The Rundown -- December 2

# Czech TV uses RFE/RL Tajik Service footage of meeting between Czech and Tajik presidents

# Russia says there will be no South Stream pipeline

# Amid worst day for Ruble since 1998 Kudrin says decline will continue for two years

# Former Russian spy lent 2 million Euros to Le Pen senior

# The advancing "chill" of the new Cold War

# The lobbyists being hired to fight Russia sanctions in Washington

# Russian and Ukrainian officials agree to truce around Donetsk airport

# Haunting aerial drone footage of Chernobyl

# East Ukraine schools turn to web for education

# After close vote, Moldova officials vow to push Europe ties

# Edward Lucas becomes the world's first "e resident"

# Egypt thwarts IS bid to commandeer ship and attack Israel

# Iraq has been paying 50,000 "ghost soldiers"

# Brookings profiles IS

# Video: Targeting IS' black market oil trade

# Is coalition providing air support for Iran's militias?

# Iran reportedly to turn uranium into reactor fuel under extended deal

# Why Sudan is embracing Iran

# Situation deteriorating steadily in Afghanistan

# International aid agencies call for temporary exit from Afghanistan

# Khan threatens to "shut down" Pakistan

# Investigation into claims Islamic leaders used 1 million in public money for Pakistan school

# Uzbekistan: "The Tyranny You Haven't Heard Of" - Fred Hiatt, "Washington Post"

# In depth look at Russian soft power in the Balkans

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