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Ukraine, Rebels Claim Heavy Weapons Pullback Complete
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military says it is completing its pullback of heavy weapons under the terms of a peace agreement aimed at ending the war with separatist rebels that has killed more than 6,000 people. An internationally brokered agreement calls for both sides to create a buffer zone by pulling back heavy weapons. Saturday...
Modernizing the Polish Military
By law, Poland must spend at least 1.95 percent of its GDP on its military. That’s just a shade under the 2 percent that NATO asks its members to devote. Aside from Estonia, however, Poland is way ahead of the rest of the region in military spending. And when President Barack Obama visited Poland in June 2014, Poland committed to upping its...
Russia: 2 Suspects Detained In Boris Nemtsov’s Murder
MOSCOW (AP) — Two suspects have been detained in the killing a week ago of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, the head of Russia’s federal security service said Saturday, an announcement received with both skepticism and reserved satisfaction by some of Nemtsov’s comrades. Alexander Bortnikov, in comments shown on state television,...
Welcome to Ukraine: Wild West of Populist Politics
In the wake of revolution and the midst of war, Ukrainian politics is becoming increasingly more volatile. Intent on proving their anti-establishment bona fides, public figures are turning to firebrand populism in an effort to bolster their own “authenticity” and folksiness. In a sense, the rise of populist politics and accompanying...
Hockey Legend Slava Fetisov: It’s Wrong To Compare Russia To The Soviet Union
Russian NHL hockey legend Slava Fetisov is no stranger to political conflict, as his harrowing time on the Russian men’s hockey team in 1980 is well-chronicled. Fetisov says the players were essentially imprisoned by Russian officials, forced to train at all hours of the day for what would end up being a memorable silver medal in the 1980...
Russia’s Investigation Of Opposition Murders Does Not Bode Well For Nemtsov Case
Every week, we bring you one overlooked aspect of the stories that made news in recent days. You noticed the media forgot all about another story’s basic facts? Tweet @TheWorldPost or let us know on our Facebook page. Last Friday, opposition leader and Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov was shot by unknown assailants on a Moscow bridge. Russian...
BRICS Apart as Oil Prices Plunge
The oil price plunge since last June has been deemed, overall, as a boon for the global economy. However, that depends on where one stands as a producer or user, as illustrated here with the divergence of impacts on BRICS economies.Lower oil prices have come for long Brent crude oil prices fell to US$45 a barrel at the end of January, from as...
Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Released From Moscow Jail
By Gabriela Baczynska MOSCOW, March 6 (Reuters) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny walked out of a Moscow detention center on Friday and promised that Russia’s opposition will continue to challenge President Vladimir Putin, uncowed by last week’s killing of prominent opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. But Navalny and other opposition...
Anna Duritskaya, Lone Witness In Slaying Of Russia’s Top Critic, Gets Death Threats
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Ukraine say the sole witness in the killing in Moscow of prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov has received death threats since returning to her family home in Ukraine. The General Prosecutor’s office in Kiev said in a statement Friday that Anna Duritskaya, the 23-year old model who was...
Celebrity Politicians Offer Development Aid for the Ukraine
When the Iron Curtain fell, Poland and the Ukraine were in the same boat. The Polish set to work, adopted reforms and became the poster child for success in the former Eastern bloc. The Ukraine continued to stumble. The powerful became rich and quarreled heavily amongst each other. The situation was and remained hazy. Most people were only even...
