Ukraine How Russia Could Try to Justify an Invasion of Ukraine nationalinterest.org - Kris Osborn As tensions mount over Ukraine and the Russian buildup on its border, concerns are being raised by some Russian media outlets about possible alleged …
The DriveKiev The Sad Story Of How This Soviet Aircraft Carrier Ended Up Rotting In A Landlocked Chinese Lagoon verified_publisherThe Drive - Joseph Trevithick The Kiev class carrier Minsk was saved from the scrapyard after the fall of the Soviet Union, but is now wasting away 50 miles northwest of …
SalonLiberal View “This is what collusion with Russia looks like": Feds say Manafort pal gave campaign info to spies verified_publisherSalonA longtime associate of former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort passed "sensitive" information to Russian intelligence agents during the 2016 campaign, the Treasury Department said Thursday. Konstantin...
Eastern Ukraine EUCOM Commander: Russia Not Likely to Invade Ukraine Soon usni.org - John Grady Sgt. 1st Class Richard Winterfeld, company-level training advisor, observes Armed Forces of Ukraine troops conducting movement down a road at Combat …
EsquireLiberal View It's Refreshing to See the 2016 Russian Ratf*cking Referenced as Historical Fact verified_publisherEsquire - By Charles P. PierceJoe Biden seeks to demonstrate there's a new sheriff in town. Rumor has it that there’s a new sheriff in town. From the New York Times: In the broadest effort yet to give more teeth to financial sanctions...
Black Sea Russia cuts off 2 Ukrainian ports after Biden cancels plan to deploy 2 US warships americanmilitarynews.com - Ryan Morgan The U.S. has canceled plans to send two U.S. warships into the Black Sea amid a Russian troop buildup up on the Ukrainian border. Hours after the …
Hunter Biden Fact-check: Is Biden 'pressuring Ukraine' to drop investigations by withholding aid? statesman.com - By Tom Kertscher By Tom Kertscher, PolitiFact.com George Papadopoulos: Joe Biden is “withholding $150 million in aid from Ukraine” to “pressure Ukraine to drop all …
Euronews4:11Ukraine We must act fast to ease tensions in eastern Ukraine, Zelenskyy tells Euronews Euronews - flipboard.com Ukraine's president has told Euronews there is no time to lose in resolving tensions in the east of the country.
Al JazeeraNikol Pashinyan Armenia’s PM faced mass protests. Why is he still leading polls? verified_publisherAl Jazeera - Mansur MirovalevWhile blamed for losing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Pashinyan has mended ties with Putin and could regain trust. Few political leaders are as embattled as Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. in...
U.S. Armed Forces Think America’s Delta Force Is Deadly? Wait Until You See Russia’s nationalinterest.org - TNI Staff KSSO has seen some remarkable successes—the most visible of those was Moscow’s seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014.Here's What You …
NPRU.S. Elections Julie Fisher, First U.S. Ambassador To Belarus Since 2008, Awaits Travel To Minsk verified_publisherNPR - Mary Louise Kelly , Christopher Intagliata , Elena Burnett NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Julie Fisher, the first U.S. Ambassador to Belarus since 2008, about last year's disputed presidential election and where diplomatic relations currently stand.
Louis Vuitton Brigitte Macron dons an eye-catching custom frock from Louis Vuitton dailymail.co.uk - Georgia Simcox Brigitte Macaron sported an eye-catching custom black and orange patterned dress today as she joined her husband at the Elysee Palace, in Paris to …
Tbilisi Hostages freed after tense standoff in Tbilisi oc-media.org - OC Media A man took several people hostage at a Bank of Georgia branch in Tbilisi today. He held hostages for two hours before being arrested in a ‘special …
European News Ukraine Watches in Fear as Russian Mobilisation Continues iwpr.net - Yuri Panchenko Thursday, 15 April, 2021 For several weeks now, Ukrainians have been debating whether the unprecedented accumulation of Russian troops near the border …
Condé Nast TravelerSebastian Stan How I Travel: Sebastian Stan Wants You to Check Out Bulgarian Beaches verified_publisherCondé Nast Traveler - Kaitlin MenzaWe peek into the airport routines and bizarre quirks of the world's most well-traveled people. The opening scenes of Sebastian Stan’s new movie, Monday, are almost too much to bear one year into the pandemic....
U.S. Politics Merkel refuses to back down as Biden explodes over Russia deal – US threatens punishment express.co.uk - Joe Barnes, Brussels Correspondent PRESIDENT Joe Biden has voiced further opposition to the construction of a gas pipeline between Russia and Germany. Russia: Expert discusses Nord …
U.S. News & World ReportBosnia & Herzegovina Unofficial EU Note on Redrawing Balkan Borders Causes Angst in Bosnia U.S. News & World Report - Reuters By Daria Sito-Sucic and Robin Emmott SARAJEVO/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - An unofficial European Union diplomatic note seen by Reuters on redrawing borders …
Liberal View Trump Can Now Be Prosecuted As Government Confirms His Campaign Worked With Russia politicususa.com - Jason Easley For the first time, the US Treasury Department has confirmed that the Trump campaign shared strategy and polling data with Russia in 2016.
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logotravel news 15 Countries Where Your Investments Can Buy Citizenship or Residency moneycrashers.com Forget yachts and private jets. The new status symbol in today’s world is a second passport, or at least a second residency abroad. For wealthier …
Fox NewsConservative View US spy plane escorted by Russian fighter jet over the Pacific: report verified_publisherFox News - David AaroAn RC-135 U.S. strategic reconnaissance aircraft was escorted by a MiG-31 fighter jet over the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Defence Ministry said Friday, according to reports. The precise date of the encounter...
Russia Germany probes Russian over plot to murder Chechen dissident 24matins.uk - Femke COLBORNE German prosecutors said Friday they are investigating a Russian man suspected of helping to plan the murder of a Chechen dissident living in Germany …
NBC NewsOpinion & Analysis Biden's Russia sanctions are a good step. Here's what else we should do to stand up to Putin. NBC News - By David A. Andelman, executive director of The RedLines ProjectThe West needs to take bold actions — the most consequential of which would be inviting Ukraine to join NATO. Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending a message. By massing 40,000 troops near the border...
Europe US rejects Slovenia-linked plan to break up Bosnia euobserver.com - Nordic Council of Ministers The Croatian foreign minister, Grlić Radman, said the same one day earlier. The comments arose after an informal policy paper, which came to light …
Russia Biden’s sanctions on Russia ‘could spark full-scale invasion of Ukraine’ thesun.co.uk - Will Stewart in Moscow US sanctions imposed on Russia could trigger a full-scale invasion of eastern Ukraine, hinted a Kremlin insider. Margarita Simonyan, editor in chief …
U.S. Politics Biden Administration Announces New Sanctions Against Russia | The Takeaway | WNYC Studios wnycstudios.org On Thursday, the Biden administration announced sweeping new sanctions against Russia over its alleged interference in the 2020 election, …
Raccoons Raccoons and raccoon dogs are expected to expand their ranges in Europe phys.org - Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Their home ranges lie on opposite ends of the world, yet they share a common trait: The North American raccoon (Procyon lotor) and the raccoon dog …
BloombergEurope Slovene Leader Urges Fast EU Balkan Push to Quell Border Risks verified_publisherBloomberg - Jan Bratanic, Jasmina Kuzmanovic The European Union should accelerate its expansion into the Western Balkans, Slovenia’s president said, advocating a faster process to quash …
Russia Moscow Angered and Bewildered by Biden’s Summit Proposal Followed by Sanctions jamestown.org As the tensions over the buildup of Russian forces on the Ukrainian border continued to escalate, United States President Joseph Biden phoned his …
Saddam Hussein Is Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev the new Saddam Hussein? nationalinterest.org - Michael Rubin Azerbaijani Ilham Aliyev is proud. On April 12, 2021, Azerbaijani public television station ITV broadcast an hour-long program inaugurating a new …
