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      Ukraine before the election: The battle for Ukraine’s future
      Oct23

      Ukraine before the election: The battle for Ukraine’s future

      ONLY a few photographs of dead fighters and flowers in the centre of Kiev recall the dramatic events that unfolded on Independence Square, or the Maidan, a year ago. The barricades and the encampment are long gone. The city feels subdued and traumatised as it awaits the parliamentary elections on October 26th. The energy and hope of a new...

      Russia represents “existential threat,” says Soros
      Oct23

      Russia represents “existential threat,” says Soros

      Russia’s policy toward Ukraine represents a threat to the very existence of the EU, George Soros wrote in an article titled “Wake Up, Europe.””Europe is facing a challenge from Russia to its very existence. Neither the European leaders nor their citizens are fully aware of this challenge or know how best to deal with...

      Can an election calm the crisis in Ukraine?
      Oct23

      Can an election calm the crisis in Ukraine?

      Analysis: President Petro Poroshenkos bloc is campaigning on a message of peace and unity ahead of Sundays election. But with the country so bitterly divided, parliament is likely to become another battlefield, writes Balázs Jarábik for Eurasia OutlookOctober in Kiev has brought a gorgeous Indian summer. The reprieve from autumns slow creep...

      Exclusive: Charred tanks in Ukraine point to Russian involvement
      Oct23

      Exclusive: Charred tanks in Ukraine point to Russian involvement

      HORBATENKO Ukraine (Reuters) – The burnt-out remains of dozens of tanks and armored vehicles in fields near this small village bear witness to the ferocity of a battle that turned the tide of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      Sikorski at centre of storm over Ukraine
      Oct23

      Sikorski at centre of storm over Ukraine

      Former Polish foreign minister triggers political controversy …read more Source: Financial...

      Wake Up, Europe: George Soros on the Ukraine crisis and Russia  – The Baltic Times
      Oct23

      Wake Up, Europe: George Soros on the Ukraine crisis and Russia – The Baltic Times

      European leaders are failing to show adequate financial and military support for Ukraine, according to financier and philanthropist George Soros. In an essay published in the New York Review of… …read more Source: The Baltic...

      Ukrainian PM warns Russia may try to destabilize Sunday’s election
      Oct23

      Ukrainian PM warns Russia may try to destabilize Sunday’s election

      KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk on Thursday warned of possible attempts by Russia to destabilize Sunday’s parliamentary election in Ukraine and ordered security to be boosted to prevent “terrorist acts” being carried out. …read more Source:...

      Zakharchenko: Donetsk Forces to Retake Slaviansk, Kramatorsk, Mariupol
      Oct23

      Zakharchenko: Donetsk Forces to Retake Slaviansk, Kramatorsk, Mariupol

      DONETSK – Self-defense forces in eastern Ukraine are planning to retake cities of Slaviansk, Kramatorsk and Mariupol, said prime minister of self-proclaimed …read more Source:...

      Special Report: Why Ukraine’s revolution remains unfinished
      Oct23

      Special Report: Why Ukraine’s revolution remains unfinished

      KIEV (Reuters) – In the afternoon of February 20, after the morning’s dead had been cleared away, Volodymyr Melnychuk arrived outside Kiev’s October palace. …read more Source:...

      George Soros: Russia poses existential threat to Europe
      Oct23

      George Soros: Russia poses existential threat to Europe

      Investor says Vladimir Putins aggressive nationalism challenges values and principles on which the EU was foundedGeorge Soros has warned that Russias expansionism poses an existential threat to the EU and called for greater material support for Ukraine.The investor and philanthropist argues that Vladimir Putins mix of authoritarianism and...