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The Latest: Russia, Ukraine diplomats trade barbs at UN
Aug11

The Latest: Russia, Ukraine diplomats trade barbs at UN

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Russia ratchets up Crimea rhetoric against Ukraine
Aug11

Russia ratchets up Crimea rhetoric against Ukraine

Moscow and Kiev heighten military alert levels along border …read more Source: Financial...

Russia’s risky hand in Ukraine conflict
Aug11

Russia’s risky hand in Ukraine conflict

West should make clear aggression is not in Putin’s interest …read more Source: Financial...

Russia and Ukraine step up security amid tension over Crimea
Aug11

Russia and Ukraine step up security amid tension over Crimea

Putin boosts ‘anti-terror’ measures at Ukraine frontier with annexed Crimea as Poroshenko puts troops on combat alertRussia and Ukraine both stepped up security on the de facto border between Crimea and mainland Ukraine on Thursday, a day after Moscow accused Kiev of planning terror attacks on the annexed peninsula. The alleged incidents,...

Ukraine and Russia poised for WAR: President orders troops to be ready for combat
Aug11

Ukraine and Russia poised for WAR: President orders troops to be ready for combat

UKRAINE’S president has ordered the country’s military to be on its highest war footing in preparation for a conflict with Russia. …read more Source:...

Ukraine puts troops on high alert as tension grows with Russia
Aug11

Ukraine puts troops on high alert as tension grows with Russia

Ukrainian troops along the de facto border with Crimea and facing rebels in the east are placed on high alert amid a spike in tensions with Moscow. …read more Source:...

Russia announces war games after accusing Ukraine of terrorist plot
Aug11

Russia announces war games after accusing Ukraine of terrorist plot

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin summoned his security council and the Russian Navy announced war games in the Black Sea, a day after the Russian president accused Ukraine of trying to provoke a conflict over Crimea, which Moscow seized and annexed in 2014. …read more Source:...

The cruellest month
Aug11

The cruellest month

A familiar sight IN RUSSIA, history tends to take cruel turns in August. There was the failed coup of 1991 (August 19th); the Moscow apartment bombings of 1999 (August 31st); and the start of the war in Georgia in 2008 (August 1st). On August 10th, the alarm bells rang again, when Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it...

Ukraine puts troops on combat alert as tensions with Russia spiral
Aug11

Ukraine puts troops on combat alert as tensions with Russia spiral

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Russia’s Putin meets top brass to discuss security in Crimea
Aug11

Russia’s Putin meets top brass to discuss security in Crimea

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