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    The Daily Vertical: Why Minsk Failed
    Feb15

    The Daily Vertical: Why Minsk Failed

    The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Will Russia Return Crimea To Ukraine? Black Sea Peninsula Is Russian Territory, Moscow Says In Response To White House
    Feb15

    Will Russia Return Crimea To Ukraine? Black Sea Peninsula Is Russian Territory, Moscow Says In Response To White House

    Crimea is a Russian territory and Moscow does not intend to return it to Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The comments came in response to a White House statement Tuesday that said President Donald Trump “expects” Russia to return to Ukraine the Black Sea peninsula Russia annexed in March 2014. “We do not return our...

    Russia says Crimea will not be returned to Ukraine
    Feb15

    Russia says Crimea will not be returned to Ukraine

    Russia responded to the White House’s comment that the United States expected the Black Sea peninsula to be returned. …read more Source:...

    Russian Foreign Ministry Says Crimea Will Not Be Returned to Ukraine
    Feb15

    Russian Foreign Ministry Says Crimea Will Not Be Returned to Ukraine

    MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will not hand back control of Crimea to Ukraine, Russia’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday, responding to comments from… …read more Source: U.S....

    NATO Meeting Attended By By Mattis To Tackle Defense Spending, Terrorism
    Feb15

    NATO Meeting Attended By By Mattis To Tackle Defense Spending, Terrorism

    NATO defense ministers are expected to discuss defense spending and the fight against terrorism at a Brussels meeting attended for the first time by the new U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Flynn episode ‘darkens the cloud’ of Russia that hangs over Trump administration
    Feb15

    Flynn episode ‘darkens the cloud’ of Russia that hangs over Trump administration

    By Rosalind S. Helderman and Tom Hamburger, Washington Post Once again, Donald Trump is embroiled in controversy related to Russia. The ouster of Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, caught by intelligence agencies speaking with the Russian ambassador about U.S. sanctions and then misleading administration officials about the...

    As Romania Battles Corruption
    Feb15

    As Romania Battles Corruption

    By Joseph Vann and Valbona ZeneliCorruption is the most underrated international security threat of our time. Every day, major corruption cases are splashing on the front pages of newspapers around the world. Thankfully, corruption is no longer perceived as a “victimless” crime, but as an infringement on the fundamental human right to equal...

    Flynn departure erupts into a full-blown crisis for Trump White House
    Feb15

    Flynn departure erupts into a full-blown crisis for Trump White House

    By Abby Phillip,Karen DeYoung and Jenna Johnson, (c) 2017, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s ouster of national security adviser Michael T. Flynn, and the circumstances leading up to it, have quickly become a major crisis for the fledgling administration, forcing the White House on the defensive and precipitating the...

    Did Trump Aides Speak With Russian Intelligence Before the Election?
    Feb15

    Did Trump Aides Speak With Russian Intelligence Before the Election?

    If the leaks that doomed Michael Flynn were a signal from the intelligence community, perhaps the message they intended to carry was: You ain’t seen nothing yet.The national security adviser’s abrupt resignation Monday night, which the White House says was a firing, came after it became clear that Flynn had lied to the public and to...

    Russia’s Best Fighter Jet Ever: The MiG-21?
    Feb15

    Russia’s Best Fighter Jet Ever: The MiG-21?

    Robert Farley Security, And it might even fly for 100 years… The MiG-21 currently serves in eighteen air forces worldwide, including two members of NATO (Romania and Croatia). Fishbeds flew in about forty other air forces (counting is difficult because sometimes countries ceased to exist before the MiGs that served them) since 1960. The...