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APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE

By Vitaliy Portnikov 17.01.2014 Translated by Elena Tsymbalyuk Edited by Isis Wisdom Source: http://grani.ru/opinion/portnikov/m.223480.html The unforgettable Victor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin was entered into world quotations as the author of a brilliant phrase about Russian political constructions, “Whatever party we try to … Continue reading

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#Maidan Diary: Russia expels American journalist

By: Agence France-Presse January 14, 2014 11:45 AM source: http://www2.interaksyon.com/article/78655/russia-expels-american-journalist InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 WASHINGTON — (UPDATE – 1:26 p.m.) US journalist David Satter, a longtime critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Monday he had been banned from … Continue reading

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Gernot Erler, Germany’s new Russia policy coordinator: “On Ukraine, the EU has made too many misjudgments.”

“On Ukraine, the EU has made too many misjudgments.” Interview with Germany’s new Russia policy coordinator, Gernot Erler Source: https://ip-journal.dgap.org/en/ip-journal/topics/ukraine-eu-has-made-too-many-misjudgments 12/12/2013 | by Rachel Herp Tausendfreund, Bettina Vestring The fight over Ukraine’s international orientation – a tug of war between … Continue reading

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#Ukraine-Russia deal is bad for #Canada

BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN, OTTAWA CITIZEN JANUARY 7, 2014 The EuroMaidan protests in Ukraine stand for democracy and against the decision by President Viktor Yanukovych to sell Ukraine’s future to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s despotic, expansionistic and backward-looking Russia. The … Continue reading

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RUSSIAN BLOGGER ON EUROMAIDAN: “PROUD OF UKRAINIANS!”

Translated by Olia Knight A Russian blogger who became a Euromaidan participant shares his impressions. Unfortunately, just as in 2004, I could not find a Russian flag among the plethora of international flags of those protesting in downtown Kyiv in … Continue reading

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