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The EU Raises Pressure On Moscow
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union tightened sanctions on Russia on Friday over its role in the Ukrainian conflict, restricting access to financing for top Russian banks, defense and energy firms...
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Russia Warns Further Sanctions Could Mean Gasoline Shortages
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Any further Western sanctions which may aim at technology for Russia's modernizing oil refineries could lead to gasoline shortages, an energy ministry official said.The latest...
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New EU Sanctions On Russia Toughen Financial Penalties And Ban Another 24...
BRUSSELS (AP) — New European Union sanctions against Russia announced Friday toughen financial penalties on the country's banks, arms makers and its biggest oil company, to punish Moscow for what the...
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Metal Shards Recovered By Investigators Could Identify The Missile That Hit...
ROTTERDAM (Reuters) - Investigators trying to find out who shot down Malaysia Airlines MH17 over eastern Ukraine have recovered 25 pieces of metal from baggage and bodies, which could lead them to the...
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Putin's Ukraine Adventure Is Tanking The Entire Russian Economy
The ruble is under sustained pressure after the Russian central bank voted to keep rates on hold as sanctions drive up inflation and economic growth stalls.The decision comes as the country grapples...
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US Slams Russia With Punishing New Sanctions
The U.S. and European Union on Friday leveled a new round of sanctions aimed at Russia over its role in the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, targeting Russia's largest bank and a major defense...
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Sanctions Against Russia Are Grounding Private Jets
Wealthy Russians are finding it much more difficult to fly to chic European hotspots as sanctions in response to the Ukrainian crisis affect the flight plans of private jets.According to Bloomberg's...
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Obama May Have Just Dealt A Crushing Blow To Russia's Oil Exploration
New U.S. sanctions handed down on Friday are designed to effectively "shut off" Russian oil conglomerates from oil exploration projects, U.S. officials said, in a move aimed squarely at Russia's $425...
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Plunging Oil Prices Are Great For US, Bad For ISIS And Russia
LONDON/KUWAIT (Reuters) - The drop in oil prices to their lowest in two years has caught many observers off guard, coming against a backdrop of the worst violence in Iraq this decade, heightened...
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Russia Sends Second Humanitarian Convoy Into Ukraine — And No One Said A Word...
The first 35 vehicles in a second Russian aid convoy heading for rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine have crossed the border, Russian news agencies reported late Friday."Russian customs officers and...
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Evidence Is Mounting That Russian Paratroopers Lead The Fight In Eastern Ukraine
LUHANSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Surveying a ruined airport in the rebel stronghold of Luhansk, the ex-Russian paratrooper in trademark blue beret boasts that only "professionals" such as him can turn the...
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Top Estonian Colonel: Putin Is Planning To Dominate Europe
Estonia may be one of NATO's smallest members, but its air force commander had the strongest words for Russian aggression in Ukraine at a gathering of allied military leaders.Russian President Vladimir...
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This Is Ukraine's New Plan To Stop The Russian-Backed Rebellion
Ukraine ratified a sweeping agreement with the European Union on Tuesday - an issue at the heart of the Russia-West crisis over its future - and sought to blunt the independence drive of Russian-backed...
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Thanks To Putin, Space Travel Is About American Prestige Again
On Tuesday afternoon, NASA administrator Charlie Bolden announced that SpaceX and Boeing would be testing a manned spacecraft by the end of the year, a vehicle capable of delivering humans to the...
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A Russian Factory Gave A Fighter Jet To A Moscow Religious Leader
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, was presented with an unlikely gift for a religious leader this week as he toured a factory in Russia's far-east: a...
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Top Russian Billionaire Placed Under House Arrest For Alleged Money-Laundering
Russian authorities said Tuesday they had placed a top billionaire, Vladimir Yevtushenkov, under house arrest pending the results of an investigation of charges against him of money-laundering.The...
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'VERY SURREAL': Russian Business Elites Are Terrified About Billionaire's...
It's a tune straight from Vladimir Putin's old songbook: a Russian billionaire under house arrest over vague accusations about a murky past deal, causing a meltdown in the shares of his empire of...
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Russia Calls For UN Security Council Meeting On Malaysia Airlines Crash
The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine will be discussed by the U.N. Security Council on Friday after Russia requested a meeting on a Dutch finding that a large...
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There's A $32 Million Reward For Anyone Who Can Answer These 8 Questions...
An anonymous benefactor has given German fraud investigation company Wifka $32 million dollars as bait in their bid to find out who was responsible for downing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine...
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Russia's 7 Most Ambitious Space Projects
This summer, the Russian Space Agency (Rosсosmos) announced a number of ambitious projects. RBTH has created a list of the most exciting and expensive ones. Of course, not all of these projects will be...
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