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The U.S. Office of Director of National Intelligence released on Friday a report that detailed the Russian campaign to influence the US election. According to the report, there is a high probability that Putin ordered hacker attacks to influence the election outcome. According to the report, Putin most likely to…
In Russia people are no longer able to download the LinkedIn app from the App Store and Google Play. Russian authorities have requested to block the application on the territory of Russia a few weeks after Roskomnadzor (The Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information…
The Russian Orthodox Christmas is approaching on January 7th. It seems Mother Nature will make it a cold holiday whether you are a believer or not. Meteorologists are expecting frigid temperatures as low as minus 31 degrees Celsius, reports the Moscow Times. “According to the Fobos meteorological center, a weather…
An unprecedented act of civil disobedience took place on New Year’s eve in Tbilisi, Georgia. Leaders of the center-right party “Girchi,” along with several dozen civil activists, planted cannabis seeds on-air on the evening of 31 December, intentionally breaching the current law and facing 12 years imprisonment, according to…
Russia has been very active over the last several years attempting to return former Soviet republics to Moscow’s fold. Moldova is center stage in this effort. The newly elected, pro-Russian president of Moldova has stripped the recently granted Moldovan citizenship from ex-Romanian president Basescu. Moldova was formerly part of Romania…
US Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Amy Klobuchar arrived in Tbilisi for a two-day visit. “We will continue to do everything possible to support the independence, freedom and territorial integrity of Georgia. We will strongly urge our colleagues toward more meaningful and stronger sanctions against Russia because of their…
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s internet guru, German Klimenko, said recently that the Russian Federation could be cut off from the internet at some point in the future if the Kremlin decides it is in its best interests. He was apparently referencing a new law being passed to guard against cyber…
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday that the total number of Russian nationals forced to leave the United States within 72 hours will be 96, including school aged children and family. The Obama administration declared 35 diplomats persona non grata due to espionage activities. “On December 29,…