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30 Years Later, Bon Jovi Returns To Moscow To Play To A New Generation

Saturday, June 01, 2019

Thirty years after Jon Bon Jovi tore a hole in the Iron Curtain with a concert in Moscow, the band is back to perform for another generation, and another country.

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How Deutsche Bank Became A Mainstay Of Trump's Business Empire

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

While Congressional investigators wait for Deutsche Bank to turn over the president's financial records, we examine how the German financial institution came to lend Donald Trump so much money.

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What's At Stake In Europe's Crucial European Parliament Election

Friday, May 24, 2019

Germans haven't cared so much in the past about elections to the European Union Parliament, but Brexit has refocused attention on the institutions that make the E.U. work.

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Pompeo Discusses Election Interference With Putin During Meeting In Sochi

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Tuesday in Sochi, Russia, with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister. They sparred over Iran, Russian election meddling and Venezuela.

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Muslims In Moscow Say They Lack Space For Friday Prayers

Friday, May 10, 2019

There are four mosques in the Russian capital Moscow, but the growing Muslim population struggles to find a place to pray. Some Muslims complain the issue of new mosques has been politicized.

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North Korea-Russia Summit Intended To Send A Signal To U.S.

Thursday, April 25, 2019

North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls the two-hour summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin "meaningful." But they did not appear to make progress on the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

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News Brief: Biden Expected To Announce Candidacy, Measles, Putin Meets Kim

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Joe Biden is expected to announce his candidacy today, becoming the 20th candidate to enter the 2020 Democratic primary.

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Putin Meets Kim Jong Un In Russia

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held their first summit in Russia.

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Desperate For Change, Ukrainians Choose A Complete Novice In Presidential Election

Monday, April 22, 2019

Ukrainians elected actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky as their next president. Zelensky has no government experience. His fame comes from a sitcom about a high school teacher who becomes president.

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It Appears A Sitcom Star Will Be The Next President Of Ukraine

Monday, April 22, 2019

With most of the votes counted, it appears a comedian with no political experience will become president. He made a name for himself on TV playing a teacher who becomes president by a twist of fate.

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Right-Wing Groups Are Active In Ukraine As Country Heads Into Presidential Election

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

One of the ugly by-products of Ukraine's low-level war with Russia is vocal far-right groups of battle-hardened veterans who march the streets of Kiev.

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A Comedian Plays Ukraine's President On TV. Will He Become One In Real Life?

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Volodymyr Zelenskiy's only connection to politics is the role he plays in a hit TV series about a man who accidentally becomes Ukraine's president. He's leading in polls ahead of Sunday's elections.

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Ukraine Election Preview

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Ukrainians are going to the polls to elect a new president. Disillusionment with pervasive corruption and fatigue with a low-level war have not put a damper on Ukraine's lively politics, though.

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The Unexpected Frontrunner In Ukraine's Election

Friday, March 29, 2019

Ukrainian voters say they're sick and tired of corrupt self-interested politicians. That might explain why a TV comedian is the unlikely frontrunner in Ukraine's presidential election.

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Russian Activist's Trial Winds Down, Lawyers Say Charges Are Bogus

Monday, March 11, 2019

One of the last human rights workers in the Russian republic of Chechnya is on trial for drug possession. His lawyers say the charges are intended to stop him from reporting human rights violations.

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U.S. Businessman Sits In Pretrial Detention In Moscow

Friday, March 08, 2019

American Michael Calvey moved to Moscow 25 years ago and started one of Russia's most successful investment funds. He's in a Russian jail awaiting trial after a dispute with his business partners.

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Many Russians Today Take Pride In Afghan War That Foretold Soviet Demise

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Thirty years ago, the Soviet Union withdrew from a disastrous nine-year war in Afghanistan. "Those who fought are being looked up to again," says one Russian veteran.

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Putin Delivers Stark Warning To U.S. About Missile Stationing In Europe

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country will target the U.S. with new weapons if the U.S. stations intermediate-range missiles in Europe.

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30 Years After Departure, Russian Veterans Remember Afghan War

Saturday, February 16, 2019

Thirty years after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, Russian veterans of that disastrous war muse on their service and the U.S. as it contemplates its own pullout.

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Suspected U.S. Spy 'Is Holding Up Surprisingly Well' In Russian Jail, Lawyer Says

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

The brother of Paul Whelan, the American arrested in Moscow in late December, says Russia has given the family no information for why he is being accused of spying.

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