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    Moving To Russia? First You Have To Answer Some Questions About Stalin, Crimea Under New Immigration Test
    Apr06

    Moving To Russia? First You Have To Answer Some Questions About Stalin, Crimea Under New Immigration Test

    Monday, April 6 , 2015 - 20:46 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    Moving to Russia? Get ready to answer some questions about Soviet dictator Josef Stalin first. And beef up on your knowledge of Crimea while you are at it. …read more Source: International Business...

    Czech President, US Envoy Spar Over Moscow Parade
    Apr06

    Czech President, US Envoy Spar Over Moscow Parade

    Monday, April 6 , 2015 - 20:31 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Czech President Milos Zeman has “closed the door” of Prague Castle to the U.S. ambassador, Andrew Schapiro, following the envoy’s comments comments perceived as critical of the Czech leader’s decision to attend a World War II commemoration in Moscow, according to local media reports. European Union leaders are boycotting...

    Poland to Build 24-Hour Surveillance Watchtowers on Russian Border
    Apr06

    Poland to Build 24-Hour Surveillance Watchtowers on Russian Border

    Monday, April 6 , 2015 - 20:16 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Poland is enforcing its 200km land border with Russia, with a series of high-tech watchtowers in a bid to provide Polish authorities with instant updates on activity in the region, according to local press. The project, set to be fully operational by June will see six observation towers between 35 and 50 metres in height unveiled on...

    Ukraine annual inflation rate hits 45.8 percent: official
    Apr06

    Ukraine annual inflation rate hits 45.8 percent: official

    Monday, April 6 , 2015 - 19:46 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Kiev (AFP) – Crisis-hit Ukraine saw its annual inflation rate hit 45.8 percent after a sharp acceleration of 10.8 percent in March, the country’s statistics office said Monday.Month-on-month inflation was 5.3 percent in February and 3.1 percent in January, showing a steep acceleration curve.After a year of armed conflict between...

    Amid Russian Hostility, Poland To Build Watchtowers On Border With Kaliningrad
    Apr06

    Amid Russian Hostility, Poland To Build Watchtowers On Border With Kaliningrad

    Monday, April 6 , 2015 - 19:31 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    Poland’s border service will erect six guard towers at the frontier with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad in June, Polish information agency PAP reported. The towers are expected to oversee border operations as well as add another layer of security against recent Russian hostility in the region. The development comes amid rising tension...

    Vladimir Putin Surges to Second in TIME 100 Poll
    Apr06

    Vladimir Putin Surges to Second in TIME 100 Poll

    Monday, April 6 , 2015 - 19:01 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    Vladimir Putin has surged into second place in the TIME 100 poll, far surpassing other national leaders as a nominee for the most influential figure in world politics. Russia’s bellicose president has acquired notoriety abroad and adulation at home thanks to his rumored support for Ukrainian rebels and his annexation of Crimea last year. He...

    Paramilitary groups join Ukrainian army
    Apr06

    Paramilitary groups join Ukrainian army

    Monday, April 6 , 2015 - 18:46 (EEST) Section: United Press International (USA)

    Ed AdamczykKIEV, Ukraine, April 6 (UPI) — The leader of a pro-Ukrainian extremist militia was appointed an adviser to the Ukrainian military’s Chief of General Staff. …read more Source: United Press...

    Far-Right Leader Named Ukrainian Military Adviser
    Apr06

    Far-Right Leader Named Ukrainian Military Adviser

    Monday, April 6 , 2015 - 18:46 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    The controversial leader of Ukraine’s ultranationalist Pravy Sektor paramilitary group has been named an army adviser. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Czech president, US envoy in rare public spat over Ukraine
    Apr06

    Czech president, US envoy in rare public spat over Ukraine

    Monday, April 6 , 2015 - 18:16 (EEST) Section: CNS News (USA)

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    Czech president, US envoy in rare public spat over Ukraine
    Apr06

    Czech president, US envoy in rare public spat over Ukraine

    Monday, April 6 , 2015 - 18:01 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Milos Zeman and the U.S. ambassador to Prague are in a rare public dispute over Zeman’s decision to attend a Russian military parade, and the country’s prime minister together with Czech lawmakers are siding with the American. In an interview with online publication Parlamentni Listy on Sunday, Zeman...