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More Russiagate: The New Yorker, Julian Assange and Guccifer 2.0

Every so often during the Russiagate story, whenever one senses growing doubts about some aspect of the story, a gigantic article appears in some part of the US media which appears intended to still those doubts.
The latest example a gigantic article by Raffi Khatchadourian which has recently appeared in the New Yorker, and which is purportedly about Julian Assange, but which when read carefully is actually about Russiagate.

German FDP leader calls on Germany to recognise Russian Crimea; end sanctions on Russia

Christian Lindner, the head of the German liberal FDP, has broken a taboo in German politics by saying that Germany should recognise Crimea as Russia as a “permanent provisional solution” and lift sanctions on Russia thereafter.

We have to get out of the dead-end situation.  To break a taboo, I fear that we must see the Crimea as a permanent provisional arrangement, at least for now.

Russians win air contest in China

Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com
CHANGCHUN (Sputnik) – A Russian crew won the first prize at the Aviadarts 2017 international air contest in northeastern China, the commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces said Thursday.

“Our team came first in the contest. It was a close fight, the Chinese pilots proved to be worthy opponents, but our pilots were unparalleled,”

Russia, Estonia, Finland hold joint sea rescue drills in Gulf of Finland

Originally appeared at RussiaFed.com
ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) – Border guard ships from Russia, Estonia and Finland on Tuesday held a joint sea rescue training in Russian territorial waters on the Gulf of Finland, the press-service of Russia’s Federal Security Service’s (FSB) border directorate in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region said on Wednesday.

European banks to join financing of Russia’s Yamal LNG project

Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com
GORKI (Russia) (Sputnik) – A number of European banks will join the financing of Russia’s liquefied natural gas project in coming months, the board chairman of Russia’s Novatek gas producer said Thursday.

“A number of European banks, of countries that are also participating in this project, will join the financing,”

Russian Kaspersky Lab & Microsoft find common ground

Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Kaspersky Lab cybersecurity company said Thursday that it plans to withdraw its complaints against IT giant Microsoft from the European Commission and German Federal Cartel Office (FCA), which were previously filed on the grounds that the global IT giant was using its dominant position on the market to unfairly promote its own antivirus solutions.