Did the attacks on Saudi oil installations come from Iraq or Iran, as declassified U.S. satellite photos suggest?
Could Yemen's Huthi rebels carry out such an attack?
Why would Iran risk such a confrontation?
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Could Yemen's Huthi rebels carry out such an attack?
Why would Iran risk such a confrontation?
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Explainer: Was Iran Behind Attacks On Saudi Oil Installations?
Did the attacks come from Iraq or Iran, as declassified U.S. satellite photos suggest? Could Yemen's Huthi rebels carry out an attack with such a degree of scope, precision, and sophistication? Why would Iran risk such a confrontation?
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If you're a Slavic language speaker, you will understand this completely made-up language. So how does one create a language that can be instantly understood by hundreds of millions of people?
This Yakut shaman was going to walk 8,000 kilometers from Yakutsk to Moscow to topple Putin. He made it to Irkutsk before the authorities detained him and moved him to a psychiatric clinic.
https://www.rferl.org/a/supporters-continue-walk-of-yakut-shaman-detained-on-his-way-to-moscow-to-drive-out-putin-/30174537.html
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Yakut Shaman Freed For Night After Being Detained On Way To Moscow To 'Drive Out Putin'
Supporters of a Yakut shaman who was detained while walking across Russia for months "to drive [President Vladimir] Putin out of the Kremlin" continue the walk to Moscow.
A Russian civil servant and alleged CIA mole who worked in Putin's administration and the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. reportedly disappeared in June 2017. Russia has now officially declared him missing.
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-oleg-smolenkov-cia/30179346.html
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-oleg-smolenkov-cia/30179346.html
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Russia Declares Alleged CIA Mole Missing, Launches Search
Russia's Interior Ministry says a former Kremlin official, whom media reports have called a CIA informant, has been officially declared missing.
⚠️ Two important updates on the Trump/Zelenskiy/Biden scandal:
1- Our Ukranian correspondent was told by Ukrainian officials and activists that there was no open investigation into the company Joe Biden’s son was working for when Biden pushed to get a top prosecutor fired.
“Ironically, Joe Biden asked [then-Prosecutor General Viktor] Shokin to leave because the prosecutor failed [to pursue] the Burisma investigation, not because Shokin was tough and active with this case.”
The arguments, facts, and evidence in an American political drama with a spotlight on Ukraine:
https://www.rferl.org/a/why-was-ukraine-top-prosecutor-fired-viktor-shokin/30181445.html
1- Our Ukranian correspondent was told by Ukrainian officials and activists that there was no open investigation into the company Joe Biden’s son was working for when Biden pushed to get a top prosecutor fired.
“Ironically, Joe Biden asked [then-Prosecutor General Viktor] Shokin to leave because the prosecutor failed [to pursue] the Burisma investigation, not because Shokin was tough and active with this case.”
The arguments, facts, and evidence in an American political drama with a spotlight on Ukraine:
https://www.rferl.org/a/why-was-ukraine-top-prosecutor-fired-viktor-shokin/30181445.html
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Why Was Ukraine's Top Prosecutor Fired? The Issue At The Heart Of The Dispute Gripping Washington
U.S. President Donald Trump asserts that Joe Biden pushed for the ouster of Ukraine’s chief prosecutor to quash a probe into a Burisma, a gas company with Biden's son on its board. Officials and anti-corruption activists in Kyiv say Prosecutor-General Viktor…
2- In the meantime, Trump has confirmed that he told staff to freeze almost $400 million in aid to Ukraine before taking the phone call to Zelenskiy where he allegedly pressed him to investigate political rival Biden.
But he also said he froze aid to push European nations to put up more money to help Ukraine.
https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-confirms-he-withheld-ukraine-aid-did-it-to-pressure-europe/30181569.html
But he also said he froze aid to push European nations to put up more money to help Ukraine.
https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-confirms-he-withheld-ukraine-aid-did-it-to-pressure-europe/30181569.html
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Trump Confirms He Withheld Ukraine Aid, Did It To Pressure Europe
U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed he told staff to freeze almost $400 million in aid to Ukraine just ahead of a phone call to Kyiv where he allegedly pressed President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate a political rival.
"[Y]our plane is probably much better than mine": What did Zelenskiy and Trump discuss over the phone in July?
https://www.rferl.org/a/justice-department-memo-of-trump-zelenskiy/30183416.html
https://www.rferl.org/a/justice-department-memo-of-trump-zelenskiy/30183416.html
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Trump Prodded Zelenskiy To Look Into Biden, Called Dismissed Ukraine Prosecutor 'Very Good'
U.S. President Donald Trump asked his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate his political rival Joe Biden during their call that is at the heart of a House impeachment inquiry.
"I would like you to do us a favor, though." What did Trump mean when he made that comment to Zelenskiy during their July 25 phone call?
https://www.rferl.org/a/six-takeaways-from-trump-and-zelenskiy-s-july-25-phone-call/30185628.html
https://www.rferl.org/a/six-takeaways-from-trump-and-zelenskiy-s-july-25-phone-call/30185628.html
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Six Takeaways From Trump And Zelenskiy's July 25 Phone Call
The telephone conversation that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump had in July could be a pivotal moment for Trump's presidency, and provides other revelations as well.
In 2005, Belarusian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka called ethnic Poles a "fifth column" bent on destabilizing his regime. The Polish community faces limited opportunities for education in their language and the number of people identifying themselves as ethnic Poles dropped by nearly 25% between the census taken in 1999 and the one in 2009. With another census coming up, some activists are calling for more Poles to report their identity as Polish, hoping bigger numbers will give the minority a stronger voice.
https://www.rferl.org/a/ethnic-poles-belarus-census-remember-who-i-am/30190010.html
https://www.rferl.org/a/ethnic-poles-belarus-census-remember-who-i-am/30190010.html
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Stand Up And Be Counted: Ethnic Poles In Belarus Gear Up For Census
The official number of ethnic Poles in Belarus declined sharply between the last two population counts, and activists say a persistent state campaign targeting their community is at least partly to blame. With a new census coming in October, they hope for…
A Russian state TV segment may have accidentally shown more evidence about a notorious, shadowy private military company, believed to be owned by a Kremlin-allied tycoon, and likely to have a major presence in the Central African Republic.
It all started when a reporting crew from state-run First Channel television flew to the Central African Republic to investigate how Russia was ostensibly helping to stabilize the impoverished, violence-ridden country.
https://www.rferl.org/a/a-state-tv-slip-up-u-s-sanctions-a-french-children-s-video-new-scrutiny-for-putin-s-chef-and-russian-mercenaries-in-africa/30193717.html
It all started when a reporting crew from state-run First Channel television flew to the Central African Republic to investigate how Russia was ostensibly helping to stabilize the impoverished, violence-ridden country.
https://www.rferl.org/a/a-state-tv-slip-up-u-s-sanctions-a-french-children-s-video-new-scrutiny-for-putin-s-chef-and-russian-mercenaries-in-africa/30193717.html
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New Scrutiny For 'Putin's Chef' And Russian Mercenaries In Africa
It’s one of Russia’s more notorious, and shadowy, private military companies, believed to be owned by a Kremlin-allied tycoon, and widely believed to have a major presence in the Central African Republic. A Russian state TV segment may have inadvertently…
Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy has thrown his support behind the Steinmeier Formula. And many are now concerned he is selling Ukraine out and "capitulating" to Russia in the ongoing war in eastern Ukraine. So what is the Steinmeier Formula and why has it been on everyone’s mind in Ukraine since early September?
https://www.rferl.org/a/what-is-the-steinmeier-formula-and-did-zelenskiy-just-capitulate-to-moscow-/30195593.html
https://www.rferl.org/a/what-is-the-steinmeier-formula-and-did-zelenskiy-just-capitulate-to-moscow-/30195593.html
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Explainer: What Is The Steinmeier Formula -- And Did Zelenskiy Just Capitulate To Moscow?
Ukraine's president has thrown Kyiv's support behind the so-called Steinmeier Formula, saying agreement on the blueprint paves the way for top-level talks to end the war between Kyiv's forces and Russia-backed separatists in the Donbas. But what is the formula…
Russia's actions in Ukraine may have unfrozen U.S. relations with Belarus. Washington and Minsk announced last month that they will exchange ambassadors after more than a decade-long disruption in diplomatic relations, but analysts are sceptical that the U.S. can achieve an "outright victory" over Russian influence in the country.
https://www.rferl.org/a/seeking-democracy-supporting-independence-how-russia-s-interference-in-ukraine-has-altered-u-s-policy-toward-belarus/30196913.html
https://www.rferl.org/a/seeking-democracy-supporting-independence-how-russia-s-interference-in-ukraine-has-altered-u-s-policy-toward-belarus/30196913.html
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How Russia's Interference In Ukraine Has Altered U.S. Policy Toward Belarus
The United States and Belarus are preparing to exchange ambassadors after a long hiatus -- a sign that Washington is shifting its focus on Minsk from isolation over human rights abuses to maintaining its sovereignty from Russia, analysts say.
Turkmen President Berdymukhammedov seems to have brought back his predecessor's habit of humiliating officials on state television. There is a difference, however: president Niyazov never pretended to be a nice guy.
https://www.rferl.org/a/a-niyazov-classic-remade-for-contemporary-turkmen-state-television/30203242.html
https://www.rferl.org/a/a-niyazov-classic-remade-for-contemporary-turkmen-state-television/30203242.html
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A Niyazov Classic Remade For Contemporary Turkmen State Television
Turkmen television has recently been showing fallen officials -- often handcuffed and crying -- as they confess their alleged crimes and shortcomings. This has happened several times in recent months, but such spectacles date back many years in Turkmenistan.
In Photos: Growing up on Ukraine's front lines.
https://www.rferl.org/a/children-war-ukraine/30193005.html
https://www.rferl.org/a/children-war-ukraine/30193005.html
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Ukraine's Frontline Children
Some 100,000 children live within 10 kilometers of the front line in war-torn eastern Ukraine. The United Nations says more than 100 children have been killed during the five-year conflict and thousands are living with physical and psychological wounds. Andriy…
Russian opposition figure Aleksei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation has been labeled a "foreign agent" by Russia's Justice Ministry, which says it received more than $2,150 from abroad. The new classification means the Foundation may have to submit regular reports covering its sources of funding, objectives, and spending.
Navalny demanded that the ministry publicly provide evidence that the Foundation "has received at least one penny of foreign money."
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-navalny-s-foundation-labeled-foreign-agent-/30207382.html
Navalny demanded that the ministry publicly provide evidence that the Foundation "has received at least one penny of foreign money."
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-navalny-s-foundation-labeled-foreign-agent-/30207382.html
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Navalny Rejects Russian Justice Ministry's Branding Of His Anti-Corruption Foundation As 'Foreign Agent'
Russia's Justice Ministry has branded opposition leader Aleksei Navalny's nonprofit Anti-Corruption Foundation a "foreign agent" under a 2012 law that was widely criticized by the West for stigmatizing groups with the designation.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he didn't know military aid from the United States had been held up before a phone call with President Donald Trump that is at the center of an impeachment inquiry.
Zelenskiy told the October 10 news conference that he didn't think there were any conditions attached to him meeting Trump, including launching an investigation involving the Bidens.
Zelenskiy told the October 10 news conference that he didn't think there were any conditions attached to him meeting Trump, including launching an investigation involving the Bidens.