Russia’s prime minister warns of ‘deep recession’
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the country would plunge into a “deep recession” if the government abandoned its spending
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Russia
Ukraine peace talks to resume this week
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany have reached an agreement to hold a new round of peace talks
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The modus operandi of Putin’s Russia
In order to understand Russia’s aims towards Ukraine, we have to know two things. First is to focus not on
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Putin: Sanctions will not stop Russia’s support of ‘compatriots’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that his country would not back down from “supporting compatriots” in Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula,
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EU leaders on Russia: After sanctions, what next?
It’s a rare occasion when European Union leaders end a summit in just one day, but that’s what happened Thursday
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EU needs long-strategy on Russia instead of being reactive – Tusk
The European Union needs a long-term strategy on Russia instead of simply reacting to events, European Council President Donald Tusk
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European leaders tighten sanctions on Crimea and Sevastopol in latest move against illegal annexation by Russia
European Union government leaders have imposed substantial additional sanctions on investment, services and trade with Crimea and Sevastopol, to reinforce
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Putin addresses Russia amid economic crisis
President Vladimir Putin struck an optimistic chord at his end-of-year news conference Thursday, telling Russians the country’s economy will rebound
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Russia’s rouble partly recovers as consumers spend on inflation fears
Russia’s currency, the ruble, has recovered by about 10 percent, after falling sharply in value this week, as the government
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