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's wife as "first vice president." Modern authoritarian systems are employing these blunter methods in a context of increased economic fragility. Venezuela is already in the process of political and economic disintegra- tion. Other states that rely on energy exports have also experienced setbacks due t
ions from reach- ing Russian audiences even as it steadily expands the reach of its own mouthpieces, the television channel RT and the news service Sputnik. China blocks the websites of mainstream foreign media while en- couraging its corporations to purchase influence in popular culture abroad through
rtisan support from US politicians as Joe Biden prepares to take office. The Trump Administration "led an international push to recognize Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate leader as part of a plan to force the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro amid an economic crisis and a mass migration." Now, the opposi
imes.corn/2020/11/24/world/sputnik-vaccine-russia.html> (11124, Kramer, 18.61M) reports the manufacturers of the "leading Russian vaccine candidate" Sputnik V "said on Tuesday that it showed an efficacy rate of 95 percent in preliminary results from a clinical trial, which would put it at the same level
rtisan support from US politicians as Joe Biden prepares to take office. The Trump Administration "led an international push to recognize Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate leader as part of a plan to force the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro amid an economic crisis and a mass migration." Now, the oppos
tgoing Trump Administration." While the New York Times (11/24, Kramer, 18.61M) reports the manufacturers of the "leading Russian vaccine candidate" Sputnik V "said on Tuesday that it showed an efficacy rate of 95 percent in preliminary results from a clinical trial, which would put it at the same level
tment of Homeland Security warned Colombian law enforcement several times that a Florida resident tangled up in last year's slapdash failed coup in Venezuela may be part of an international arms smuggling ring." The Herald adds that in a letter in June, "the Homeland Security Investigations division of D
and its Berlin-based subsidiary, issued a joint press release saying the technology transfer will begin immediately. It expects the roll out of the Sputnik V vaccine in the third quarter of 2021." US Sanctions Exacerbate Pandemic In Iran. The AP (4/22, Karimi, Batrawy) reports that "as Iran faces what
US preeminence has been a topic of recurrent hand- wringing. Whether prompted by the flexing of Soviet muscle, most spectacularly with the launch of Sputnik in the 1950s; the civil rights upheavals and growing fallout from the Vietnam War in the 1960s, the Arab oil embargo and the Watergate scandal of the
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014540 →hina, South Africa and Brazil—have negative outlooks from at least two rating agencies, raising the potential for downgrades.! A potential default by Venezuela and its national oil company could also sour sentiment, as could unfavorable tariffs or trade restrictions from the new US administration. Finally, t
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large economic entities closely tied to the state. But there are also K Street representatives for Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Ethiopia, Venezuela Hungary £ @ et 2 £ @ A) remy t and practically all of the authoritarian states in the Middle East. The toxic combination of unfair elections and
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019236 →ations from reach- ing Russian audiences even as it steadily expands the reach of its own mouthpieces, the television channel RT and the news service Sputnik. China blocks the websites of mainstream foreign media while en- couraging its corporations to purchase influence in popular culture abroad through c
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019238 →Entities connected to both Venezuela and Sputnik

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