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The port city of Mariupol, on the Sea of Azov in Ukraine, has been at the forefront of the conflict in the Donbass region between government troops and pro-Russian separatists since the conflict began in 2014. The historic area was controlled by the rebels for some time and then retaken…
Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov pointed to the similarity of the approaches of Russian and US leaders Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump to international relations, RIA Novosti reported. “They both insist on the priority of national interests and they are well aware that it is in their national…
The recent anti-corruption protests against the Russian government, and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in particular, have obviously gotten the Kremlin’s attention. Today Russia opened a criminal case against those calling for additional protests in Moscow in the coming days. Investigators said the person calling for the protests online was unidentified…
The Defense Ministry of Ukraine and Canada plan to sign a cooperation agreement next week. The agreement aims to give the Ukrainian side access to the Canadian arms market, Ukrinform news agency reported citing representatives of the defense departments of the two countries. Earlier, Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada…
Putin’s Pull Looming Over Serbian Presidential Vote.
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NATO representatives have once again told Russia that the situation in Ukraine is of “deep concern” at the first session of the Russia-NATO Council to be held this year. NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg said the alliance urged Moscow to use its influence with militants in eastern Ukraine to compel them…
The first generation to grow up under Putin’s regime opposes his politics, as Sunday’s protests across the country show. And as activists declare it was not all about Navalny and Medvedev.
Will there be a technical, caretaker government in Albania? This is the question, which arose on February 18, as soon as Democratic Party protests started on the boulevard, which not yet been answered. Some opposite opinions have arrived from important international players, regarding Albania’s current political situation. Deputy Chairman of…
The one thing the Kremlin has been consistently afraid of is mass demonstrations against the government in Russia. Putin’s admnistration has consistently cracked down on any hint of social unrest and attempted to remove those who could threaten this type of ‘color revolution’ in Moscow and other Russian cities. This…