Vote energises Ukraine’s opposition
In his Soviet youth, Viktor Yanukovych was a street fighter. Now, he is 62 years old and Ukraine’s president. Vitaly
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Author: James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief
Russia Watch: Is Russia’s Putin a secret fan of Mitt Romney?
The conventional wisdom is that the Kremlin would like to see Barack Obama back in the White House next year.
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Russia Watch: After 20 years of US aid, Russia goes solo on controlling loose nukes
The day that Russia’s government decided last week to end its participation in the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction program, a
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Russia Watch: Charm alert: Georgia welcomes Russian tourists
Nervousness was in the air the other afternoon when my S7 Airbus, packed with Russian tourists, touched down at Tbilisi’s
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Georgia’s political factions now must govern together
Georgia’s future prime minister, Bidzina Ivanishvili, met President Mikheil Saakashvili at Tbilisi’s modern steel-and-glass presidential palace on Tuesday. Afterwards the
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Russia Watch: Is Ivanishvili a Trojan Horse for Russia’s return to Georgia?
In the run-up to Georgia’s parliamentary vote, supporters of President Mikheil Saakashvili derided their opponent, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, as “a
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Georgian political rivals both claim victory
Leaders of both opposing forces in Georgia claimed victory shortly after polls closed, setting the stage for a tense political
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Russia Watch: Making the Kremlin queasy
Making the Kremlin Queasy: Massive American Aid Has Helped Russians Three Times in the Last Century As American officials struggle
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Moscow asks Washington to end USAID programmes in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has enacted a series of restrictive laws since returning to office in May. He and the
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