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‘What happened to standards of journalism, ‘trusted’ Western media?’ — RT Op-Edge
Western media has been using underhanded tactics to drive US and its allies’ political agenda, where they desperately need to make Russia into a villain, and the West into the backers and supporters of ‘good guys’, geopolitical analyst Eric Draitser told RT. A number of Western media outlets have reported Russia has accidentally...
EU says deadly Kiev clashes ‘very worrying’
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini expressed concern over ‘very worrying’ deadly clashes in Kiev as Ukrainian lawmakers backed an autonomy plan for rebel regions …read more Source: The Daily...
Can a Loose Federal system save Syria and Iraq?
By Jerome Joffe | (Informed Comment) | – – In recent months, prospects for applying the principles of federation and constitutional protection for minorities as a basic political solution for the conflicts in Syria and Iraq have dramatically improved. On the foundation of state restructuring, coordination of military force to degrade ISIS and the...
Protesters and police clash outside Ukraine parliament – in pictures
A grenade exploded outside Ukraine’s parliament during a nationalist protest against a vote to give greater powers to separatist regions in the east, killing one police officer. About 100 other officers were injured in the clashes, 10 of them seriously. …read more Source: The...
Two U.S. F22 jets land in Poland amid Ukraine tensions
NNA – Two U.S. F-22 Raptor stealth fighters landed in Poland on Monday, as regional tensions run high over Russia and the conflict in Ukraine. The arrival of the two planes was aired on TVP Info publ …read more Source: National News...
NATO launches joint military exercises with Ukraine in Black Sea
NATO forces and the Ukrainian army have launched joint military exercises in the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula that rejoined Russia last year. The naval drills, code-named Sea Breeze 2015, began on Monday in Ukraine’s Odessa and Nikolaevsk regions with the participation of 2,500 troops and some 150 military vehicles. Kiev has...
Clashes near Ukrainian parliament injure 100 police officers
At least 100 police officers have been injured in clashes in front of the Ukrainian parliament in the capital city of Kiev as radical nationalists gathered there to protest against constitutional amendments that grant more autonomy to the pro-Russia eastern region of the country. On Monday, hundreds of supporters of Ukraine’s right-wing...
Deadly protest over Ukraine ‘decentralisation’ law
At least one policeman killed and 90 people injured as protesters clash with security forces outside parliament. …read more Source: AL...
Germany open to new 4-way Ukraine summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she’s open to holding a new summit with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and France but that there would have to be hope of progress for it to make sense …read more Source: The Daily...
Blast, clashes as Ukraine backs more autonomy for pro-Russian protesters
Clashes erupted outside parliament in Kiev on Monday as lawmakers gave initial approval to constitutional changes granting more autonomy to pro-Russian protesters in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Iran...
