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    The Kremlin’s Coronavirus Gambit
    May05

    The Kremlin’s Coronavirus Gambit

    Vladimir Putin knows a thing or two about a crisis, having caused a number of them during his two decades in power in Russia. And with the COVID-19 pandemic spreading, Russia’s president is observing the adage that you should never let a good crisis go to waste. While the world’s attention is focused on halting the spread of the...

    The Trumpist Right Just Cannot Let Go of the Russia Investigation
    May05

    The Trumpist Right Just Cannot Let Go of the Russia Investigation

    It’s been a busy week for Michael Flynn, the disgraced former national security adviser who in February 2017 resigned from President Donald Trump’s White House after less than a month in his role. In December 2017, Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United...

    U.S. Navy sends ships to Russia’s Arctic backyard for first time since 1980s
    May04

    U.S. Navy sends ships to Russia’s Arctic backyard for first time since 1980s

    Military tensions between the U.S. and Russia remain high six years after Russia’s annexation of Crimea from neighboring Ukraine. …read more Source::...

    Serb leader praises Russian arms 21 years after NATO bombing
    May02

    Serb leader praises Russian arms 21 years after NATO bombing

    BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president thanked Russia on Saturday for making the country’s military “10 times” stronger than when it was bombed by NATO in 1999. Aleksandar Vucic spoke Saturday while visiting an air defense unit near Belgrade that has recently been equipped with the Russian Pantsir-S1 system, which is designed to...

    Trump To Nominate Retired Army Lieutenant General As Ambassador To Ukraine
    May02

    Trump To Nominate Retired Army Lieutenant General As Ambassador To Ukraine

    U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate a retired Army lieutenant general to become the nation’s ambassador to Ukraine, filling a critical position that has been vacant for nearly a year. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Trump taps new ambassador to Ukraine
    May02

    Trump taps new ambassador to Ukraine

    President Trump announced his nominee to serve as ambassador to Ukraine after the Senate’s impeachment trial thrust the relationship between Washington and Kyiv into the spotlight. …read more Source:: The...

    Hungary: The First Dictatorship in the EU?
    May01

    Hungary: The First Dictatorship in the EU?

    The establishment of one-man rule in the heart of Europe has enraged civil libertarians and Hungary’s opposition leaders, who accuse Viktor Orbán of manipulating the coronavirus pandemic to establish what’s effectively an elective dictatorship. Pressure is mounting on the European Union to take action against Hungary...

    The End of History And ‘The Last Dance’
    May01

    The End of History And ‘The Last Dance’

    I and about six million other people have been enjoying The Last Dance, the Michael Jordan documentary currently on ESPN. It tells the story of the Chicago Bulls’ 1997-1998 season and contains many pleasures. There is incredible imagery, new interviews with Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Phil Jackson, and Dennis Rodman, gossip and intrigue, and,...

    Top diplomats discuss peace plans for eastern Ukraine
    Apr30

    Top diplomats discuss peace plans for eastern Ukraine

    MOSCOW (AP) – Top diplomats from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany discussed ways to advance the peace process for eastern Ukraine in Thursday’s call, but failed to achieve any tangible progress. The call follows a December summit in Paris where the leaders of the four nations agreed to make additional … …read more...

    Top diplomats discuss peace plans for eastern Ukraine
    Apr30

    Top diplomats discuss peace plans for eastern Ukraine

    MOSCOW (AP) — Top diplomats from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany discussed ways to advance the peace process for eastern Ukraine in Thursday’s call, but failed to achieve any tangible progress. The call follows a December summit in Paris where the leaders of the four nations agreed to make additional steps toward ending the fighting...