Ukraine Live Day 643: Officials Say Repairs of Lines to Take 4 Days; Negotiations with Demonstrators Stall

November 22, 2015

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Ukraine Live Day 642: Power Out in Crimea After Kherson Explosions; Police Clash with Citizens’ Blockade

November 21, 2015

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Putin in Syria: Russian Air Force And Navy Conduct Massive Strikes Across Syria

November 20, 2015

Russia has launched a new wave of cruise missile attacks in Syria, and ISIS appears to be the target of some of the strikes, but Russia’s bombing campaign is still focusing on non-ISIS rebels. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Russia Tells Lebanon To Close Its Airspace Due […]

Ukraine Live Day 641: Ukraine Reports Shelling Of Villages Outside Mariupol, Grad Attack On Krasnogorovka

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Russia Update: US Embassy Exposes Izvestiya Fake Letter of ‘State Department’ to Controversial Russian Gay Activist

November 19, 2015

The Russian-language US Embassy Twitter account in Russia has uncovered an obvious forgery used by the pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestiya in a disinformation claim to discredit a gay activst. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue […]

Ukraine Live Day 640: Ukraine Reports 30 Attacks Overnight

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Putin In Syria: US Open To Working With Russia If Russia Is Dedicated To Beating ISIS. It’s Not

November 18, 2015

Despite what the Kremlin claims, ISIS is still not the main target for Russia’s airstrikes in Syria. Now the US has said it is open to cooperating with Russia if it is willing to change that. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Russia Strikes ISIS Oil And Gas […]

Russia Update: Moscow To Ban Food Imports From Ukraine From January 1

The Russian economic development minister, Alexei Ulyukayev, has announced that an embargo on all Ukrainian food imports will be introduced from January 1, 2016. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here. Recent Translations: […]