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    Air Force suspected of intentionally delaying rocket to thwart lawmakers
    Mar17

    Air Force suspected of intentionally delaying rocket to thwart lawmakers

    Top lawmakers are angrily accusing the Air Force of slow-walking a congressional mandate to stop using Russian rocket engines for spy satellite launches up through 2019, a move driven by Capitol Hill outrage over the Kremlin’s actions in Ukraine. Sens. James M. Inhofe, Oklahoma Republican, and Bill Nelson, Florida Democrat, …...

    Searching for Crimea’s Disappeared
    Mar17

    Searching for Crimea’s Disappeared

    Putin said he’d protect the annexed peninsula with nukes if need be, but the biggest threat to Crimea comes from within. …read more Source: The Daily...

    Crimea: Putin’s ‘Mission Accomplished’
    Mar17

    Crimea: Putin’s ‘Mission Accomplished’

    As Crimea marks the anniversary of its annexation from Ukraine, supporters of the ‘Russian Spring’ on the peninsula appear to outnumber its opponents. …read more Source: The Boston...

    Fighting Rages Near Donetsk Airport Despite Ukraine Ceasefire
    Mar17

    Fighting Rages Near Donetsk Airport Despite Ukraine Ceasefire

    Heavy machine gun and light artillery fire pounded a district of Donetsk, the biggest city of eastern Ukraine on Monday and pro-Russian rebels said there had been no lull in the fighting since a February ceasefire. The Spartak district, adjacent to the city’s now-flattened airport, is one of several sites in eastern Ukraine to have seen...

    News of the day from across the globe, March 17
    Mar17

    News of the day from across the globe, March 17

    Pakistani police fired tear gas on Monday after Christian protesters clashed with police in Lahore, a day after Taliban suicide bombers killed 17 people in attacks on two churches in the city. Lahore’s Police Deputy Inspector General Haider Ashraf said his men were “showing restraint” but had to fire tear gas when the situation...

    What to Do About the Putin Problem?
    Mar17

    What to Do About the Putin Problem?

    It’s quickly become a favorite guessing game among pundits here in America and abroad: What is Vladimir Putin up to? It’s been more than a year since the Russian president authorized aggressive military action that led to the annexation of Crimea and the amassing of tens of thousands of Russian troops near the border of Ukraine. In...

    Day in Photos: One Year Anniversary of Crimea Annexation, Spring Breakers in Mexico, India Riots Against Modi
    Mar17
    Russia’s Vladimir Putin resurfaces after days out of public eye
    Mar16

    Russia’s Vladimir Putin resurfaces after days out of public eye

    Rossiya 24, a state television station, showed Putin seated with the president of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambayev, at a palace in St. Petersburg, as the two discussed Kyrgyzstan’s planned accession to a Russian-backed regional trade group. Putin’s departure from the public eye captivated Moscow’s political class, already uneasy...

    Germany Warily Assumes Greater Global Role
    Mar16

    Germany Warily Assumes Greater Global Role

    Germany has taken the lead in trying to solve the European financial crisis and to stop the war in Ukraine. But is Berlin ready to play a larger international role? VOA’s Jela de Franceschi examines the extent and limits of German power. …read more Source: Voice of...

    Russia, Separatists Criticize Ukraine Bill On Autonomy
    Mar16

    Russia, Separatists Criticize Ukraine Bill On Autonomy

    Russia and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have criticized a Ukrainian draft law granting the rebel-held areas special status. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...