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    In collapse of US-Russian military ties, some experts see nuclear risk
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    In collapse of US-Russian military ties, some experts see nuclear risk

    Wednesday, December 14 , 2016 - 23:02 (EEST) Section: PBS (USA)

    LONDON — It’s not quite Cold War II, but the collapse of U.S. military relations with Russia could prove to be one of the most consequential aspects of President Barack Obama’s national security legacy while presenting an early test of Donald Trump’s hope for friendly ties to Moscow. Beyond the prospect of the two militaries...

    Ukraine Security Chief Calls for Better Cyber Defense Against Russia
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    Ukraine Security Chief Calls for Better Cyber Defense Against Russia

    Wednesday, December 14 , 2016 - 23:02 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    A Ukrainian security chief said on Wednesday Ukraine needed to beef up its cyber defenses, citing a recent spate of attacks on government websites that he said originated in Russia. Over the past week, Ukraine’s Finance and Defense ministries and State Treasury said their websites had been temporarily downed by attacks aimed at disrupting...

    The Putin push: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s favorability among Republicans has grown over two years
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    The Putin push: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s favorability among Republicans has grown over two years

    Wednesday, December 14 , 2016 - 22:17 (EEST) Section: Salon (USA)

    In this photo taken Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 Russian President Vladimir Putin toasts at a meeting with Russian and foreign cultural figures in the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia. At right, Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky. At left back, Russia’s Vakhtangov theater director Kirill Krok. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin...

    How we would cover Russia’s pro-Trump hack if it happened in another country
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    How we would cover Russia’s pro-Trump hack if it happened in another country

    Wednesday, December 14 , 2016 - 21:33 (EEST) Section: Vox (USA)

    How would American media cover Russia’s hack of the US election if it happened in another country? How would the world respond differently? Here, to borrow a great idea from Slate’s Joshua Keating, is a satirical take on the story you might be reading if the reports about Russian meddling were coming from, say, Estonia or Venezuela....

    Experts: US-Russian relations in a ‘downward spiral’ that could lead to nuclear catastrophe
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    Experts: US-Russian relations in a ‘downward spiral’ that could lead to nuclear catastrophe

    Wednesday, December 14 , 2016 - 21:18 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via APIt’s not quite Cold War II, but the collapse of U.S. military relations with Russia could prove to be one of the most consequential aspects of President Barack Obama’s national security legacy while presenting an early test of Donald Trump’s hope for friendly ties to Moscow....

    How Hanukkah sufganiyot became a national treat in the Netherlands
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    How Hanukkah sufganiyot became a national treat in the Netherlands

    Wednesday, December 14 , 2016 - 21:18 (EEST) Section: Jewish Telegraphic Agency (USA)

    A stall selling oliebollen in Amsterdam in 2015. (Kate Hopkins/Flickr) AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Though they are considered a caloric hazard in Israel, sufganiyot are a rare Hanukkah treat for many Jews in Europe. When the holiday arrives, some Jewish communities in Russia, Ukraine and beyond arrange special community bakes. This keeps schools and...

    In collapse of US-Russian military ties, some see nuke risk
    Dec14

    In collapse of US-Russian military ties, some see nuke risk

    Wednesday, December 14 , 2016 - 20:32 (EEST) Section: KXAN (USA)

    LONDON (AP) — The collapse of U.S. military relations with Russia could prove to be one of the most consequential aspects of President Barack Obama’s national security legacy. It will also be an early test of Donald Trump’s hope for friendly ties to Moscow. There is concern that a near-complete absence of military-to-military...

    Russia Aims To Lure 10 Million Tourists to Crimea by 2019
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    Russia Aims To Lure 10 Million Tourists to Crimea by 2019

    Wednesday, December 14 , 2016 - 20:18 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Russia is hoping to attract 10 million tourists to Crimea in 2019, only five years after annexing the peninsula from Ukraine. Since taking control of Crimea in 2014, the Russian government has sought to promote it as a tourist destination, billing it as an ideal getaway for the whole family on Russian television and sending numerous high profile...

    Of Course Russia Meddles in Our Elections — But the ‘Hacking’ Claim Is a Farce
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    Of Course Russia Meddles in Our Elections — But the ‘Hacking’ Claim Is a Farce

    Wednesday, December 14 , 2016 - 19:48 (EEST) Section: National Review (USA)

    The hypocrisy oozing from the peddling of this week’s narrative about Russian “meddling” in the U.S. presidential election is thick even by the sorry standards of modern American politics.I feel entitled to be amused, having maintained, through a decade of bipartisan idiocy, that Putin’s thug-ocracy is an enemy of the United States:...

    Trump’s Enduring Willingness to Give Russia the Benefit of the Doubt
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    Trump’s Enduring Willingness to Give Russia the Benefit of the Doubt

    Wednesday, December 14 , 2016 - 19:32 (EEST) Section: The Atlantic (USA)

    In explaining how he would enforce a treaty with the Soviet Union, America’s top adversary, to jointly reduce nuclear-weapons stockpiles, Ronald Reagan famously adapted a Russian proverb: “trust, but verify.” Donald Trump seems to be taking a different approach to Russia. Over the last year or so, he has repeatedly granted Russia and its...