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    Campaigning Starts in Ukraine’s Hard-to-Predict Presidential Race
    Dec31

    Campaigning Starts in Ukraine’s Hard-to-Predict Presidential Race

    A 90-day political campaign period has opened in Ukraine, where the incumbent president’s future is uncertain. President Petro Poroshenko hasn’t yet announced whether he plans to run in a March 31 election, although he is expected to seek re-election. Monday marked the official start of campaigning. A poll of 2,017 eligible voters...

    American Arrested in Russia on Spying Charges
    Dec31

    American Arrested in Russia on Spying Charges

    (MOSCOW) — 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 that Paul Whelan was detained in Moscow on Friday. The agency said in Monday’s statement that he was caught “during an espionage operation,” but...

    Presidential Campaign Kicks Off In Ukraine
    Dec31

    Presidential Campaign Kicks Off In Ukraine

    Three months before votes are due to be cast, the Ukrainian presidential campaign has officially kicked off. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Putin Tells Trump That Moscow Is Open for Dialogue
    Dec30

    Putin Tells Trump That Moscow Is Open for Dialogue

    Russian President Vladimir Putin told his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in a New Year letter on Sunday that Moscow was ready for dialogue on a “wide-ranging agenda,” the Kremlin said following a series of failed attempts to hold a new summit. At the end of November, Trump abruptly canceled a planned meeting with Putin on the sidelines...

    Truce In Eastern Ukraine Appears Largely To Be Holding
    Dec30

    Truce In Eastern Ukraine Appears Largely To Be Holding

    A fresh truce between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine appears for the most part to be holding. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Putin Tells Trump That Russia Open To ‘Wide-Ranging’ Dialogue With U.S.
    Dec30

    Putin Tells Trump That Russia Open To ‘Wide-Ranging’ Dialogue With U.S.

    Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow remains open for dialogue with Washington. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    The EU Can’t Fulfill Its Purpose
    Dec30

    The EU Can’t Fulfill Its Purpose

    The EU has outlived its purpose as an ordering force in Europe. It is incapable of addressing the historical challenge facing the West: its rising geopolitical competition with revisionist powers. It failed to radiate security on its frontiers to the east and south. And it has proven too weak to keep in check the unilateral policies of its...

    Ukraine’s martial law is over — but there’s no end in sight to tensions with Russia
    Dec30

    Ukraine’s martial law is over — but there’s no end in sight to tensions with Russia

    The Kremlin on Saturday rejected European demands to release the two dozen Ukrainian sailors who were detained last month in the Black Sea. …read more Source:...

    Another Player in the Story
    Dec30

    Another Player in the Story

    “He owed us a lot of money. And he was offering ways to pay it back.” That’s the most intriguing and enticing quote from an article published today by Time. The quote is from a guy named Victor Boyarkin, who Time tracked down at a conference in Greece, apparently after quite a bit of sleuthing. Boyarkin works for Oleg Deripaska, the Russian...

    Medvedev Announces Russian Ban On Ukrainian Goods
    Dec29

    Medvedev Announces Russian Ban On Ukrainian Goods

    Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has announced a ban on Ukrainian goods, including agricultural and industrial products, days after adding Ukrainian firms and individuals to Russia’s sanctions list. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...