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    Moody’s Cuts Russia’s Credit Outlook
    Jun28

    Moody’s Cuts Russia’s Credit Outlook

    Moody’s has cut the credit-rating outlook of Russia to “negative,” a sign of a possible future downgrade. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Poroshenko Extends Truce In East
    Jun28

    Poroshenko Extends Truce In East

    Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko has announced his government will extend by 72 hours a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    EU Faces Challenges as Threat of Russian Sanctions Looms
    Jun27

    EU Faces Challenges as Threat of Russian Sanctions Looms

    Washington warned Russia Friday that it could impose new sanctions if Moscow does not do more to defuse the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The Obama administration said it has delayed implementation as it presses for unified support from European and U.S. manufacturers for the measures. Meanwhile, at a Brussels summit, EU leaders set a Monday...

    Russia Scrubs Debut Launch of New Space Rocket
    Jun27

    Russia Scrubs Debut Launch of New Space Rocket

    Russia was forced to abandon Friday’s debut launch of its first new space rocket since the Soviet era when the Angara booster cut out during a final countdown watched by President Vladimir Putin via video link from the Kremlin. Angara is seen as a test of Russia’s ability to turn around a once-pioneering space industry struggling to...

    Podcast: Hybrid Warfare And Russia’s New ‘Great Game’
    Jun27

    Podcast: Hybrid Warfare And Russia’s New ‘Great Game’

    An invasion that’s not quite an invasion. Operatives who aren’t quite troops. Aggression no doubt, albeit aggression with plausible deniability. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Lenin Monument Dismantled In Dnipropetrovsk
    Jun27

    Lenin Monument Dismantled In Dnipropetrovsk

    A monument to Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin near a regional government building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk was dismantled on June 27. Workers used a crane to take apart the bas-relief bearing the words, “The Victory Of Communism Is Inevitable.” Parts of the monument were moved to a local history museum. (RFE/RL’s...

    Ukraine Signs European Union Trade Deal
    Jun27

    Ukraine Signs European Union Trade Deal

    President Petro O. Poroshenko spoke at the signing ceremony of the trade deal between Ukraine and the European Union in Brussels. …read more Source: The New York...

    Vox Pop: Ukrainians React To EU Association Agreement
    Jun27

    Vox Pop: Ukrainians React To EU Association Agreement

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko joined the leaders of Georgia and Moldova in signing agreements in Brussels on closer economic ties with the European Union. RFE/RL asked residents of Kyiv for their reactions. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine signs historic trade pact with EU, irking Russia
    Jun27

    Ukraine signs historic trade pact with EU, irking Russia

    Ukraine’s new president calls it “maybe the most important day for my country” since its independence from the Soviet Union …read more Source:...

    Interview: Historian Christopher Clark On World War I’s Lessons For Today
    Jun27

    Interview: Historian Christopher Clark On World War I’s Lessons For Today

    Christopher Clark’s book on the outbreak of World War I, “The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914,” has been called a masterpiece” by “The New York Times” and become a best-seller in several European countries. RFE/RL interviewed the Australian-born academic about parallels with the current situation....