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    Emerging-Market Crises and Russia’s Fix
    Dec22

    Emerging-Market Crises and Russia’s Fix

    Vladimir Putin can forget about IMF help unless he backs off on Ukraine and re-engages with the West. …read more Source:...

    Obama: Putin hasn’t ‘rolled me,’ economic sanctions on Russia have worked
    Dec22

    Obama: Putin hasn’t ‘rolled me,’ economic sanctions on Russia have worked

    President Obama doesn’t believe that he’s been “rolled” by Vladimir Putin, rejecting the idea that the Russian president has outmaneuvered the U.S. in a geopolitical chess match. In an interview with CNN, the president said economic sanctions on Moscow are working, crediting the American-led effort with a downturn in...

    Russian minister talks up the ruble
    Dec22

    Russian minister talks up the ruble

    MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian minister says he’s expecting the ruble to extend its recent gains and said the government is not planning to introduce currency controls on Russian companies. Igor Shuvalov, the deputy prime minister overseeing the economy, said in comments to Russian news agencies on Monday that the government “opposes”...

    Belarus enjoys bonanza amid Russia-West tensions
    Dec22

    Belarus enjoys bonanza amid Russia-West tensions

    MINSK, Belarus (AP) — As relations between Russia and the West have deteriorated, there’s one country that’s reaping rewards — Belarus, whose authoritarian leader was once dubbed “Europe’s last dictator” by the United States and the European Union. President Alexander Lukashenko is relishing his new role as broker of the Ukraine...

    Belarus enjoys bonanza amid Russia-West tensions
    Dec22

    Belarus enjoys bonanza amid Russia-West tensions

    MINSK, Belarus (AP) — As relations between Russia and the West have deteriorated, there’s one country that’s reaping rewards — Belarus, whose authoritarian leader was once dubbed “Europe’s last dictator” by the United States and the European Union. President Alexander Lukashenko is relishing his new role as broker of...

    Nazarbaev Ready To ‘Mediate’ In Ukraine
    Dec22

    Nazarbaev Ready To ‘Mediate’ In Ukraine

    Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has stated he is ready to act as an “honest mediator” to help resolve the crisis in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    How The US’s Syria Policy Stalled Under The ‘Analyst In Chief’
    Dec22

    How The US’s Syria Policy Stalled Under The ‘Analyst In Chief’

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Throughout 2012, as signs mounted that militants in Syria were growing stronger, the debate in the White Housefollowed a pattern. In meeting after meeting, as officials from agencies outside the executive residence advocated arming pro-Western rebels or other forms of action, President Barack Obama’s closest...

    Belarus President Offers Support to Ukraine
    Dec22

    Belarus President Offers Support to Ukraine

    Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Kyiv Sunday to offer his support as Ukraine struggles with its pro-Russian separatist insurgency and to try to revive stalled peace talks. At a meeting, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko told Lukashenko, “I would like to especially thank you for an absolutely clear position...

    Coming winter is a weapon of war in east Ukraine
    Dec21

    Coming winter is a weapon of war in east Ukraine

    Ukraine says worsening humanitarian crisis will turn civilians against rebels in the east. …read more Source: USA...

    Belarus’ president promises help for Ukraine
    Dec21

    Belarus’ president promises help for Ukraine

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, right, welcomes Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during their meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Mykola Lazarenko, Pool) …read more Source: The Bismarck...