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ll sample of similar claims or conjec- tures that have made their way into Russian news cov- erage, especially in the wake of Moscow's occupation of Crimea and invasion of eastem Ukraine. They stand as a reminder that under Vladimir Putin, the Russian media environment has been transformed from one ma
al prisoners—around 100 as of June 2016, according to credible sources, including promi- nent members of the political opposition.' Under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, some estimates suggest that Egypt holds as many as 60,000 polit- ical prisoners.' Turkish authorities have similarly rounded up tens of thousands
ho dares disagree. Their demands range from a referendum on the independent status for the region to an outright annexation by Russia, based on the Crimea model. The rabble-rousers' identities are apparently mixed - for example, many of them are local veteransof the Soviet war in Afghanistan while oth
gain, EFTA00662748 without prejudging the relations that exist between Iran and other regional countries. Al-Monitor: Some believe that electing Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as president of Egypt would reduce tensions with Hamas. How do you view the development of the relationship between the two in light of your stay i
re hoping that Russia will not see this as sort of a continuation of the Cold War," John Kerry said last week. Even before the Russian invasion of Crimea, Obama was warning of the dangers of seeing the world in terms of Great Power conflict. "We're no longer in a Cold War," the president said at the
theory are either grasping at straws, or would like to lend support to El Watan's laughable report on the new regional alliance Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is leading, which includes Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE against a Western regional alliance led by the US that includes Turkey a
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all sample of similar claims or conjec- tures that have made their way into Russian news cov- erage, especially in the wake of Moscow's occupation of Crimea and invasion of eastern Ukraine. They stand as areminder that under Vladimir Putin, the Russian media environment has been transformed from one marke
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019249 →cal prisoners—around 100 as of June 2016, according to credible sources, including promi- nent members of the political opposition.? Under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, some estimates suggest that Egypt holds as many as 60,000 polit- ical prisoners.’ Turkish authorities have similarly rounded up tens of thousands of
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019287 →Entities connected to both Crimea and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

Vladimir Putin
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Barack Obama
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George W. Bush
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Jeffrey Epstein
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United States
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Marc Rich
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John Kerry
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Bill Clinton
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Donald Trump
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Department of Justice
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Bloomberg L.P.
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Bashar al-Assad
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Prince Andrew
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Jerusalem
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Samantha Power
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Cairo
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Hillary Clinton
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