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      Russia wants to keep Ukraine off UN radar
      Sep22

      Russia wants to keep Ukraine off UN radar

      UNITED NATIONS — As world leaders gather at the U.N. this week, the U.S. and its European allies are consumed by efforts to blunt the savage advance of the Islamic State group, to end the raging Ebola epidemic and to make progress in nuclear negotiations with Iran. That’s likely just fine with Vladimir Putin, since these issues...

      Thousands march in Moscow against Ukraine fighting
      Sep22

      Thousands march in Moscow against Ukraine fighting

      MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of people marched through central Moscow on Sunday to demonstrate against the fighting in Ukraine and Russia’s alleged complicity in the conflict. An Associated Press reporter estimated the crowd at about 20,000, although the city police department put the number at about 5,000. The demonstrators chanted...

      Petro Poroshenko Warns Ukraine Will Defend Itself if Truce Fails
      Sep22

      Petro Poroshenko Warns Ukraine Will Defend Itself if Truce Fails

      President Petro Poroshenko warned Sunday that Ukraine must be ready to defend itself should a peace plan aimed at ending a five-month war with pro-Russian insurgents fall through. …read more Source:...

      Russia hopes peaceful dialogue in Ukraine to continue
      Sep22

      Russia hopes peaceful dialogue in Ukraine to continue

      Moscow hoped that the laws adopted by Ukraine last week would give impetus to the further development of peaceful dialogue in Ukraine, Russian Presidential Administration chief Sergei Ivanov said Sunday. …read more Source:...

      Poroshenko warns Ukraine will defend itself if truce fails
      Sep22

      Poroshenko warns Ukraine will defend itself if truce fails

      President Petro Poroshenko warned on Sunday (Sep 21) that Ukraine must be ready to defend itself should a peace plan aimed at ending a five-month war with pro-Russian insurgents fall through. …read more Source: Channel...

      Thousands march in Moscow against Ukraine fighting
      Sep21

      Thousands march in Moscow against Ukraine fighting

      Tens of thousands of people marched through central Moscow on Sunday to demonstrate against the fighting in Ukraine and Russia’s alleged complicity in the conflict. An Associated Press reporter estimated the crowd at about 20,000, although the city police department put the number at about 5,000. The demonstrators chanted slogans including...

      Thousands march in Moscow against Kremlin role in Ukraine strife
      Sep21

      Thousands march in Moscow against Kremlin role in Ukraine strife

      Thousands of Russians on Sunday (Sep 21) marched through Moscow to protest against the Kremlin’s involvement in the Ukraine crisis, in the country’s first major anti-war rally since fighting erupted in April. …read more Source: Channel...

      Ukraine clashes test truce as Russian opposition stages protests
      Sep21

      Ukraine clashes test truce as Russian opposition stages protests

      Ukraine’s truce was tested by battles between government forces and separatists as Russia’s opposition held a peace march to protest President Vladimir Putin’s policy in the neighboring country. The government in Kiev and the rebels traded accusations of cease-fire violations even after they agreed to create a buffer zone to...

      Poroshenko says Ukraine ready to defend itself if peace plan fails
      Sep21

      Poroshenko says Ukraine ready to defend itself if peace plan fails

      President Petro Poroshenko said on Sunday (Sep 21) that Ukraine must be ready to defend itself should a peace deal with pro-Russian insurgents fail. …read more Source: Channel...

      Moscow marchers condemn Kremlin role in Ukraine war
      Sep21

      Moscow marchers condemn Kremlin role in Ukraine war

      September 22, 2014 2:26 AMMOSCOW (AFP) – Thousands of Russians on Sunday marched through Moscow to protest against the Kremlin’s involvement in the Ukraine crisis, in the country’s first major anti-war rally since fighting erupted in April. …read more Source: The Straits...