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Russia and Venezuela have signed a debt restructuring deal to spread out balances owed over the next ten years with payments increasing over time. The Latin American nation, although rich with hydrocarbons, has been reeling from incompetence, corruption, and the consequences of a socialist government which has stolen the means…
Image by Laima Gūtmane From Cuba to Kolkata and the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, we look at 22 of the most striking monuments to Vladimir Lenin still standing a century after his Bolshevik revolution… Russian Communists Warn Burying Lenin Will Spark Mass Riots To read more visit RFERL
Russia Says It Will Retaliate Against U.S. Media Next Week.
The Ukrainian parliament approved a law after years of urging by the International community that will allow for the sale of state-owned corporations. There are over 3,000 entities to be disposed of, most of them unprofitable. The legislation is a requirement by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for release of…
Image by Jp16103 The 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution, which is marked on Nov. 7, is being commemorated quietly in Moscow. Today, the Russians are even more split about the legacy of this violent historic upheaval than Americans are about the Civil War. Lenin’s embalmed corpse is still on…
Image by Yozh Alexander Hug, principal deputy chief monitor for the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s mission in Ukraine, declared in a recent interview a serious increase in the number of ceasefire violations in the Donbass region of East Ukraine, where a war with pro-Russian separatists has been…
Image by Kremlin.ru Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned Ukraine not to cut diplomatic relations with Russia, or else there will be consequences for both sides. There are reports that the Ukrainian parliament will sever relations when it meets on November 16th. The Kremlin stated the move would would further deepen…
Russia To Upgrade Caspian Naval Base, New Location.
Saakashvili Says He’s Received Permission To Stay In Ukraine.