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Putin sacks prominent Kremlin ideologue, Ukraine hardliner Putin

Putin sacks prominent Kremlin ideologue, Ukraine hardliner

FILE PHOTO: Top-level Kremlin adviser Vladislav Surkov attends a meeting outside Moscow, December 14, 2010. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File PhotoMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday dismissed a veteran, once close adviser who until recently managed Moscow’s relations with war-torn Ukraine. Putin fired Vladislav Surkov, seen as a hardliner by…
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February 18, 2020
‘Dark Towers’ Is A Cautionary Tale Of Pursuing Profits At Any Cost Putin

‘Dark Towers’ Is A Cautionary Tale Of Pursuing Profits At Any Cost

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February 18, 2020
Trump is considering barring all officials from listening to his phone calls with foreign leaders, which could be ‘catastrophic’ for national security Putin

Trump is considering barring all officials from listening to his phone calls with foreign leaders, which could be ‘catastrophic’ for national security

President Donald Trump is weighing blocking all officials from listening in on his phone calls with foreign leaders."I may end the practice entirely," Trump told the Fox News personality Geraldo Rivera in a radio interview that aired on Thursday.There are serious risks associated with barring officials from listening in on…
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February 13, 2020
Moscow: Twitter and Facebook fined 4 million rubles each for refusing to store data on Russian citizens in Russia Putin

Moscow: Twitter and Facebook fined 4 million rubles each for refusing to store data on Russian citizens in Russia

Shutterstock/2018 A court in Moscow today issued fines of 4 million rubles each against Twitter and Facebook for the social media companies' refusal to store data about Russian citizens inside Russia. The fines of nearly $63,000 are, as the saying goes, barely a rounding error for either of those massive…
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February 13, 2020
Putin Forever? Putin

Putin Forever?

Am 13.02.2020 veröffentlichtWhen President Putin dropped his bombshell announcement last month about rearranging Russia's power structure, some wondered if he was looking for a smooth exit or rather that he wanted to stay in charge of his country for life. Opponents of President Putin have launched a campaign to stop…
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February 13, 2020
Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Fleet Is Operational And Getting Stronger Putin

Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Fleet Is Operational And Getting Stronger

Key point: Putin’s willingness to tie his personal reputation to Russia’s fifth-generation flagship fighter may speak to his growing confidence in its long-term viability.Back in May, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s IL-96-300PU presidential plane was flanked by no less than six Su-57 stealth fighter jets while en route to the 929th…
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February 11, 2020