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Thousands of people take part during a demonstration initiated by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. (AP/Jens Meyer)

“The political discourse has gone off the rails”: Right-wing nationalism on the rise in Germany

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Alexander Litvinenko (AP/Alistair Fuller)

A former KGB agent isn’t the only Putin critic to wind up dead

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There is no bromance between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP/Ivan Sekretarev)

Russia’s Air Force is crashing and burning at an alarming rate

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Russia is facing a cancer-suicide epidemic

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The new cold war is here: Russians fear a U.S. invasion

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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a big pike he caught while fishing during a mini-break in the Siberian Tyva region, Russia. (AP/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

No, Putin doesn’t know how to fix Russia’s economy

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Vladimir Putin (Reuters/Yves Herman)

Putin blames the West for sabotaging Russia’s economy

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Why Ukrainians still care about Lenin

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Troops in unmarked uniforms stand guard in Balaklava on the outskirts of Sevastopol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 1, 2014. (AP/Andrew Lubimov)

3 things everyone should know about Ukraine

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How to make sense of the violence in Ukraine

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Topless “sextremists” go global

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Police abuses fuel outrage in Ukraine

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Robert Kraft backtracks, says Super Bowl ring was gift to Putin

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Will Russia cooperate in marathon bombing investigation?

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Yana Lapikova, Government Press Service)

Putin stokes culture wars

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