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Ukraine Live Day 515: A Year After MH17, Fighting Continues
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Ukraine Live Day 511: Right Sector Stand-Off Continues While Attacks Shift In Donbass
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A Putin-Made ‘Natural’ Disaster in Sochi
Staunton, June 26 – Many “natural” disasters are in fact man-made, the direct result of thoughtless, irresponsible or even criminal actions by specific individuals and organizations. The disastrous flooding of Sochi this week is one of those: it is the result of the actions Vladimir Putin took in preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics in […]
Ukraine Live Day 452: Reports Of Ukrainian Soldiers And Schoolchild Wounded After Attacks Yesterday
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Ukraine Live Day 436: One Civilian Killed As Fighting Intensifies
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Ukraine Live Day 288: Maidan Anti-Corruption Activist Murdered In Kiev
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Lack of Balance between Responsibility and Control Retarding Russia’s Economic Growth, Moscow Scholar Says
Staunton, October 30 – Despite the convergence of the political systems of Russia and China, the Chinese economy is growing rapidly while Russia’s is lagging behind, the result, Andrey Yakovlev says, of Moscow’ failure compared to China to maintain a balance between responsibility and control. Yakovlev, a professor at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics, argues […]
Ukraine Liveblog Day 239: Violent Protests Outside Rada
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Bad Roads – A Domestic Russian Problem So Bad Putin Can’t Ignore But Can’t Fix
Staunton, October 10 – The state of Russia’s road system, which now ranks 136th out of 144 countries evaluated, is so bad that even Vladimir Putin, who recently has been given to upbeat statements about the country, has had to change his tone. But his comments in Novosibirsk yesterday suggest that he won’t or can’t […]