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Section: USA

    Once a superpower, how strong is Russia now?
    Jan13

    Once a superpower, how strong is Russia now?

    Friday, January 13 , 2017 - 23:32 (EEST) Section: PBS (USA)

    Not since the end of the Cold War has Russia dominated U.S. headlines to the degree we’ve seen during this election. According to U.S. intelligence services, Russian President Vladimir Putin is waging a silent, global war against liberal democracy. President Barack Obama recently derided Russia, calling it a “smaller,” “weaker” nation. But...

    Republican Congressman defends Putin, suggests lawmakers like Rubio are ‘warmongers’
    Jan13

    Republican Congressman defends Putin, suggests lawmakers like Rubio are ‘warmongers’

    Friday, January 13 , 2017 - 23:32 (EEST) Section: The Blaze (USA)

    Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) called lawmakers who characterize Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal “warmongers” Thursday during an interview with Breitbart News Radio, and suggested that the United States is guilty of committing human rights violations in a manner roughly equivalent to Russia. “We have these people claiming...

    Why Rex Tillerson’s comments on the South China Sea have Chinese state media up in arms
    Jan13

    Why Rex Tillerson’s comments on the South China Sea have Chinese state media up in arms

    Friday, January 13 , 2017 - 22:32 (EEST) Section: Vox (USA)

    Saber-rattling from Trump’s secretary of state pick has caused quite a stir. Anxiety in China has been mounting for some time over continued provocations from the incoming Trump administration. Now Chinese state-backed media outlets have started sounding the alarm in response to comments by Rex Tillerson, Trump’s nominee to be...

    Midday open thread: Scientists, California enlist in the resistance; the fanatic who will lead CIA
    Jan13

    Midday open thread: Scientists, California enlist in the resistance; the fanatic who will lead CIA

    Friday, January 13 , 2017 - 22:17 (EEST) Section: Daily Kos (USA)

    Today’s comic by Mark Fiore is The Obama farewell addendum: What’s coming up on Sunday Kos … Obama’s farewell address: This is how you make America stronger, by Ian Reifowitz A curious case of Archie Bunker syndrome, by Propane Jane Obama’s last goodbye: Yes, we did, and yes, we still can, by Sher Watts Spooner Democratic...

    Why France May Not Be Russia’s Next Hacking Target
    Jan13

    Why France May Not Be Russia’s Next Hacking Target

    Friday, January 13 , 2017 - 21:17 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Amid growing alarm Europe may be the next target of Russian cyberattacks, some believe France — which is gearing up for presidential and parliamentary elections this year — may not be the obvious choice. The reasons range from the candidates themselves to the lack of a powerful motive or payback for the same kind of election hacking that U.S....

    Chinese state media says US risks “large-scale war” if it blocks access to disputed islands
    Jan13

    Chinese state media says US risks “large-scale war” if it blocks access to disputed islands

    Friday, January 13 , 2017 - 20:18 (EEST) Section: VICE News (USA)

    China issued a warning to the incoming Trump Administration through its state-run media on Friday that the U.S. risks a “large-scale war” if it follows through on Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson’s suggestion that the U.S. should block China’s access to its growing man-made islands in the South China Sea. Two Chinese dailies,...

    State of war exists between Russia and Ukraine, Portnikov says
    Jan13

    State of war exists between Russia and Ukraine, Portnikov says

    Friday, January 13 , 2017 - 20:02 (EEST) Section: The Ukrainian Weekly (USA)

    It is a measure of the triumph of Kremlin propagandists, the fecklessness of Western leaders and the fears in Kyiv of angering both that, more than two years after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, a Ukrainian commentator has been forced again to state the obvious: a state of war exists between Russia and Ukraine. The Ukrainian […] …read more...

    Exit memos from outgoing U.S. Cabinet members
    Jan13

    Exit memos from outgoing U.S. Cabinet members

    Friday, January 13 , 2017 - 20:02 (EEST) Section: The Ukrainian Weekly (USA)

    Outgoing members of the Cabinet of President Barack Obama on January 5 submitted exit memos that included references to developments in Ukraine as it continues to face Russian aggression. Below are the relevant excerpts from the memoranda written by Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter. Secretary of State Kerry, in...

    Pinchuk’s tone of appeasement toward Russia rattles Kyiv
    Jan13

    Pinchuk’s tone of appeasement toward Russia rattles Kyiv

    Friday, January 13 , 2017 - 20:02 (EEST) Section: The Ukrainian Weekly (USA)

    KYIV – Victor Pinchuk, the billionaire tycoon known for staging Ukraine’s premiere gathering of leaders and thinkers on Ukraine’s European future, drew criticism for suggesting that his county shelve integration with the continent and temporarily sacrifice Crimea in exchange for peace with Russia. He did so in an opinion piece...

    Ukrainians reflect bitterly on ‘betrayed hopes’ of Euro-Maidan
    Jan13

    Ukrainians reflect bitterly on ‘betrayed hopes’ of Euro-Maidan

    Friday, January 13 , 2017 - 20:02 (EEST) Section: The Ukrainian Weekly (USA)

    KYIV – Between classes in Kolkata, India, 17-year-old Svyatoslav Yurash was glued to a video stream of almost a million of his compatriots rallying in Ukraine’s capital when he decided to join the protest that would soon swell into a revolt. The night before in Kyiv – on November 30, 2013 – hundreds of demonstrators, […] …read more...