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    Ex-minister Kudrin Warns of ‘Full-fledged Crisis’ in Russia
    Dec22

    Ex-minister Kudrin Warns of ‘Full-fledged Crisis’ in Russia

    Russia’s government has pushed the country into an economic crisis by not tackling its financial problems fast enough, former finance minister Alexei Kudrin said on Monday, as evidence mounted of trouble spreading through the economy. As he spoke, President Vladimir Putin prepared to hold emergency talks with Western leaders to try to...

    Chris Christie Doing 2016 Foreign Policy Homework
    Dec22

    Chris Christie Doing 2016 Foreign Policy Homework

    NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — It’s after 9 p.m. on a Sunday night in late November and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is deep into a conference call, talking about nuclear weapons and Iran.One voice is advocating a hard line, arguing against allowing Iran any capability to enrich uranium. Another summarizes the status of current negotiations and...

    Ukraine’s Year Of Turmoil Through The Lens Of Levko Stek
    Dec22

    Ukraine’s Year Of Turmoil Through The Lens Of Levko Stek

    It has been the most tumultuous year in Ukraine’s history since World War Two, and Levko Stek of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian service has followed it with his camera every step of the way. From the squares of Kyiv, to the seizing of Crimea, and the war that followed in Donbas, Levko looks back on a year that saw a president ousted,...

    Reinventing the Left in Poland
    Dec22

    Reinventing the Left in Poland

    Poland was both the most likely and the most unlikely place to expect the rebirth of the Left. The country has a rich Left tradition that predates the Communist period, and many figures of the anti-Communist opposition, like Jacek Kuron, considered themselves on the Left. At the same time, however, the Polish Left has already struck out twice...

    Russia Gives Bank $500 Million Bailout Following Ruble Slide
    Dec22

    Russia Gives Bank $500 Million Bailout Following Ruble Slide

    MOSCOW—Russia has bailed out a mid-sized bank for about $500 million to save it from bankruptcy— a clear sign that the slide in the value of the ruble in the wake of sliding oil prices is straining the banking system. The Central Bank said Monday it will give Trust Bank 30 billion rubles that will allow it to continue operating as normal. It will...

    Shootings by Police Voted Top Story of 2014 in AP Poll
    Dec22

    Shootings by Police Voted Top Story of 2014 in AP Poll

    The killing of unarmed black men Michael Brown and Eric Garner by police officers was voted the top news story of 2014 in a survey of news directors and editors around the country. Police killings, and the federal investigations and civil unrest they unleashed, came out on top from among the 85 votes cast with 22 first-place votes, in the...

    Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev Calls Ukraine Conflict ‘Nonsense’
    Dec22

    Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev Calls Ukraine Conflict ‘Nonsense’

    MOSCOW—Kazakhstan’s president says the conflict in eastern Ukraine is “nonsense” and is calling on Russia and Ukraine to find a way to resolve it. Nursultan Nazarbayev’s comments Monday, after a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, could carry weight because Kazakhstan is part of a Russia-dominated trade bloc that Moscow...

    4 Crucial International News Stories You May Have Completely Missed This Year
    Dec22

    4 Crucial International News Stories You May Have Completely Missed This Year

    From the war in Gaza to the crisis in Ukraine, the rise of the Islamic State in the Middle East and the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico, 2014 was a year of major political and economic developments across the globe. But the barrage of breaking news can make it hard to see the forest through the trees. Take a look at these four crucial...

    Germany Sees No Need to Ease Russia Sanctions
    Dec22

    Germany Sees No Need to Ease Russia Sanctions

    Germany sees no reason to think about changes to the European Union’s sanctions regime against Moscow at the moment, a government spokeswoman said, after the foreign minister expressed concern that Russia could be destabilized if sanctions were not eased. The spokeswoman Christiane Wirtz told a news conference that the expiration of...

    Kremlin: Putin to Talk by Phone With EU, Ukraine Leaders
    Dec22

    Kremlin: Putin to Talk by Phone With EU, Ukraine Leaders

    Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold phone talks later on Monday with the leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine on a political resolution to the Ukraine crisis, the Kremlin’s foreign policy adviser said. “Tonight, another telephone conversation with the presidents of Russia, France, Germany and Ukraine will take place, in the...