Hungarian President Signs New Migrant Detention Law
Hungarian President Janos Ader signed into law a measure that will force detention of migrants from the Middle East in container camps on the border,...
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Poland Looks For Hi-Tech Jobs Gain After Brexit
Poland is looking to capitalize from Brexit in an unexpected way–by taking financial, hi-tech jobs from the City in London. With the salary gap with...
Russia Creates Surveillance Task Force To Monitor Social Media
The Russian National Guard has created a cyber intelligence task force to monitor social media with the goal of weeding out “extremist content,” the Moscow...
Ukraine Sanctions Russian Banks Operating In-Country
Ukraine Sanctions Russian Banks Operating In-Country....
Russian Inflation Slows Unexpectedly
Russian Inflation Slows Unexpectedly....
Russia Still Divided Over Burying Lenin
Russians are still divided about whether to finally lay Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, to rest after almost a century of his body...
‘Near Revolution’ In Belarus: Lukashenka’s Balancing Act
In a week in which much has occurred of geopolitical importance, the evolution of the domestic political situation in Belarus has not received as much...
Abkhazia Restricts De Facto Border With Georgia
On March 5 Abkhazia’s government announced that they decided to close number of border points between Abkhazia and Georgia. In order to control the...
Putin To Consolidate Power Over Georgia’s South Ossetia
Putin To Consolidate Power Over Georgia’s South Ossetia....
St Isaac’s Cathedral In St. Petersburg Moves Closer To Orthodox Church Control
A firestorm erupted last year when the government of St. petersburg in Russia, formerly Leningrad during the Soviet Union, decided to transfer the iconic St....