Month: August 2017
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Moscow: Trump ‘Surrendered’ by Approving New Sanctions Against Russia
The White House announced last Friday that Trump would sign the legislation, which passed through the U.S. Congress with near-unanimous support.
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Russian Media Identifies State Duma Deputies Who Excelled at Doing Absolutely Nothing
Seventeen deputies in the State Duma were inactive during sessions for a year, according to an RBC report published Monday
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Air and Water: Russian Paratroopers Day
This year’s National Paratroopers’ Day marks 87 years since the founding of the corps. Often a rowdy celebration, paratroopers in their blue berets and striped shirts lay claim to park fountains.
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Russian TV Presenter Punched Live on Air at Paratrooper Celebrations
Moments after Nikita Razvozzhayev began his live broadcast, he was approached by what appeared to be a heavily intoxicated man who punched him in the face
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Russian Losses In Syria Four Times Higher Than Official Count — Reuters
At least 40 Russians have died fighting in Syria this year alone.
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Deadly Shooting at Moscow Court Could Be Result of Negligence
There were only two guards, one of whom was female, for the entire group, according to the Moscow Investigative Committee.
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World Cup Drunks Will Receive ‘Humane’ Treatment, Russian Official Promises
“If a person has had one drink too many, he needs to rest somewhere.”
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Moscow Court to Deport Gay Novaya Gazeta Journalist to Uzbekistan
A Moscow court has ruled to deport an openly gay journalist to Uzbekistan where homosexuality is a punishable offense
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U.S. Embassy Vacates Moscow Premises, Denies Visa Refusal Claims
The embassy was required to leave the dacha in Serebryany Bor as well as a diplomatic warehouse in an industrial area on Dorozhnaya Street by Aug. 1.
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Teacher Handed Prize by Putin Says He Was Fired for Opposition Views
Demakhin was awarded the “Teacher of the Year” prize personally by Vladimir Putin in 2012.