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July 18th, 2014 - 10:23 pm § in Hypocrisy, Russia

Fidel Panders to Vladimir

Fidel Castro: Ukraine to blame for downed airliner HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Friday blamed the Ukrainian government in Kiev for the downing of a Malaysian Airlines passenger plane. Readmore and Readmore[...]

July 12th, 2014 - 12:00 pm § in Misc., Russia

Breaking News: UKRAINE

Ukraine jets pound rebels after deadly missile attack Donetsk: Rebel’s main city encircled by Ukraine’s army[...]

July 11th, 2014 - 11:06 am § in America, Hypocrisy, Politics, Russia, The Ave Scene

Boycott the Putin World Cup?

The Daily Beast is Calling for a Boycott After using the 2104 Olympics as an excuse to invade Crimea, Putin’s Russia is now set for 2108 to host the  World Cup.  Following the mess in Brazil and the scandals about Qatar,  the image of  Moscow as a host for THE most popular world game i[...]

July 10th, 2014 - 10:04 am § in Politics, Russia

PHOTOGRAPHY: Ukraine

Sign on bus illustrates history of Ukraine as seen by Russian loyalists,[...]

June 16th, 2014 - 11:20 am § in China, Misc., Russia

Is Russia Preparing To Repeat Crimea in the US’ Backyard?

While the attention of the media is on Crimea., Mr. Putin may be extending his grip closer, much closer to home.’ Does the world really need another canal connecting the  Pacific to the Atlantic? In June 2013, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega granted a  a50 year concession to a mysterious[...]

June 10th, 2014 - 10:19 am § in Politics, Russia

OBAMA DOCTRINE: Putin Loses?

Defying Russian warnings, Moldova and Georgia head for EU pact By Margarita Antidze and Alexander Tanas CHISINAU/TBILISI (Reuters) – – Undeterred by the conflict triggered by Ukraine’s swing towards Europe, the former Soviet republics of Moldova and Georgia will sign a trade and po[...]

May 14th, 2014 - 9:56 am § in Russia, Science

Russia Rejects US as Tenant for the International Space Station

Russia to ban US from using International Space Station amid Ukraine crisis Under current plans, the international Space Station is to be decommissioned in 2020.  The US has moved to extend that to 2024, but with the end of the US shuttle program, extending the life of the ISS is dependent on Russi[...]

May 9th, 2014 - 3:03 am § in China, Misc., Russia

WHY US NAVAL POWER MATTERS

MOSCOW, May 7 (Xinhua) — Another U.S. warship is to enter the Black Sea amid rising tension in Ukraine, an allegedly well-informed Russian military diplomatic source said Wednesday. “The NATO continues groundlessly sustaining tension in the Black Sea, while security there has been an exc[...]

May 8th, 2014 - 11:25 am § in Jews, Misc., Russia

BREAKING NEWS: Ukrainian Jews Take Up Arms

Jews Arm After Putin’s charges of Nazism among the Ukrainians and the assassination attempt on a Jewish mayor of a town under control of the Russian loyalists, the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine has been reported to  ask that  a Jewish defense force be formed comprising of men with backgrounds in [...]

May 7th, 2014 - 10:54 pm § in Misc., Russia

Czar Returns to Russia

Exactly one year ago, Vladimir Putin returned to the Kremlin following a brief hiatus. Since then, he has markedly reduced protest freedoms, undermined the judiciary and presented himself as a patriotic man of the people. He wants to free himself of his party and parliament. By Matthias Schepp and C[...]