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Putin's Plan For East Ukraine Could Unravel Very Quickly
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An army assault on pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine will not have taken Vladimir Putin by surprise, but the ferocity of the clashes may have - and could be a game-changer if they...
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US Officials Say Russia Is Now Withdrawing Troops From The Ukrainian Border
Russia has withdrawn "several thousand" military personnel from the Ukrainian border in the past few days but tens of thousands of soldiers remain deployed in the region, a U.S. defense official said...
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Russia's Aircraft Carrier Crossed Into A NATO Member State's Exclusive...
On May 8, Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, passed through the Netherlands' exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Although the Dutch Navy had spotted the Kuznetsov days earlier, it was...
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Putin's Ukraine Strategy Of Chaos Has Worked Too Well — Here's How He's Adapting
It seems contradictory: on the one hand Moscow is moderating its rhetoric on Ukraine and calling for talks with newly-elected President Petro Poroshenko, on the other we have reports that a large...
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Russia Is Still Trying To Build An Organization That Can Rival The European...
It's full steam ahead for the Moscow-backed Eurasian Economic Union — even as its prospective members express serious reservations. At the May 29 summit of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan in Astana,...
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CHART: The Number Of US Soldiers Who Died In Every Major American War
Since the formation of the United States, the country has been involved in twelve major wars spanning every continent. Reddit user Flynavy88 has created a chart documenting the total U.S. casualties...
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Chechen Militants Are Now Spreading Chaos In Ukraine
Dozen of Chechens are now reportedly fighting alongside pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine in at attempt to cause further instability, Courtney Weaver of the Financial Times reports. The...
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Here's What Donetsk Is Like After The Deadliest Battle Of The Ukraine Crisis
An uneasy calm appears to have returned to the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, one day after dozens of pro-Russian separatist militants were reported killed in fighting with government forces....
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Russia's Pullback From The Ukrainian Border Exposes Its Army's Dependence On...
The recent slow withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian border could have less to do with a lessening of tensions than it does with the Russian military's reliance upon conscription. Russian...
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Ukraine Rebels And 'Volunteers From Russia' Downed An Army Helicopter,...
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian army helicopter on Thursday, killing 14 soldiers including a general, as government forces pressed ahead with an offensive to...
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Putin Advisor: The US Is 'Unfurling A War In Ukraine After Organizing A Coup'
ASTANA (Reuters) - An outspoken Kremlin adviser accused the United States on Thursday of trying to stoke a military conflict between Russia and European nations over Ukraine for its own economic...
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The Hazing Epidemic That's Holding Back Russia's Military
Russia's attempts at growing and reforming its armed forces have floundered due in large part to the brutal nature of life in the Russian military — something that's held back the army's modernization...
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Pro-Russian Rebel Factions Are Now Fighting Each Other In Donetsk
Ukraine's rebel movement was plunged into crisis on Thursday, when pro-Russian fighters backed by armoured personnel carriers seized the movement's headquarters in Donetsk and destroyed the barricades...
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This Chart Shows The Astounding Devastation Of World War II
The truly enormous scope of World War II is almost impossible to understand in hindsight. The war devastated vast swathes of Europe, East Asia, the Pacific, and North Africa, while its influence...
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Stunning Photo Of The First Female Fighter Pilot's Final Flight In Command
This U.S. Air Force image was taken on May 29 during the "fini-flight" of Col. Jeannie Leavitt, the commander of the 4th Fighter Wing."Fini-flight" is short for final flight, and is a military aviation...
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Russia Claims To Have a Fifth-Generation Fighter That Might Surpass The F-35
Russia is building its own fifth-generation fighter jet — a plane that might even have some advantages over the U.S.'s troubled F-35.The PAK-FA, also known as the T-50, is still in prototype, and is...
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Pro-Russian Militants Made A Rap Video In An Attempt To Attract Recruits
In a seemingly desperate effort to increase support, the Russian Orthodox Army, a pro-Russian separatist militia in Ukraine has released a rap song to bolster recruitment.The video, which was released...
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Taliban Leader: The Prisoner Exchange Is A 'Great Victory'
Mullah Omar, the reclusive head of the Taliban, has purportedly released a statement hailing the transfer of top five Taliban commanders from Guantanamo to Qatar. Omar says their freedom is a "great...
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Russia's New T-50 Fighter Still Can't Compete With The F-35
Of the jets in production that promise to take military fighters deep into the 21st century and beyond, the U.S. F-35, the Chinese J-20, and the Russian Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA are at the top of the...
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Here's What Its Like To Live Under The Thai Military Coup
I’ve been in Bangkok through the 2008 “yellow shirts” demonstrations against the government of now-deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, through the 2010 “red shirts” protests that supported him,...
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