of East Slavic people who recently helped Russia annex Crimea from Ukraine— send kids as young as 7 to military training camps to learn how to become “defenders of the...
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Russia Will Face More Sanctions If It Interferes With Ukraine's Elections
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has urged Russia not to interfere in the upcoming presidential poll in Ukraine, warning that Moscow risks more targeted economic sanctions. Speaking in London after...
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US Threatens To 'Bleed' Russia If It Disrupts Ukraine Vote
The United States warned Russia on Thursday of stepped-up Western sanctions to make its economy "bleed" if it disrupts a crucial presidential election in Ukraine just 10 days away.Ukraine's interim...
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The World's Largest Helicopter Can Lift An Airliner With Remarkable Ease
Even against the backdrop of a clear blue sky, there is no doubting the sheer size of the Russian-built Mi-26 helicopter.But it's only when the aircraft lands that observers are truly able to...
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Russian Rocket Carrying Advanced Satellite Crashes Shortly After Lift-Off
A Russian Proton rocket carrying an advanced satellite crashed outside of Kazakhstan shortly after lift-off, Russia Today reports.The unmanned rocket's launch and initial descent looked good, but an...
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Canada Did Not Impose Sanctions On Two Key Putin Allies
OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada broke with the United States and did not impose sanctions on two key allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin because the pair had Canadian business interests,...
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A Key Group Of Ukraine Workers Pushed Rebels Away In The East
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents have retreated from government buildings in a major eastern Ukrainian city as steelworkers began citizen patrols, giving residents hope that a wave of...
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A Short History of Russian Rockets Exploding
Earlier this week, Russia launched a classified military satellite from its Plesetsk Space Center, roughly 500 miles north of Moscow. That payload reached orbit atop a Soyuz 2-a, one of the newer...
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Pro-Russian Militias Are Torturing People In Eastern Ukraine
When he ripped down a separatist flag from the main government building in Novohradovka, his hometown in eastern Ukraine, Oleksandr Hurov knew he was in for trouble. Retaliation was quick, and...
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Pro-Russian Forces Recapture Separatist Leader On The Eve Of Peace Talks In...
Pro-Russian separatist leader Valery Bolotov was detained by Ukrainian border guards on Saturday then freed by armed supporters in a firefight at the checkpoint, a Ukrainian spokesman said.The incident...
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