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This Spy vs. Spy relationship with Russia has plunged us into a new Cold War that feels more threatening and unpredictable than the first.
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A group of Ukrainian diplomats toured Sykesville. “The participants [were] eager to learn how local economic development is set here, how [nonprofits] help to stimulate growth of existing business, development of entrepreneurship,” said Vitaliy Yurkiv, an economic development specialist from Kyiv.
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Robert Reich: No one thing delegitimizes Donald Trump's presidency, but the whole picture keeps getting darker.
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The idea that a hostile foreign power would deign to interfere in an American presidential election is astounding and alarming.
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Donald Trump's accusation that President Obama and Hillary Clinton are "founders of ISIS" is not only a good example of his reckless fear-mongering but also his complete lack of understanding about true threats to national security.
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A memorial unveiled Saturday will place the story of the Ukrainian famine on prominent display to the millions of people who walk the streets of Washington, D.C., each year — and organizers, including a Baltimore County man, hope to make sure those who died are not forgotten.
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Kiev-born pianist and YouTube sensation Valentina Lisitsa makes her Baltimore Symphony Orchestra debut amid controversy over her strong views about the crisis in Ukraine. Objections have been lodged by Ukrainian-American organizations and protesters are expected.
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Vladimir Putin's incursion into Syria fits a long standing pattern of opportunism.
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At the highest levels, the U.S. and European Union believe that corruption in Russia is so extensive that after the invasion of Crimea and Ukraine, they directed many sanctions toward Russia's elite. John McCain maintained in 2013 that Putin rules by "corruption, repression and violence," and various news commentators calls Mr. Putin a "thug" at every turn. Yet, considering some of the legislation and behavior of our own political class, these claims seem sanctimonious. U.S. politicians would do
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Linda Bunk, of Finksburg, grew up with Asperger's syndrome, bipolar disorder, and ADHD — attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Eighteen months after her second Peace Corps stint in Ukraine was cut short when a violent political crisis swept through the country, a Clarksville woman is returning to the still-simmering nation to finish the work she started.
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With the personal approval of the Defense Secretary, Ukrainian Col. Ihor Hordiychuk is the beneficiary of a little-known program that the Defense Department uses to take care of allied soldiers on American soil.
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President Obama's latest war strategy makes one wonder: Is another Woodrow Wilson in the Oval Office debating with himself about how to meet the existential threat that faces him?
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The meeting of the Russian foreign minister and the U.S. secretary of state in Paris last month has led to a surprising thaw in relations and an opportunity these two countries should not waste.
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President Obama needed to put Russia on notice that NATO is resolved to resist its aggression in Ukraine
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Tough sanctions against Russia to punish its meddling in Ukraine show that the U.S. and its European allies can present a united front
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Until Russia directly harms the U.S., America should keep its troops out of Ukraine.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is proof that tough guys don't rule best.
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Barack Obama may need to put a bit of John Wayne in his foreign policy words right now.
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Russia's proxy war in Ukraine has backfired with the downing of a Malaysian airliner by separatist rebels
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The Ukraine crisis owes its roots to a deal America made and broke with the recently deceased Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze.
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BRUSSELS (AP) ¿ Over Russia's objections, Ukraine's new president on Friday signed a free-trade deal binding his country more closely to Western Europe, sealing the very agreement that triggered the bloodshed and political convulsions of the past seven months.
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As Russia's actions in Ukraine rattle its neighbors, the Maryland National Guard is affirming its decades-long partnership with Estonia.
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The president defended a measured view of how U.S. foreign policy should be conducted that we believe most Americans share
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Ukraine sought to unify during this weekend's election, while European Union members voted for nationalist parties.
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Sunday's elections could help stabilize the country if the new government vigorously attacks its long-standing culture of corruption
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Sen. Ben Cardin will join a congressional delegation headed to Ukraine this weekend to monitor the country's presidential election, which is taking place amid that country's tense standoff with Russia.
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Approximately 12 percent of the Crimean population — over 250,000 people — are ethnically "Tatar," a largely pro-Ukrainian, Sunni Muslim group. They have an embattled history with Russia.
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Some things are binary. They either are or they aren't. You can't be sort of pregnant or partially certifiable; it's one or the other — like being a Yankees or a Red Sox fan.
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President Putin doesn't realize how much leverage the West has over Russia's economy; it's up to the U.S. and its allies to convince him he doesn't want to find out the hard way
