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    With Saudi Arabia Faltering in Yemen, Power in the Region Has Begun To Swing East
    Apr29

    With Saudi Arabia Faltering in Yemen, Power in the Region Has Begun To Swing East

    Saudi Arabia has announced the end to its campaign in Yemen, but nevertheless air attacks against Ansar Allah and former President Saleh-allied components of the Yemeni army still continue — albeit on a lesser scale. A Saudi newspaper (without any trace of irony) has announced “mission accomplished.” So what is afoot, here? We do not...

    Kiev’s Mayor Talks Corruption, Russian Gas, and Why He Shouldn’t Have to Explain That His Daughter’s Not a Stripper
    Apr29

    Kiev’s Mayor Talks Corruption, Russian Gas, and Why He Shouldn’t Have to Explain That His Daughter’s Not a Stripper

    During his boxing days, Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko was known as “Dr. Ironfist,” a nod toward the towering man’s combination of brain and brawn. (He holds an honorary doctorate from the National Agricultural University in Kiev.) At 6’6” and built like a Soviet-era tank, the former World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion looks...

    Gazprom’s 2014 Was a Year to Forget
    Apr29

    Gazprom’s 2014 Was a Year to Forget

    Russian state-owned natural gas firm Gazprom had a rough go of it last year, to say the least, as net profits fell 86 percent. The FT reports: Gazprom, the world’s biggest gas producer which accounts for about a fifth of Russian government revenue, reported on Wednesday that net income attributable to its shareholders for 2014 fell to...

    Separatists rewrite Ukrainian history books
    Apr29

    Separatists rewrite Ukrainian history books

    Ed AdamczykKIEV, Ukraine, April 29 (UPI) — Ukrainian areas held by separatists now feature school curricula with a softened historical image of the Soviet Union’s dealings with Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...

    Putin Needs Neither War Nor Peace in Ukraine
    Apr29

    Putin Needs Neither War Nor Peace in Ukraine

    Status quo boosts investment in Russia and keeps Ukraine out of EU. …read more Source:...

    Polish Authorities Say Russian Reporter a Danger to Poland
    Apr29

    Polish Authorities Say Russian Reporter a Danger to Poland

    WARSAW, Poland—Polish authorities accused a Russian journalist working for a pro-Kremlin news agency of posing a threat to Poland’s security, saying Wednesday that he should lose his right to reside in Poland and the European Union. The case comes amid tensions between the West and Russia over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. Poland is...

    “All In” On Ukraine
    Apr29

    “All In” On Ukraine

    In October 1949, as the defeated forces of Chiang Kai-shek fled to Taiwan and Mao Zedong declared the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Republicans in Congress blamed Harry S. Truman for losing China. Some demanded a pivot from Europe to Asia in U.S. foreign policy. Truman might have been persuaded a few years earlier when U.S....

    Global press freedom is in bad shape
    Apr29

    Global press freedom is in bad shape

    Bad news for journalists: Freedom House published its 35th annual Freedom of the Press Report today and among its chief findings was that press freedom has declined over the past year to a 10 year low. Even worse, the rate of decline accelerated drastically, with the world seeing its largest one year drop in press freedom in a decade. As of...

    SEE IT: Fox assembles double-decker sandwich in Chernobyl
    Apr29

    SEE IT: Fox assembles double-decker sandwich in Chernobyl

    A wild fox built a double-decker sandwich after a team of Ukrainian journalists put bread and meat on the ground in Chernobyl. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    A Sticky Situation For Poroshenko As Russians Seize Candy Assets
    Apr29

    A Sticky Situation For Poroshenko As Russians Seize Candy Assets

    Russian authorities have seized several assets at a candy factory owned by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in the Russian city of Lipetsk. The move is certain to complicate Poroshenko’s attempts to divest himself of his holdings. But some critics suggest he’s not all that eager to sell. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe...