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    Exclusive: Russian Ex-Spy Pressured Manafort Over Debts to an Oligarch
    Dec29

    Exclusive: Russian Ex-Spy Pressured Manafort Over Debts to an Oligarch

    When the U.S. government put out its latest sanctions list on Dec. 19, the man named at the top did not seem especially important. Described in the document as a former Russian intelligence officer, he was accused of handling money and negotiations on behalf of a powerful Russian oligarch. The document did not mention that the man, Victor...

    Is Russia Prosperous? Depends Whom You Ask
    Dec29

    Is Russia Prosperous? Depends Whom You Ask

    During the past four years, Russia’s $1.7 trillion economy has been plagued by under-investment, broadening state ownership of enterprise and Western sanctions over Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea. Kremlin economic ministers have even warned of unexpectedly high inflation, but you wouldn’t know that talking to people passing...

    Russia’s Prosperity: Depends on Whom You Ask
    Dec29

    Russia’s Prosperity: Depends on Whom You Ask

    In the past four years, Russia’s $1.7 trillion economy has been in the world’s top 20. But in 2018, it has been plagued with problems stemming from under-investment, broadening state ownership of enterprise and Western sanctions over the 2014 annexation of Crimea. Now, rising value added tax and interest rates are triggering inflation...

    Moscow Rejects French, German Appeal To Release Ukrainian Sailors
    Dec29

    Moscow Rejects French, German Appeal To Release Ukrainian Sailors

    The Russian Foreign Ministry has rejected what it says are unacceptable demands by Germany and France to release Ukrainian soldiers held by Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Shoring Up NATO Is in Europe’s Own Interest
    Dec29

    Shoring Up NATO Is in Europe’s Own Interest

    The United States is now in the midst of a long overdue strategic redefinition aimed at shifting the country’s focus away from counterterrorism and toward great power competition. Evidence of the opening steps of this shift can be found in the December 2017 National Security Strategy and in the past year’s defense budget increase,...

    How a Guy With a Camera Outsmarted the United States
    Dec29

    How a Guy With a Camera Outsmarted the United States

    On the morning of December 26, Alan Meloy stood on the front porch of his home in northern England and noticed that “murky” early clouds were clearing into a crisp and sunny winter’s day.Meloy, a retired IT professional and a plane spotter of 45 years, decided to grab his best camera to see whether he could catch any interesting flyovers....

    Russian Newspaper Publishes New Year’s Messages From Jailed Activists
    Dec29

    Russian Newspaper Publishes New Year’s Messages From Jailed Activists

    Imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, a Crimean native who opposed Russia’s 2014 takeover of the Ukrainian peninsula, has written in a letter to the Moscow-based Novaya Gazeta newspaper that he is not “going to give in.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    A Ukrainian Grandmother’s First Trip Abroad
    Dec29

    A Ukrainian Grandmother’s First Trip Abroad

    Ukrainian Tetyana Bagatska had never been abroad until her granddaughter, Current Time’s Liubov Bagatska, invited her to visit her in Prague. There she discovered electric scooters, self-service checkouts, and the wonders of Prague’s Old Town. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Germany, France Press Russia to Free Ukrainian Sailors
    Dec29

    Germany, France Press Russia to Free Ukrainian Sailors

    The leaders of Germany and France are pressing Russia to release Ukrainian sailors captured over a month ago in time for the new year and Orthodox Christmas. In a joint statement Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron also vowed to keep up pressure to implement a 2015 peace deal for eastern Ukraine. The...

    US to Boost Weapons Research in Response to Russia
    Dec28

    US to Boost Weapons Research in Response to Russia

    The United States will step up research in hypersonic offense and defense weapons, in response to a Russian test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic glider. “While the United States has been the world leader in hypersonic system research for many decades, we did not choose to weaponize it,” Defense Department spokeswoman Lt. Col. Michelle...