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    How Putin Made Russia’s Military Into a Modern, Lethal Fighting Force
    Feb25

    How Putin Made Russia’s Military Into a Modern, Lethal Fighting Force

    Thursday, February 25 , 2016 - 15:19 (EET) Section: The National Interest (USA)

    Mitchell Yates Security, Eurasia It’s more capable of conducting combat operations than at any point since the end of the Cold War. The 2014 annexation of the Crimea and subsequent “stealth invasion” of eastern Ukraine by the Russian Federation, as well as Moscow’s commitment to Basher al-Assad’s regime in Syria, are indicative...

    Belarus Capital Minsk is The Worst European City to Live In
    Feb25

    Belarus Capital Minsk is The Worst European City to Live In

    Thursday, February 25 , 2016 - 14:34 (EET) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    The Belarusian capital of Minsk is Europe’s worst city to live in, according to analytics firm Mercer who annually compare quality of life indexes across the world. Seven out of the top 10 cities to live in were European, although all of them are firmly in Western Europe. Starting with Vienna, all of Europe’s top cities are either in...

    Russian Court Denies Release For Crimean Tatar Leader’s Son
    Feb25

    Russian Court Denies Release For Crimean Tatar Leader’s Son

    Thursday, February 25 , 2016 - 14:04 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    A court in the Russian city of Astrakhan has rejected a request for the early release of the son of leading Crimean Tatar politician Mustafa Dzhemilev. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Can Ukraine Save Itself?
    Feb25

    Can Ukraine Save Itself?

    Thursday, February 25 , 2016 - 8:49 (EET) Section: The Globalist (USA)

    By Geoffrey BerlinUkraine’s road to justice and economic inclusion is as complex as the path of the U.S. civil right movement.Two years after Ukraine’s “Maidan uprising,” the Ukrainian people’s expectations for government reform and economic progress are being betrayed. Last week, Ukraine’s Parliament voted to declare the...

    A 2016 Foreign Policy Report Card
    Feb25

    A 2016 Foreign Policy Report Card

    Thursday, February 25 , 2016 - 7:49 (EET) Section: The American Conservative (USA)

    Presidents have more latitude in foreign affairs than in domestic policy, and the trend over the past two administrations has been for presidents to be more hawkish than their campaign pledges led voters to expect. George W. Bush promised a “humble foreign policy.” Instead, he gave us the Iraq War. Barack Obama was elected in part to end...

    China is the fastest-growing exporter of weapons in the world
    Feb25

    China is the fastest-growing exporter of weapons in the world

    Thursday, February 25 , 2016 - 5:19 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Ng Han Guan/APChina’s exports of major arms soared 88 percent between 2006 and 2015, and the country is now behind only the U.S. and Russia when it comes to exporting weapons around the globe, according o a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). China isn’t the only nation that has seen a boost...

    U.S. Envoy Urges Ukraine To Become Agricultural ‘Superpower’
    Feb25

    U.S. Envoy Urges Ukraine To Become Agricultural ‘Superpower’

    Thursday, February 25 , 2016 - 4:49 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Ukraine signed a deal with U.S. agriculture giant Cargill to build a major grain export terminal that Washington’s ambassador said could help turn the embattled nation into an agricultural “superpower.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine, Russia Lift Bans On Cargo Truck Transits On February 25
    Feb25

    Ukraine, Russia Lift Bans On Cargo Truck Transits On February 25

    Thursday, February 25 , 2016 - 4:49 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk accepted a Russian proposal on February 24 to lift mutual bans on cargo truck transits the two countries imposed earlier this month. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    North Korea is facing expanded sanctions over its recent nuclear tests
    Feb25

    North Korea is facing expanded sanctions over its recent nuclear tests

    Thursday, February 25 , 2016 - 4:05 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    REUTERS/KCNAUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States and China have agreed on a draft resolution that would expand U.N. Security Council sanctions against North Korea over its latest nuclear test and hope to put it to a vote in the coming days, council diplomats said on Wednesday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, two council...

    Man City cruises past Dynamo Kiev
    Feb25

    Man City cruises past Dynamo Kiev

    Thursday, February 25 , 2016 - 4:05 (EET) Section: CNN (USA)

    Manchester City took a giant stride towards the quarterfinals of the Champions League after an emphatic 3-1 win at Dynamo Kiev. …read more Source:...