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In Moscow, analysts for the Kremlin and its Security Council are working overtime to war-game scenarios for a Joe Biden presidency.

MOSCOW - A screeching power tool sliced through Alexei Navalny's office door last Dec. 26, and a burly, masked Special Operations forces officer burst in, followed by another, and another - at least 20 in all. Within a minute, they dragged the Russian opposition leader out as he vainly grabbed for the door frame.

The Kremlin put on a brave face as prices for Russia's benchmark crude closed in on levels last seen in a devastating 1998 financial crisis.

MOSCOW - On a stretch of Norway's Arctic border known for its views of the Northern Lights is the small town of Kirkenes. Its population is under 4,000 and the local online newspaper has a staff of just two. 

A VISIT by probably the biggest Russian trade delegation to Thailand in February this year can certainly be taken as a testament to Kremlin’s “Look East” policy. But how it will be translated into real trade or economic interaction between the two countries remains a challenge.

Re: “Russian role in Skripal attack highly dubious”, Have Your Say, April 2.

Just hours after US President Donald Trump delivered his “best speech ever” to Congress on Tuesday night, Jeff Sessions, the attorney-general appointed by Trump, was accused of being untruthful when he said he had never met with anyone connected to the Russian government before the 2016 election – during Senate testimony and in writing.