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      Nato summit in Newport ‘one of the most important in alliance’s history’, says secretary general – video
      Sep04

      Nato summit in Newport ‘one of the most important in alliance’s history’, says secretary general – video

      World leaders, including Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, arrive at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, to attend the Nato summit on Thursday. US President Barack Obama and 27 other Nato allies are engaged in talks to discuss the alliance’s strategy over the Ukraine crisis, how to tackle the Islamic State (Isis) and how to...

      [Ticker] Nato: Russia trying to ‘freeze’ Ukraine conflict
      Sep04

      [Ticker] Nato: Russia trying to ‘freeze’ Ukraine conflict

      “Several thousand” Russian troops, supported by “hundreds” of tanks and armoured vehicles are fighting inside Ukraine, with 20,000 more parked across the border a Nato official has said. “Their objective appears to be to freeze the conflict, to create a situation like Georgia, where the separatists are deeply...

      Eastern Ukrainian cities under fire as leaders weigh truce
      Sep04

      Eastern Ukrainian cities under fire as leaders weigh truce

      Strong explosions were reported on the outskirts of Mariupol and shelling hit the suburbs of Donetsk on Thursday as President Petro Poroshenko and pro-Russian separatists said a Friday ceasefire was on the cards. …read more Source: France...

      Ukrainian coastguard on alert after unidentified vessel spotted in sea of Azov  video
      Sep04

      Ukrainian coastguard on alert after unidentified vessel spotted in sea of Azov video

      A delegation of international monitors visits the coastguard base in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Thursday after an unidentified vessel was spotted in the bay. Separatist rebels have advanced along the coast of the sea of Azov, an area which separates rebel strongholds from Russian-annexed Crimea. Government forces and residents have been reinforcing...

      Skeptical Crimean Blogger Now Writes “Only About Politics”
      Sep04

      Skeptical Crimean Blogger Now Writes “Only About Politics”

      Georgiy Sedelnikov. Image from strajj.livejournal.com. This article is part of an extensive RuNet Echo study of Russian-language blogosphere in Eastern Ukraine. Explore the complete interview series on the Eastern Ukraine Unfiltered page. This Crimean Livejournal user used to be an everyman blogger, but now he fills his blog almost exclusively...

      It may not fit Putins narrative, but Baltic Russians arent being victimised | Rafael Behr
      Sep04

      It may not fit Putins narrative, but Baltic Russians arent being victimised | Rafael Behr

      The awkward fact for Kremlin apologists is that Nato has been a friend to Baltic Russophones. Eastern Ukrainians arent so luckyOn the day Russia annexed Crimea, an old friend in St Petersburg texted me to apologise. Im sorry that my country has lost its mind, he wrote. This friendship is 20 years old. It was struck up when I was a student in the...

      Ukrainian president would order ceasefire if Minsk peace talks confirmed
      Sep04

      Ukrainian president would order ceasefire if Minsk peace talks confirmed

      Petro Poroshenko’s announcement comes after a phone conversation he had with the Russian president, Vladimir PutinThe Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, said he would order a ceasefire to begin on Friday at lunchtime if peace talks planned to be held in Minsk, Belarus, are confirmed.Speaking on the sidelines of a Nato summit in Wales,...

      Ukraine separatist leaders ‘ready’ to order ceasefire
      Sep04

      Ukraine separatist leaders ‘ready’ to order ceasefire

      The leaders of Ukraine’s two pro-Russia separatist groups say they will order a ceasefire on Friday if an agreement is reached during European-mediated peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Abbott: Russia is a ‘bully’, Australia sending military assistance to Ukraine
      Sep04

      Abbott: Russia is a ‘bully’, Australia sending military assistance to Ukraine

      The Australian government is to provide military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Canberra is also offering to join U.S.-led air strikes against …read more Source:...

      NATO summit: Rasmussen appeals to Russia
      Sep04

      NATO summit: Rasmussen appeals to Russia

      NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen stopped to make a brief statement on the situation in eastern Ukraine as he entered a two-day summit of… …read more Source:...