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    Kim, Putin Vow Closer Ties at Vladivostok Summit
    Apr25

    Kim, Putin Vow Closer Ties at Vladivostok Summit

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed closer ties as they began their first summit Thursday in the far-eastern Russian city of Vladivostok. Kim, who is searching for economic help amid deadlocked nuclear talks with the United States, said he hopes to solidify relations with Moscow and looks forward to...

    A Kremlin Offer of Expedited Citizenship Challenges Ukraine
    Apr25

    A Kremlin Offer of Expedited Citizenship Challenges Ukraine

    President Vladimir Putin simplified citizenship for people in separatist-held regions of Ukraine — a move that could intensify the five-year conflict in the country’s east. …read more Source: The New York...

    Swalwell Repeatedly Refuses to Accept Mueller Finding on Trump-Russia Conspiracy: ‘He Acts Guilty!’
    Apr25

    Swalwell Repeatedly Refuses to Accept Mueller Finding on Trump-Russia Conspiracy: ‘He Acts Guilty!’

    Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Calif.) repeatedly refused to take Robert Mueller’s conclusion that President Donald Trump didn’t conspire with the Russians during the 2016 election on Wednesday, maintaining his claim that Trump was a Russian asset who could be blackmailed by Vladimir Putin. The 2020 presidential candidate and cable news...

    U.S. measles outbreak is largest since disease was declared eliminated in 2000
    Apr25

    U.S. measles outbreak is largest since disease was declared eliminated in 2000

    Measles cases in the United States have surpassed the highest number on record since the disease was declared eliminated nationwide in 2000. Overall, there have been 681 measles cases across 22 states this year, according to CNN’s analysis of data from state and local health departments. The states reporting measles cases are Arizona,...

    Ukraine’s Newly Elected President Is Jewish. So Is Its Prime Minister. Not All Jews There Are Pleased.
    Apr25

    Ukraine’s Newly Elected President Is Jewish. So Is Its Prime Minister. Not All Jews There Are Pleased.

    Anti-Semitism is not the scourge it once was in Ukraine, but some Jews fear becoming targets as their prominence grows. …read more Source: The New York...

    Green New Deal Would Reward Rich, Hurt Poor
    Apr25

    Green New Deal Would Reward Rich, Hurt Poor

    The Green New Deal’s goal is to move America to zero carbon emissions in 10 years. “That’s a goal you could only imagine possible if you have no idea how energy is produced,” James Meigs, former editor of Popular Mechanics magazine, says in my latest video. “Renewable is so inconsistent,” he adds. “You can’t just put in wind...

    How a Jew Won Over the Land of the Cossacks
    Apr24

    How a Jew Won Over the Land of the Cossacks

    Under threat from Russia, national identity in Ukraine—once among Europe’s most viciously anti-Semitic nations—has overpowered religious and ethnic differences. …read more Source: Foreign...

    Russia offers passports to residents of occupied eastern Ukraine; UN asked to intervene
    Apr24

    Russia offers passports to residents of occupied eastern Ukraine; UN asked to intervene

    Russian President Vladimir Putin widened a rift with Ukraine on Wednesday upon making it easier for residents of the country’s separatist-controlled regions to receive Russian passports. Mr. Putin signed a decree permitting residents of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine to apply for Russian citizenship “under a...

    Russia eases citizenship rules in Ukraine separatist areas, drawing swift rebuke from president-elect
    Apr24

    Russia eases citizenship rules in Ukraine separatist areas, drawing swift rebuke from president-elect

    Days after Ukrainians took to the polls to elect a new comedian and actor as president, the Russian bear is already roaring. …read more Source: FOX...

    Russia Is No Great Power Competitor
    Apr24

    Russia Is No Great Power Competitor

    A common thread throughout the two-plus years of the Trump Administration’s foreign policy, reflected in its National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy, and a growing theme in much of the op-ed and think tank commentariat is the notion of great power competition between the United States on one side and Russia and China on the...