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    How Putin Built a Ragtag Empire of Tyrants and Failing States
    Apr04

    How Putin Built a Ragtag Empire of Tyrants and Failing States

    Even in the worst of times, Russia had been a reliable friend to the Sudan of Omar al-Bashir. It continued selling him weapons during the atrocities his regime carried out in the Darfur region from 2003 to 2007. And when the International Criminal Court indicted al-Bashir in 2009 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, issuing a...

    Breaking Down The Complicated Relationship Between Russia and NATO
    Apr04

    Breaking Down The Complicated Relationship Between Russia and NATO

    When the U.S., Canada and 10 western European nations came together in 1949 to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, they had a clear goal. “Keep the Soviet Union out, the Americans in, and the Germans down,” said Lord Hastings Lionel Ismay, NATO’s first Secretary General. The military alliance was intended to rebuild Europe from the...

    Two Ukrainians Jailed For 14 Years In Crimea On Sabotage Charges
    Apr04

    Two Ukrainians Jailed For 14 Years In Crimea On Sabotage Charges

    A Moscow-controlled court in Crimea has sentenced two Ukrainian citizens to 14 years in prison after convicting them of plotting sabotage on the Russian-occupied Ukrainian peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    From Potholes to Procurement: Ukraine’s Chronic Corruption Angers Voters
    Apr04

    From Potholes to Procurement: Ukraine’s Chronic Corruption Angers Voters

    To experience corruption in Ukraine, just go for a drive. The bone-crunching, bouncing ride over the countless potholes is a daily ritual for travelers across the country. Campaigners say the local authorities’ failure to repair the winter road damage is just one symptom of the myriad corruption schemes that plague the country. Tackling...

    From Potholes to Procurement: Ukraine’s Chronic Corruption Angers Voters
    Apr04

    From Potholes to Procurement: Ukraine’s Chronic Corruption Angers Voters

    Tackling corruption is invariably among the issues Ukrainians cite as a top priority for the next president. Incumbent Petro Poroshenko and newcomer Volodymyr Zelenskiy face a final round runoff April 21. There are growing fears that government resolve is stalling after Ukraine’s Constitutional Court in February struck down a law against...

    Final Results From Ukraine’s Presidential Election Give Zelenskyy 30 Percent Of Vote
    Apr04

    Final Results From Ukraine’s Presidential Election Give Zelenskyy 30 Percent Of Vote

    Ukraine’s election commission has released the final results of the March 31 presidential vote, giving political newcomer Volodymyr Zelenskyy just over 30 percent of the vote. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Eastern EU Initiative Possible Salve for Strained US-NATO Ties
    Apr04

    Eastern EU Initiative Possible Salve for Strained US-NATO Ties

    This story originated in VOA’s Serbian service. WASHINGTON — Despite its “America First” policies and general drift toward disengagement from foreign commitments, the Trump administration appears to have found an international enterprise it likes. Known as the Three Seas Initiative, the four-year-old effort aims to enhance energy and...

    Maduro’s Missiles Pose a Terrorist Threat to the US, Experts Say
    Apr04

    Maduro’s Missiles Pose a Terrorist Threat to the US, Experts Say

    KYIV, Ukraine—If the regime of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro falls, experts warn the country’s arsenal of Russian-made, SA-24 surface-to-air missiles might end up in the hands of terrorists or drug cartels, posing a threat to U.S. civil aviation. Man-portable air defense systems, or “MANPADS,” are a particularly chilling threat in the...

    Pence Tears Into Germany, Turkey on NATO Anniversary
    Apr04

    Pence Tears Into Germany, Turkey on NATO Anniversary

    Tensions soared Wednesday between the United States and two of its NATO partners, Germany and Turkey, as the alliance opened a 70th birthday celebration aimed at showing a united front against a resurgent Russia. Hours before foreign ministers from the 29-member Western alliance opened talks in Washington, Vice President Mike Pence delivered a...

    Poll: Majority Of Russians Support Crimea Annexation, But Worry About Economic Effects
    Apr03

    Poll: Majority Of Russians Support Crimea Annexation, But Worry About Economic Effects

    A new poll shows that a majority of Russians still support the Kremlin’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula, but far fewer back any similar move toward the parts of the war-torn eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk held by Russia backed separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...