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Russia bids to strengthen influence in Pacific near abroad
With Russo-Western relations plunging to new lows over the conflict in Ukraine, Russia continues its pivot East toward a new…
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EUROPE
NATO jets detect six Russian military aircraft close to Latvian territorial waters
NATO patrol jets detected six Russian military aircraft close to Latvia’s territorial waters last Saturday. The National Armed Forces reported…
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EUROPE
Controversy behind the killing of Boris Nemstov
By Indrani Talukdar Boris Nemtsov, leader of the opposition party in Russia, was gunned down on February 27, indicating a…
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ASIA
New run in Kazakhstan?
By Alessandro Lundini On April 26 Kazakhstan will vote to choose the next president, as a way to respond to global…
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EUROPE
Moscow to react to NATO military deployment near Russian borders: diplomat
NATO military deployment near Russian borders might result in “certain consequences” for the military-political situation in Europe, a senior Russian diplomat…
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Breaking News
Two suspects detained in relation to Nemtsov’s murder
Two suspects have been detained for involvement in the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, Russian Federal Security Service…
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EUROPE
From Communism to Monopolistic Capitalism in a single swoop
By Ben Tanosborn What’s the difference between an apparently benevolent Ukrainian oligarch and a charismatic chief of a drug cartel…
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ASIA
Baku paves the bridge towards Shanghai
By Fuad Huseinzadeh The Republic of Azerbaijan has applied for the observer status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The…
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UK to send military personnel to train Ukrainian troops
Britain will send military personnel to Ukraine over the course of next month to help advise and train Ukrainian government forces, British Prime…
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Poroshenko vows to regain Crimea by ‘any means’
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko vowed on Monday to regain control over Crimea. Poroshenko said in a statement that “the Ukrainian state will regain control…
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