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    Bodies Of Three Ukrainians Recovered After Ship Sinks In Black Sea
    Jan09

    Bodies Of Three Ukrainians Recovered After Ship Sinks In Black Sea

    Turkish rescue teams say they have recovered the bodies of three Ukrainians who were killed when a cargo ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    U.S. Warship Arrives At Romanian Port Amid Black Sea Tensions
    Jan08

    U.S. Warship Arrives At Romanian Port Amid Black Sea Tensions

    The USS Fort McHenry is the first U.S. ship to enter the Black Sea since a naval standoff between Russian and Ukrainian forces near the annexed Crimea Peninsula in November. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Four Ukrainians Dead As Cargo Ship Sinks Off Turkey’s Black Sea Coast
    Jan08

    Four Ukrainians Dead As Cargo Ship Sinks Off Turkey’s Black Sea Coast

    Four Ukrainian citizens have been killed after a cargo ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast, Kyiv’s envoy to Ankara said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukrainian Orthodox Christians Formally Break From Russia
    Jan08

    Ukrainian Orthodox Christians Formally Break From Russia

    An independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine was formally recognized in a four-hour ceremony in Istanbul, formalizing a split with the Russian church to which it had been tied since 1686. …read more Source: The New York...

    These Are the Biggest Geopolitical Risks of 2019
    Jan08

    These Are the Biggest Geopolitical Risks of 2019

    The geopolitical environment is the most dangerous it’s been in decades, and yet the global economy is faring well. Markets are taking hits and (mostly) bouncing back. What’s wrong with this picture? Nothing … yet. The most serious geopolitical risks (a cyber confrontation with Russia, war with Iran, implosion in Europe, a true...

    Orthodox Service In Kyiv Celebrates Ukrainian Church’s Independence
    Jan08

    Orthodox Service In Kyiv Celebrates Ukrainian Church’s Independence

    The newly independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church held a service in Kyiv on January 7 marking Orthodox Christmas and celebrating their break with the Russian Orthodox Church. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and other top officials attended the ceremony at the St. Sofia Cathedral. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church became independent on January 6...

    Orthodox Christians Celebrate Christmas Amid Internal Divisions
    Jan08

    Orthodox Christians Celebrate Christmas Amid Internal Divisions

    Orthodox Christians are celebrating Christmas as believers gather in Moscow, Kyiv, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Cairo, and cities throughout the world to usher in the holy day. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Still No Word On Location, Fate Of Abducted Russian Sailors Off West Africa Coast
    Jan08

    Still No Word On Location, Fate Of Abducted Russian Sailors Off West Africa Coast

    The whereabouts of six Russian sailors abducted by pirates in the dangerous waters off the West African coast are still unknown, Russian officials say. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russia claims it has arrested a U.S. citizen and charged him with ‘espionage’
    Dec31

    Russia claims it has arrested a U.S. citizen and charged him with ‘espionage’

    The Russian FSB State Security agency claims that it has arrested a United States citizen named Paul Whelan who was “caught spying” in Moscow. According to BBC, the U.S. Department of State confirmed that Moscow notified them of the alleged arrest, but did not confirm the arrest or the man’s name. According to Reuters, the man...

    US Citizen Arrested in Russia on Spy Charges
    Dec31

    US Citizen Arrested in Russia on Spy Charges

    MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s domestic security agency said Monday that it has arrested a U.S. citizen on espionage charges. The Federal Security Service, or FSB, the top KGB successor agency, said Paul Whelan was detained in Moscow on Friday. The agency said in Monday’s statement that he was caught “during an espionage operation,” but...