NEWS WATCH: FBI to support Russian security at Winter Olympics
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)--The recent attack which left at least five people dead in Stavropol, in southern Russia, has heightened security fears ahead of the Olympic Winter Games due to take place in the Black Sea resort of Sochi next month. The United States, which will send 250 athletes to compete in the games, says the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will have dozens of people in Moscow and some in Sochi to assist the Russians.
NEWS WATCH: Russia Increasing Olympics Security After Suicide Blasts
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Russia says it has launched one of the biggest security operations in Olympic history, after two suicide attacks killed dozens of people. The announcement comes a month before the start of the Winter Olympic Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
NEWS WATCH: Russia’s Putin Eases Restrictions On Sochi Protests
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin has eased restrictions on protests in and around the Black Sea resort of Sochi, where the Winter Olympics and Paralympics will be held next month, but concerns remain whether local residents complaining about construction can hold rallies.
NEWS WATCH: Russia’s Putin Orders Security Crackdown After Suicide Attacks
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered new security measures across Russia following two suicide attacks killed dozens of people within two days in the southern city of Volgograd.
NEWS WATCH: Suicide bombing in Volgograd, Russia kills 17
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MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Russian officials say as many as 17 people, including two police officers, have died and 50 others were injured in a suicide blast that devastated a train station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd.
Tatarstan Christians Facing Arson Attacks On Churches
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MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- As New Year approached, Christians in Russia’s predominantly Muslim internal republic of Tatarstan were still awaiting the outcome of an investigation into the destruction of at least seven churches during 2013.
NEWS WATCH: Russia Transfers Christmas Billions To Ukraine Amid Concerns
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
KYIV/MOSCOW (BosNewsLife)-- Russia has begun transferring billions of dollars to Ukraine as part of a controversial economic deal that critics say is aimed at re-establishing the Soviet Union, and amid concerns over the mistreatment of pro-EU activists.
NEWS WATCH: What’s Next For Russia’s Freed Ex-Tycoon Khodorkovsky?
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BERLIN/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- After his release from a Russian jail, former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has said he does not want to return to business or politics, but would fight for those he considers political prisoners. Wearing a sharp suit and smiling, the now 50-year-old Khodorkovsky spoke at his first news conference since his release from prison, which was held at a museum commemorating the Berlin Wall from the Cold War era.
NEWS WATCH: Russia’s Tycoon Khodorkovsky Released From Prison
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
MOSCOW/BERLIN/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Former billionaire tycoon and Kremlin critic, Mikhail Khodorkovsky has flown to Germany after being pardoned by Russia’s president Vladimir Putin. Khodorkovsky, once Russia’s richest man, arrived in Berlin, ending a decade in Russian prisons for what many in the West believe were trumped-up offenses.
NEWS WATCH: Ukraine, Russia Sign Controversial Deal
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KYIV/MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Ukraine and Russia have signed a major economic trade deal, despite massive protests in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, for European Union integration , with Moscow promising massive financial assistance and cuts in natural gas prices.