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  1. Jan 31

    Chiefs Of Three Russian Intelligence Agencies Travel To Washington

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    Jan 31

    strong words on new Russian sanctions, "oligarchs list" from Dan Fried, former top Bush/Obama sanctions official: "Insufficiently vetted;" "puzzling and inexplicable;" "put together in haste;" "appears to be product of a... midnight to 3 a.m. scramble"

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    Jan 31

    Welp. This was what, 2 days in? Already the Azov National Militia is clashing with police on Ukrainian streets.

    Very Dangerous: Natsionalni Druzhyny, a paramilitary organization with links to far right in Ukraine, challenges police in Kremenchug, prevents arrest of a member.
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    Jan 31

    Promise I'm not going down this rabbit hole today, but Russia has a rich history of colorfully named legal entities

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  5. Jan 31

    In the year of the dog, don’t forget to pick up your Year of the Dog with Russia’s President calendar

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  6. Jan 31

    Read on the far-right Azov movement’s new National Militia in Ukraine

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  7. Jan 29

    Russian authorities apparently now mulling the use of trained falcons or hawks to take down drones. Here's my story on how the opposition uses drones to fly over the residences of top officials to spotlight corruption

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    Jan 28

    Russian Police Try To Pull The Plug, But Navalny's YouTube Protest Rolls On

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    Jan 28

    Ramzan's uncle on how Chechnya is going to attract tourists despite its reputation: "The devil is not so black as he is painted.”

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  10. Jan 28

    Navalny Among Dozens Detained At Election Boycott Rallies In Russia via

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  11. Jan 28

    If you break the Russian word ‘boycott’ into two words, it gives ‘fight cat’. (sign left up a lamppost at Pushkin Square after Navalny protest)

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  12. Jan 28

    Police have detained over 180 protesters at rallies across Russia, according to In Moscow, police seem to be trying to keep arrest count down.

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  13. Jan 28

    Vadim: “there is no choice and there are no elections.”

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  14. Jan 28

    Tatyana Chertverikova, 62, a teacher waving a “wake up Russia!” sign: “I want there to at least be an election, but they won’t even give us that.”

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  15. Jan 28

    Nastya: “you can’t call choosing between one candidate [Vladimir Putin] an election.”

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  16. Jan 28

    Navalny supporters shin up lampposts, wave Russian flag at Moscow rally

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  17. Jan 23

    Russia may temporarily block foreign agent media during the presidential elections, says Russian lawmaker

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    6 Dec 2017

    Putin launching his reelection bid alongside youth and factory workers hints at his campaign strategy, reports.

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  19. 7 Oct 2017

    At least 262 people detained at protests on Putin's bday according to

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    15 Sep 2017

    (In related news, here’s an excellent profile of Russia’s ultra-conservative “Christian State” movement )

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