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Prime Minister Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia during an interview on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference this month.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will make an official visit to Iran on February 23.
The German and French foreign ministers have praised Ukraine for its reforms thus far but is urging Kyiv Ukraine to push for greater progress in battling corruption.
In Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, an office of the Russian Sberbank was torched late on February 21 shortly after would-be arsonists failed to set ablaze another Sberbank office in Lviv.
Saudi Arabia has put 32 people on trial, including 30 members of its own Shi'ite Muslim minority, on charges of spying for Iran.
Kazakh Authorities Detain Head Of Journalists Union And His Son by support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL's Kazakh Service)
The chairman of Kazakhstan's Journalists Union and head of the National Press Club in Almaty has been detained, together with his son, on charges of embezzlement and tax evasion.
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Briefing: Exposing Kadyrovby support@pangea-cms.com (Brian Whitmore)
What will we learn about Ramzan Kadyrov this week?
The Daily Vertical: Ukraine Deserves Better (Transcript)by support@pangea-cms.com (Brian Whitmore)
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday.
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko says his country hasn't had a day of peace in 350 years. But he says "truth and God" are on Ukraine's side. He sat down for a rare interview with RFE/RL's Anna Sous. She spoke to 12 former post-Soviet leaders for her interview series, "Russia & Me."
Syria’s main opposition umbrella group was meeting in the Saudi capital on February 22 as Washington and Russia continued diplomatic efforts aimed at brokering a cease-fire deal.
Former Estonian President Arnold Ruutel oversaw his country's entry into NATO and the EU. For now, he says, Baltic security is "guaranteed." He made the statement in an interview with RFE/RL's Anna Sous. She spoke to 12 former post-Soviet leaders for her interview series, "Russia & Me."
Tajiks Detained After 'Liking' Islamic State Videoby support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL's Tajik Service)
Fourteen residents of Tajikistan's Yovon district have been detained for questioning after they clicked a "like" button on an Islamic extremist video that had been posted to the online Odnoklassniki social network.
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Chechen Leader Does U-Turn Over 'Spiritual-Moral Passports'by support@pangea-cms.com (Liz Fuller)
Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov has formally denied that all young males in Chechnya will be required to obtain a "spiritual-moral passport" registering details of their religious beliefs.
Russia Reportedly Plans To Ask For Spy-Plane Flights Over U.S. by support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL)
Russia is planning to ask permission on February 22 to start flying surveillance planes equipped with high-powered digital cameras over the United States, the Associated Press reports.
Right-wing Ukrainian nationalists attacked a branch of privately-held Alfa-Bank in Kyiv on February 20. It was just one of a series of attacks on Russian banks in the capital, as well as Lviv and Mariupol. (RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service)
A UN commission of inquiry says war crimes in Syria are "rampant," and government forces and the Islamic State extremist group continue to commit crimes against humanity.
The foreign ministers of Germany and France have arrived in Kyiv for a visit aimed at reaffirming EU support for Ukraine’s leadership.
An Iranian filmmaker says an appeals court had sentenced him to a year in prison, reducing his initial sentence of six years for "insulting sanctities" and "spreading propaganda."
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The Pentagon is preparing to submit to Congress a long-awaited report on closing the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The international body charged with establishing who is responsible for chemical attacks in Syria has identified seven potential sites to investigate beginning next month.
Protesters repeatedly tried to disrupt a Moscow press conference by opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who presented a report harshly criticizing Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. Yashin's report accuses Kadyrov of ties to organized crime and building a "personal army." (RFE/RL's Russian Service)
A bust of Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell of the United States Army outside the Stilwell Museum in Chongqing, China. William J. Perry, who was then the secretary of defense, came for the opening of the museum in 1994.
A taxi driver is being held over the deaths of six people in an apparently random shooting spree in the Michigan city of Kalamazoo.
Authorities in the US state of Michigan search for a motive after a taxi driver went on a random shooting spree on Saturday, killing six people.
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A passenger train derails near the Dutch town of Dalfsen, reports of two dead
Chocolate maker Mars recalls Mars and Snickers bars in Germany after bits of plastic are found in a product
Islamist militias in Libya lose two major areas in the eastern city of Benghazi, including the port, military sources and residents tell the BBC.
A train driver was killed when his train hit a crane on a level crossing near the Dutch town of Dalfsen.
Plan to close Guantanamo Bay prison and move some detainees to US submitted by President Obama to Congress.
AP Poll: Social Security, joblessness top economic concernsby By NANCY BENAC and EMILY SWANSON
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Finally, something that polarized Americans can agree on....
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For 15 years, Miguel Macías has tried to replicate on the ceiling of his local church what the Italian master did in four at the Sistine Chapel.
Police arrested three people they described as local militants over the beheading of a Hindu priest in northern Bangladesh.
Poland’s state archives released documents it says show Lech Walesa had been a paid informant of communist-era secret police in the 1970s, before leading the Solidarity movement that helped end communism in Europe.
President Petro Poroshenko sees the best path for Kiev to regain control of its borders from Russia-backed separatist is to stick to the terms of the Minsk peace deal, a passive stance that frustrates fighters on the front line.
The Obama administration and Russia agreed to implement a cease-fire in Syria beginning Saturday, in what’s hoped to be a crucial step in ending the country’s five-year civil war.
The regime of President Bashar al-Assad says Islamic State, the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front and other ‘terrorist groups connected to them’ will be exempted from the truce and will be targeted.
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One of Russia’s most prominent opposition leaders has called for the resignation of Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen strongman who is a staunch loyalist of Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a “time bomb” threatening security and stability in the country.
U.S. military and intelligence advisers don’t believe Russia will abide by a cease-fire in Syria and want the Obama administration to ready plans to increase pressure on Moscow.
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