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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
than was described in Orwell's master- piece, Russian media today preach a strident message of external encirclement by Russophobes in Ukraine, the Baltics, Georgia, and elsewhere, and internal fifth-columnists among bloggers, civil society organi- zations, and advocates of gay rights. The media in dem
anteed Ukraine's territorial integrity in return for the state giving up its nuclear weapons, the US did not act forcefully to stop Russia annexing Crimea. In each case, there have been different motivations and political considerations. But taken together, these events, and others, have contributed t
a nuclear bomb or bombing it to prevent that happening, igniting what is likely to become a wider war in the Middle East. Second, think about the Baltics. Imagine a scenario in which we see a replay of Crimea or Donetsk in Latvia where one quarter of the population are ethnic Russians or Russian spea
world a yea= down the line is a vain or even slightly embarrassing endeavor. Indeed, who co=Id have expected a year ago that Russia would take over Crimea, ISIS would break out of AI Qaeda and declare a caliphate, the US would start bombing Syria and Iraq while approaching a nuclear deal with Iran, or
nd. Will he double down, seeking closer ties with 19 EFTA_R1_02158013 EFTA02716864 China, India and the rest of Asia and causing mischief in the Baltics? Or will the Kremlin see t=e destabilization of Ukraine as not worth the candle? Until these issues are fleshed out, Russian companies will suffer,
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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 →n than was described in Orwell's master- piece, Russian media tocay preach a strident message of external encirclement by Russophobes in Ukraine, the Baltics, Georgia, and elsewhere, and internal fifth-columnists among bloggers, civil society organi- zations, and advocates of gay rights. The media in demo
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