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    Crimea Marks 5 Years of Russian Annexation as Western Sanctions Bite
    Mar21

    Crimea Marks 5 Years of Russian Annexation as Western Sanctions Bite

    Residents and officials in Crimea have been staging events this week to mark the fifth anniversary of Russia’s forceful annexation of the region from Ukraine. The United States and its allies imposed wide-ranging sanctions on Moscow following the invasion. Analysts say the economic impact is denting approval ratings for Russian President...

    Crimea Marks Anniversary Of Russian Annexation, As Western Sanctions Tighten Grip
    Mar21

    Crimea Marks Anniversary Of Russian Annexation, As Western Sanctions Tighten Grip

    This week marks the fifth anniversary of Russia’s forceful annexation of the Ukrainian region of Crimea. The United States and its allies imposed wide-ranging sanctions on Moscow following the invasion – and analysts say the economic impact is denting approval ratings for Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Henry Ridgwell reports....

    News of the day from around the globe, March 20
    Mar21

    News of the day from around the globe, March 20

    1 Syria war: U.S.-backed Syrian forces conducted search operations in tunnels a day after seizing an encampment where Islamic State militants had been making their last stand in Syria. Ciyager Amed, an official with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, says they searched for Islamic State militants still hiding in tunnels in a riverside...

    Ukraine Introduces New Sanctions Against Russia
    Mar20

    Ukraine Introduces New Sanctions Against Russia

    Ukraine’s president has ordered new sanctions against Russian companies and individuals involved in construction and other activities in Crimea. Top Russian lawmakers are among the people potentially affected by the decree President Petro Poroshenko’s signed Wednesday. It targeted those involved in building a bridge from Russia to...

    Ukraine introduces new sanctions against Russia
    Mar20

    Ukraine introduces new sanctions against Russia

    Ukraine’s president has ordered new sanctions against Russian companies and individuals involved in construction and other activities in Crimea. …read more Source: FOX...

    New Kazakh president sworn in after longtime leader resigns
    Mar20

    New Kazakh president sworn in after longtime leader resigns

    MOSCOW — The eldest daughter of Kazakhstan’s outgoing longtime leader was appointed speaker of parliament on Wednesday, fueling speculation that she may succeed her father as president after next year’s election. Her appointment comes a day after her father, 78-year-old Nursultan Nazarbayev, surprised many by announcing he was...

    Ukraine Imposes Sanctions On Russians Over Kerch Bridge, Seizure Of Naval Vessels
    Mar20

    Ukraine Imposes Sanctions On Russians Over Kerch Bridge, Seizure Of Naval Vessels

    Ukraine has imposed economic and other sanctions on hundreds of individuals and entities for their alleged roles in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia over the Crimea region and the war in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine’s Night Train to the Front Lines
    Mar20

    Ukraine’s Night Train to the Front Lines

    Ukraine is gearing up for presidential elections at the end of this month, a vote that holds huge implications for a country still at war with Russian-backed separatists. There are other issues on the agenda too – not least getting around this vast country. The dilapidated infrastructure means long night trains are the only practical transport....

    Frustration, anger on fifth anniversary of Crimea takeover
    Mar20

    Frustration, anger on fifth anniversary of Crimea takeover

    On the fifth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, the operation remains a frustrating symbol of the West’s inability to roll back President Vladimir Putin’s risk-taking foreign policy, a top Ukrainian security official said Tuesday. “Crimea came to be the very litmus [test] of the...

    Russian Opposition Leader: Putin Paying Steep Political Price for Crimea
    Mar19

    Russian Opposition Leader: Putin Paying Steep Political Price for Crimea

    Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says President Vladimir Putin’s decision to annex Crimea, which occurred five years ago this week, has come at a significant financial cost to Russian citizens and a large political cost to the president himself. “Putin, in order to strengthen his personal power, sacrificed the interests of a...