Is it real? Flags flying off the shelf, a reported tidal wave of national pride, patriotism now the word of the day. But hang ...

Moscow also alleged that European intelligence services and Ukraine intend to "assassinate Russian opposition figures abroad" and blame Russia.

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The family of American teacher Marc Fogel says it's "beyond grateful, relieved and overwhelmed" that he's heading ...

According to Ukrainian troops, at 6 a.m. on Feb. 9, a Russian soldier climbed a mining tower in Toretsk to raise the Russian flag. "The Predators attacked him with a drop strike, and our artillery ...