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Crimea euphoria fading for Russians
When she was asked to give up a day’s pay to help Crimea, Russian hospital therapist Tatyana could not hide her anger. Why should she subsidize others when struggling to make ends meet herself? Living in southern Russia close to the border with Ukraine, Tatyana was caught up in the euphoria that gripped the nation […] The post Crimea...
Putin silent on fighting in Slaviansk
Three weeks before Ukraine’s army forced rebel fighters out of the strategic eastern city of Slaviansk, their commander made a desperate plea for military help from Russia. “A week will pass, two, three, maybe a month, and the rebellion’s best fighters will be bled dry and, sooner or later, crushed and destroyed,” Igor...
Pushed from Slaviansk, Ukraine rebels barricade Donetsk
Pro-Russian rebels erected new barricades on the streets of Donetsk on Monday, preparing to make a stand in the city of a million people after losing their bastion in the town of Slaviansk in the worst defeat of their three-month uprising. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Downed bridges may slow Ukraine military push near rebel-held city
After Ukrainian forces’ seizure of a key rebel stronghold in the east, the major cities of Donetsk and Luhansk could be the next focus of major fighting. Three bridges on roads leading to Donetsk were blown up Monday — possibly to hinder military movements, though the rebels claim it was the work of pro-Kiev saboteurs. […] The...
Retreating rebels dig in around Ukraine coal hub
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Retreating pro-Russian insurgents dug in on Monday in Ukraine’s sprawling industrial hub of Donetsk after government forces scored a string of morale-boosting victories in the bloody battle for the future of the ex-Soviet state. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Sofia backs Moscow in U-turn on gas pipeline
SOFIA – Russia and Bulgaria pressed the EU on Monday to approve the controversial South Stream gas pipeline, a project that would bypass Ukraine and which Brussels views critically. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine Tycoon Pleads For City’s Safety After Rebels Vow to Make Stand
Ukraine’s richest man pleaded with the government on Monday not to bomb Donetsk, a city of a million people where hundreds of heavily armed pro-Russian rebels have vowed to make a stand after losing control of their bastion in the town of Slaviansk. The Kiev government has said it will act quickly to seize back more territory from rebels...
Poroshenko heeds Ukrainians’ call to arms as Russia, EU talk truce
In a country torn between Russia and western Europe, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s decision to resume an offensive against pro-Moscow rebels has carefully ignored both neighbors to show an ear acutely tuned to Ukrainian domestic politics. Telephone diplomacy involving the leaders of Germany, France and Russia, as well as Ukraine,...
Ukraine says forces will press forward after taking rebel stronghold
Ukraine’s government said it would quickly seize more territory from pro-Russian separatists after re-taking their stronghold of Slaviansk in what President Petro Poroshenko called a turning point in the fight for control of the country’s east. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Ukraine regains 4 more eastern cities
Ukrainian troops hoisted their national flag over four more eastern cities, except for the insurgents’ main stronghold Slavyansk, Ukrainian senior officials said Sunday. …read more Source:...
