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A Moscow diary: fear, loathing and deep denial
A New Year decoration of a Kremlin star bearing the ‘Z’ symbol at the gates to Gorky Park in Moscow on December 29 © Getty ImagesIt’s the holiday season in Moscow, where the city has put up symbols of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine…
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A Moscow diary: fear, loathing and deep denial
A New Year decoration of a Kremlin star bearing the ‘Z’ symbol at the gates to Gorky Park in Moscow on December 29 © Getty ImagesIt’s the holiday season in Moscow, where the city has put up symbols of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine…
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Iran and Russia Are Closer Than Ever Before
In the first two days of 2023, evidence of a newfound friendship between Russia and Iran was on full display across the war-battered cities of Ukraine in the form of downed kamikaze drones.
More than 80 Iranian-made drones…
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U.S. slaps Iran with another round of sanctions over drones used in Russia’s
A drone flies over Kyiv during an attack on Oct. 17, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Sergei Supinsky | Afp | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday announced a slew of fresh sanctions and additional…
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Russia blames use of cellphones for deadly Makiivka attack; Putin sends new
Wed, Jan 4 20239:36 PM ESTAustralia says it's buying HIMARS missile systemsU.S. Marines operate a HIMARS vehicle in the Philippines as part of joint exercises with that country in October 2022.Jam Sta Rosa | Afp | Getty ImagesAustralia…
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Putin says Russia ready to negotiate over Ukraine, Kyiv says Moscow doesn’t
Putin says West trying to break up RussiaAccuses Kyiv, West of refusing to negotiateUkraine: Putin needs to come back to realityZelenskiy: Moscow aiming to make rest of 2022 dark and difficultMOSCOW, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Russia is ready to…
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The Cost of War: Russia’s Economy Faces a Decade of Regress – The Moscow Times
Nine months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Russian economy is doing better than expected. The predicted collapse has been avoided, and the forecasted 8-10% fall in GDP for the year has been reduced…
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Broken Dream: The oligarch, Russia, and Georgia’s drift from Europe
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Georgia’s relationship with the West has deteriorated over the last year and a half.
The Georgian government’s actions have prevented the country from becoming a candidate for EU membership.
Three-quarters of Georgians see…
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10 key events and trends in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022
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Biden administration makes tactical shifts toward reengaging Middle East in year two
Great power cooperation in the Middle East escalates
From the Ukraine War to OPEC+, the Gulf States increasingly go it alone as…
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Russia attacks Kyiv overnight with swarm of self-detonating drones
Comment on this storyCommentKYIV, Ukraine — Russia attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in the early hours of Monday with a horde of self-detonating drones — once again bombing critical infrastructure but with a sinister tactical…
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