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How to Deter Russia Now (Daniel Fried, John E. Herbst, Alexander Vershbow, Atlantic Council)

War drums are beating in Europe. For the second time this year, Moscow is assembling up to 100,000 troops and military hardware on its...

Second Lawyer Working On High Treason Case Flees Russia (RFE RL)

A second lawyer for jailed Russian journalist Ivan Safronov, who is charged with high treason, has fled the country. Yevgeny Smirnov told The Insider investigative group on...

Russia, Ukraine Both Hold Combat Drills Amid Heightened Tensions (RFE RL)

Russia and Ukraine both held military exercises on November 24 amid rising tensions prompted by reports of a large Russian military buildup near the...

UN Nuclear Agency Chief Says Talks In Tehran ‘Inconclusive’ (RFE RL)

The head of the United Nations' atomic agency says talks he held in Tehran this week over Iran's nuclear program proved inconclusive, while the...

Navalny Files Another Lawsuit Against The Penal Colony Where He’s Being Held (RFE RL)

Jailed Kremlin-critic Aleksei Navalny has filed another lawsuit against Correctional Colony No. 2 in the Vladimir region where he is serving a prison sentence that he...

Iran Reportedly Executes Man Who Was Minor At Time Of Alleged Crime (RFE RL)

An Iranian man who was arrested for murder at the age of 17 has been executed, the semiofficial ISNA news agency reported on November 24, despite...

Tsikhanouskaya Urges The EU To Do More For Belarusians, The ‘Forgotten Europeans’ (RFE RL)

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya has called on the European Union to do more to help Belarusians, whom she called "forgotten Europeans," in...

Russia and Ukraine step up military alert with combat drills (Al Jazeera)

Russia has staged military drills in the Black Sea, south of Ukraine, and said it needed to sharpen the combat-readiness of its conventional and...

US jobless claims plunge to the lowest level since 1969 (Molly Smith, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits plunged last week to a level not seen since 1969, which if sustained would mark the next milestone...

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