America’s top diplomat said Russians agreed the crisis is best resolved through dialogue
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Russia Denies Cutting Jared Leto’s Ukraine Shoutout From Oscars Broadcast
After the state-run television station canceled planned live coverage of the awards ceremony
U.S. Promises $1 Billion for Ukraine
Aid package comes as Secretary of State John Kerry lands in Kiev
Russia Says Ousted Ukrainian Leader Asked for Military Intervention
Yanukovich asked Russia to deploy its military in Ukraine, according to the Kremlin’s Ambassador to the United Nations
Egypt’s al-Sisi Makes Rare Visit to Moscow
Egypt’s likely presidential candidate will visit the Russian capital on Wednesday
Ghosts of Munich Haunt Sochi Olympics in Wake of Russia Bombings
The Israeli who warned about lax security in 1972, and later vowed that Israel would be back, expects Sochi to come off safely, despite the explosions in Volgograd
Khodorkovsky’s Pardon: Another Sign Putin Is Winning
As part of a wider amnesty, the Russian President announced he intends to release his greatest political rival, the jailed oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky. It’s a mark of just how comfortable Putin is in power.
Ukraine Turmoil Pits Russia-Friendly President Against Pro-Western Protesters
Mass protests in Kiev continue, calling on Ukraine’s President to sign a pact with the European Union. But he seems to be in Russia’s camp
Moldova to Defy Russia on E.U. Trade Deal
The former Soviet republic will initial EU accord in defiance of Russian pressure
Snowden May Testify in German NSA Inquiry
A Green Party politician from Berlin traveled to Moscow to meet with the former NSA contractor
Russia’s Top Breast-Feeding Expert Arrested for Running a ‘Cult’
Russia has had its share of problems with religious cults. From faith-healers and doomsayers to messiahs of every description, there are roughly 4,000 of them across the country with some 800,000 followers, according to the …
Russian Men Assault Dutch Diplomat, Write ‘LGBT’ in Lipstick
Attack follows the arrest of a Russian official in The Hague, amid rising tension between the countries
Greenwald on Snowden Leaks: The Worst Is Yet to Come
Although four months have passed since Edward Snowden’s explosive NSA surveillance leaks, the most revealing details have not yet been published, and could be rolled out in the international media over the coming weeks and …