WORLD WAR III
Russian bully now has NATO’s weakest links in his sights.
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TAKE CONTROL
Exiled opposition leader says he’s ready to pounce on Russia’s massive military fail.
ЯЭДD ҬҢЭ SЇGИS
Two jailed Westerners vanished from view on Wednesday, their lawyers said, apparently the latest in a string of similar prisoner movements.
CAUCASUS CAUCUS
Donald Trump is lavishing praise on “Putin’s friend” Khabib Nurmagomedov, a controversial MMA star who also happens to be Russia’s top influencer.
AUTOCRATS’ CLUB
Viktor Orbán is morphing into one of the autocrats he loves to hang out with and causing massive disruption to the West’s battle to take on Putin.
ALL ALONE
While the online dating scene in Kyiv is hotting up, Russians are grieving the exit of Tinder—which has left them feeling ditched and miserable.
UNLIKELY HERO
Vitaly Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, told The Daily Beast that President Trump would be able to unblock the funding in Washington and help Ukraine fight back.
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BRING HIM HOME
The 32-year-old American has spent a year locked up on bogus charges. His friends and fellow journalists are deeply worried for him, but won’t give in to despair.
THIN SKIN
Hired attackers, intimidation, and “kompromat” spy cameras set up by Ukraine’s intel agencies are among the tactics to try and silence journalists probing government corruption.
DEFCON ONE
Just this week the Kremlin claimed it was at war with the United States and Putin’s No.1 enemy was found dead in prison. Russians are terrified about what’s next.