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    Putin Will Win, But the Show Must Go On
    Mar18

    Putin Will Win, But the Show Must Go On

    Sunday, March 18 , 2018 - 10:13 (EEST) Section: The Atlantic (USA)

    MOSCOW—There are seven candidates challenging Vladimir Putin in Russia’s elections on Sunday, and yet the atmosphere here is something less than suspenseful. The incumbent president, at age 65, has been in power since 2000, and there’s no doubt that he will remain there for another term. The chief unknown concerns how many will...

    Russians in Crimea, Israel, Participating in Elections to Determine by How Much Putin Will Win
    Mar18

    Russians in Crimea, Israel, Participating in Elections to Determine by How Much Putin Will Win

    Sunday, March 18 , 2018 - 9:43 (EEST) Section: The Jewish Press (USA)

    More than 40 international observers from 20 countries, including from Israel, will cover the presidential election in Crimea. …read more Source: The Jewish...

    Evolving ‘Super Candidate’ Putin Strategizing for ‘Super Majority’ Turnout
    Mar18

    Evolving ‘Super Candidate’ Putin Strategizing for ‘Super Majority’ Turnout

    Sunday, March 18 , 2018 - 4:58 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    In a Russian presidential campaign season in which Kremlin officials have insisted that candidates abide by federal election laws, numerous news outlets have reported President Vladimir Putin’s exception to the rule. Barred from leveraging so-called “administrative resources” — the bureaucratic machinery of various state-backed media,...

    America Must Ask More of Its NATO Allies
    Mar18

    America Must Ask More of Its NATO Allies

    Sunday, March 18 , 2018 - 4:13 (EEST) Section: The National Interest (USA)

    John R. Deni Security, Europe Conditionality creates the very instability that the NATO treaty was designed to eliminate in the first place, ultimately undermining U.S. security and economic well-being. The president’s 2019 budget proposes a 30 percent increase—to $6.5 billion—for the European Deterrence Initiative, a program that pays for...

    Russians to Vote Sunday in Presidential Election; Putin Victory Expected
    Mar17

    Russians to Vote Sunday in Presidential Election; Putin Victory Expected

    Saturday, March 17 , 2018 - 23:43 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Russians are to vote Sunday in a presidential election expected to result in another six-year term for Vladimir Putin, who has been in a position of leadership in Russia for 18 years. He faces seven challengers but no real threats from any of the contenders. Each of the other candidates — a reality TV star and an ultranationalist among them — is...

    The Latest: Russian presidential vote kicks off in Far East
    Mar17

    The Latest: Russian presidential vote kicks off in Far East

    Saturday, March 17 , 2018 - 23:13 (EEST) Section: The Bismarck Tribune

    A polling station official hangs a list of candidates for the 2018 Russian presidential election, during preparations for the 2018 Russian presidential election at a polling station in Simferopol, Crimea, Saturday, March 17, 2018. Russian voters, observers and eight presidential… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Putin Votes Cast From Crimea May Come at High Diplomatic Cost
    Mar17

    Putin Votes Cast From Crimea May Come at High Diplomatic Cost

    Saturday, March 17 , 2018 - 18:43 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Russian President Vladimir Putin was in high spirits as he took the stage this week in Sevastopol, Crimea, addressing an ultra-patriotic concert rally marking the fourth anniversary of the internationally unrecognized referendum intended to legitimize Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula. “Four years ago you made a...

    On Russia, There Are Two Trumps
    Mar17

    On Russia, There Are Two Trumps

    Saturday, March 17 , 2018 - 12:58 (EEST) Section: POLITICO - U.S. Edition (USA)

    When it comes to Russia, there is the Trump administration — and there is the president.The Trump administration denounces Russia for using nerve agent on British soil. President Donald Trump says nothing for days, then calls it “a very sad situation.”The Trump administration castigates Russia for indiscriminate killing in Syria. Trump says...

    Mike Pompeo, Counterpuncher
    Mar17

    Mike Pompeo, Counterpuncher

    Saturday, March 17 , 2018 - 11:13 (EEST) Section: The Atlantic (USA)

    Donald Trump says he and his pick to replace Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, “have a very similar thought process,” but what they seem to have most in common is a code of conduct for dealing with adversaries. Trump, drawing on the lessons he learned from his former lawyer Roy Cohn, often describes himself as a “counterpuncher.”...

    Russia summons British ambassador over spy poisoning dispute
    Mar17

    Russia summons British ambassador over spy poisoning dispute

    Saturday, March 17 , 2018 - 9:58 (EEST) Section: The Bismarck Tribune

    British national flag flutters in front of the British Embassy with the Ukraine Hotel, right, in the background, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 16, 2018. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday accused Britain of violating international law and criticized… …read more Source: The Bismarck...