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    Plane Crashes in Southern Russia; 62 Dead
    Mar19

    Plane Crashes in Southern Russia; 62 Dead

    Saturday, March 19 , 2016 - 9:20 (EET) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    An airliner flying from Dubai has crashed while trying to land in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, killing all 62 people on board. Officials say the Boeing 737 aircraft was FlyDubai flight FZ981. Fifty-five passengers and seven crew members were aboard the flight. Russia’s Investigative Committee says its two theories are that...

    President Obama Is a Political Narcissist
    Mar19

    President Obama Is a Political Narcissist

    Saturday, March 19 , 2016 - 6:50 (EET) Section: National Review (USA)

    Russia announces the withdrawal of its forces from Syria. The decision is a surprise — President Obama is shocked. This is a feeling he experiences often.He was astonished when Vladimir Putin intervened in the Syrian conflict in 2015. He was startled when ISIS conquered a fair portion of Mesopotamia in 2014. He was jarred when Putin invaded...

    Weekend Roundup: Putin’s Drawdown Is as Much About World Order as About Syria
    Mar19

    Weekend Roundup: Putin’s Drawdown Is as Much About World Order as About Syria

    Saturday, March 19 , 2016 - 4:21 (EET) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    Russian President Vladimir Putin’s surprise announcement this week of a withdrawal of some forces from Syria has put an end to the narrative that Russia was bound to be trapped in a Mideast quagmire. Whether in Ukraine or in Syria, it has become clear that Russia’s actions are as much about its role in the world order as about those...

    Weekend Roundup: Putin’s Drawdown Is as Much About World Order as About Syria
    Mar19

    Weekend Roundup: Putin’s Drawdown Is as Much About World Order as About Syria

    Saturday, March 19 , 2016 - 3:36 (EET) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    Russian President Vladimir Putin’s surprise announcement this week of a withdrawal of some forces from Syria has put an end to the narrative that Russia was bound to be trapped in a Mideast quagmire. Whether in Ukraine or in Syria, it has become clear that Russia’s actions are as much about its role in the world order as about those...

    Here’s what to expect out of Donald Trump’s foreign policy speech on Monday
    Mar19

    Here’s what to expect out of Donald Trump’s foreign policy speech on Monday

    Saturday, March 19 , 2016 - 3:06 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe list of people who are getting nervous about the possibility of a Donald Trump presidency is not a short one, but some of the most concerned are those whose focus is the relationship between the United States and the rest of the world. Trump has promised to tear up treaties and trade deals, and to pressure the U.S....

    Tara VanDerveer, former star Jennifer Azzi take NCAA stage
    Mar19

    Tara VanDerveer, former star Jennifer Azzi take NCAA stage

    Saturday, March 19 , 2016 - 2:35 (EET) Section: Miami Herald (USA)

    At 3:30 a.m. on a brutally cold morning while leaving the Ukraine, her U.S. teammates already on the bus outside the hotel, Jennifer Azzi stopped for a group of begging, poverty-stricken elderly women and handed out all of her remaining currency and her extra clothes. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...

    ‘Is This Real Life?’: Inside the Ukraine War’s Gray Zone
    Mar18

    ‘Is This Real Life?’: Inside the Ukraine War’s Gray Zone

    Friday, March 18 , 2016 - 22:05 (EET) Section: The Daily Signal (USA)

    LOBACHEVE, Ukraine—War is absurd sometimes. The SUV clambered along the pothole-speckled dirt road, which was now more mud than dirt in the wake of melting snow and spring rains. The driver, a 30-year-old Ukrainian soldier named Andriy, held a pistol in his steering hand as he navigated through no man’s land near the separatist-controlled...

    Why Putin’s Policy in Syria Has Laid the Groundwork for a Political Settlement
    Mar18

    Why Putin’s Policy in Syria Has Laid the Groundwork for a Political Settlement

    Friday, March 18 , 2016 - 22:05 (EET) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    MOSCOW — President Putin’s decision to start pulling Russian troops out of Syria made headlines around the world this week. But if one recalls official statements at the start of the operation and after it was in full force, the decision was to be expected. It was said from the very beginning that the operation would continue for only...

    Two Years After Annexation, Putin Seeks to Link Crimea by Bridge to Russia
    Mar18

    Two Years After Annexation, Putin Seeks to Link Crimea by Bridge to Russia

    Friday, March 18 , 2016 - 21:06 (EET) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    President Vladimir Putin, marking the second anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, on Friday exhorted workers building a bridge between the Black Sea peninsula and Russia to fulfil an “historic mission” first conceived by a Russian tsar. Russia seized the majority Russian-speaking Crimea from Ukraine on March 16, 2014...

    Why Vladimir Putin’s Building a Bridge from Russia to Crimea
    Mar18

    Why Vladimir Putin’s Building a Bridge from Russia to Crimea

    Friday, March 18 , 2016 - 20:35 (EET) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Tuzla Island, CRIMEA (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin, marking the anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, on Friday exhorted workers building a bridge between the Black Sea peninsula and Russia to fulfil an “historic mission” first conceived by a Russian tsar. Russia seized the majority Russian-speaking Crimea...