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    Nemtsov murder witness says blocked from leaving Moscow
    Mar02

    Nemtsov murder witness says blocked from leaving Moscow

    Monday, March 2 , 2015 - 21:54 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Moscow (AFP) – The Ukrainian model girlfriend of slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov complained Monday she was being blocked from leaving Moscow, as authorities vowed to solve the most shocking political assassination of Vladimir Putin’s rule.The funeral for Nemtsov, a 55-year-old former deputy prime minister, longtime Putin...

    Nemtsov murder witness says blocked from leaving Moscow
    Mar02

    Nemtsov murder witness says blocked from leaving Moscow

    Monday, March 2 , 2015 - 21:53 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Moscow (AFP) – The Ukrainian model girlfriend of slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov complained Monday she was being blocked from leaving Moscow, as authorities vowed to solve the most shocking political assassination of Vladimir Putin’s rule.The funeral for Nemtsov, a 55-year-old former deputy prime minister, longtime Putin...

    The Future of Wombs for Rent
    Mar02

    The Future of Wombs for Rent

    Monday, March 2 , 2015 - 21:38 (EEST) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    When Thailand’s parliament passed a law banning most forms of surrogacy late last month, its main motivations were clear. Last year, two major scandals brought to a head longstanding concerns that Thailand wasn’t doing to enough to protect the women hired to bear children for other people and the children born through surrogacy. Last...

    Kremlin-Friendly Media Offers Explanations for Nemtsov’s Murder
    Mar02

    Kremlin-Friendly Media Offers Explanations for Nemtsov’s Murder

    Monday, March 2 , 2015 - 21:24 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Speculation surrounding the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov has raged after he was shot in central Moscow in the early hours of Saturday morning. Many observers have already added Nemtsov to the mounting list of names of Kremlin opponents who have been killed in highly suspicious circumstances such as journalist Anna...

    Kerry, Lavrov in ‘Hopeful’ Talks as Ukraine Toll Tops 6,000
    Mar02

    Kerry, Lavrov in ‘Hopeful’ Talks as Ukraine Toll Tops 6,000

    Monday, March 2 , 2015 - 21:24 (EEST) Section: NewsmaxWorld (USA)

    The U.S. and Russian foreign ministers expressed cautious optimism after holding talks in Geneva Monday to end fighting in Ukraine, where the U.N. says more than 6,000 people have died in less than a year. …read more Source:...

    EU Mediates Gas Talks Between Russia, Ukraine
    Mar02

    EU Mediates Gas Talks Between Russia, Ukraine

    Monday, March 2 , 2015 - 21:08 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Russia and Ukrainian energy ministers got together for key gas talks in Brussels, amid threats by Russia’s Gazprom to cut off deliveries to Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine have sparred over gas deliveries and payments before. With the conflict in eastern Ukraine further deepening divisions between the two countries, their energy ministers...

    Boris Nemtsov’s model girlfriend not allowed to leave Russia
    Mar02

    Boris Nemtsov’s model girlfriend not allowed to leave Russia

    Monday, March 2 , 2015 - 20:54 (EEST) Section: New York Daily News (USA)

    The Ukrainian model girlfriend of slain anti-Putin activist Boris Nemtsov says she has been forbidden from leaving Russia. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    Poland Senate speaker says Russia denies him entry for Nemtsov funeral
    Mar02

    Poland Senate speaker says Russia denies him entry for Nemtsov funeral

    Monday, March 2 , 2015 - 20:54 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Warsaw (AFP) – Poland’s Senate speaker Bogdan Borusewicz said Monday that Russia had denied him entry for the funeral of outspoken opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down in central Moscow on Friday.”I wanted to pay respect to the slain Boris Nemtsov and to all Russians who think like him. But I have just learnt...

    Netherlands Boosts Defence Spending in Light of MH17
    Mar02

    Netherlands Boosts Defence Spending in Light of MH17

    Monday, March 2 , 2015 - 20:54 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    The Netherlands might be better known for its tulip fields and liberal ideals than bombs and bullets. However, a report commissioned by the European Leadership Network (ELN) has found that the Dutch are bucking the trend in western Europe in terms of military spending. The Dutch government boosted its defence budget to €8 billion for the fiscal...

    After Nemstov’s Murder, the Russian Opposition Seeks a Way Forward
    Mar02

    After Nemstov’s Murder, the Russian Opposition Seeks a Way Forward

    Monday, March 2 , 2015 - 20:54 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    “First they shot down a Boeing in Ukraine and we thought nothing could be worse and now this nightmare, also a huge crash for Russia… Nobody should dare to gun down people by the Kremlin wall – this is unacceptable,” Olga Riabova, a designer, insists, sitting round a table with her friends under a crystal chandelier in a glamourous Moscow...