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Opponent of Quiet Desperation. Contains Multitudes. In Search Of Meanness Or Sublimity. Ex-Moscow Correspondent. Vladivostok Fanboy. @RFERL Signal: MikeEckel.16

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; The Associated Press; The Christian Science Monitor; Al Jazeera America; Foreign Policy; VOA

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Russian Reboot of Crimea Brings Rubles-- And Confusion

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Russian troops pull out of key Georgian areas

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King Lear on the Silk Road? In Uzbekistan, a daughter's antics challenge her dictator father

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Cambodia's Kangaroo Court

Cambodia's Kangaroo Court

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Exclusive: FBI Silent On Lab Results In Kremlin Foe's Suspected Poisoning

Exclusive: FBI Silent On Lab Results In Kremlin Foe's Suspected Poisoning

WASHINGTON -- The FBI has refused to release laboratory results into the suspected poisoning of anti-Kremlin …

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Ukraine’s Newest Battlefields: Online Retailers, Gas Stations, Shadow Fleets

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By Mike Eckel Verified, Ajla Obradovic, Kenan Cerimagic
| Radio Free Europe Verified
Why is Ukraine pounding the warehouses and logistics centers of the company known as Russia’s Amazon? For the same reason it’s trying to drive Russian car owners crazy by forcing them to wait in crazy long lines at fueling stations. Ukraine’s Newest Battlefields: Online Retailers, Gas Stations, Shadow Fleets Share Share Prefer us on Google
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Ukraine Hits At Iran In The Caspian Sea. And Things Get Even Messier.

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By Mike Eckel Verified
| Radio Free Europe Verified
Iranian-designed drones have wreaked havoc for Ukrainian forces battling Russian troops as Moscow took Tehran's technology and ran with it, supercharging production and deploying drones in devastating droves in its all-out war against Kyiv. As far as Ukraine is concerned, that makes Iran an indirect combatant. And that means Iranian cargo ships heading to Russia are fair game as far as military targets go. That's what happened this weekend in the Caspian Sea, and Tehran is not happy.
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Zelenskyy Appoints New Chief Of General Staff, Latest Shakeup Of Ukraine's Military Leadership

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By Mike Eckel Verified
| Radio Free Europe Verified
This image contains sensitive content which some people may find offensive or disturbing. Images Multimedia Embedded Content Comments Link has been copied to clipboard Zelenskyy Appoints New Chief Of General Staff, Latest Shakeup Of Ukraine's Military Leadership Share Share Prefer us on Google Major General Ihor Skybyuk's appointment to be chief of Ukraine's general staff is the latest in a series of major personnel changes ordered by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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