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      US vows to CRUSH Russia as ‘2017 will be year of the OFFENSIVE’ with Putin
      Jan03

      US vows to CRUSH Russia as ‘2017 will be year of the OFFENSIVE’ with Putin

      VLADIMIR Putin has been warned he is doomed to failure in Ukraine and that 2017 will be a year of anti-Russian aggression. …read more Source:...

      Insecurity is cash cow for Europe’s defense firms
      Jan03

      Insecurity is cash cow for Europe’s defense firms

      After a decade of slashing defense budgets, European leaders are about to start investing significantly more in arms, citing “a challenging geopolitical environment.” A resurgent Russia on Europe’s eastern flank, increased terrorism on the Continent and an incoming U.S. president who has questioned America’s commitment to NATO may...

      US senators praise Ukrainian marines, slam Putin
      Jan02

      US senators praise Ukrainian marines, slam Putin

      On the frontline of the war in Ukraine, U.S. Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham voiced strong support for Ukrainian marines and sharply criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin, underscoring the gulf between leading Republicans in Congress and President-elect Donald Trump over Russia policy. “I admire the fact that you will...

      Is Russia hacking democracy?
      Jan02

      Is Russia hacking democracy?

      As Putin’s relationship with the rest of the world grows ever more significant, what destabilising powers does his regime really have? Whether the bombing of Aleppo, the hacking of Democratic Party’s email servers or the threat of incursion in the Baltic states, Vladimir Putin is readily framed as the West’s public enemy number...

      Trump aide says U.S. sanctions on Russia may be disproportionate
      Jan01

      Trump aide says U.S. sanctions on Russia may be disproportionate

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top aide to President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday that the White House may have disproportionately punished Russia by ordering the expulsion of 35 suspected Russian spies. …read more Source:...

      Putin’s real long game
      Jan01

      Putin’s real long game

      A little over a year ago, on a pleasant late fall evening, I was sitting on my front porch with a friend best described as a Ukrainian freedom fighter. He was smoking a cigarette while we watched Southeast DC hipsters bustle by and talked about ‘the war’ — the big war, being waged by Russia against all of us,...

      Senator McCain says U.S. stands with Ukraine against Russia
      Jan01

      Senator McCain says U.S. stands with Ukraine against Russia

      KIEV (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator John McCain promised on Saturday continued support for Kiev in the face of aggression from Moscow, as he spent New Year’s Eve on the front line in Ukraine’s eastern conflict zone. …read more Source:...

      Why Trump would be crazy to give Putin what he wants
      Dec31

      Why Trump would be crazy to give Putin what he wants

      Tensions are heating up between the Kremlin and the Obama administration, which imposed new sanctions on Russia on Thursday in response to Russia’s alleged and unprecedented interference in the U.S. presidential election, mistreatment of U.S. diplomats and cybertheft. Yet despite Russia’s deliberate cyber-assault on our...

      How Putin and Netanyahu are exploiting the transition
      Dec31

      How Putin and Netanyahu are exploiting the transition

      What do you get when you mix eight years of grudges, complex geopolitics and four world leaders — including incoming and outgoing American presidents with diametrically opposing views of the world — all convinced that this is a make-or-break moment with historic implications? This week, apparently. Presidential transitions...

      Heartwarming video of brave dog protecting injured friend stuck on train track in Ukraine goes viral
      Dec31