Putin's new Guard

May 23, 2016 16:50

Last week the Russian Duma (parliament) voted on the creation of a new paramilitary police formation. That's part of Putin's plan to accelerate the reform of the police force that he announced last month:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35975840

It was initially intended to call this new group the National Guard. But there were voices that ( Read more... )

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ddstory May 23 2016, 18:26:26 UTC
I'm sure Trump will fix this, once he becomes president. He'll just sit with Putin, look him in the eye... perhaps have a vodka or three, and everything will be all right.

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