Russia Watch: Latinas rule! Africans, Asians and Europeans pushed aside in Moscow’s Miss Universe contest
OK, I did not interview Miss Venezuela. I did not think the Miss Universe jury in Moscow would really fall
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Author: James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief
Invisible in Moscow, Snowden has a big global impact
Edward Snowden, Moscow’s most famous American, will shortly mark six months in Russia. So far, he has had no face
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Putincare: Russia’s alternative to Obamacare
With Obamacare dividing America, I thought it my patriotic duty to do a firsthand, between the hospital sheets, investigation of
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Georgia elects new president, but political clouds gather
Georgian voters gave a clean and clear victory to the ruling party candidate in Sunday’s presidential election. But voters woke
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Will EU surround Russian-speaking island in Eastern Europe?
Moldova and Ukraine, two former Soviet republics, seem to be starting to work toward eventual membership in the European Union.
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Moldova caught in East-West tug of war
For centuries, Moldovans have been proud of their wines. Outside Chateau Vartely, flags snapping in the breeze reflect the variety
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Russia Watch: Kremlin to US government workers: We welcome your secrets
In the Cold War days, Soviet spies in the United States faced tough tasks – identifying high value targets, and
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Ukraine’s future path may hinge on one bitter political rivalry
To hear Russian President Vladimir Putin say it, Russia and its biggest neighbor, Ukraine, are “one people.” “We have common
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Russia Watch: Greenpeace pirates? Russia loses another international PR war
After Pussy Riot and “Gay propaganda,” the Kremlin now marches resolutely towards another international public relations defeat — this time
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