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Obama seeks to ease Germany’s concerns on spying
President Barack Obama sought to allay German concerns Tuesday over allegations of espionage, pledging to work to improve cooperation during his first conversation with Germany’s leader since two Germans were revealed to have spied on their country for the United States.Seeking to play down the growing rift, the White House said only that...
Ukraine and Russia draw nearer to direct conflict
Accusations of cross-border hostilities between Ukraine and Russia intensified on Tuesday, deepening a shadowy war of real or imagined attacks and sabotage that threatens to draw the two countries into direct conflict. …read more Source: The Times of...
BRICS summit defies West’s bid to isolate Russia over Ukraine crisis
The summit of the BRICS group of emerging economies in Brazil this week defies the Western push to isolate Russia, a sign of the increasingly multipolar world order the bloc demands. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukraine airstrike kills civilians
SNIZHNE: An airstrike demolished an apartment block in eastern Ukraine today, killing at least 11 civilians, regional officials said. The attack adds to the steadily growing number of civilians killed over four months in a dogged pro-Russian insurgency. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine says four members of downed plane crew rescued
The Ukrainian military said Tuesday it had rescued four crew members of a transport plane shot down over rebel territory, while two more were being held by insurgents and another two still missing. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine airstrike kills civilians, say rescue workers
Rescue workers say an airstrike has demolished an apartment block in eastern Ukraine, killing at least nine civilians. Government officials denied the Tuesday strike was carried out by U… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine warns of Russian invasion, sets truce talks
Ukraine’s Western-backed leaders on Tuesday invited pro-Kremlin insurgents to a video conference aimed at halting spiralling violence and what Kiev has warned was an imminent invasion by thousands of Russian troops. …read more Source: Channel...
In Ukraine war, Putin playing a double game
As fighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine, signs are emerging that Russian President Vladimir Putin has adopted a twin strategy: pledge his willingness to support a negotiated settlement, but continue funneling arms to separatist rebels. “Putin in the last several weeks has been playing a dual game,” said Steven Pifer, a former U.S....
BRICS neutrality on Ukraine a victory for Putin
A summit of the BRICS group of emerging market countries will abstain from criticizing Russia’s recent actions in Ukraine, Brazilian officials said, a diplomatic victory for President Vladimir Putin. The summit statement will make only a passing reference to Ukraine and will echo the neutral stance adopted by Russia’s fellow BRICS...
Russia officers aiding rebels, Ukraine says
Ukraine accused Russian army officers on Monday of fighting alongside separatists in the east of the country and said Moscow was once more building up its troops on the joint border. A missile that downed a Ukrainian transport plane carrying eight people near the border was probably fired from Russia, Ukrainian officials said. President Petro...
