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Brazil’s Political Crisis Is Reaching Breaking Point
President Rousseff’s efforts to block impeachment with the help of former president Lula have backfired, as he is now implicated in a corruption probe involving dozens of politicians. Mass protests have increased the pressure.
To Catch a Russian Soldier (Excerpt from ‘Selfie Soldiers’)
In this excerpt, VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky follows the social media footprints of a Russian soldier, to prove he made the trek from Siberia to fight in eastern Ukraine.
Selfie Soldiers: Russia Checks in to Ukraine
VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky follows the digital and literal footprints of one Russian soldier, tracking him from eastern Ukraine to Siberia, to prove that Russian soldiers are fighting in Ukraine.
Russia Denies That Its Soldiers Are in Ukraine, But We Tracked One There Using His Selfies
Russian servicemen are posting photos of their country's military intervention in Ukraine to social media, and we followed one of them to verify just how readily apparent Russia’s role in the fighting really is.
Ex-US Ambassador Calls American Military Commitment to Baltics a 'Joke'
VICE News spoke to analyst and former diplomat John Herbst, who thinks former Soviet states with Russian-speaking populations are right to be nervous — and NATO needs to do more.
Selfie Soldiers: Russia Checks in to Ukraine (Trailer)
Coming soon: VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky follows the digital and literal footprints of one Russian soldier, tracking him from Kiev to Siberia, to prove that Russian soldiers are fighting in Ukraine.