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Russian campaign against US consulate in Yekaterinburg has long history, Kirillova says
In response to the closing of the Russian consulate in San Francisco and of two trade representations in…
Military expert Starykov: Zapad-2017 war games in Belarus designed to demonstrate Russia’s military power
“The Vienna Document stipulates that there cannot be more than 12,000 troops participating in military exercises, but there…
Pentagon chief in Kyiv: defensive weapons are not provocative unless you’re an aggressor
Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv, US Defense Secretary James Mattis declared that Washington will never accept…
Can America look to Ukraine for guidance on their growing monument problem?
For Americans in light of the Charlottesville events, Ukraine is a world away. Right now it has been…
North Korean missiles and Ukraine
In the entire saga of “Ukrainian engines” for North Korean missiles, what deserves the most attention is not…
Recent US survey shows American public in favor of stronger sanctions on Russia
It appears the American Government’ recent moves to toughen sanctions and penalize Russian Federation for its interference in…
Appointment of US Special Representative for Ukraine positive for war in Donbas
America’s freshly appointed “Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations” Kurt Volker visited the war zone in East-Ukraine in late…
West backed Forest Brothers in Baltic countries, newly declassified CIA documents show
Many in the Baltic countries and elsewhere still celebrate the US non-recognition policy which specified that Washington would…
USA sanctions against Russia renewed and reinforced. Key things to know
The US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, 3 August 2017, signed legislation which was earlier overwhelmingly passed by…
The US has expanded sanctions over Russia – but will it stop the torture in Crimea?
Last week, Trump moderately expanded sanctions on Russia in what many have deemed an ‘encouraging’ sign that it will continue…
Putin-Trump summit wasn’t a second Yalta; it was Rapallo-2, Abarinov warns
Many especially in Eastern Europe feared that the first Putin-Trump summit in Hamburg could become a second Yalta,…
Rex Tillerson’s visit to Kyiv: key things to know
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson paid an official visit to Kyiv on 9 June. A few days…
Poroshenko holds first meeting with Trump as U.S. rolls out new sanctions against Russia
On 20 June 2017, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with US President Donald Trump during what White House…
USA and Ukraine are Russia’s top-2 enemies, new Levada poll shows
Top enemies of Russians: the US, Ukraine, Germany, the Baltic states, Poland On 19-22 May 2017, the Russian non-governmental…
It’s possible that Trump has Russian money – Russian commentator
Russian politicians did not count on Trump’s victory; however, by interfering in the American elections, they tried to…
Boston activists holding war boosters accountable for using their art to support Putin’s aggression
How tall is Putin? In Boston that depends on who’s wearing the costume. Since the fall of 2016,…
Russia and its authoritarian friends lag increasingly behind its free enemies, Illarionov says
Not only are the countries Russians identify as friendly more likely to be authoritarian and poor than those…
Hosting concert of Putin-supporting musicians in college in Boston “undignified,” alumni says
On 2 June 2017, Russian artists, violinist-conductor Vladimir Spivakov and soprano Hibla Gerzmava, will perform at Boston’s Cutler…
Bleak future for Belarus seen if Europe follows US and ends backing for opposition
US President Donald Trump has proposed cutting all assistance to the democratic opposition in Belarus, a move that…
Washington becomes first US state to recognize Holodomor as genocide
On 22 May 2017, the Washington State Senate approved a resolution calling Holodomor “genocide by Stalin’s regime against…