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    Russian leader assails Ukraine Orthodox church reform
    Jan31

    Russian leader assails Ukraine Orthodox church reform

    President Vladimir Putin has criticized Ukraine’s move to set up a new Orthodox church independent from Moscow and promised to defend religious freedom. Earlier this month, the Ecumenical Patriarch of … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    Russia’s Putin Accuses Kiev of Meddling in Orthodox Faith
    Jan31

    Russia’s Putin Accuses Kiev of Meddling in Orthodox Faith

    MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the government in Kiev of flagrantly meddling in the life of Orthodoxy in… …read more Source: U.S....

    ‘Iron Lilya’: Human Rights Defender Challenges Authority In Crimea
    Jan31

    ‘Iron Lilya’: Human Rights Defender Challenges Authority In Crimea

    Human rights lawyer Lilya Gemedzhi defends Crimean Tatars against persecution in Russia-annexed Crimea. Wearing a hijab in court, she is a rare sight, and a hero to her clients and her four children. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Patriotic War Film Draws 8 Million Russians as Ties With West Fray
    Jan31

    Patriotic War Film Draws 8 Million Russians as Ties With West Fray

    A state-funded Russian film that lionizes a Soviet World War II tank and its crew has become the second highest grossing home-grown production since the collapse of the Soviet Union, part of a Kremlin-backed drive to instill patriotism in young people. The Kremlin has long put the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany at the heart of a patriotic push...

    EU Again Urges Moscow To Release Ukrainian Sailors
    Jan30

    EU Again Urges Moscow To Release Ukrainian Sailors

    The European Union has again called on Russia to immediately and unconditionally release the 24 Ukrainian Navy sailors seized along with their three naval vessels last year near the Kerch Strait, which links the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    The Quick Read on Venezuela’s Political Crisis
    Jan30

    The Quick Read on Venezuela’s Political Crisis

    What Happened This Week: The U.S. government continues to tighten the screws on Nicolas Maduro’s regime in Venezuela; on Monday, the Trump administration announced extensive sanctions against Venezuela’s state-oil giant Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) in a push to collapse the regime in favor of Venezuela’s parliamentary leader...

    Israel Leader Scorned for Wooing Holocaust-distorting Allies
    Jan30

    Israel Leader Scorned for Wooing Holocaust-distorting Allies

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s warm welcome to Lithuania’s prime minister marks his latest embrace of an eastern European leader who has offered strong political support while promoting a distorted image of the Holocaust. Lithuania is among a slew of former communist nations swept up in a wave of World War II-era...

    The French Connection: Donbas Fighters Don Yellow Vests
    Jan30

    The French Connection: Donbas Fighters Don Yellow Vests

    French citizens who joined Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine have now resurfaced among the Yellow Vest protesters in Paris. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Maria Butina: Naive Idealist or Dangerous Conspirator?
    Jan30

    Maria Butina: Naive Idealist or Dangerous Conspirator?

    Even in the densely packed Soviet-era apartment blocks at the edge of this faded Siberian industrial hub, little redheaded Masha always seemed to stand out. “She was quite an unusual kid to some extent — physically quite tall in comparison with her peers, and she was in fact much more physically developed,” says her father, Valeriy...

    Europe May Be at a Tipping Point. Here’s What the US Can Do.
    Jan29

    Europe May Be at a Tipping Point. Here’s What the US Can Do.

    This year is shaping up as an inflection point for Europe. Key national elections and European Union parliamentary elections could recast the Continent’s political discourse for years to come. Britain is set to leave the European Union at the end of March, and NATO will mark its 70th anniversary as it, fittingly, continues to return to its...