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A NATO flag flies at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels in this March 2, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Yves Herman

NATO: Increased Russian Engagement in Disinformation since Annexation of Crimea

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 11, 2017 | World

NATO accused Saturday Russia of escalating a disinformation campaign since the Kremlin’s 2014 seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea region. Russian websites such as Sputnik and RT had persistently posted false stories, promoting propaganda. There is increasing...

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A mural in centre of Simferopol “Crimea is our common heritage” on Oct. 14

Russian Law Enforcement Launches Terror-Sweep Operations in Crimea

by Taha Abed alWahed | Jan 27, 2017 | World

Moscow- Russian law enforcement agencies are conducting special operations in the recently annexed Crimea. Operations are meant to hunt down and eradicate Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorist sleeper cells and extremists. Security forces are taking strict measures as Crimea...

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Opinion: Is the Russian Phoenix Really Rising?

by Amir Taheri | Dec 23, 2016 | Opinion

Earlier this month, as Russians marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Empire, there was much talk of an end to what many in Moscow claim was a “parenthesis” that is now closing. In other words, in 1992 Russia, as the core power in the USSR, ceased to...

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People take part in celebrations for the first anniversary of the Crimean treaty signing in Sevastopol, March 18, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Russia Accuses Ukraine of Armed Crimea Incursion, Says Two Killed

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 10, 2016 | World

Russia’s Federal Security Service said one of its employees and a soldier were killed in separate incidents on Wednesday after it had thwarted two armed Ukrainian attempts to get saboteurs into Crimea and dismantled a Ukrainian spy network inside the annexed...

NATO to Send Troops to Deter Russia

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 14, 2016 | World

Britain, Germany and the United States moved forward with plans on Tuesday to lead a new NATO force on Russia’s border starting next year, but some eastern allies said the alliance’s effort must go further to deter Moscow. Weeks before a critical NATO...