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RUSSIA

WORLD
May 20, 2015
Moscow demands access to two Russian 'citizen' prisoners in Ukraine
Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday demanded the right to visit two citizens detained last week in eastern Ukraine who Kiev says are Russian soldiers guilty of carrying out "terrorist acts" on its territory.
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2015
Effort to revive Soviet glory backfire on Putin
Failed attempts by Vladimir Putin to reclaim glory for Russia in areas where the Soviet Union once excelled may present a bigger threat to his regime than falling living standards.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 19, 2015
Russian soldiers wounded, captured in Ukraine face trial for terrorist acts
Ukraine on Monday showed two prisoners it said were Russian soldiers who had killed Ukrainian troops in fighting in its east and said they would be prosecuted for "terrorist acts."
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2015
Putin tries to freeze Ukraine conflict
The latest proposals put forth by Ukraine's separatists are designed to be rejected by the government of Ukraine as a way to produce a permanent frozen conflict zone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2015
Russia's indefensible budget
Vladimir Putin is playing with dynamite if he thinks Russia can maintain its military spending amid low global oil prices.
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2015
Ukraine's war with Russia isn't America's fight
The U.S.. with little at stake in Ukraine, should stay out of any fighting there and instead maintain passable ties with Russia.
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2015
Germany is Mercury, the U.S. is Mars
Washington has to realize that it is increasingly neglecting America's geoeconomic power in favor of its military dimension, at the cost of its influence.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2015
Russians quit army over Ukraine
Some Russian soldiers are quitting the army because of the conflict in Ukraine, several soldiers and human rights activists have told Reuters. Their accounts call into question the Kremlin's continued assertions that no Russian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine, and that any Russians fighting alongside...
Japan Times
WORLD
May 12, 2015
Hundreds of Russian soldiers killed in east Ukraine, opposition says
Moscow spent more than 53 billion rubles ($1.04 billion) supplying a separatist rebellion in east Ukraine and at least 220 Russian soldiers have been killed there, a report by Russian opposition activists said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2015
China invites Russian troops to march in World War II parade
China has invited Russian troops to march in a September parade in Beijing to commemorate the end of World War II, the Defense Ministry said Monday, a move likely to further put off Western leaders from attending.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2015
Ukrainian port Mariupol's locals practice taking to shelters as they brace for attack
Ukraine's eastern port of Mariupol is bracing for attack.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 10, 2015
As rest of EU pulls away, Czech president finds friendly welcome from Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Milos Zeman, his Czech counterpart, in the Kremlin on Saturday, cementing the warm relationship Zeman and his entourage have maintained with Moscow even as other European leaders have pulled away.

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