Barrack Obama has stepped up the rhetoric in the dispute with Vladimir Putin over Russia’s actions in Ukraine, confirming that any further threats to Ukrainian sovereignty would lead to drastic action, starting with a full and non-negotiable export ban on Disney films.
Posted: Apr 14th, 2014
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The US state of Alaska, which was formerly owned by Russia, has confirmed that there are no remaining Russian speakers within the territory and if there do turn out to be a handful of them they ‘certainly don’t need protecting by Mr Putin, thank you very much’.
Posted: Mar 19th, 2014
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Within minutes of Crimea formally becoming part of the Russian Federation, a gigantic bronze statue of Russian President Vladimir Putin has appeared in parliament square in the Crimean administrative capital.
Posted: Mar 18th, 2014
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The countries were persuaded to bury their differences and get back together to cash in on the current trend for 1970s nostalgia.
Posted: Mar 16th, 2014
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‘We’re overwhelmed,’ said a KGB agent in Sevastopol. ‘Once word gets round, you’re inundated with people requesting you to detain them without charge or falsify evidence against them.’
Posted: Mar 12th, 2014
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