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      Gorbachev warns of military conflict between Russia, West
      Jan29

      Gorbachev warns of military conflict between Russia, West

      Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 12:38 (EET) Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

      MOSCOW (AP) ” Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says the confrontation between Russia and the West could spill into all-out war.More than 5,100 people have been killed in a bloody conflict in eastern Ukraine between government… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

      UN seeking $3.1 billion to help children at risk
      Jan29

      UN seeking $3.1 billion to help children at risk

      Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 12:08 (EET) Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

      BERLIN (AP) ” The United Nations is appealing for $3.1 billion to reach 62 million children at risk in humanitarian crises worldwide, including those living in Ukraine, Syria and other conflict zones and in areas affected by the Ebola… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

      Russia considers censuring West Germany
      Jan29

      Russia considers censuring West Germany

      Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 2:22 (EET) Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

      Over 25 years after the Berlin Wall’s fall, Russian lawmakers are considering a proposal to condemn West Germany’s 1990 “annexation” of East Germany as Moscow’s answer to Western denunciation of its seizure of Crimea. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

      Biden: More costs for Russia unless Moscow changes course
      Jan29

      Biden: More costs for Russia unless Moscow changes course

      Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 2:22 (EET) Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

      WASHINGTON (AP) ” Vice President Joe Biden says Russia must face increasing penalties unless it changes course on Ukraine.Biden spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday, just as advances by pro-Russian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

      New key victory for Ukraine rebels

      Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 1:53 (EET) Section: TV3 (New Zealand)

      Separatist forces in eastern Ukraine say they have almost fully encircled government forces in a town that hosts a strategic railway hub. …read more Source:...

      Russia urged to free Ukrainian officer on hunger strike
      Jan28

      Russia urged to free Ukrainian officer on hunger strike

      Wednesday, January 28 , 2015 - 23:38 (EET) Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

      MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia has come under pressure from Europe’s human rights watchdog and the United States to free Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian air force officer who is on hunger strike in a Russian prison.Savchenko is awaiting trial… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

      EU set to add to sanctions blacklist over Ukraine (AFP)
      Jan28

      EU set to add to sanctions blacklist over Ukraine (AFP)

      Wednesday, January 28 , 2015 - 22:52 (EET) Section: The West Australian (Australia)

      Brussels (AFP) – EU foreign ministers will add names to a blacklist of individuals sanctioned over the Ukraine crisis when they meet Thursday but stop short of new measures targeting Russia’s economy, sources said. …read more Source: The West...

      Greece-EU clash spreads to Russia sanctions (AFP)
      Jan28

      Greece-EU clash spreads to Russia sanctions (AFP)

      Wednesday, January 28 , 2015 - 21:37 (EET) Section: The West Australian (Australia)

      Brussels (AFP) – Greece has created a new headache for the EU by questioning sanctions against Russia over Ukraine but is unlikely to block them for fear of harming its own debt negotiations, analysts and sources say. …read more Source: The West...

      Russia mulls censure of West Germany
      Jan28

      Russia mulls censure of West Germany

      Wednesday, January 28 , 2015 - 21:23 (EET) Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

      Over 25 years after the Berlin Wall’s fall, Russian lawmakers are considering a proposal to condemn West Germany’s 1990 “annexation” of East Germany as Moscow’s answer to Western denunciation of its seizure of Crimea. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

      US threatens tougher action against Russia

      Wednesday, January 28 , 2015 - 18:23 (EET) Section: TV3 (New Zealand)

      US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says Washington is ready to increase sanctions on Russia over its actions in war-torn Ukraine. …read more Source:...