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    EU Extends Economic Sanctions Against Russia 
    Dec14

    EU Extends Economic Sanctions Against Russia 

    EU leaders extended punishing economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine for another six months on Thursday, amid heightened tensions over the Azov Sea clash. The EU first imposed the measures in July 2014 after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine, killing 298 people, an attack blamed by the West on...

    Maria Butina’s Defiant Plea and Yet Another Russian Ploy
    Dec14

    Maria Butina’s Defiant Plea and Yet Another Russian Ploy

    The first Russian to be convicted of trying to infiltrate and influence American policymakers in the run-up to the 2016 election walked into a courtroom on Friday with her head held high, gazing defiantly at the audience that had gathered to watch her plead guilty.Wearing a green prison uniform over a billowy long-sleeved shirt with two large...

    WSJ: Feds Open Criminal Investigation Into Trump Inauguration Committee
    Dec14

    WSJ: Feds Open Criminal Investigation Into Trump Inauguration Committee

    Trump’s inaugural committee is under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York over whether donors handed over cash in exchange for access to government officials and into whether funds were misallocated, the Wall Street Journal reported. Documents seized during raids of former Trump attorney and...

    EU leaders agree to prolong Russia sanctions over Ukraine
    Dec13

    EU leaders agree to prolong Russia sanctions over Ukraine

    A top European Union official says EU leaders have agreed to prolong economic sanctions against Russia over its destabilization of Ukraine. The measures targeting Russia’s economy were due to expire … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...

    EU Leaders Prolong Economic Sanctions On Russia
    Dec13

    EU Leaders Prolong Economic Sanctions On Russia

    EU leaders at a summit in Brussels on December 13 said economic sanctions against Russia for its actions in Ukraine will be prolonged for another six months with the official rollover expected next week. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Flynn associates claim he was in contact with Russian ambassador about a ‘grand bargain’ during 2016 campaign
    Dec13

    Flynn associates claim he was in contact with Russian ambassador about a ‘grand bargain’ during 2016 campaign

    “Trump’s chief national security aide was secretly interacting with the representative of a foreign power as that government was mounting information and cyber warfare against the United States.” When Michael Flynn, former national security advisor in the Trump Administration, agreed to cooperate in special counsel Robert...

    Bolton says no plans to reschedule Trump-Putin meeting
    Dec13

    Bolton says no plans to reschedule Trump-Putin meeting

    National Security Adviser John Bolton said Thursday there are no plans to reschedule a meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, citing Moscow’s seizure of Ukrainian ships and their crews from the Kerch Strait.“I don’t… …read more Source: The...

    NATO Pledges Support For Ukraine Over Sea Of Azov Incident
    Dec13

    NATO Pledges Support For Ukraine Over Sea Of Azov Incident

    NATO has pledged support for Ukraine’s navy more than two weeks after Russia seized three of Kyiv’s naval ships and arrested 24 sailors in the Kerch Strait that links the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Top U.S. Political Consultants Still Seeking Work in Ukraine Even After Paul Manafort’s Downfall
    Dec13

    Top U.S. Political Consultants Still Seeking Work in Ukraine Even After Paul Manafort’s Downfall

    Carlo Allegri/ReutersThis story originally appeared in The Daily Beast newsletter, Pay Dirt. Sign up for that newsletter: at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source: The Daily...

    Bartholomew To Grant Autocephaly Tomos To Kyiv On January 6, Says Church Spokesman
    Dec13

    Bartholomew To Grant Autocephaly Tomos To Kyiv On January 6, Says Church Spokesman

    The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople will hand over a decree granting independence to the future head of the local Orthodox Church in Ukraine on January 6, according to a church spokesman. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...