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Russia - Putin

Russia's top propagandist says US behaviour could have 'nuclear' implications


A Russian news presenter, dubbed the “Kremlin’s chief propagandist”, has warned the United States any “impudent behaviour” towards Moscow could have “nuclear” implications....


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Dmitry Kiselyov is the host of Russia's flagship current affairs program Vesti Nedeli (News of the Week).
Kiselyov was also appointed by Putin to head the official Russian government-owned international news agency
Rossiya Segodnya (Russia Today). He is considered the quasi-official mouthpiece of the Putin regime







A tale of two cities: satellite images show contrasting fortunes of Aleppo's citizens


The Observer view on Russia’s actions in Syria and the failure of international law


Putin and Assad could face justice for war crimes in Syria

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Getting away with murder in Russia

She was shot twice in the chest, once in the shoulder, then once in the head at point blank range -- a classic sign of a professional hit. Forensic teams who examined the body of Anna Politkovskaya, one of Russia's most prominent journalists and Kremlin critics, say the first two shots struck near her heart and were fatal. The assassin, who had been waiting for her return from a shopping trip, used a pistol with a silencer attached....







U.S. government officially accuses Russia of hacking campaign to interfere with elections


Joint DHS and ODNI Election Security Statement

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In Splintered Georgia, 200 Political Parties Find Unity Against Russia







Statistics: If Putin at 64 were the ordinary Russian he likes to say he is

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Life of luxury: Palaces, yachts, white gold watches, and a $75,000 toilet







Vladimir Putin is bringing back the 1930s






Ukraine’s security service captures a ’Russian agent’







44 Russian ceasefire violations yesterday in eastern Ukraine - 0 Ukrainian soldier KIA / 4 Ukrainian soldiers WIA

107 Ukrainians are kept in militant captivity – 176 Ukrainian troops killed in Donbas in 2016

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Putin Claims Russia ‘Forced to Defend’ Ukraine Separatists

10/12/16

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that his government was “forced to defend the Russian speakers” of eastern Ukraine, despite previously denying that Moscow plays any formal role in the conflict in the Donbas regions. Putin spoke at a business forum in Moscow, answering questions about the economic situation in Russia, when the issue of the Ukraine conflict was raised. Putin had denied sending troops into Crimea, before annexing it in 2014, and issued similar denials regarding Donbas. However, he has issued statements seemingly admitting to armed Russian presence in both regions since.
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From categorically "no Russian troops in Donbas" to the above quasi-admission.







Scandal In Paris as Putin Cancels State Visit


Putin 'too embarrassed' to come to Paris: French minister

Russian president risks losing his closest Western ally as French president Francois Hollande accused Russia of war crimes in Syria.

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EU officials see no end to sanctions against Russia over Ukraine







Gorbachev Says Tensions Between U.S., Russia At 'Dangerous Point'

Did Gorbachev think no one would dare say anything? Tensions are also climbing in the capitals of London and Paris due to Moscow's air-strikes against the defenseless civilian population of Aleppo, Syria.







Russian Spycraft: How the Kremlin Hacked Its Way Into a Crisis

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Garry Kasparov wins human rights case against Russia


Moscow cracks down on embattled Crimea Tatar dissidents







Russian Whistle-Blower Pulls Back Cover On Railways Corruption


How Does the Head of an Anti-Corruption Agency Wind up With $120 Million in Cash?






Russia’s New Caucasus Initiatives


Russia is trying to be an empire but it ever more resembles a colony

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Hospital allegedly tells patient to go to church due to lack of vaccine


Russian officials are told to bring their children home from abroad







Putin's War In Syria: Why Russians Don't Seem To Care About It

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The destruction of Aleppo, Syria by Russian/Syrian airstrikes







The Ukrainian authorities are under-reporting Russian ceasefire violations. They only list 122 mm artillery and mortars. However, UA soldiers on two different fronts are reporting the use of Russian Grads.

25 Russian ceasefire violations yesterday in eastern Ukraine - 0 Ukrainian soldier KIA / 2 Ukrainian soldiers WIA

107 Ukrainians are kept in militant captivity – 176 Ukrainian troops killed in Donbas in 2016

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The the city of Dnipro, people wait in long queues to donate blood for wounded Ukrainian servicemen
 
PACE condemns ‘Russian aggression’ in Ukraine

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has condemned “Russian aggression” in eastern Ukraine in a historic ruling. The council’s resolution claims that Russia’s actions undermined “stability and security on the continent” and violated Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The assembly has refused to recognize Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014.

PACE Resolution 2132 (2016) | Political consequences of the Russian aggression in Ukraine

PACE Resolution 2133 (2016) | Legal remedies for human rights violations on the Ukrainian territories outside the control of the Ukrainian authorities



Almost no one is willing to admit
that Russia is backward. So instead
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on a special path, with no one for company​



42 Russian ceasefire violations yesterday in eastern Ukraine - 0 Ukrainian soldier KIA / 2 Ukrainian soldiers WIA

107 Ukrainians are kept in militant captivity – 176 Ukrainian troops killed in Donbas in 2016

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152mm 2A65 Msta B howitzers used by the Russians to shell Ukraine government positions
 
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PACE condemns ‘Russian aggression’ in Ukraine

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has condemned “Russian aggression” in eastern Ukraine in a historic ruling. The council’s resolution claims that Russia’s actions undermined “stability and security on the continent” and violated Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The assembly has refused to recognize Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014.

PACE Resolution 2132 (2016) | Political consequences of the Russian aggression in Ukraine

PACE Resolution 2133 (2016) | Legal remedies for human rights violations on the Ukrainian territories outside the control of the Ukrainian authorities



43 Russian ceasefire violations yesterday in eastern Ukraine - 0 Ukrainian soldier KIA / 2 Ukrainian soldiers WIA

107 Ukrainians are kept in militant captivity – 176 Ukrainian troops killed in Donbas in 2016

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Ukrainian citizens waiting at Mechnikov Hospital in the city of Dnipro to donate blood for wounded soldiers
 
Notorious Donetsk Rebel Commander Arseny 'Motorola' Pavlov Killed in Home

October 17, 2016

Arseny Pavlov, a military commander for the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR), has been killed in his home in eastern Ukraine. Pavlov, better known by his call-sign “Motorola,” had led the "Sparta Battalion" against Ukrainian government forces since 2014. The 33-year-old was killed by a remotely-activated explosion in the lift of his building, the Donetsk Ministry of Defense announced. It described Pavlov's death as “a terrorist act, carried out by Ukrainian special forces.” Speaking on Sunday night, DNR leader Alexander Zakharchenko said that he had lost a close friend. His statement described Pavlov as a “hero of the republic.”

Pavlov, a Russian citizen originally from the northern Komi republic, has been linked to a number of war crimes, namely the execution of prisoners of war. The commander reportedly confessed to the crime to in a telephone interview with a Russian reporter in April 2015, where he apparently claimed to have shot 15 captured soldiers.
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A string of rebel leaders/commanders have been assassinated over the past year. Most can probably be ascribed to internal struggles to control criminal enterprises/turf and corruption money. Similar to an ISIS executioner, the Russian Pavlov admitted to shooting 15 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in the head. Each execution is a capital/war crime.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.







Russia preparing for war in the media but not in the budget, Moscow commentators say

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Mi-8 combat helicopters participating in the Russian military exercises "Caucasus-2016"







Putin Claims Russia ‘Forced to Defend’ Ukraine Separatists


Putin admits to Russian military involvement in Donbas







Russia has 'playbook' for covert influence in Eastern Europe: study


The Kremlin Playbook: Understanding Russian Influence in Central and Eastern Europe (.pdf)







The Kremlin Scare Machine Is In Full-Swing – And It Has Everything To Do With The US Election (And Syria)







Levada-Center: Russians have grown more distrustful of the Kremlin and the Duma


Russians Losing Trust in Government and Putin — Poll

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Extend European sanctions to keep Russia in check







Helsinki Versus Yalta: A Conversation About Russia with NATO’s Vershbow







Putin's Promised Boost to Doctors' Pay Impossible — Reports

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Treat Russia Like the International Poison It Is







61 Russian ceasefire violations yesterday in eastern Ukraine – 1 Ukrainian soldier KIA – 7 Ukrainian soldiers WIA

107 Ukrainians are kept in militant captivity – 177 Ukrainian troops killed in Donbas in 2016

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Hero of Ukraine
 
28 Russian ceasefire violations yesterday in eastern Ukraine – 0 Ukrainian soldier KIA – 4 Ukrainian soldiers WIA

107 Ukrainians are kept in militant captivity – 177 Ukrainian troops killed in Donbas in 2016

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Order of State
 
[url='http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-meeting-idUSKCN12I0OS?il=0"]Merkel expects 'no wonders' from four-way meeting on Ukraine[/url]

The "Normandy Four" - Germany, France, Ukraine, and Russia will meet in Berlin to discuss the stalled peace plan for eastern Ukraine. As the German Chancellor is well aware, settlement and peace is impossible unless Russian forces depart Ukrainian territory, the rebels lay down their arms, and Ukraine reclaims total control of its border.







Russian Soldiers Sent to Ukraine Tracked by Hypermarkets and Unmarked Graves

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How Putin Won Crimea, and Lost Ukraine

The Russian leader reclaimed some territory, and made an enemy of millions....







In Wartime: Stories from Ukraine

From one of the finest journalists of our time comes a definitive, boots-on-the-ground dispatch from the front lines of the conflict in Ukraine....

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Russian Psychiatric Hospital Whistle-Blower Faces Blowback

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Interview: U.K.-Based Monitor Contrasts Russian, U.S. Air Campaigns In Syria

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"You can't bomb in cities and towns from the air and not kill civilians. It's simply impossible," Airwars director Chris Woods says.






43 Russian ceasefire violations yesterday in eastern Ukraine – 1 Ukrainian soldier KIA – 1 Ukrainian soldier WIA

107 Ukrainians are kept in militant captivity – 178 Ukrainian troops killed in Donbas in 2016

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Hero of Ukraine
 
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[url='http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-meeting-idUSKCN12I0OS?il=0"]Merkel expects 'no wonders' from four-way meeting on Ukraine[/url]

The "Normandy Four" - Germany, France, Ukraine, and Russia will meet in Berlin to discuss the stalled peace plan for eastern Ukraine. As the German Chancellor is well aware, settlement and peace is impossible unless Russian forces depart Ukrainian territory, the rebels lay down their arms, and Ukraine reclaims total control of its border.







Russian Soldiers Sent to Ukraine Tracked by Hypermarkets and Unmarked Graves

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How Putin Won Crimea, and Lost Ukraine

The Russian leader reclaimed some territory, and made an enemy of millions....







In Wartime: Stories from Ukraine

From one of the finest journalists of our time comes a definitive, boots-on-the-ground dispatch from the front lines of the conflict in Ukraine....

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Russian Psychiatric Hospital Whistle-Blower Faces Blowback

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Interview: U.K.-Based Monitor Contrasts Russian, U.S. Air Campaigns In Syria

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"You can't bomb in cities and towns from the air and not kill civilians. It's simply impossible," Airwars director Chris Woods says.






43 Russian ceasefire violations yesterday in eastern Ukraine – 1 Ukrainian soldier KIA – 1 Ukrainian soldier WIA

107 Ukrainians are kept in militant captivity – 178 Ukrainian troops killed in Donbas in 2016

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Hero of Ukraine
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Putin's supporters say that he freed the East Ukrainians and brought Crimea back into the fold. Germany says it was invasion and an illegal military grab. But the EU members are not willing to increase the pressure and Merkel must negotiate with the man, even as he commits worse crimes in Syria.
But, as Obama's Kerry is teaching us, if you aren't willing to walk the walk, then you must talk, talk, talk as the tortured die.
 
Why a British Bank Decided To Stop Servicing Russia Today

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Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of Russia Today







Merkel and Hollande fail to ‘achieve miracles’ on Ukraine

The Minsk 2 accord has been a non-starter from the moment it was signed in February 2015.

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Russian violations of nuclear treaty have 'worsened,' lawmakers say

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Russian Hackers Evolve to Serve the Kremlin

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Sports Official at the Center of Russia's Doping Scandal Is Promoted to Deputy Prime Minister

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Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko was promoted to the post of deputy prime minister on Wednesday
In Putin's Russia, corruption pays







30 Russian ceasefire violations yesterday in eastern Ukraine – 0 Ukrainian soldier KIA – 3 Ukrainian soldiers WIA

107 Ukrainians are kept in militant captivity – 178 Ukrainian troops killed in Donbas in 2016
 
Exclusive: Digital Trail Betrays Identity Of Russian 'Hacker' Detained In Prague

The Russian Foreign Ministry and the Russian Embassy in Prague are actively working with the Czech authorities to prevent the extradition of Yevgeny Nikulin to the United States

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Video screen-grab of Russian hacker Yevgeny Nikulin as he is being arrested in Prague, Czech Republic







Theresa May brands Russia's actions in Syria as 'sickening'

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Only KGB Generals Stand between Putin and Absolute Power

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EU considering sanctions against Russia over Aleppo bombing

“The EU is considering all options, including further restrictive measures targeting individuals and entities supporting the regime, should the current atrocities continue.”

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The threat from Russia: How to contain Vladimir Putin’s deadly, dysfunctional empire

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42 Russian ceasefire violations yesterday in eastern Ukraine – 0 Ukrainian soldier KIA – 1 Ukrainian soldiers WIA

107 Ukrainians are kept in militant captivity – 178 Ukrainian troops killed in Donbas in 2016
 
MH17: Crime without punishment

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Chinese students pray for the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 at Yangzhou University







U.N. rights boss denounces air strikes on Aleppo as war crimes

The top United Nations human rights official said on Friday that the siege and bombing of eastern Aleppo in Syria constituted "crimes of historic proportions" that have caused heavy civilian casualties amounting to war crimes....

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Russian warships sail down British coast, likely en route to Syria


Hollande and Merkel warn Putin as they put pressure on Russia to stop Syria bombardments

Russia's navy is steaming to the Medeterranian and carrying even more fighter bombers to attack the besieged Aleppo. In two weeks, we will see a crescendo of air attacks on Aleppo as part of Russia's strategy to declare victory there....

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Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's sole aircraft carrier, polluting the air in the English Channel on Friday







European leaders threaten new sanctions against Russia

"At this stage, there are no sanctions linked to the Russian intervention in Syria," French president François Hollande told reporters. "If there are new massacres, bombing, we'll need to start by sanctioning the Syrians who are responsible; if it continues bombing, Russia will also expose itself to a response from the EU, but we're not there yet," he added.

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Czech Republic claims propaganda war by Russia and sets up counter-effort

The Czech counter-intelligence service said in September that Russia was conducting “an information war” in the Czech Republic, putting in place propaganda agents to destabilise the country....

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Russia friendly Czech president Milos Zeman is getting fed up with Moscow spying







Yesterday, Russians forces once again began using banned GRAD rocket launchers in eastern Ukraine

39 Russian ceasefire violations yesterday in eastern Ukraine - 0 Ukrainian soldier KIA 4 Ukrainian soldiers WIA

110 Ukrainians are kept in militant captivity – 177 Ukrainian troops killed in Donbas in 2016
 
Merkel threatens sanctions on Russia over Aleppo bombing

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday demanded an end to attacks by Syrian government forces and Russia on the northern city of Aleppo, adding that the European Union would take measures against both if the "barbaric" campaign continued. "We demand an end to the attacks. We have not only said that we could not only impose sanctions against Syria but also sanctions against all who are allied with Syria. This applies to Russia," Merkel said in Brussels....

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel warns Putin and Assad







Kremlin system 'blocking GPS in central Moscow'

Grigory Bakunov, an employee at Russian software giant Yandex, managed to identify several areas of disturbance around the Kremlin when the devices were subject to “spoofing” - where a device imitating a GPS ‘satellite’ sends out false information to convince devices they were somewhere else....

Probably similar to “Shipovnik-aero,” an electronic warfare system that can be used as a defense against drones.

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GPS users claim that when they are near the Kremlin their apps show them to be 18 miles away







Oklahoma rejects Russian request to monitor election in state

Sat Oct 22, 2016

Oklahoma voting officials have denied a request from the Russian consulate in Houston to monitor the Nov. 8 general elections in the state, saying foreign delegates are not allowed into polling stations, an official said on Friday. The move comes as the U.S. government this month formally accused Russia of a campaign of cyber attacks against Democratic Party organizations to interfere with the U.S. election process. The consul general made similar requests to officials in Texas and Louisiana, local news reports said, and was rebuffed in both states. The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Houston was not immediately available for comment.
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Russian warships in English Channel ‘a smokescreen to distract world from more important military deployments’

They have achieved complete media and public focus on one bright, shiny object.

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HMS Richmond (right) escorts Russian aircraft carrier vessel Admiral Kuznetsov (left)







Putin Admits Sanctions Sapping Russia

Western sanctions are hurting Moscow big-time with regards to technology.

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On Friday, Russians forces once again began using banned GRAD rocket launchers in eastern Ukraine

35 Russian ceasefire violations yesterday in eastern Ukraine - 0 Ukrainian soldier KIA 7 Ukrainian soldiers WIA

110 Ukrainians are kept in militant captivity – 177 Ukrainian troops killed in Donbas in 2016
 
The New Poor: How The Ongoing Crisis Has Devoured Russia’s Small Middle Class

By its own evaluation, Russia’s middle class shrank by more than 16 percent, shedding an incredible 14 million people....

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Hackers Produce Details Surrounding the Assassination of Russian Mercenary Arseny “Motorola” Pavlov

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Russian terrorist Arseniy “Motorola” Pavlov seen here at a pro-Russia agitation in Kharkiv weeks before the first shots
of the Donbas war were fired. As a rebel commander, he publicly bragged of executing 15 Ukrainian POWs







Czech National Bank shutters Russian exports lender ERB

Russian-owned lender is also alleged to have been involved in helping Moscow fund populist political parties in the EU....

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Czech National Bank, Prague-New Town, Czech Republic







Russia First Person

Through a series of personal testimonies, RFE/RL takes an intimate look at life in Russia as people from all walks of life

open up about their passions, their concerns, and their hopes for the future....

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US Vigilante Hacker Strikes Back At Russia After US Internet Outage

An American vigilante hacker defaced the Russian Foreign Affairs ministry’s website Friday night in an apparent

revenge attack for a massive internet outage that hit the U.S. earlier that day....

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On Friday, Russians forces once again began using banned GRAD rocket launchers in eastern Ukraine

44 Russian ceasefire violations yesterday in eastern Ukraine – 0 Ukrainian soldier KIA – 6 Ukrainian soldiers WIA

110 Ukrainians are kept in militant captivity – 177 Ukrainian troops killed in Donbas in 2016 – 495 Ukrainians are missing
 
Hackers Publish Kremlin Aide's E-Mails, Allege Plan to Destabilize Ukraine

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Vladislav Surkov - Putin's personal adviser/manager on relationships with Abkhasia, South Ossetia and Ukraine







U.S. Elections According to Russian State TV

Election fraud was a hot issue on Russia’s Sunday evening news programs. No, not fraud in September’s Duma

elections or the upcoming Russian presidential elections, but rather in November’s U.S. presidential elections....

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RT CEO and Russian TV propagandist Dmitry Kiselev







Kremlin waging war on liberalism

The Russian government’s assault on independent media has all but prohibited the kind of deep analysis

and investigative reporting that is essential to a functioning democracy....







In Russia’s ‘Frozen Zone,’ a Creeping Border With Georgia

Marked in places with barbed wire laid at night, in others by the sudden appearance of green signs

declaring the start of a "state border" and elsewhere by the arrival of bulldozers, the reach of Russia

keeps inching forward into Georgia with ever more ingenious markings of a frontier that only Russia

and three other states recognize as real....

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European Union observers last month near newly installed razor wire marking a boundary between
Georgian-controlled land and South Ossetia, a Russian-backed breakaway region







Global NGOs Question Russia's Bid For UN Human Rights Body

Some 80 international human-rights nongovernmental organizations have issued a statement urging

United Nations countries to consider whether Russia's role in Syria "renders it unfit to serve" on the

UN Human Rights Council....

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Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin







Putin's paranoia: fear and loathing inside the Kremlin

New book by journalist who spent years interviewing dozens of sources reveals a regime where

disloyalty is the biggest crime....

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34 Russian ceasefire violations yesterday in eastern Ukraine – 0 Ukrainian soldier KIA – 1 Ukrainian soldier WIA

110 Ukrainians are kept in militant captivity – 178 Ukrainian troops killed in Donbas in 2016 – 495 Ukrainians are missing
 
Leaving tomorrow morning for an extended stay in Ukraine. Stopover in Warsaw and then a short flight to Lviv. On to Kyiv and other destinations by car.

Thanks to Jack Hays and others for your support of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Дякуємо Вам і бути в безпеці! (Thank you and be safe!)
 
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Leaving tomorrow morning for an extended stay in Ukraine. Stopover in Warsaw and then a short flight to Lviv. On to Kyiv and other destinations by car.

Thanks to Jack Hays and others for your support of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Дякуємо Вам і бути в безпеці! (Thank you and be safe!)
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Travel safely.
 
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