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Russian military faces major reshuffle

Source: New Kerala, Nov 10 2012, 3:42am CST

Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked Makarov Friday, replacing him with former Central Military District commander Col. Gen. Valery Gerasimov. Gerasimov's promotion follows Monday's appointment of Sergei Shoigu as Defense Minister, repla ...

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EU condemns Russia human rights record

Source: GulfToday.ae  |   May 19 2013, 4:30pm CDT

BRUSSELS: The European Union criticised Russia’s human rights record on Sunday, saying it was increasingly concerned at a wave of restrictive legislation and prosecutions against activists. The 27-nation bloc cited the cases of protesters arrested at a d ...

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EU Criticizes Russia's Human Rights Record, Discusses 'Worrying Situation Of Civil Society'

Source: The Huffington Post  |   May 19 2013, 4:23pm CDT

BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - The European Union criticised Russia's human rights record on Sunday, saying it was increasingly concerned at a wave of restrictive legislation and prosecutions against activists. The 27-nation bloc cited the cases of prote ...

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Gerard Depardieu Compares Vladimir Putin to Pope John Paul II

Source: Hollywood Reporter  |   May 19 2013, 2:28pm CDT

MOSCOW – Newly-minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu has compared President Vladimir Putin to a Pope. Depardieu, whom Putin presented with a Russian passport in January, said “for me, he is like (former French president) Francoise ...

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Former Russian spy 'would give evidence' to public inquiry into killing of Alexander Litvinenko

Source: The Independent  |   May 19 2013, 12:46pm CDT

A key witness in the investigation into Alexander Litvinenko’s killing, who helped the murdered dissident compile a report on a senior businessman with strong ties to the Kremlin, is willing to give evidence at a public inquiry, The Independent has le ...

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The Russians Are Happy with John Kerry

Source: Commentary  |   May 19 2013, 11:45am CDT

Last week John Kerry went to Moscow to persuade the Russians to play nice with the rest of the international community on Syria. While he would have liked to have them join in the effort to force the Assad regime out of office, ...

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Putin Versus None-Of-The-Above

Source: Forbes  |   May 19 2013, 11:19am CDT

Two years have elapsed since my last visit to Moscow. It remains one of the ugliest and least hospitable cities on this earth. Its traffic jams, if anything, have grown worse. Moscow new architecture is Stalin-McDonalds kit ...

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Mikhail Prokhorov increasingly active in Russian politics

Source: Nets Daily: For New Jersey Nets Fans  |   May 19 2013, 11:11am CDT

Mikhail Prokhorov is still the principal owner of the Nets, still the man who controls the purse strings, but he is also increasingly a political force in Russia and particularly in Moscow, where on Saturday he co ...

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9 hours ago

Russia's First Political Madman Comes to Life Again

Source: The Moscow Times  |   May 19 2013, 7:27am CDT

During a performance of "I, Chaadayev" Nikolai Berman slides across the outside of a window at the Memorial Society. Of the lesser-known great figures of Russian letters Pyotr Chaadayev surely is one of the finest and most inter ...

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Mutko Lauds Rebirth of Sports Units in Russian Army

Source: RIA Novosti  |   May 19 2013, 5:25am CDT

MOSCOW, May 19 (R-Sport) - Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has hailed the arrival of the first all-athlete military units since Soviet times. Thirty-six athletes who could represent Russia at the Sochi Olympics took their military oath Sunday at Central Mus ...

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Netanyahu takes aim at weapons "leakage" in Syria

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   May 19 2013, 4:46am CDT

1 of 2. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem May 19, 2013. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of furthe ...

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