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      Macron, Putin: French President hosts Russian President in latest diplomatic test
      May29

      Macron, Putin: French President hosts Russian President in latest diplomatic test

      The 39-year-old centrist leader's meeting with Putin caps a whirlwind of diplomacy including the G7 talks. France’s new President Emmanuel Macron was to host Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in the latest test of his diplomatic mettle after vowing firm stands on Ukraine and Syria.”It is essential to talk to Russia...

      Macron hosts Putin in latest diplomatic test
      May29

      Macron hosts Putin in latest diplomatic test

      France’s new President Emmanuel Macron was to host Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in the latest test of his diplomatic mettle after vowing firm stands on Ukraine and Syria. “It is essential to talk to Russia because there are many international issues that will not be resolved without a tough exchange with the Russians,”...

      Macron hosts Putin in latest diplomatic test
      May29

      Macron hosts Putin in latest diplomatic test

      France’s new President Emmanuel Macron was to host Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in the latest test of his diplomatic mettle after vowing firm stands on Ukraine and Syria. “It is essential to talk to Russia because there are many international issues that will not be resolved without a tough exchange with the Russians,”...

      US Senate Panel Advances Measure on Russian Propaganda, Election Meddling
      May28

      US Senate Panel Advances Measure on Russian Propaganda, Election Meddling

      FILE – Sen. Ben Cardin, right, holds a news conference with Sen. John McCain during a media availability on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 6, 2012. (Credit: VOA )WASHINGTON — A key U.S. Senate committee has moved forward on new legislation aimed at countering Russian propaganda and election meddling in the United States and elsewhere. The bill,...

      Politics: Report suggests potentially alarming development in Jared Kushner’s meeting with the head of a sanctioned Russian bank
      May27

      Politics: Report suggests potentially alarming development in Jared Kushner’s meeting with the head of a sanctioned Russian bank

      The FBI is examining whether Russian officials suggested to Jared Kushner that Russian banks could finance Trump associates' business ventures if US sanctions were lifted or relaxed. The FBI is examining whether Russian officials suggested to President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, that Russian banks could finance Trump...

      Stretch of Russian Rail Road Bypassing Ukraine to Become Operational in August
      May27

      Stretch of Russian Rail Road Bypassing Ukraine to Become Operational in August

      KOLESNIKOVKA, (Voronezh Region) (Sputnik) — The Zhuravka-Millerovo stretch of Russia’s double-track electrified rail road bypassing Ukraine will become operational in August 2017, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Dmitry Bulgakov said Saturday. “The pace of laying the upper structure of the rail road on the stretches entrusted to the...

      Russia Railway Troops to Finish Grading Works for Road Bypassing Ukraine in June
      May27

      Russia Railway Troops to Finish Grading Works for Road Bypassing Ukraine in June

      MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian Railway Troops have finished 97 percent of the grading works as part of the construction of a railroad bypassing Ukraine and are expected to finalize the process in June, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Dmitry Bulgakov said Saturday. “As of now 97 percent of grading works, which amounts to 9.6 million cubic...

      IMF Tranche to Kiev Not Happening Unless Kiev Sells Off Land, Raises Pension Age
      May27

      IMF Tranche to Kiev Not Happening Unless Kiev Sells Off Land, Raises Pension Age

      IMF officials’ latest fact-finding mission to Ukraine has concluded with some unpleasant news for Kiev. On Friday, a press statement put out on behalf of IMF Ukraine mission chief Ron van Rooden indicated that Ukraine would not be getting its next, fifth loan tranche until lawmakers approved the pension and land reform measures which the...

      President Kenyatta due to deliver ‘long-overdue’ address to G7
      May27

      President Kenyatta due to deliver ‘long-overdue’ address to G7

      President Kenyatta and Trump exchanged pleasantries at a concert in Italy/PSCUNAIROBI, Kenya, May 27 – President Uhuru Kenyatta is on Saturday expected to deliver a historic speech at the G7 Summit in Italy in what he describe as the long overdue inclusion of Africa in global decision making processes. President Kenyatta has been invited to speak...

      Politics: Russia just released this video of its elite Spetsnaz taking over a cargo ship
      May26

      Politics: Russia just released this video of its elite Spetsnaz taking over a cargo ship

      The video shows Spetsnaz troops storming the ship by air and sea, and then clearing the decks and halls. Russia just released a video of their elite Spetsnaz forces simulating a drilling rig rescue in Crimea — the region of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed in 2014. The training simulation was performed as “a response to the current...