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Isolated on the anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, Ukrainian Jews translate their prayers
As Ukraine’s Jews face a future awash in uncertainty, some are turning to a realm they can control — the language and rituals that define their identity. Rabbi Irina Gritsevskaya, who leads the Masorti movement in Ukraine,
Ex-KGB Officer Claims Trump Was Recruited as 'Krasnov' by Soviet Union in 1987
A former KGB officer claims Donald Trump was recruited by Soviet intelligence in 1987 under the codename "Krasnov." He alleges Trump's KGB file was later removed and is now privately controlled by a Putin associate.
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On 3rd anniversary of Russia-Ukraine war, Ukrainian Jews reinforce their identity
After praying in Russian for decades, Ukrainian Jews have worked to translate the Haggadah, prayerbooks and the Torah into Ukrainian.

Russia Is Wooing Western Energy Companies

Russia Is Wooing Western Energy Companies, but Will They Return?
 · 3dThe Financial Times
Vladimir Putin prepares for return of western companies to Russia
Vladimir Putin has ordered his cabinet to prepare for the return of western companies, flaunting a potential corporate renaissance from the unfolding US-Russia rapprochement. Russia’s president said on Friday he wanted Russian companies to have “certain advantages” over “those that return to our market” as payback for western sanctions.
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Heavily sanctioned Russia ready to help Western companies return, says Putin
Fact check: Did Ukraine start its war with Russia? History says otherwise
5 Must-Read Books To Understand Russia And The War In Ukraine
3 years later: What started the Ukraine war, and where does the conflict stand?
Gazprom, once a mighty tool of Russia, stumbles toward more modest future
The Russian gas giant could once bring countries to their knees by cutting off energy supplies, until Europe stopped buying its product.
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Donald Trump was recruited by KGB with codename 'Krasnov', claims ex-Soviet spy
Former Chairman of Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee Alnur Mussayev claims the Soviet KGB recruited Donald Trump before the collapse of the USSR, assigning him the alias Krasnov
In Russia, Dozens of Dissenters Are Held as Psychiatric Patients
In the Soviet era, thousands of dissenters were hospitalised for political reasons, based on the premise that only someone mentally ill would oppose the Communist state. Among the best known cases were those of dissident Vladimir Bukovsky and Nobel prize-winning poet Joseph Brodsky.
Reliving US national hockey team’s legendary triumph over Russia 45 years later: Where to stream ‘Miracle’
Winter Olympics played host to the 'Miracle on Ice', a famous ice hockey victory against the all-conquering Soviet Union.