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Powerful speech by Rotterdams mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb last evening
Powerful speech by Rotterdams mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb last evening on the demonstration triggered by the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Watch him (at 158) addr...

Russian TV today wavering without clear instructions from above.
Russian TV today wavering without clear instructions from above. They report the results of the referendum, they make sure to emphasize that this does...

Putins speech to the Federal Assembly is just mind-boggling. It is
Putins speech to the Federal Assembly is just mind-boggling. It is his personal farewell speech to Europe. This speech represents the old Europe that ...

What are the implications of the Crimean referendum for Russia?
What are the implications of the Crimean referendum for Russia? Most of the dicussion now seems to focus on the international consequences of the Crim...

Am watching Savik Shuster Live, a popular Ukrainian political talk
Am watching Savik Shuster Live, a popular Ukrainian political talk show. The topic is Crimea and the upcoming referendum. They invited (or tried to in...

Russia’s impending Anschluss of the Crimean peninsula is raising
Russia’s impending Anschluss of the Crimean peninsula is raising the specter of a Second Cold War that will propel Europe - once again, and against ...

Our (Western) news coverage is often far from balanced. But I just
Our (Western) news coverage is often far from balanced. But I just watched tonights news on Russias first channel, and it is truly mind-blowing (it ma...