John Durham announced on Friday he will resign effective on February 28 at midnight.
Durham was investigating the Mueller Russia-Collusion coup against President Trump and his administration.
He was appointed as Special Counsel in October.
He...
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Kyle Mizokami
Security, Europe
These warships were once part of a mightier four-carrier fleet.
Key point: These ships could carry planes and nuclear weapons. They also were armed with missiles.
At the tail end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union...
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The notice came too late to deconflict the situation, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Myanmar's military has relocated deposed State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi from the place where she was kept under house arrest to an unknown location six days ago, Myanmar Now reported on Friday, citing sources.
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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been transferred to a penal colony where he will serve more than two years, the head of Russia's prison service said on Friday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's most prominent opponent was this month sentenced to...
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Dimitri K. Simes
Russia, Europe
The future of U.S.-Russia relations is largely America’s choice. If the United States cannot settle for anything short of unquestioned hegemony, Russia will indubitably prove a serious impediment, prepared to...
From Politico UN Security Council hears of climate threat, does nothing Russia warns against any move to recognize warming as a threat to global security. BY KARL MATHIESEN February 23, 2021 9:13…
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On the eve of the seventh anniversary of the Russian invasion and seizure of Crimea, the United States and European Union have reaffirmed their positions that Crimea belongs to Ukraine.
“Russia’s invasion and seizure of Crimea” is “a...
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - China's crude oil reserves have consistently risen to over 100 days worth of net imports, pushing the limits of stockpiles and making it challenging to find new reservoirs, confidential sources told Bloomberg on Friday.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is ready to cooperate on creation and implementation of a global COVID-19 immunization plan as proposed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Friday.
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BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) - The Argentinian government announced on Friday that it will be manufacturing Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine following a deal signed between the representative of Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute and Argentina's...
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A somewhat low-ranking Russian intelligence officer approaches a trusted lieutenant belonging to an organized crime group in western Russia. This crime group is well known to the FSB (domestic heir to the notorious KGB) but generally, though not...
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Robert Farley
Security,
Sukhoi designed the Flanker with the capabilities of the F-15 Eagle firmly in mind.
Here's What You Need to Remember: The original version of the Flanker has enjoyed tremendous export success, and still flies in eleven...
Russian diplomats and family members use a hand-pushed rail trolley to leave North Korea amid COVID-19 restrictions while crossing the demarcation line between North Korea and Russia, February 25, 2021.
Russian Foreign Ministry/Reuters
Russian...
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As Western countries pursue “America First” and “Europe First” Covid vaccination plans, other leading nations are looking outward in search of commercial and political gain.
India has a 49-country vaccine “friendship program,” while...
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On Thursday night, the Pentagon confirmed reports that it had carried out strikes against "Iran-backed" militia assets in eastern Syria, and claimed that the strikes were conducted in response to recent attacks on US forces in Iraq. President Joe...
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Russia & West Trade Blame For Vaccine 'Price Gouging' & Exploitation Of Africa
Westerners bringing 'benefits' to the African continent has long been met with deep suspicion and even hostility from local Africans, given the colonial...
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Militants have abducted more than 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state, media reported on Friday.
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Libyans ousted a dictator, but an ensuing civil war has drawn in Russia, Turkey and others with a thirst for control.
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Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been sent to a prison outside Moscow to serve his sentence, his lawyer said Thursday, a move that came despite a demand by Europe's top human rights court for his release.Navalny lawyer Vadim Kobzev did...
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