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Russia's top radio station slapped by government
MOSCOW — The Russian government’s communications watchdog has issued a warning to a top independent radio station over a program about Ukraine.Roskomnadzor’s warning to Ekho Moskvy related to this week’s program, in which two journalists exchanged first-hand accounts of fighting between pro-Russia rebels and government forces in...
Ukraine rebels to hold election, despite criticism
Rebel-held territories in eastern Ukraine prepared Saturday to elect legislators and executives in a vote that has been roundly condemned by the international community but backed by Russia.Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Voting For A Frozen Conflict In The Donbas
The separatist regions of eastern Ukraine will hold widely unrecognized elections on November 2 in a move analysts says threatens to undermine the September Minsk agreement on regulating the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia’s top radio station warned over platform for Kremlin critics
MOSCOW — The Russian government’s communications watchdog has issued a warning to a top independent radio station over a program about Ukraine. Roskomadzor’s warning to Ekho Moskvy related to this week’s program, in which two journalists exchanged first-hand accounts of fighting between pro-Russia rebels and government forces in...
Ukraine rebels to hold election: ‘We are legitimizing our government’
DONETSK, Ukraine — Rebel-held territories in eastern Ukraine prepared Saturday to elect legislators and executives in a vote that has been roundly condemned by the international community but backed by Russia. Work at some polling stations in the largest separatist-controlled city of Donetsk was disrupted by a sudden intensification of …...
Russia’s top radio station slapped by government
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian government’s communications watchdog has issued a warning to a top independent radio station over a program about Ukraine. …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Ukraine Rebels to Hold Election, Despite Criticism
DONETSK, Ukraine— Rebel-held territories in eastern Ukraine are preparing to elect a parliament and leader in a vote that has been roundly condemned by the international community but backed by Russia. Work at some polling stations in the largest separatist-controlled city of Donetsk was disrupted Saturday, however, by a sudden intensification of...
Spanish police arrest 19 suspected of trafficking Russian, Ukrainian women for prostitution
Spanish police say they have arrested 19 people suspected of smuggling Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian women into the country for the purpose of prostitution. …read more Source: FOX...
Today’s Empire Builders
Empire builders appear to be back in style. They are with us today both in reality and in fantasy. They present the world with the same dilemma that has troubled victims in the past – how does the rest of the planet deal with them. One of the recurring themes in human history has been the rise of the empire builder – leaders who seek...
Russia’s top independent radio station receives government warning over program about Ukraine
The Russian government’s communications watchdog has issued a warning to a top independent radio station over a program about Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
