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    What life is like on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine
    Feb18

    What life is like on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine

    What started as a seemingly internal squabble has become one of the most dangerous potential flashpoints between Russia and the United States. …read more Source:...

    Merkel Defends Iran Deal, Pence Accuses Europe Of ‘Undermining’ US
    Feb16

    Merkel Defends Iran Deal, Pence Accuses Europe Of ‘Undermining’ US

    MUNICH (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel robustly defended European nations’ decision to stand by the Iran nuclear deal in a spirited backing Saturday of her multilateral approach to global affairs, but U.S. Vice President Mike Pence promptly accused Europe of once again undermining the United States. Merkel’s comments at the...

    Chancellor Merkel Defends the Iran Nuclear Deal as Vice President Pence Admonishes the U.S.’s European Partners
    Feb16

    Chancellor Merkel Defends the Iran Nuclear Deal as Vice President Pence Admonishes the U.S.’s European Partners

    (MUNICH) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel robustly defended European nations’ decision to stand by the Iran nuclear deal in a spirited backing Saturday of her multilateral approach to global affairs, but U.S. Vice President Mike Pence promptly accused Europe of once again undermining the United States. Merkel’s comments at the Munich...

    Manafort Faces More Than 19 Years In Prison, According To New Mueller Filings
    Feb16

    Manafort Faces More Than 19 Years In Prison, According To New Mueller Filings

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, could spend more than 19 years in prison on tax and bank fraud charges, prosecutors said Friday. Court documents filed by special counsel Robert Mueller’s office reveal that Manafort faces possibly the lengthiest prison term in the Russia...

    The Latest: Merkel defends pipeline plans for Russian gas
    Feb16

    The Latest: Merkel defends pipeline plans for Russian gas

    Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending the development of the joint German-Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline, dismissing American concerns it will weaken Europe’s strategic position and assuring Ukraine it won’t get cut off from Russian fuel …read more Source: ABC...

    Special counsel says Paul Manafort deserves up to 24.5 years in prison for financial crimes
    Feb16

    Special counsel says Paul Manafort deserves up to 24.5 years in prison for financial crimes

    Paul Manafort defrauded banks, the IRS and other federal authorities out of greed, and thus should spend perhaps all his remaining years alive behind bars, special counsel Robert Mueller’s office said Friday night. In a 26-page outline of his crimes and convictions for financial crimes, prosecutors make plain how high-flying Manafort...

    Former Trump Campaign Chairman Manafort Could Face 19-24 Years In Prison
    Feb16

    Former Trump Campaign Chairman Manafort Could Face 19-24 Years In Prison

    Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman for Donald Trump, could face 19 to 24 years in prison on tax and bank-fraud charges, according to a new court filing by the U.S. special counsel. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    This Week: A Judge Agrees With Mueller That Manafort Lied
    Feb16

    This Week: A Judge Agrees With Mueller That Manafort Lied

    An Aug. 2, 2016 meeting in a Manhattan cigar room — at which then-Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort met with a former colleague linked to Russian intelligence, Konstantin Kilimnik, to discuss a peace plan for Ukraine — is key to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, prosecutor Andrew Weissmann told U.S. District Judge Amy Berman...

    Putin Confidant Disinvited From EU-Funded Conference After Report
    Feb15

    Putin Confidant Disinvited From EU-Funded Conference After Report

    A close confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been disinvited from a conference funded by the European Union hours after his participation was revealed. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    A Mind-Boggling Soviet Nostalgia Project
    Feb15

    A Mind-Boggling Soviet Nostalgia Project

    PARIS—It’s the most bananas artistic undertaking of this century. DAU, as the project is known, is a Soviet thought experiment that brings together A-list artists, word-class scientists, a handful of famous actors, Cambridge Analytica (almost), and a lot of Russian money to create 13 feature-length films, as well as an online experience and...