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'La Coiffeuse' was stolen in France and smuggled into the US in a parcel
Pompidou Centre hails recovery of £1.5m Picasso missing since 2001
The Pompidou Centre in Paris hopes to put a lost Picasso masterpiece back on public display by the end of May – after a US attorney revealed it had been found in New York.
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Россия: День сил спецопераций в годовщину захвата Крыма
BBC Russian С этого года 27 февраля, согласно указу российского президента Владимира Путина, станет Днем сил специальных операций - новой группировки сил минобороны. Указ президента опубликован на интернет-портале правовой информации, где указано, что он вступает в силу с момента ... Отныне в эту дату будет отмечаться День Сил специальных операцийГазета Труд В России отмечают день "вежливых людей" – сил специальных операцийРадио Свобода В России будет отмечаться день Сил специальных операцийИнтерфакс U74.ru -The Russian Times -ИА Версия, Саратов Все похожие статьи: 190 » |
Новак назвал сроки возможного прекращения поставок газа на Украину
GIGAmir Предоплаты от «Нафтагаза» хватит до 3 марта, в отсутствие новых перечислений Россия приостановит поставку газа на Украину. Об этом сообщает РИА Новости со ссылкой на заявление министра энергетики России Александра Новака. «То есть теперь на сутки переносится срок, ... и другие » |
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Report: Islamic State Funds Will Dwindle Without New Territoryby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
The Islamic State extremist group will see its sources of funding dwindle if it is not able to seize additional territory, according to a new report by a French group that studies terrorism financing. The report by the Financial Action Task Force also warned that more needs to be done globally to cut off the current financial flow of the Islamic State, which controls large parts of Iraq and Syria. The Sunni Muslim extremist group "obtains the vast majority of its revenues through local criminal and extortion activities in the territory where it operates," according to the report released Friday. "[This] presents unique challenges for the international community, but also presents a declining revenue base if it is unable to find alternative sources of revenue or take additional territory," it said. The extremist group has funded its brutal activities by seizing oil fields, robbing banks, extorting money from farmers, carrying out kidnappings for ransom, and attracting donations from foreigners. The fundraising methods have been very successful. The FATF estimates the Islamic State gained access to a half billion dollars from the appropriation of cash held at state-owned banks in late 2014. The U.S. is leading a multi-faceted global campaign, which White House officials say is meant to degrade and ultimately destroy the Islamic State. A U.S.-led campaign of airstrikes, as well as ground efforts by smaller groups of local fighters, have halted the advance of the fighters in some areas, even though continue to gain ground in others. A major part of the effort is also aimed at cutting off the financial support for the group.
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Pope Francis made another statement of generosity and charity by allowing a displaced Belgian man to be buried in the Vatican.
A Latvian citizen is fighting alongside the Islamic State (IS) militant group, according to a February 26 report by Latvia's state-owned television company LTV.
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Полиция Томска начала проверку участников пикета 6 мая 2014 года. Приглашение в полицию получила пенсионерка...
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Residents of a northern Dutch town have been forced to carrying umbrellas at night for protection after a spate of vicious attacks by a rogue owl.
Despite, or perhaps because of, the Ukraine crisis, Vladimir Putin's popularity continues to scale new heights, with a recent poll showing the Russian president's approval rating at an astounding 86 per cent.
Ukraine says three of its soldiers have been killed and seven wounded in the east over the past 24 hours, following two days when no fatalities were reported.
Вашингтону не удалось сколотить глобальную антироссийскую коалицию
Радиостанция ЭХО МОСКВЫ Так считает глава МИДа Сергей Лавров. Выступая в дипакадемии МИДа, он отметил, что без активного участия Москвы устойчивое решение ключевых проблем современности невозможно. Преградой для стабилизации ситуации в мире сейчас являются противоречивые позиции ... и другие » |
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Сепаратистский режим Приднестровья обратится к России и Украине с просьбой о финпомощи
РЫБИНСКonLine МИД непризнанной республики Приднестровье направит в адрес России и Украины обращения с просьбой об оказании финансовой помощи. Соответствующее постановление «О некоторых особенностях финансирования расходов бюджетов различных уровней» появилось на ... ПМР попросит помощи у Украины и РФКрасноярские новости - krasnews.com Приднестровье попросит РФ и Украину о финпомощиОбещания.Ru ПМР обратилась к России и Украине за финансовой помощьюInternational Association of Forex Traders Все похожие статьи: 91 » |
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Ruble collapse makes bribery more expensive for Russians
CNNMoney The typical inducement paid in Moscow last year was 327,000 rubles ($5,300), chief of police Anatoly Yakunin told Russian media. That's up more than 10 times in just five years. According to the Russian government, the average bung was just 23,000 ... and more » |
Both can overcome mutual suspicion to work towards a fuller deal
British Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to use every means possible to fight jihadism, while refusing to confirm or deny the identity of a notorious Islamic State militant nicknamed "Jihadi John."
U.S. Grad Students Find 'Suspicious' Russian Stock Trading Before Crimea Takeover by noreply@rferl.org (Carl Schreck)
A pair of U.S.-based doctoral students have uncovered “suspicious” trading on Russian stock markets ahead of the Kremlin’s push to annex Crimea, suggesting some insiders knew something was afoot.
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Spain arrests eight nationals for fighting with pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine
The Guardian Police have arrested eight Spanish men who returned from fighting alongside pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine, in what they said was the first operation of its kind in Europe. Officers detained the suspects in six regions across Spain after they ... Spain holds suspected pro-Russia fightersFinancial Times all 121 news articles » |
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Эштон Картер: США и их союзникам нужна более четкая стратегия в борьбе с группировкой ИГИЛ Originally published at...
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О том, куда Путин ведет Россию – мнение известного американского политолога Пола Гобла
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Григорий Явлинский разъяснил позицию партии "Яблоко" по отношению к "Антикризисному маршу" 1 марта. Ведущая...
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Iranian Cleric Says 'Final Steps' Being Taken In Nuclear Talksby noreply@rferl.org (Golnaz Esfandiari)
Tehran's provisional Friday Prayers leader said the "final steps" were being taken in Iran's talks with six global powers aimed at reaching an agreement curbing Tehran's disputed nuclear program.
Your editorial (26 February) states that “the Kremlin’s war over Georgia’s separatist region of South Ossetia” used “defence of Russian minorities as a pretext to negate the sovereignty and the integrity of an independent state”.Not so. The Russian military came to the help of South Ossetia, a small and otherwise defenceless nation (that never wanted to be part of post-Soviet Georgia) when its capital was bombarded by Georgia in a surprise nocturnal attack. “Russian minorities” didn’t come into it, nor was this any sort of “pretext”.
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• This year marks the 40th anniversary of the signature of the Helsinki accords, signed by most European states as well the US and Canada. The two-year negotiations leading up to the signature were hard-fought, with east and west anxious to incorporate their priorities. Although the 1975 Final Act of the conference did not have the status of an international treaty, it played a significant role in furthering detente.
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Despite furious debate and public opposition, the German parliament reluctantly voted yesterday to extend Athens’ controversial bailout extension for an extra four months.
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has said a “military threat from the east” would remain even if a peace deal holds between government forces and pro-Russian separatists.
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Soldiers with the U.S. Army's 2nd Cavalry Regiment, deployed in Latvia as part of NATO's Operation Atlantic Resolve, ride in "Stryker" armored vehicles during a joint military exercise in Adazi on February 26. Ints Kalnins/Reuters
Exercises are used by defense establishments to test their readiness, deployability and logistical and combat proficiency. They can be used as demonstrations of force to underscore determination to defend national territory/interests and those of allies and partners.
They can also be used to intimidate and to camouflage offensive operations. Regarding the latter, in February 2014 Russia mobilized 150,000 troops under the guise of an anti-terror simulation. Many of the units in this exercise were deployed along Ukraine's border just as Russia invaded Crimea and then later eastern Ukraine.
While military exercises are not the sole indicator of military readiness and capability, they do reflect seriousness of intent. In this case, a comparison of exercises by NATO and those of Russia reveals a troubling disparity in magnitude.
In short, there is a NATO-Russia "exercise gap" that is all the more glaring when considering it would seem to be easier for a group of nations to orchestrate larger exercises than those conducted by a single nation.
The following chart indicates that since 2013, Russia has conducted at least six military exercises involving 65,000 to 160,000 or more personnel. In contrast, during the same period, NATO's most significant exercises included STEADFAST JAZZ, a collective defense exercise conducted in Poland and Latvia in November 2013 involving 6,000 personnel (of which half were headquarters staff), and NOBLE LEDGER, a test of the NATO Response Force (NRF) that brought 6,500 troops to the field.
Individual NATO allies have hosted larger multinational exercises in the North Atlantic Area. These include Norway's COLD RESPONSE, involving some 16,000 troops, the United States's BOLD ALLIGATOR, involving 15,000 personnel, and Poland's October 2014 ANAKONDA, with 13,250 personnel.
NATO leaders agreed at their September 2014 summit in Wales to step up the Alliance's exercise regime. Later this year, NATO will conduct TRIDENT JUNCTURE in Spain, Portugal and Italy with 25,000 troops. Norway has offered to host an exercise of similar magnitude in 2018.
While these are useful events, shouldn't such exercises be held in Poland, the Baltic States or Romania, which are more proximate to Russia and are more directly threatened by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine? Moreover, these planned exercises are still dwarfed by the likes of Russia's ZAPAD 2013, an exercise conducted on its western frontier that brought to the field some 90,000 troops. (ZAPAD 2009 infamously concluded with a simulated nuclear attack on Poland.)
Another troubling dimension has been Russian president Vladimir Putin's use of spot exercises to keep his forces sharp and to intimidate his neighbors. For example, on December 5, 2014, Moscow launched, without any notice to NATO allies, a "spot" exercise in Kaliningrad, Russia's Baltic enclave tucked in between Poland and Lithuania.
According to the Russian General Staff, the exercise involved 55 ships, 9,000 servicemen, 250 tanks and armored personnel carriers, over 100 artillery units, combat air support, and the deployment of Russia's new Iskander (SS-26) medium range ballistic missile system.
By demonstrating an ability to mobilize so quickly in Kaliningrad, Moscow further validated Central European concerns over the potential for Russia to launch a sudden strike for limited territorial gain. Such a swift attack could establish a fait accompli before NATO decision-makers convened to agree on what had transpired and how to respond.
The Kaliningrad show of force also raises the question: When was the last time NATO commanders conducted a spot exercise of such magnitude?
The speed in which Russia mobilizes its military exercises may be even more troubling than their size. In order to restore deterrence in Europe, NATO must balance both.
Ian Brzezinski is a resident senior fellow with the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO policy. Nicholas Varangis is part of the Scowcroft Center's Transatlantic Security Initiative. This article first appeared on theAtlantic Council website.
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Russia and NATO: The War Games Gap
Newsweek Regarding the latter, in February 2014 Russia mobilized 150,000 troops under the guise of an anti-terror simulation. Many of the units in this exercise were deployed along Ukraine's border just as Russia invaded Crimea and then later eastern Ukraine. and more » |
Ходорковский: нынешний режим в России ждет длительная агония
Аналитическое агентство "Русь Православная" Экс-глава ЮКОСа Михаил Ходорковский заявил, что текущий политический режим завершится в России длительной агонией, о чем свидетельствует рост озабоченности со стороны представителей российских деловых кругов и правящих элит. «Очевидно, что для Путина наступила ... и другие » |
Solar Plane Prepares for Global Circumnavigationby webdesk@voanews.com (George Putic)
Pilots of the sun-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 completed two successful test flights Thursday in the United Arab Emirates, in preparation for the first attempt to fly around the world. Officials say the plane performed flawlessly and that, weather permitting, it may start its journey as soon as March 3. A test pilot took Solar Impulse 2 on its first flight, which lasted four hours. Then, project co-founder Andre Borschberg took off and stayed in the air for a full day. These test flights are crucial because flying a four-engine plane powered only by sunlight, which charges its batteries at a cruising speed between 50 and 100 kilometers an hour, requires a lot of special skills Solar Impulse 2 is a single-seater so Borschberg and his co-founder and fellow pilot, Bertrand Piccard, will take turns during 25 flying days stretched over five months. But both men are determined to show the world that sustainable energy sources are ready for everyday use. “To fly with a solar airplane [you] need an airplane which is extremely energy efficient and we have technologies which you could use in your home, that people could use in ground transportation and that's what we want to show around the world,” said Borschberg. In order to be efficient, the plane must be light so pilots sacrificed not only cockpit space but pressurization. They had to practice yoga and self-hypnosis to endure long periods with little sleep, such as the five-day non-stop flight over the Pacific. Pilot Bertrand Piccard, who also was the first to circumnavigate the world in a hot air balloon, is a clean-energy enthusiast, as well. “We want to show that clean technologies and renewable energies can achieve the impossible, like flying day and night in an airplane with no fuel, and this is the way to encourage governments and societies and corporations to reduce their energy consumption to be more energy efficient like we are,” said Piccard. Solar Impulse 2 will be followed by a team of 80 dedicated technicians making sure that it performs without flaws until it returns to Abu Dhabi by early August.
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The Pompidou Centre in Paris hopes to put a lost Picasso masterpiece back on public display by the end of May – after a US attorney revealed it had been found in New York.
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Коммерсантъ Большинство членов Североатлантического альянса не намерены соблюдать достигнутую в прошлом году договоренность выделять на оборону не менее 2% от ВВП. Это следует из доклада European Leadership Network. Исключением являются США и Эстония. Канада, ... На фоне войны России с Украиной ключевые страны НАТО только сокращают траты на армиюУНИАН Все похожие статьи: 29 » |
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