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    V-Day in Russia Evokes National Pride at Difficult Time
    May07

    V-Day in Russia Evokes National Pride at Difficult Time

    Thursday, May 7 , 2015 - 16:55 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    If you call history student Nikolai Podchasov on his cell phone these days, you will hear the popular wartime tune “Katyusha” while waiting for an answer. “I just like the song,” explains the 22-year-old Podchasov, who got it for free by dialing 1945 as part of a promotion tied to the Victory Day holiday. Symbols of the Soviet triumph in World...

    For Victory Day, Post-Soviets Show Their Colors — Just Not Orange And Black
    May07

    For Victory Day, Post-Soviets Show Their Colors — Just Not Orange And Black

    Thursday, May 7 , 2015 - 15:55 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Red, purple, pink, blue-and-gold. Many people in post-Soviet countries are choosing any color, it seems, for their Victory Day symbols — just not the orange-and-black of Russia’s St. George ribbon. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    EU Says No Further Delay on Ukraine Trade Deal
    May07

    EU Says No Further Delay on Ukraine Trade Deal

    Thursday, May 7 , 2015 - 15:55 (EEST) Section: NewsmaxWorld (USA)

    The EU said Thursday it would not bow to Russian demands to delay further the planned January 2016 implementation of a free trade deal with Ukraine which is bitterly opposed by Moscow. …read more Source:...

    U.S. Ambassador To Ukraine Says ‘Russia Has To Change Its Approach’
    May07

    U.S. Ambassador To Ukraine Says ‘Russia Has To Change Its Approach’

    Thursday, May 7 , 2015 - 15:40 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    The U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, says Russia has to change its approach to the situation in Ukraine’s east to make peace in the region possible. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Lithuania’s ‘little green men’ war games sends message to Moscow: ‘We’re not fearing anybody’
    May07

    Lithuania’s ‘little green men’ war games sends message to Moscow: ‘We’re not fearing anybody’

    Thursday, May 7 , 2015 - 15:10 (EEST) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    Lithuania began “little green men” military training exercises on Wednesday to send Moscow a message: “We will not allow ourselves to be taken easily.” Russian soldiers in unmarked uniforms became known as “little green men” when they appeared during the annexation of Crimea and unrest in eastern Ukraine....

    Situation Report: The Hill shakes; Baiji close to falling; Kurds and Baghdad find common ground; and more
    May07

    Situation Report: The Hill shakes; Baiji close to falling; Kurds and Baghdad find common ground; and more

    Thursday, May 7 , 2015 - 14:55 (EEST) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    By Paul McLeary and Ariel Robinson Around and around. In what looks to be a big move in Washington’s revolving door process, Paul Juola is stepping down as Democratic staff director for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense after more than 29 years in federal service, sources tell FP’s John Hudson. While there’s no...

    Detained Crimean Tatar Assemblyman Launches Hunger Strike
    May07

    Detained Crimean Tatar Assemblyman Launches Hunger Strike

    Thursday, May 7 , 2015 - 14:40 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    A high-ranking member of the Crimean Tatar assembly has begun a hunger strike at the facility where he awaits trial for allegedly organizing “mass disorder” ahead of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Exclusive Interview with Narendra Modi: ‘We Are Natural Allies’
    May07

    Exclusive Interview with Narendra Modi: ‘We Are Natural Allies’

    Thursday, May 7 , 2015 - 11:55 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    On May 2, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sat down for an exclusive two-hour interview with TIME editor Nancy Gibbs, Asia editor Zoher Abdoolcarim and South Asia bureau chief Nikhil Kumar in New Delhi. Speaking mostly in Hindi, Modi talked about everything from his ambitions for India to the global war on terrorism to what personally moves...

    V-Day in Russia evokes national pride at difficult time
    May07

    V-Day in Russia evokes national pride at difficult time

    Thursday, May 7 , 2015 - 9:10 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    Symbols of the Soviet triumph in World War II are impossible to escape in Russia in the run-up to the 70th anniversary of Victory Day on Saturday. There are the black-and-orange St. George’s ribbons tied to women’s hand bags, wartime TV bulletins from the front line played after the evening news and “To Berlin!” stickers...

    Russia’s Greatest Weapon May Be Its Hackers
    May07

    Russia’s Greatest Weapon May Be Its Hackers

    Thursday, May 7 , 2015 - 8:55 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    In hacker jargon, it’s called a “cyber-to-physical effect.” It’s when a hacker reaches out from the virtual world into the real one—often with catastrophic consequences. The Americans and Israelis pioneered the technique back in 2009 when the Stuxnet program infiltrated Iranian computer systems and wrecked thousands of...