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    Russia’s Litvinenko Is Just One Of Many Silenced Kremlin Critics
    Jan22

    Russia’s Litvinenko Is Just One Of Many Silenced Kremlin Critics

    Friday, January 22 , 2016 - 2:10 (EET) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    While a report by a British judge found that Russian president Vladimir Putin probably approved of the Russian security service’s plan to kill Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB officer turned Kremlin critic, justice remains far for many other dead, disappeared or jailed Putin critics. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 56...

    The Moment Russia Went Fully Rogue
    Jan21

    The Moment Russia Went Fully Rogue

    Thursday, January 21 , 2016 - 23:40 (EET) Section: The Atlantic (USA)

    The grave of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in London Toby Melville / ReutersIn many ways it all began with the assassination of Alexander Litvinenko. Not that Vladimir Putin’s Russia was exactly a model global citizen before the November 2006 killing of the former KGB spy who defected to Great Britain. But when Litvinenko was lethally...

    Coca-Cola and Pepsi Face Criminal Probe by Ukrainian Government in Crimea
    Jan21

    Coca-Cola and Pepsi Face Criminal Probe by Ukrainian Government in Crimea

    Thursday, January 21 , 2016 - 20:25 (EET) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    The Prosecutor of Ukraine’s regional government in exile in Crimea has launched a criminal probe against officials of the Coca-Cola Company and Pepsi, after the two companies presented Crimea as a part of Russia in separate incidents. The Crimean peninsula was annexed by Russia in 2014 from the territory of Ukraine and Moscow’s...

    ‘Winter on Fire’ is an Oscar nominee and a ‘manual for revolution,’ says director
    Jan21

    ‘Winter on Fire’ is an Oscar nominee and a ‘manual for revolution,’ says director

    Thursday, January 21 , 2016 - 18:55 (EET) Section: Mashable (USA)

    Evgeny Afineevsky’s Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom has it all: blood, sweat and tear gas See also: Ukraine’s children of war In just an hour and a half, the film captures the view from the trenches of Ukraine’s Euromaidan revolution, with special attention paid to the bravery and steely resolve of the hundreds...

    Ukraine can see economic growth in 2016: FinMin
    Jan21

    Ukraine can see economic growth in 2016: FinMin

    Thursday, January 21 , 2016 - 18:40 (EET) Section: CNBC (USA)

    Despite persistent inflation and recent exit from recession, Ukraine can eke out modest growth in 2016, the country’s finance minister told CNBC. …read more Source:...

    Vladimir Putin ‘Probably Approved’ the Murder of a Former Russian Spy
    Jan21

    Vladimir Putin ‘Probably Approved’ the Murder of a Former Russian Spy

    Thursday, January 21 , 2016 - 18:25 (EET) Section: The Atlantic (USA)

    Marina Litvinenko, the widow of Alexander Litvinenko, with her son, Anatoly, in London Toby Melville / ReutersA British inquiry into the 2006 death of Alexander Litvinenko has found that the killing of the former Russian spy was “probably approved” by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the head of Russia’s intelligence agency. The results...

    Under the Long Shadow of the Holocaust
    Jan21

    Under the Long Shadow of the Holocaust

    Thursday, January 21 , 2016 - 18:25 (EET) Section: The American Interest (USA)

    Two significant statements about the relations between Jews and Christians were published toward the end of 2015; both were widely reported by both religious and general media. On December 3, 2015, the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding, an Orthodox institution located in Efrat, Israel, published a statement on the relation between the two...

    All about that base: Russian actions in Ukraine, Syria are about geography
    Jan21

    All about that base: Russian actions in Ukraine, Syria are about geography

    Thursday, January 21 , 2016 - 17:40 (EET) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    Over the past two years, pundits have been aghast as Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea, started a shadow war in eastern Ukraine, doubled down on his support for Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, and harassed neighboring Turkey with fighter jet overflights. …read more Source: Foreign...

    Russia Dismisses British Litvinenko Inquiry Findings
    Jan21

    Russia Dismisses British Litvinenko Inquiry Findings

    Thursday, January 21 , 2016 - 17:25 (EET) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Russia’s Foreign Ministry is dismissing a British inquiry’s conclusion that Russian President Vladimir Putin “probably” approved a 2006 assassination operation in which the country’s spy agency poisoned its former agent Alexander Litvinenko in London. “We regret that the purely criminal case has been politicized and...

    Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘Probably’ Approved Killing of Former Agent
    Jan21

    Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘Probably’ Approved Killing of Former Agent

    Thursday, January 21 , 2016 - 16:10 (EET) Section: Time (USA)

    LONDON —President Vladimir Putin probably approved a plan by Russia’s FSB security service to kill a former agent-turned-Kremlin critic who died after drinking tea laced with radioactive poison, a British judge said Thursday in a strongly worded report that led Moscow to accuse Britain of souring bilateral relations. Judge Robert Owen, who...