Emboldened Kremlin Steps Up Efforts to Seize Businesses in Russia
The legal onslaught on Moscow’s second-largest airport has been seen as part of the Kremlin’s wartime drive to seize control of key assets still in private hands.
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Is Russia Open for Business — and at What Cost?
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Russia Closes In on Another Ukrainian Region, Even as Peace Talks Pick Up
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Pentagon firings to begin next week in effort to cut up to 8 percent of civilian workforce
The Pentagon seeks to cut more than 5,000 civilian employees on probation status beginning next week in a bid to eventually shave off up to 8 percent of the U.S. military’s civilian workforce, the ...The Hill - 15h -
Europe Vows to Step Up Baltic Sea Security After a New Cable Break
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There are no shortcuts to manage the Russia challenge
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Trump Elevates Kremlin Talking Points, a Familiar Pattern From His First Term
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Ukraine or Russia: Whose Side Is Trump On?
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Trump's FBI pick one step closer to confirmation
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Amid Navy's demand for subs, recruitment efforts for shipbuilders begins in schools
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