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    Defending Journalists in an Era of “Destroyed Rights”
    Nov29

    Defending Journalists in an Era of “Destroyed Rights”

    When things got desperate my parents signed letters. Letters which could cost them their safety and freedom. But they felt that not to sign was to acquiesce to the immorality of the regime when it arrested people for simply speaking their mind. This was in the Soviet Union, during the late 1970s, in the frosty years of the Cold War. Public...

    Trump Under Pressure to Take Forceful Line With Putin at G20
    Nov29

    Trump Under Pressure to Take Forceful Line With Putin at G20

    Until the Russian attack Sunday on Ukrainian vessels in the Black Sea, the White House and the Kremlin had at least been agreed on one thing: the agenda for Saturday’s scheduled face-to-face between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, their second summit meeting. Arms control, security issues as well as...

    Facing Up To Frozen Conflicts
    Nov29

    Facing Up To Frozen Conflicts

    Russia’s invasion and long occupation of parts of my country Georgia, as well as Ukraine, inevitably spawn discussions of “gray zones” and “frozen conflicts” among Western observers. These terms are meant to describe a world in which politics has ceased to operate effectively, or where efforts to unfreeze things have failed—in all cases due...

    Trump cancels G-20 meeting with Putin, citing Ukraine crisis; follows Cohen plea in Russia probe
    Nov29

    Trump cancels G-20 meeting with Putin, citing Ukraine crisis; follows Cohen plea in Russia probe

    Trump cancels his meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Argentina, an hour after he told reporters he would probably meet with the Russian president. …read more Source:...

    Russia shrugs off Western pressure over Black Sea incident with Ukraine

    As Ukraine prepares for martial law, Russian officials move ahead with court proceedings against detained sailors. …read more Source: The Washington...

    Unknown Number Of Captured Ukrainian Sailors Transferred To Moscow, Say Lawyers
    Nov29

    Unknown Number Of Captured Ukrainian Sailors Transferred To Moscow, Say Lawyers

    An unknown number of 24 sailors from three Ukrainian naval vessels captured by Russia in the Sea of Azov last weekend have been transferred to a detention center in Moscow, one of their lawyers says. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    How To “Normalize” Relations With Russia
    Nov29

    How To “Normalize” Relations With Russia

    Russia’s aggressive moves against Ukraine, in particular the recent closing of the Sea of Azov and the capture of three Ukrainian vessels, are a good reminder that the only way to normalize relations with Moscow is by deterring it. Russia will continue its predatory behavior whenever and wherever it sees an opening, a weakness that it can...

    The Latest: Ukraine: Russia opens fire on Ukrainian vessels
    Nov25

    The Latest: Ukraine: Russia opens fire on Ukrainian vessels

    The Ukrainian navy says that a Russian ship has opened fire on Ukrainian naval vessels in the Black Sea following a tense standoff off the coast of the Crimean Peninsula …read more Source: ABC...

    Ukraine says Russia opens fire on Ukrainian navy ships in Kerch Strait near Crimea, one of them damaged
    Nov25

    Ukraine says Russia opens fire on Ukrainian navy ships in Kerch Strait near Crimea, one of them damaged

    Ukraine says Russia opens fire on Ukrainian navy ships in Kerch Strait near Crimea, one of them damaged …read more Source: ABC...

    Manafort Sent to Jail over Accusations of Witness-Tampering
    Nov25

    Manafort Sent to Jail over Accusations of Witness-Tampering

    Paul Manafort, formerly President Donald Trump’s campaign manager, is heading to a jail cell after a judge revoked his bail today. Manafort faces a host of federal charges. He is accused of concealing millions of dollars in income while representing pro-Russian political interests in Ukraine, and of not properly reporting this money to the...