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Read More 3 minute read Opinion Russia Russian protests don’t threaten Kremlin for one simple reason, Portnikov says Both the Kremlin and the Russian people are afraid of a Maidan, but they needn’t be because for… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 2 minute read Opinion Russia New Duma law would allow Russians to use any force to defend their lives and property A group of Russian State Duma deputies, working together with experts from the Interior Ministry and the Russian Guard,… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 2 minute read International More Draconian “anti-terrorism” law means Putin preparing for war at home and abroad, Ponomaryov says Today, the Russian Duma passed in second and third reading the so-called “Yarovaya-Ozerov Law on Terrorism,” a draconian measure… byPaul A. Goble
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