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    Putin Ally Kadyrov Says He’s More of a Democrat Than Western Leaders
    Feb23

    Putin Ally Kadyrov Says He’s More of a Democrat Than Western Leaders

    Chechen leader and Kremlin-ally Ramzan Kadyrov has dismissed claims that he is undemocratic and declared himself more worthy of awards than Western leaders. In a long interview with Russian radio station RSN, Kadyrov gave his thoughts on his mentor President Vladimir Putin, the Russian opposition and current affairs from around the world. When...

    Kerry: Iran is getting less than $50 billion in cash after nuclear deal
    Feb23

    Kerry: Iran is getting less than $50 billion in cash after nuclear deal

    Brian Snyder, Pool/APU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that the amount of cash Iran will receive due to the implementation of the nuclear agreement is below the $50 billion level. “It’s below the $50 billion (level),” he told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, when he was asked about varying reports about...

    News Analysis: Questions Linger Over Russia’s Endgame in Syria, Ukraine and Europe
    Feb23

    News Analysis: Questions Linger Over Russia’s Endgame in Syria, Ukraine and Europe

    A partial truce in Syria capped something of a foreign policy trifecta for President Vladimir V. Putin, but his goals are uncertain for all three. …read more Source: The New York...

    Facebook Is Making a Map of Everyone in the World
    Feb23

    Facebook Is Making a Map of Everyone in the World

    Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the Mobile World Congress on Sunday in Barcelona. Albert Gea / ReutersAmericans inhabit an intricately mapped world. Type “Burger King” into an online box, and Google will cough up a dozen nearby options, each keyed to a precise latitude and longitude. But throughout much of the world, local knowledge stays local. While...

    Ex-Guantanamo detainee with alleged ISIS ties arrested same day as Obama’s big prison-closure announcement
    Feb23

    Ex-Guantanamo detainee with alleged ISIS ties arrested same day as Obama’s big prison-closure announcement

    REUTERS/Michelle Shephard/PoolSpanish and Moroccan police on Tuesday arrested four suspected members of a jihadi cell that sought to recruit fighters for the Islamic State group, including one described as a former Guantanamo detainee who once fought with militants in Afghanistan. Three people were arrested in Spain’s North African enclave...

    Germany, France Urge Ukraine and Russia to Implement Minsk Accord
    Feb23

    Germany, France Urge Ukraine and Russia to Implement Minsk Accord

    Germany and France are urging Ukraine to fight corruption and pass legislation on an election in the pro-Russian east, as required by the cease-fire agreement, to help stem violence in eastern Ukraine. Speaking Tuesday in Kyiv with his French and Ukrainian counterparts, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said there have been many...

    Ukraine’s “Project Wall” Digs In As Front Line Defense Against Russia
    Feb23

    Ukraine’s “Project Wall” Digs In As Front Line Defense Against Russia

    Ukraine is attempting to build a barrier along the whole of its 2,000 kilometer land border with Russia, to thwart any potential attack. “Project Wall” is ambitious and, so far, only partially constructed. RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service went to take a look. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    German, French Foreign Ministers Anxious about Ukraine
    Feb23

    German, French Foreign Ministers Anxious about Ukraine

    The foreign ministers of France and Germany, on a visit to Kiev, are expressing concerns about the political tensions that are impeding reform efforts in Ukraine and about the persisting conflict in eastern Ukraine.The two countries have been trying to help resolve the… …read more Source:...

    Russian Vandals Stop Maidan Massacre Commemoration in St. Petersburg
    Feb23

    Russian Vandals Stop Maidan Massacre Commemoration in St. Petersburg

    Vandals forced Russian liberals to abandon a memorial service for those killed in Ukraine’s pro-European Maidan revolution on the second anniversary of the protests, Radio Free Europe reports. Demonstrations against the pro-Russian government in Kiev and other Ukrainian cities resulted in 130 deaths. The violence peaked on February 20, when...

    German, French foreign ministers anxious about Ukraine
    Feb23

    German, French foreign ministers anxious about Ukraine

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The foreign ministers of France and Germany, on a visit to Kiev, are expressing concerns about the political tensions that are impeding reform efforts in Ukraine and about the persisting conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....