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    14 awkward photos of world leaders that explain 2014

    Thursday, December 18 , 2014 - 11:25 (EEST) Section: The Washington Post (USA)

    It was a tough year for global events. From serious conflicts in Syria and Ukraine to the Ebola outbreak and the apparent destruction of not one but two Malaysia Air passenger planes, it sometimes felt like the world was bouncing from one horror to the other, never quite able to comprehend any of them. It […] …read more Source: The...

    Russia Minister Says Western Sanctions Over Ukraine Could Be In Place For ‘Decades’
    Dec18

    Russia Minister Says Western Sanctions Over Ukraine Could Be In Place For ‘Decades’

    Thursday, December 18 , 2014 - 10:26 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    MOSCOW (Reuters) – Western sanctions over Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis are likely to last “for a very long time”, possibly decades, Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev told Vedomosti newspaper. “When a U.S. law is passed it is very hard to change it afterwards – looks like it will be in place for...

    Poll: 80 percent back Putin even as ruble falls
    Dec18

    Poll: 80 percent back Putin even as ruble falls

    Thursday, December 18 , 2014 - 8:27 (EEST) Section: U.S. News (USA)

    MOSCOW (AP) — From a Western perspective, Vladimir Putin’s days as president of Russia should be numbered: The ruble has lost more than half its value, the economy is in crisis and his aggression in Ukraine has turned the country into an international pariah. …read more Source: U.S....

    AP Poll: 80 percent of Russians back Putin despite ruble’s fall
    Dec18

    AP Poll: 80 percent of Russians back Putin despite ruble’s fall

    Thursday, December 18 , 2014 - 7:41 (EEST) Section: FOX News (USA)

    From a Western perspective, Vladimir Putin’s days as president of Russia should be numbered: The ruble has lost more than half its value, the economy is in crisis and his aggression in Ukraine has turned the country into an international pariah. …read more Source: FOX...

    Poll: 80 percent back Putin even as ruble falls
    Dec18

    Poll: 80 percent back Putin even as ruble falls

    Thursday, December 18 , 2014 - 7:10 (EEST) Section: Associated Press (USA)

    MOSCOW (AP) — From a Western perspective, Vladimir Putin’s days as president of Russia should be numbered: The ruble has lost more than half its value, the economy is in crisis and his aggression in Ukraine has turned the country into an international pariah…. …read more Source: Associated...

    Putin To Hold News Conference Amid Ruble Crisis, Sanctions
    Dec18

    Putin To Hold News Conference Amid Ruble Crisis, Sanctions

    Thursday, December 18 , 2014 - 6:42 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold his annual news conference on December 18, one of the set-up events he uses to portray himself as a strong leader with a firm grip on the helm of a grand country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Putin’s Year of Defiance, Miscalculation
    Dec18

    Putin’s Year of Defiance, Miscalculation

    Thursday, December 18 , 2014 - 5:41 (EEST) Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)

    The Kremlin gambled that Russia could tolerate Western sanctions over Ukraine. Then oil prices plunged. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Can Bosnia’s Army Save the World?
    Dec18

    Can Bosnia’s Army Save the World?

    Thursday, December 18 , 2014 - 2:26 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    Soldiers, officers and police that fought against each other two decades earlier are now working together in UN and NATO operations to keep or deliver peace. It is not just the mere manpower, or women power, that is being contributed by Bosnia & Herzegovina, “BiH.” As or more important is the example and hope of former...

    Russia’s Ruble Partly Recovers as Consumers Spend on Inflation Fears
    Dec18

    Russia’s Ruble Partly Recovers as Consumers Spend on Inflation Fears

    Thursday, December 18 , 2014 - 1:55 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Russia’s currency, the ruble, has recovered by about 10 percent, after falling sharply in value this week, as the government pressured exporters not to hoard their foreign currency. Consumers in Moscow have been on a spending spree, on fears of price hikes, after a massive interest rate increase failed to stop the ruble’s decline. The...

    Russians Await Putin’s Response to Economic Crisis
    Dec18

    Russians Await Putin’s Response to Economic Crisis

    Thursday, December 18 , 2014 - 1:40 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    MOSCOW (Reuters) – A prominent opponent has warned Vladimir Putin his days in power are numbered, as Russia awaits the president’s response to the dramatic decline of the rouble. Putin has been silent as the currency collapsed against the U.S. dollar this week before making up some of the lost ground on Wednesday, but he is sure to be...