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    Obama Nominates Ashton Carter For U.S. Defense Secretary
    Dec05

    Obama Nominates Ashton Carter For U.S. Defense Secretary

    U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated a former weapons purchaser at the Pentagon, Ashton Carter, to become the next U.S. Secretary of Defense. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Interview: Gazprom Must Play By EU Rules, Says EU Vice-President
    Dec05

    Interview: Gazprom Must Play By EU Rules, Says EU Vice-President

    European Commission Vice-President and Energy Commissioner Maros Sefcovic told RFE/RL’s Rikard Jozwiak on December 5 that Russia’s South Stream gas pipeline could be revived if Moscow understood that Gazprom had to abide by EU energy market rules. This week Russia announced it was abandoning the project. Despite this, and current...

    Obama Nominates Ashton Carter For Defense Secretary
    Dec05

    Obama Nominates Ashton Carter For Defense Secretary

    President Barack Obama on Friday nominated former Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to replace outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Obama said Carter is regarded “as one of our nation’s foremost national security leaders.” “He knows the Department of Defense inside and out,” Obama said. “On Day One,...

    Ukraine tests ground for lasting cease-fire
    Dec05

    Ukraine tests ground for lasting cease-fire

    Spokesman Andriy Lysenko said the “day of silence” would demonstrate the degree of coordination possible within rebel forces — an apparent reference to reports of schisms among the separatists. Lavrov said it was brokered with the help of Russian military experts at Poroshenko’s invitation and “is linked to create a...

    French Defense Minister Says Russia May Never Receive Mistral Warships
    Dec05

    French Defense Minister Says Russia May Never Receive Mistral Warships

    The deal to sell the ships, designed to transport troops, tanks and helicopters, ran into opposition after Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula in March. …read more Source: The New York...

    Belarusian Military Expert Missing Amid Reports Of Arrest
    Dec05

    Belarusian Military Expert Missing Amid Reports Of Arrest

    A Belarusian military expert and journalist, Alyaksandr Alesin, has been missing for days. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Artists Around The Country ‘Won’t Back Down’ For Ferguson
    Dec05

    Artists Around The Country ‘Won’t Back Down’ For Ferguson

    A few weeks after Michael Brown’s death rocked residents in and around Ferguson, Missouri, a small printshop in St. Louis took action. The graphic design studio, dubbed Firecracker Press, began hand printing posters emblazoned with the words “Promote peace in St. Louis.” Amidst protests and heightened police presence in the...

    France: possible Russia may never get warships
    Dec05

    France: possible Russia may never get warships

    PARIS (AP) – France’s defense minister suggested on Friday that two warships ordered by Russia may never be delivered because of its actions in Ukraine. Last month, President Francois Hollande suspended the delivery of the first of the ships “until further notice” due to tensions over Ukraine. It … …read more...

    Ex-Soviet GUAM Group Drops Russian, Switches To English
    Dec05

    Ex-Soviet GUAM Group Drops Russian, Switches To English

    The GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development comprises Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Putin’s Crimean Jerusalem, the Real History
    Dec05

    Putin’s Crimean Jerusalem, the Real History

    Russian President Vladimir Putin claims Crimea is sacred to Russians because Vladimir the Great, who Christianized Russia, was baptized there. Vladimir’s Crimea story, however, was one of an invasion, not a spiritual quest. …read more Source:...