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Image by NVO The United States has announced it will once again process non-immigrant visas for Russian nationals at the consulates in St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, and Yekaterinburg. The services had been shut down after Russia ordered almost 800 U.S. diplomatic personal to leave the Russian Federation in response to U.S….
Image by Russian Ministry of Defence Russian President Vladimir Putin requested the Russian State Duma provide funds to expand the Russian naval presence in the Syrian port of Tartus on the Mediterranean to a full-fledge naval base in order to provide long-term support to the Assad government and its follow-on….
Image by elbstfotografiert The rise of cryptocurrencies may finally give birth to the dreams of OPEC and other oil producing countries to rid themselves on dependence on the U.S. Petrodollar, in place since the Bretton Woods conference towards the end of World War II. American financial pressure on Venezuela, Iran,…
Screenshot RFERL Supporters of jailed political activist Mikheil Saakashvili marched the the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv today to demand the impeachment of President Petro Poroshenko and the release of Saakashvili from custody. The former President of Georgia was arrested by Ukrainian security forces recently after staging rallies in the…
Image by Luo Shaoyang Russia intends to deepen military cooperation with China, declared Russian Defense Minister Shoigu at a meeting with Vice Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia. Beijing and Moscow had made a show of joint military exercises off the Korean Peninsula and close to NATO in…
Video: Belarusian Foreign Minister Wants ‘Irreversible’ Improvement In Ties With EU.
Image by shakko Winter has arrived in a flurry of frost and snow, setting the scene for months of Netflix-and-chilling, mulled wine and other winter activities. A Weekend In Moscow (ooh la la) Before the winter festivities get into full swing, we asked you to show us your favorite parks…
Image by Ministerie van Defensie An international investigative group has labeled a senior Russian general as a ‘person of interest’ in the downing of Malaysian flight MH17 over East Ukraine by pro-Russian separatists. MH17 was shot down over the conflict zone in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on July 17, 2014, killing…
Image by Справедливість. Анна Безулик Ukrainian lawmakers on Thursday shelved a draft law that critics say would have undermined the independence of anti-corruption institutions, which Ukraine’s foreign backers this week said were under attack from vested interests. Reformists welcomed the removal of the bill from parliament’s agenda as a win…