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US sanctions straining Russian economy: Obama
Aug07

US sanctions straining Russian economy: Obama

President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that U.S. sanctions levied against Russia over its actions in Ukraine are working but that Washington would face a much different set of questions about ho… …read more Source: The...

Tensions Grow in Ukraine over Russia Troop Buildup
Aug07

Tensions Grow in Ukraine over Russia Troop Buildup

The steadily advancing Ukrainian army is setting its sights on the largest rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine, while Western officials on Wednesday warned that a Russian military buildup on Ukraine’s … …read more Source:...

Report on Ukraine Plane Disaster Delayed
Aug07

Report on Ukraine Plane Disaster Delayed

The Dutch Safety Board says its preliminary report into the cause of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster will likely not be released until sometime in September. …read more Source:...

MH17 search suspended over security concerns: Dutch PM
Aug07

MH17 search suspended over security concerns: Dutch PM

International experts have suspended their search for body parts at the MH17 crash site on Wednesday because of deteriorating security in eastern Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said. …read more Source: The Times of...

From Syria to Ukraine, Social Media Opens Up Warfare
Aug06

From Syria to Ukraine, Social Media Opens Up Warfare

In 2013, Eliot Higgins used videos posted online from Syria to track weapons and pinpoint a chemical strike in Damascus from a computer in the English Midlands. …read more Source:...

NATO Says Russia Could be Poised to Invade Ukraine
Aug06

NATO Says Russia Could be Poised to Invade Ukraine

Russia has amassed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine’s eastern border and could use the pretext of a humanitarian or peace-keeping mission to invade, NATO said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...

Faced with Western Sanctions, Moscow Resorts to Food Fight
Aug06

Faced with Western Sanctions, Moscow Resorts to Food Fight

As Western countries launch each new salvo of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, Moscow has returned fire with bans on food imports — ostensibly for consumer protection. …read more Source:...

Driving Down East Ukraine’s Dangerous ‘Humanitarian Corridor’
Aug05

Driving Down East Ukraine’s Dangerous ‘Humanitarian Corridor’

For a few hours at least, the road leading west from the besieged rebel stronghold of Donetsk was meant to provide a sliver of security for desperate residents trying to flee the ever-encroaching figh… …read more Source:...

UN warns of mass exodus from Ukraine
Aug05

UN warns of mass exodus from Ukraine

Ukraine’s military called on insurgents in Donetsk, Lugansk and another frontline city, Gorlivka, on Monday to open corridors for several hours each day to allow civilians to escape. …read more Source: The Times of...

Moscow May Force European Airlines to Fly Around Russia
Aug05

Moscow May Force European Airlines to Fly Around Russia

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev threatened on Tuesday to retaliate for the grounding of a subsidiary of national airline Aeroflot because of EU sanctions, with one newspaper reporting that Euro… …read more Source:...