The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

Protesters wearing masks of Russia's President Vladimir Putin pretend to kiss as they take part in a demonstration against the country's 'anti-gay' laws ... new gay emojis - Google Search Thursday July 30 th , 2015  at  4:16 PM 1 Share Russia is Putin its foot down about  gay emojis Cult of Mac - 6 hours ago When iOS 8.3 introduced  new gay -friendly  emojis , one person no doubt responding with a :( sad face was Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia Could Ban ' Gay Emojis ' Newsweek - 2 hours ago Russia's next target?  Gay emojis  - yes, really... PinkNews - 10 hours ago Russia wants to ban  gay emojis Gay Star News - 14 hours ago Putin Calls For  Gay Emoji  Ban in Russia Yahoo News UK - 1 hour ago Gay Emojis - Google Search Thursday July 30 th , 2015  at  4:15 PM 1 Share Russia Could Ban ' Gay Emojis ' Newsweek - 2 hours ago The Ru

Russian Charged With Spying In U.S. Loses Bid To Dismiss Case Thursday July 30 th , 2015  at  2:34 PM Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty 1 Share A  Russian citizen accused by U.S. authorities of posing as a banker in New York in order to spy for his government lost a bid on July 29 to have his charges thrown out. Evgeny Buryakov’s request was rejected by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan. The indictment alleges that from 2012 through January, Buryakov teamed up with low-level diplomats to gather sensitive economic intelligence on potential U.S. sanctions against Russian banks and on efforts in the United States to develop alternative energy resources. Buryakov worked at the New York branch of Russia’s development bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) but prosecutors say he was secretly engaged in covert work for Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service. The charges against Buryakov are based on a federal statute that requires agents