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UKRAINE HALTED COOPERATION WITH MUELLER INVESTIGATION
The special counsel's office has identified the man, Konstantin V. Kilimnik, Mr. Manafort's former office manager in Kiev, as tied to a Russian intelligence agency... READ MORE›
RUSSIA'S INTERFERENCE IN UKRAINE WAS FRONT AND CENTER AT G-7 SUMMIT
Chrystia Freeland, Canada's top diplomat, put Ukraine's travails at the hands of Russia topped the agenda at a G-7 meeting in Toronto... READ MORE›
UKRAINE MOVES TO SPLIT CHURCH FROM RUSSIA AS ELECTIONS APPROACH
The Moscow Patriarchate is part of the Russian Orthodox Church and has a sizable following in Ukraine... READ MORE›
RUSSIA BLAMED BRITAIN AND SYRIAN REBELS FOR CHEMICAL ATTACK
Russia blames Britain and anyone other than the Syrian government for the chemical attack in Syria, which it has also said didn't happen at all... READ MORE›
HOW A SECRET RUSSIAN AIRLIFT HELPS SYRIA'S ASSAD
Although Moscow denies it is sending private military contractors to Syria, plenty of people say that's untrue... READ MORE›
FACEBOOK REMOVES 135 ACCOUNTS LINKED TO RUSSIAN TROLL FARM
Facebook removes 135 accounts linked to Russian troll farm The move comes as the social media platform faces criticism because of alleged mishandling of data... READ MORE›
US COURT JAILS LAWYER OVER LYING TO MUELLER'S RUSSIA PROBE
Alex van der Zwaan gets 30-day prison term, 20,000 fine for 'repeatedly' lying to investigators about foreign contacts... READ MORE›
HERE'S HOW TRUMP'S NEW NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JOHN BOLTON FEELS ABOUT RUSSIA
Ambassador John Bolton in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Dec. 4, 2006... READ MORE›
'PEOPLE HERE BELIEVE ALL JOURNALISTS ARE BIASED'
The whole story about Russian electoral interference has been hard to cover from Moscow... READ MORE›
CONGRATULATIONS OR NONE, OSTRACIZING RUSSIA MIGHT BE WORSE
In NATO Europe, the Russians have been able to intimidate the Alliance... READ MORE›
HOW TO UNDERSTAND VLADIMIR PUTIN'S VIEW OF THE WORLD
Russia regards these general principles of foreign policy as universally applicable... READ MORE›
UKRAINE BARS RUSSIANS FROM VOTING IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Some 72,000 Russian citizens in Ukraine are eligible to vote in the presidential elections, according to the Russian Electoral Commission... READ MORE›
FROM THE FRONT LINE: REBUILDING SHATTERED LIVES IN EASTERN UKRAINE
She is from separatist-controlled Donetsk and was displaced by the fighting in the region... READ MORE›
HOW IS THE UK RETALIATING AGAINST RUSSIA?
From expelling senior Russian diplomats to acting through Nato... READ MORE›
PUTIN CRITICISED FOR JEWISH 'ELECTION MEDDLING' REMARK
'Classic anti-Semitic stereotypes' Mr Putin has been criticised by some groups, including the Anti-Defamation League ADL ... READ MORE›
STANDOFF BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE OVER NATURAL GAS LEAVES EUROPE ON EDGE
Ukraine and Russia rely on each other to deliver gas to Europe... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS: RUSSIA-U.S. RELATIONS AT WORST POINT SINCE COLD WAR
Russia and the United States have a lot to talk about, on such topics as arms control, cyber- intrusions, Ukraine, Syria and beyond... READ MORE›
UKRAINE SWITCHES POWER PLANTS TO FUEL OIL, CLOSES SCHOOLS TO SAVE GAS
The gas shortage equates to one tenth of Ukraine's daily consumption of around 200 mcm... READ MORE›
MANAFORT INDICTMENT SPARKS HUNT FOR EUROPEANS PAID TO LOBBY
A Ukrainian lawmaker, meanwhile, told the AP on Saturday that a former Austrian chancellor was among the European politicians secretly paid to lobby for Ukraine... READ MORE›
EUROPEAN EX-OFFICIALS DENY BEING PAID BY MANAFORT TO LOBBY FOR UKRAINE
Asked if the money Mr. Gusenbauer received came from Mr. Manafort, Mr. Prodi seemed skeptical but said that he didn't know... READ MORE›
MUELLER SAYS MANAFORT SECRETLY PAID EUROPEAN LEADERS
'The Hapsburg Group' Mueller Says Manafort Secretly Paid European Leaders... READ MORE›
LAWYER ALEX VAN DER ZWAAN PLEADS GUILTY
On Friday, 13 Russians were charged with tampering in the 2016 US election... READ MORE›
MUELLER'S MOVE ON EX-SKADDEN LAWYER PUTS HEAT ON MANAFORT, GATES
Last year, van der Zwaan married the daughter of Russian oligarch German Khan, according to the London Tatler... READ MORE›
SPECIAL COUNSEL FILES NEW CHARGE IN RUSSIA PROBE
Van der Zwaan's now-defunct LinkedIn page lists him as an associate in the London office of the law firm... READ MORE›
UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL ON RUSSIA-BACKED REGIONS
KIEV, Ukraine AP -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a bill aimed at reintegrating the territory in the country's east controlled by Russia-backed separatists... READ MORE›
HUNGARY'S LANGUAGE ROW WITH UKRAINE IS ABOUT 'SUCKING UP TO RUSSIA'
Hungary's language row with Ukraine is more about 'sucking up' to Russia than protecting minority communities, an expert has claimed. Budapest hit out after Kyiv... READ MORE›
UKRAINIAN RADICALS STORM RUSSIAN CULTURAL CENTER IN KIEV, BURN RUSSIAN FLAG (PHOTOS)
Ukrainian radicals storm Russian cultural center in Kiev, burn Russian flag PHOTOS -- RT World News... READ MORE›
TRUMP THREATENS 'CONSEQUENCES' FOR ALLEGED 2017 RUSSIAN CYBERATTACK
It was part of the Kremlin's ongoing effort to destabilize Ukraine and demonstrates ever more clearly Russia's involvement in the ongoing conflict... READ MORE›
IS RUSSIA ATTEMPTING TO ERASE CRIMEAN MUSLIM CULTURE?
Ukraine's Culture Ministry bristled at Russia's totalitarian and aggressive policies aimed at destroying ethnic identity and self-identification of Crimean Tatars and ethnic Ukrainians... READ MORE›
US BLAMES MOSCOW FOR NOTPETYA MALWARE, WHICH HIT RUSSIA TOO
The White House's statement implicating Russia in the attack came hours after the UK Foreign and Defense ministries initially accused the Russian government... READ MORE›
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IN UKRAINE, A MALWARE EXPERT WHO COULD BLOW THE WHISTLE ON RUSSIAN HACKING
Cyber Berkut released stolen emails that it and Russian state news media said had exposed the real story Hillary Clinton had colluded with Ukraine... READ MORE›
MASQUERADING AS REPORTER, ASSASSIN HUNTED PUTIN FOES IN UKRAINE
After the attack on Mr. Osmayev and Ms. Okuyeva, Ukraine's Interior Ministry and lawmakers blamed the Russian intelligence services... READ MORE›
RICK PERRY THOUGHT HE WAS TALKING TO A WORLD LEADER ABOUT PIG MANURE. IT WAS A PRANK CALL.
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry was the latest victim of Russian pranksters Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov... READ MORE›
AN UNPRECEDENTED CYBER ATTACK JUST TOOK OUT MAJOR BANKS, GOVERNMENT AND AIRPORT COMPUTERS IN UKRAINE
Ukraine's national bank, state power company and largest airport are among the targets of a huge cyber attack on government infrastructure... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | TRUMP CALLS UKRAINE THE THING UKRAINIANS HATE THE MOST
Calling Ukraine the Ukraine would seem to question its sovereignty A fraught thing after Russia's annexation of Crimea and support for rebels in east Ukraine... READ MORE›
WHY IS BULGARIA'S POPULATION FALLING OFF A CLIFF?
Like many young Bulgarians, they moved to towns and cities in search of work... READ MORE›
AMID PUTIN 'BROMANCE,' STEVEN SEAGAL BANNED FROM UKRAINE AS NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT
Amid Putin 'bromance,' Steven Seagal banned from Ukraine as national security threat... READ MORE›
HUGE MANAFORT PAYMENT REFLECTS MURKY UKRAINE POLITICS
The discrepancies show a lot about how Mr. Manafort's clients -- former President Viktor F. Yanukovych of Ukraine and his Party of Regions -- operated... READ MORE›
ON THE FRONTLINE OF EUROPES FORGOTTEN WAR IN UKRAINE
The Russian TV that people watch there presents a negative view of Europe and what it represents... READ MORE›
INSIDE A RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN IN UKRAINE IN 2014
On Feb. 27, when the Crimean parliament building was seized, the GRU created four groups on Facebook and VK to encourage Crimeans to support secession from Ukraine... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: SIEMENS TURBINES DELIVERED TO CRIMEA DESPITE SANCTIONS - SOURCES
Russia's Energy Ministry, which oversees the Crimea power plants project, declined to comment... READ MORE›
DIRTY DEAL TRACED TO THREE UKRAINIAN TYCOONS
Looted state Ukrainian authorities froze the assets in June 2014 across numerous companies in Cyprus, the UK, Panama, Belize and the British Virgin Islands totalling 1.5bn... READ MORE›
RUSSIA CONDEMNS US MOVE TO SELL WEAPONS TO UKRAINE
Russian officials said the US decision to supply weapons to Ukraine was dangerous and will encourage Kiev to use force in eastern Ukraine... READ MORE›
DOE HEAD RICK PERRY ASKED ABOUT PIG MANURE IN PRANK CALL WITH RUSSIANS
Energy Secretary Rick Perry thought he was speaking to the Ukrainian Prime Minister about energy policy... READ MORE›
'U.S. SUPPORTS UKRAINE' AGAINST RUSSIA, TRUMP TELLS FOREIGN MINISTER
Without U.S. engagement, it's not possible to sort this out because Russia has respect for the United States, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said... READ MORE›
US 'MAY SEND ARMS' TO UKRAINE, SAYS NEW ENVOY
The US Department of State called it the deadliest one-day period in 2017 in the eastern Ukraine conflict... READ MORE›
GEORGIAN COURT SENTENCES FORMER LEADER IN ABSENTIA TO 3 YEARS
Now, Mr. Saakashvili wrote, Mr. Ivanishvili and President Poroshenko are coordinating the legal actions against him in Ukraine and Georgia... READ MORE›
UNITED STATES MULLS ARMING UKRAINE AS RUSSIAN MENACE GROWS
United States mulls arming Ukraine as Russian menace grows near NATO border... READ MORE›
SCHOOLED IN SCANDAL WHAT MAKES UKRAINE A HOTBED OF INTRIGUE
He denounced reports of Ukraine providing missiles to North Korea as Russian disinformation aimed at undermining Western support... READ MORE›
U.S. SOLDIER FOUND DEAD NEAR GERMAN TRAIN STATION
The cause of 1st Sgt. Nicholas S. Amsberry's death is being investigated... READ MORE›
UKRAINE SUPPLIED 88 APCS TO IRAQ, BUT ONLY 34 COULD ACTUALLY MOVE - INQUIRY
Iraq is not the only country that has experienced problems with the troubled BTR-4 vehicles supplied by Ukraine... READ MORE›
DEFENSE SECRETARY IN UKRAINE SAYS US MAY SEND WEAPONS
Jim Mattis, in Ukraine, Says U.S. Is Thinking of Sending Weapons... READ MORE›
SECRET COURT DOCUMENT EXPOSES STATE LOOTING IN UKRAINE
During the time of the Yanukovich fraud, the finance firm was led by Ukraine's Central Bank governor, Valeria Gontareva, a close ally of Poroshenko... READ MORE›
SUSPECTS IN MH17 PLANE CRASH TO BE TRIED IN DUTCH COURT
The flight MH17 crashed in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, while flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur... READ MORE›
RUSSIA ISSUES STERN WARNING U.S. IS FUELING NEW BLOODSHED IN UKRAINE
Officials in Moscow reacted angrily to Washington's announcement that it would provide lethal weapons to Ukraine to combat Russian-backed separatists... READ MORE›
LAND MINES IN UKRAINE'S EAST PUT IT AMONG WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS AREAS FOR CIVILIANS
So prevalent are Donbas land mines that some farmers nickname them potatoes... READ MORE›
EX-REBEL LEADERS DETAIL ROLE PLAYED BY PUTIN AIDE IN EAST UKRAINE
Another of the former separatist leaders said his most recent meeting with Surkov in Moscow was in November last year... READ MORE›
PRO-RUSSIAN REBEL LEADER IN EAST UKRAINE UNVEILS PLAN FOR NEW STATE
A new U.S. envoy for the Ukraine crisis was appointed this month and Moscow and Washington are likely to start regularly engaging on the issue... READ MORE›
FORMER PRESIDENT OF GEORGIA THREATENS TO JUMP OFF ROOF AS POROSHENKO-BACKED PROSECUTORS CIRCLE
Shortly after the arrest, Mr Saakashvili's lawyers told local journalists that the former Georgian President stood accused of attempting to organise a coup... READ MORE›
UKRAINE SCRAMBLES TO CONTAIN NEW CYBER THREAT AFTER NOTPETYA ATTACK
Family firm in ukraine says it was not responsible for cyber attack... READ MORE›