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Ukraine crisis: Why Europe’s most powerful nations are blowing hot and cold over Russia
Jun18

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
Jun18

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
Jun18

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
Jun18

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
Jun18

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
Jun18

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
Jun18

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
Jun18

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
Jun18

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
Jun18

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:...