Update: A pair of Russian nuclear-capable bombers flew within 100 miles of Kodiak Island, and US jets scrambled to intercept them.
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Recent Analysis and Translations:
Novaya Gazeta on Threats of Retribution Against Journalists from Chechen Clergy over Articles on Persecution of LGBT
The Grief Factory: How Regime Supporters Are Choreographed to Mourn on Demand
Novaya Gazeta Reports Point-Blank Execution of Chechen ‘Attackers’ at Odds with Official Account of ‘Clash’ with National Guards
‘Hybrid Cyberwars’: Are the Russian Hackers’ Arrests About American or Internal Russian issues?
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A Russian military vehicle drives near ruins in the historic city of Palmyra, Syria March 4, 2017. Omar Sanadiki/Reuters
The ruble is trading at 56.25 to the ruble and 60.34 to the euro. Brent crude is selling for 54.89 to the dollar.
The following news items were taken from 7:40 na perrone, Yahoo, Fox News, RFE/RL, Gazeta, Novaya Gazeta, Currenttime TV, and RBC.
– End Abuse and Detention of Gay Men in Chechnya, UN Human Rights Experts Tell Russia [English]
– “Either you kill him or we will. You choose.” A Gay Chechen Man Speaks [English]
– Medvedev Will Not Get a Spanking [Russian]
— Catherine A. Fitzpatrick
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