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    French president floats slow lifting of Russia sanctions
    Jun21

    French president floats slow lifting of Russia sanctions

    French President Francois Hollande says EU sanctions against Russia could be gradually lifted but only if further progress is made on a peace deal …read more Source: U.S....

    French president floats slow lifting of Russia sanctions
    Jun21

    French president floats slow lifting of Russia sanctions

    French President Francois Hollande says European Union sanctions against Russia could be gradually lifted but only if further progress is made on a peace deal for Ukraine. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...

    EU Set To Extend Sanctions Against Russia Until 2017
    Jun21

    EU Set To Extend Sanctions Against Russia Until 2017

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) — The European Union’s Brussels envoys agreed on Tuesday to extend until the end of January the energy, financial and defense sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, diplomatic sources said.The bloc’s ministers have yet to formally approve the six-month roll-over but diplomats said there was no doubt...

    What rising protests in South Africa say about attitudes towards local government
    Jun21

    What rising protests in South Africa say about attitudes towards local government

    Mashupye Herbert Maserumule, Tshwane University of TechnologyThe euphoria of South Africa’s 2016 municipal elections is at its peak, with political parties parading their manifestos, all in competition for a stake in the local sphere of government.The razzmatazz is deafening. But, it blurs a vexing question: what does governing in the...

    Confessions Of A Ukrainian ‘Political Prisoner’
    Jun21

    Confessions Of A Ukrainian ‘Political Prisoner’

    Following his recent release in a prisoner swap, Hennadiy Afanasyev, a photographer from Crimea convicted in Russia of plotting terrorist attacks on the Moscow-occupied peninsula, tells why he decided to recant his testimony implicating fellow Ukrainians. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    The Morning Vertical, June 21, 2016
    Jun21

    The Morning Vertical, June 21, 2016

    Your daily roundup …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    The Daily Vertical: They’re Still Dying In The Donbas
    Jun21

    The Daily Vertical: They’re Still Dying In The Donbas

    The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    The Daily Vertical: They’re Still Dying In The Donbas
    Jun21

    The Daily Vertical: They’re Still Dying In The Donbas

    The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Our Impulsive Foreign Policy Establishment
    Jun21

    Our Impulsive Foreign Policy Establishment

    Some 50 State Department officials have signed a memo calling on President Obama to launch air and missile strikes on the Damascus regime of Bashar Assad. A “judicious use of stand-off and air weapons,” they claim, “would undergird and drive a more focused and hard-nosed U.S.-led diplomatic process.” In brief, to strengthen the hand of our...

    Putin Changing His Tune in St. Petersburg
    Jun21

    Putin Changing His Tune in St. Petersburg

    Russia’s annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum ended up with an impressive financial haul—$15.3 billion in contracts, compared to just $3.6 billion last year. But more important than the investment tally was a new-look political message for the West, delivered by Russian President Vladimir Putin from the forum’s...