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Sanctions Or No, Here's How Putin Has Laid The Groundwork To Bully Europe For...
Tough sanctions imposed on Russia by Europe and the United States will damage the ability of Russian banks and energy companies to raise capital and buy technology. But Russian oil and gas will still...
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Russia Sending Aid Convoy To Ukraine Despite Western Warnings Of Invasion...
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia is sending an aid convoy to eastern Ukraine despite urgent Western warnings against using humanitarian help as a pretext for an invasion.With Ukraine...
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Here's Why The US Doesn't Want To Ban Russian Diamond Imports
While Russia could face more severe sanctions as the situation in East Ukraine remains tense, Morgan Stanley analysts rule out diamonds from any future bans on Russian exports.In a new research note,...
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4 Times Russia Used The Pretext Of Assistance To Invade Neighbors
Nearly 300 Russian trucks are headed for the Ukrainian border. Moscow says they're filled with humanitarian aid. But many others are deeply skeptical, particularly countries in the former Soviet bloc...
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Russia Could Invade Ukraine On Multiple Fronts If Putin Chose
Russia could be maneuvering itself into a position from which it could carry out an invasion of Ukraine from multiple fronts, including a possible strike close to the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. According...
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On Russia's Border With Ukraine, Fighters And Military Gear Move Freely
In Russia's southwestern Rostov region bordering Ukraine, a military-style training camp, a broken down border fence and tracks consistent with armoured personnel carriers or tanks add to a body of...
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Here Are The Countries Affected By Russia's Food Embargo
In 2013, the EU accounted for 31.5 percent of imports of meat and meat subproducts to Russia, 42.6 per cent of dairy products, 32.4 percent of imported vegetables, and 23.7 percent of imported fruit...
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Here Are The Sanctions Russia Faces Over Ukraine Meddling
Sanctions against individuals and businesses from Russia were approved by the U.S., the EU and other countries and international organisations.SEE ALSO: Here Are The Countries Affected By Russia's Food...
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This Map Of US And Russian Arms Sales Says It All
They say the Cold War is over, but Russia and the U.S. remain the leading supplier of weapons to countries around the world and are the two biggest military powers. Lately, tensions have been pretty...
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The Strangest Things I Saw When I Went To Russia
Editor's note: The cartoon in the first section of this post contains a small amount of profanity.Of countries in the world, certain of them are just really a “thing.” The US is a thing. Japan is a...
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Russian 'Aid' Convoy Could Trigger A Dangerously Volatile Situation, Nomura...
A mysterious convoy of 280 Russian trucks that have been driving toward the Ukrainian border could lead to outright military conflict, according to a note from Nomura senior political analyst Alastair...
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Russia's Money And Talent Drain Is Accelerating Amid Putin's Ukraine Gamble
The Kremlin's worst clash with the West since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union has accelerated the outflow of two of Russia's most prized assets: money and brains.Vladimir Putin's annexation of...
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Here's Why Russia Has Sent $13 Billion Worth Of Weaponry To India In Recent...
Russia has sent an extraordinary amount of weaponry to India, which was the world's largest arms importer in 2013. Vladimir Putin's government has been aggressive in its stance towards Europe and the...
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Heavy Russian Military Equipment Is Joining The 'Aid' Convoy To Eastern Ukraine
Vladimir Putin's government is sending a convoy of unmarked white trucks to Ukraine, and the supposed humanitarian mission is now being accompanied by heavy offensive Russian military equipment.The...
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A Bunch Of Russian Military Vehicles Have Just Crossed Into Ukraine
A column of Russian armored personnel carriers (APCs) has reportedly crossed Russia's border with Ukraine. The APCs had earlier been seen traveling alongside a supposed Russian humanitarian convoy...
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Putin Waged A 'Special War' Long Before Crimea
Long before Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea and began his slow-rolling aggression against Ukraine, I was explaining the concept of Special War, specifically as an alternative to the very expensive and...
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The Marine Corps Stores Huge Amounts Of Armor And Weaponry In Norwegian Caves
Norway sits at the pinnacle of the UN's Human Development Index, and the world's most advanced country (by that metric, at least) has a national defense policy to match. Norway was one of the world's...
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Buildup Of Russia Military Vehicles As Aid Convoy Waits Near Ukraine Border
KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY Russia (Reuters) - Dozens of heavy Russian military vehicles massed on Friday near the border with Ukraine, where a huge Russian convoy with humanitarian aid came to a halt as...
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Pro-Russian Forces Are Starting To Unravel In Ukraine
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have suffered dramatic setbacks after top military chiefs quit and Kiev's forces pummeled their strongholds, cutting off a key rebel-held city from the...
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REPORT: Ukrainian Troops Attacked Russian Military Column
The Ukrainian military has reportedly attacked and destroyed a part of a Russian military column that has crossed the border through the separatist-held border post of Izvaryne, according to Bloomberg...
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