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    Ukraine Announces Plans To Quit CIS, Terminate Parts Of Russia Friendship Treaty
    Apr12

    Ukraine Announces Plans To Quit CIS, Terminate Parts Of Russia Friendship Treaty

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced plans to quit the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and terminate parts of a friendship treaty with Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    A Key Trump-Russia Intermediary Has Been Missing for Months, as the Case for Collusion Grows Stronger
    Apr12

    A Key Trump-Russia Intermediary Has Been Missing for Months, as the Case for Collusion Grows Stronger

    They met in Moscow. Joseph Mifsud saw her for the first time at the Bolshoi Theater. He struck up a conversation, offered to take her picture, and asked her out to dinner. Mifsud, an obscure, middle-aged academic originally from Malta, soon began dating the young Ukrainian woman. He liked to impress her by talking about his ties to important...

    Missing Family Of Four In Eastern Ukraine Found Dead, Killed In Mine Blast
    Apr12

    Missing Family Of Four In Eastern Ukraine Found Dead, Killed In Mine Blast

    Ukrainian police say a missing family of four has been killed in an antitank mine explosion near the front line in the eastern region of Luhansk, an area the United Nations has called one of the most mine-contaminated places on Earth. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Putin, Who Invaded Ukraine And Sent Troops To Syria, Complains The World Is ‘Becoming More Chaotic’
    Apr12

    Putin, Who Invaded Ukraine And Sent Troops To Syria, Complains The World Is ‘Becoming More Chaotic’

    “The current global situation cannot but cause concern,” the Russian president said. …read more Source:...

    The Obvious Question: What Does Russia Want?
    Apr12

    The Obvious Question: What Does Russia Want?

    Angus Ross, Andrew Savchenko Security, Eurasia Russia reserves the right to pursue its interests in the post–Soviet space without Western interference, in any way it sees fit. With Vladimir Putin now safely back in the Kremlin for another six years, and with a number of crises involving Russian forces still smoldering in the world, the time is...

    Why the US Must Befriend Hungary’s Populist Leader
    Apr12

    Why the US Must Befriend Hungary’s Populist Leader

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban won a convincing majority in Sunday’s parliamentary election. Even the day before the election, The Guardian was all too pleased to showcase the left’s apoplexy by running the headline, “Hungary’s war on democracy is a war on democracy everywhere.” This has it exactly backward, of course....

    Watch Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Painful Attempt to Answer Question About Trump Blaming Mueller for Russia Relations
    Apr12

    Watch Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Painful Attempt to Answer Question About Trump Blaming Mueller for Russia Relations

    There was no way to defend the president’s ludicrous claim. A combative Sarah Huckabee Sanders appeared at the daily White House briefing today to tackle questions about the raid on Michael Cohen’s office and the president’s tweeted threats to fire missiles at Syria despite protestations of Russia, which has been protecting...

    US, Russia Edge Toward Showdown Over Syria
    Apr12

    US, Russia Edge Toward Showdown Over Syria

    When the U.S. fired Tomahawk missiles at a Syrian airfield a year ago after a chemical weapons attack, the Pentagon gave Moscow advance warning to get its personnel out of harm’s way. Since then, U.S.-Russian relations have soured, and the two nuclear powers have raised the ante, getting dangerously close to a potential military clash in...

    The real (but small) danger of a US-Russia war over Syria
    Apr11

    The real (but small) danger of a US-Russia war over Syria

    “I suspect neither side wants a direct confrontation, but when things go flash-bang, there are always surprises and unintended consequences.” If President Donald Trump decides to strike Syria, he might incur some unintended consequences — like increasing the risk of getting into a shooting war with Russia. On Tuesday night, Russia’s...

    Mueller Investigates $150K Donation to Trump From Ukrainian Who Gave Clintons $13 Million
    Apr11

    Mueller Investigates $150K Donation to Trump From Ukrainian Who Gave Clintons $13 Million

    Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating a $150,000 donation from a Ukrainian businessman to President Donald Trump’s charity in 2015, according to a new report. The donation from steel magnate Victor Pinchuk pales in comparison to contributions he gave to the charity set up by Bill and Hillary Clinton. The billionaire has...