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    Putin Is About to Win a Fourth Term. Here’s What He’s Promised Russia
    Mar16

    Putin Is About to Win a Fourth Term. Here’s What He’s Promised Russia

    Rumor has it that Russian President Vladimir Putin struggled mightily to come up with a compelling campaign platform in the runup to Russian elections this weekend—18 years in power can have that effect. But Putin’s trudge towards the polls raises a fascinating question: what do you run on when you’ve already effectively won? Here are...

    US Is Right to Sanction Russia for Cyberattacks and Meddling
    Mar16

    US Is Right to Sanction Russia for Cyberattacks and Meddling

    The Trump administration Thursday issued sanctions on Russia for a series of cyberattacks and for its meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The Treasury is targeting five Kremlin intelligence agencies, including the Federal Security Service and Internet Research Agency, and 19 individuals indicted by FBI special counsel Robert Mueller...

    The West Must Step Up Russia Sanctions
    Mar16

    The West Must Step Up Russia Sanctions

    Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced a new set of sanctions targeting the Russian individuals and entities involved with the Internet Research Agency that were indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in February. The FSB and the GRU—the main Russian intelligence services—were also on the list. The move should have not surprised...

    Report: North Korea rocket engine includes Ukrainian technology
    Mar16

    Report: North Korea rocket engine includes Ukrainian technology

    A rocket engine North Korea used in the test of its intercontinental ballistic missiles may have been of Ukrainian origin. …read more Source: United Press...

    The Latest: Weapons watchdog: Nerve agent never declared
    Mar16

    The Latest: Weapons watchdog: Nerve agent never declared

    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...

    The Latest: Russia chides UK for blaming Putin for poisoning
    Mar16

    The Latest: Russia chides UK for blaming Putin for poisoning

    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...

    Exclusive: Another Ukraine? Russia Backs Separatist Politician’s Military Buildup in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Research Shows
    Mar16

    Exclusive: Another Ukraine? Russia Backs Separatist Politician’s Military Buildup in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Research Shows

    New research details an extensive military buildup in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where Russian President Vladimir Putin is supporting the separatist ambitions of a Serbian politician. …read more Source:...

    The Kremlin is hacking your power grid
    Mar16

    The Kremlin is hacking your power grid

    The Trump administration Thursday took the “unprecedented and extraordinary” step of accusing Russia of carrying out cyberattacks against critical national infrastructure, including electric grid, water processing plant and air transportation facilities. The alert was the first official confirmation from Washington that Russian actors have...

    The Latest: Russian ambassador: UK acted in ‘colonial style’
    Mar16

    The Latest: Russian ambassador: UK acted in ‘colonial style’

    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...

    Georgian President: West Awakening to Russian Security Threat in Historic ‘Moment’
    Mar16

    Georgian President: West Awakening to Russian Security Threat in Historic ‘Moment’

    Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili is calling for American and European leaders to capitalize on what he calls a palpable, growing international consensus about the scope, magnitude and immediacy of national security threats posed by Russian election interference and suspected assassination attempts on foreign soil. “There is a ‘now...