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    No Entry: Ukrainian Crowd Blocks Priests From Church
    Jan14

    No Entry: Ukrainian Crowd Blocks Priests From Church

    There was a confrontation at a church in northern Ukraine, as residents prevented priests affiliated with the Moscow Patriarchate from entering on Sunday, January 13. There has been tension in the Orthodox community since the Orthodox Church of Ukraine recently split from the Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. …read more Source:...

    The Dueling Narratives on Trump and Russia
    Jan14

    The Dueling Narratives on Trump and Russia

    It’s nearly two years into President Donald Trump’s first term in office, and almost as long for federal investigations into his campaign’s connections to Russia. After two bombshell news reports Friday and Saturday, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle took to the airwaves Sunday morning and talked at length about those...

    Far-Right German Journalist Implicated In Firebombing Of Hungarian Center In Ukraine
    Jan14

    Far-Right German Journalist Implicated In Firebombing Of Hungarian Center In Ukraine

    A Polish man accused of involvement in the firebombing of a Hungarian cultural center in western Ukraine last year says he received instructions on the attack from a German journalist who has worked for a German deputy with the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    The Collusion With Russia Is in Plain Sight
    Jan14

    The Collusion With Russia Is in Plain Sight

    Editor’s Note: This article is one of 50 in a series about Trump’s first two years as president. Perhaps even President Donald Trump is susceptible to the emotionalism of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. He listened to the piece surrounded by his fellow G20 summiteers, the leaders of the world who had gathered in Germany in the...

    US Warns German Firms of Possible Sanctions over Russia Pipeline
    Jan13

    US Warns German Firms of Possible Sanctions over Russia Pipeline

    The U.S. ambassador to Germany has warned companies involved in the construction of the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that they could face sanctions if they stick to the project, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Germany of being a “captive” of Moscow due to its reliance on Russian...

    ‘Friendship Of The Peoples’ Is A Street Divided Between Ukraine, Russia
    Jan13

    ‘Friendship Of The Peoples’ Is A Street Divided Between Ukraine, Russia

    Friendship Of The Peoples Street long served as more of a bridge than a divide between two towns along the Russia-Ukraine border. Now, a fence bisects the street, driving a visible wedge between neighbors. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    These Ukrainians have a pension awaiting. But they literally must cross a mine field to get it.

    For elderly Ukrainians in pro-Moscow breakaway enclaves, their pension money and paperwork are on the other side of the front lines. …read more Source: The Washington...

    Senator to Call for Vote Against Easing Sanctions on Russian Companies
    Jan13

    Senator to Call for Vote Against Easing Sanctions on Russian Companies

    U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Saturday he will force a vote soon on a resolution to disapprove the Trump administration’s decision to relax sanctions on three Russian companies connected to oligarch Oleg Deripaska. “I have concluded that the Treasury Department’s proposal is flawed and fails to sufficiently limit...

    A Hazardous Form of Peace
    Jan12

    A Hazardous Form of Peace

    Austin Bay opens his new book on the world’s flashpoints with a scene from the end of the Cold War. Or, at least, a scene from an American high-school during those strange days, as the Soviet bloc crumbled in the early 1990s. A retired Army colonel turned military historian and novelist, Bay was invited to join a panel of successful people...

    OSCE Monitoring Drone Shot Down Over Eastern Ukraine
    Jan12

    OSCE Monitoring Drone Shot Down Over Eastern Ukraine

    A surveillance drone operated by monitors for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in eastern Ukraine has been shot down near the government-controlled village of Popasna in the Luhansk region. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...