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Ukraine crisis: Why Europe’s most powerful nations are blowing hot and cold over Russia
The French are sending helicopter carriers. Germany constructed a hi-tech military training facility. And the Italians have been shipping armoured vehicles. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine: pipeline explosion caused by bomb video
An explosion at a pipeline in central Ukraine was caused by a bomb, according to the country’s interior minister. The structure, in the central Poltava region, is used to deliver gas from Russia through Ukraine to the rest of Europe. The incident comes after Moscow cut supplies to Kiev in a long-standing price row … …read more...
Finnish reasons for joining NATO ‘stronger than ever’: defense minister
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland should seriously consider joining NATO because of Russia’s aggressive actions in Ukraine and could hold a referendum on the issue some time after its 2015 election, its defense minister told Reuters. …read more Source:...
Putin is afraid of any real opposition just like he was afraid of Pussy Riot | Nadya Tolokonnikova
He just conquered Crimea. He has proclaimed himself a unifier. But Vladimir Putin’s meddling in elections is another sign that his power is not as unconditional as he would have you believeAfter we were freed from prison, Masha Alekhina and I seriously discussed trying our hand as institutional politicians, and thought about running as...
Ukraine unveils plans for ceasefire
President Petro Poroshenko hopes to win Vladimir Putin’s backing for peace plan as fighting continues in east of countryUkraine’s president has announced plans for a unilateral ceasefire as part of a “peace plan” designed to end fighting in the east of the country.The announcement came not long after Petro Poroshenko spoke...
Ukraine crisis: Government ‘to offer ceasefire and amnesty’ for separatists if they agree to lay down arms
The Ukrainian President has said his government’s forces will call a unilateral ceasefire “in the next few days”, laying down their weapons in the hope that separatist fighters will do the same. …read more Source: The...
Poroshenko offers ceasefire in east Ukraine
President Poroshenko offered a unilateral ceasefire by government troops in east Ukraine this morning to allow pro-Russian rebel fighters to… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine and Russia discuss possible ceasefire
Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko discuss possibility of a ceasefire in the insurgency-torn eastern regions of Ukraine …read more Source: Financial...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko proposes envoy to Germany as foreign minister
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday nominated Pavlo Klimkin, currently ambassador to Germany, as his candidate for foreign minister, the parliamentary website said. …read more Source:...
Putin, Poroshenko discuss possible ceasefire in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, discussed a possible ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and the deaths of two Russian journalists there in a late night telephone conversation, the Kremlin said. …read more Source:...