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Russian Envoy Urges U.S. Officials to 'Do Yoga'

Russian Envoy Urges U.S. Officials to 'Do Yoga'

MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat says U.S. officials should do yoga and watch TV comedy series to ease what he calls their irrational fixation on punishing Russia over Ukraine. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov’s comments to the Interfax

Ukrainian Officers Join NATO Drills in Bulgaria

Ukrainian Officers Join NATO Drills in Bulgaria

NOVO SELO, Bulgaria (AP) — Lt. Col. Valeria Parada had a challenge. She and her team were responsible for rescuing people caught up in a dangerous situation around the Black Sea and making sure they received whatever humanitarian assistance they

Ex-Ukraine President Yanukovych: 'Crimea is a Tragedy'

Ex-Ukraine President Yanukovych: 'Crimea is a Tragedy'

Ukraine’s ousted president Viktor Yanukovych sat down for an interview with the Associated Press. It is his first interview since resigning and even though he is friendly with Russian President Vladimir Putin, he is not pleased Moscow annexed Crimea from

NATO Cancels All Co-Operation Efforts With Russia

NATO Cancels All Co-Operation Efforts With Russia

On Tuesday, NATO officially canceled all cooperation with Russia due to annexation of Crimea and troop buildup on Ukraine’s east border. Recent comments from Russian diplomats raised concerns that NATO countries Latvia and Estonia might be Russia President Vladimir Putin’s

Putin Cancels Black Sea Fleet Agreements with Ukraine

Putin Cancels Black Sea Fleet Agreements with Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin terminated all agreements with Ukraine for the use of Crimea for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. The agreement was signed on 1997 and then-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych signed an extension to 2024 in 2010. According to the

Putin Promises to Consider Rehabilitation of Crimean Tatars

Putin Promises to Consider Rehabilitation of Crimean Tatars

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Rustam Minnikhanov, president of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, and promised he would consider the rehabilitation of the Crimean Tatars and meet with Tatar activists. “I have been to Crimea three times. There are several

NATO Suspends Russia Co-Operation

NATO Suspends Russia Co-Operation

Brussels, April 01 (QNA) -NATO foreign ministers have agreed to suspend all practical civilian and military co-operation with Russia. In a strongly worded statement, they condemned Russia’s “illegal” annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region and praised the Ukrainian government’s “restraint”. Moscow

German Finance Minister Compares Putin to Hitler

German Finance Minister Compares Putin to Hitler

Jewish News One: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is distancing herself from comments made by her finance minister, who suggested that Russia’s moves against Ukraine were reminiscent of Adolf Hitler’s aggression in 1938 that led to the annexation of German-speaking regions

World View: Russia Demands a 'Federal Model' for Ukraine

World View: Russia Demands a 'Federal Model' for Ukraine

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. desperately tries to salvage Mideast ‘peace process’ Russia demands a ‘federal model’ for Ukraine U.S. desperately tries to salvage Mideast ‘peace process’ U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry departed Sunday’s failed peacetalks with