“Moscow” on The Daily Caller

KADANOK, Russia (AP) — Some of the devastating wildfires sweeping western Russia are out of control, Russia’s emergency chief said Tuesday, as fears grew there were not enough firefighters to battle them. (more)

Gen. James Jones is not a “useful idiot.” He’s a well-educated, most respected military professional. He’s also a highly decorated Marine. He is President Obama’s National Security Adviser. Ordinarily, that would be good news for all Americans. (more)

William Hartung, Director of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New America Foundation, has come up with what he seems to think is a clincher argument for why the Senate should approve the New START treaty: Conservatives are against it. (more)

Move over, Anna Chapman, there’s another “Victoria’s Secret” agent sending love to Mother Russia — and her name’s Anna, too. (more)

HONG KONG — Shahrzad Moaven quit a public relations job in London and moved to this teeming metropolis four months ago to take up what she saw as a more exciting post: communications director at the exclusive jeweler Carnet. (more)

MOSCOW (AFP) – Two weeks after 10 Russian spies flew back from the United States to Moscow, the buzz of interest around the ring’s most photogenic member, the feisty redhead Anna Chapman, shows no signs of receding. (more)

PARMA, Italy (AP) — It’s a modern-day version of Marco Polo’s journey halfway around the world — but is anyone at the controls? (more)

The Obama administration is getting kudos for its quick action in the Russian spy case. (more)

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Why does Russian president Dmitry Medvedev always wear ill-fitting suits? Are there no competent tailors in Moscow? Am I the only person who’s noticed? I feel like I’m takin’ crazy pills. – Gregbot (more)

(Reuters) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that Iran was moving closer to having the potential to create nuclear weapons. (more)

“I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” said Captain Renault to Rick in Casablanca as a croupier hands him a pile of money. The police captain had the good sense to at least feign indignation when he found himself in an awkward situation involving illegal activity. Renault, of course, condoned the gambling by participating in it. (more)

MOSCOW (AP) — Any dachshund owner knows the feisty breed rarely backs off from a challenge, but one in Russia is taking that reputation to new heights — or depths. (more)

She was lurking in the Ivy, ready to pounce. (more)

The Washington Post today reports on the breaking news that the FBI has broken up a Russian spy ring in the U.S.: (more)

(Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday the U.S. arrests of suspects in an alleged Russian spy ring would not hurt improving relations with Washington, softening its tone after an initial angry response. (more)

She came from Russia, with love. (more)

Tim Starks recently penned a piece for Congressional Quarterly titled “Republicans Take Pause at START Accord’s Missile Defense Implications.” His bottom line: “No matter how often Democrats or Obama administration witnesses try to sway them, Republicans continue to express doubts about whether a new arms treaty would constrain U.S. missile defense plans.” (more)

Our lives continue to be defined by the Cold War, even as the phrase itself has devolved into an artifact of language. (more)

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev visits Silicon Valley for the first time on Wednesday, eager to reinvent his country’s outmoded, oil-dependent economy — and lure talent and money from the high-tech capital. (more)

MOSCOW — Government forces in Kyrgyzstan clashed with minority Uzbeks near the southern city of Osh on Monday, killing two people and wounding more than 20 others as the authorities sought to take control of barricaded ethnic Uzbek enclaves across the region. (more)