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Russian TV films ‘New Russia’ flag being raised over key Ukrainian town
Russian TV station Channel 1 has filmed the flag of New Russia, the term that pro-Russian forces in Ukraine use to describe the breakaway regions of the country, flying over the railway town of Debaltseve a day after rebels claimed to have captured the town. Here’s the video: The battle for Debaltseve was seen as of both strategic and...
10 things you need to know before the opening bell (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ)
Here is what you need to know. Greece will reportedly ask for a loan extension. Time is of the essence as Greece’s current bailout program is scheduled to end on February 28. An agreement could buy as much as six months time. Meanwhile, Greek bond prices are up with the 3-year yield falling to 17.12%, down -112 basis points. Ukraine is...
A bogus think-tank has been spreading a myth that Moscow funds Europe’s nationalist parties
Over the past few years a sinister story has been doing the rounds throughout the world’s press — that Russia has been infiltrating Europe through deepening ties with far-right parties. It’s a great headline that vividly recalls the Cold War days of Soviet moles in prominent positions across Europe and the puppet masters in the...
Ukraine president says government forces withdraw from Debaltseve
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday that government forces had withdrawn from the flashpoint town of Debaltseve, where pro-Russian rebels have been battling troops for control for weeks.”This morning the Ukrainian armed forces together with the National Guard completed an operation for a planned...
Some Ukrainian troops withdraw from key town as battle rages: official
Kiev (AFP) – Some Ukrainian troops were pulling out of Debaltseve, a strategic eastern town besieged by pro-Russian rebels, while others engaged in “full-scale street fighting” with the separatists, an official there told AFP by telephone.”We are evacuating some of our units,” deputy regional police chief Ilya Kiva...
The 10 most important things in the world right now
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know for Wednesday. 1. Greece reportedly intends to ask for a six-month extension of its loan agreement, after rejecting an extension of its full bailout program. 2. The Syrian government is willing to test a ceasefire in Aleppo, the centre of clashes between pro-government forces and rebels, by...
Alonso sees red on 100th appearance but Bayern hold on
Lviv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Bayern Munich’s Xabi Alonso was sent off on his 100th Champions League appearance as the German side were held to a scoreless draw by Shakthar Donetsk in the last 16 first leg clash on Tuesday. Alonso picked up his second booking after 65 minutes but Bayern comfortably held on to secure a positive result in a...
Putin is really rubbing it in over Ukraine
Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday pro-Moscow rebels should allow Ukrainian government forces safe passage out of the encircled eastern town of Debaltseve but Kiev should not prevent its troops from giving up their weapons. The Russian president did not hold back when asserting how Russian-backed rebels were clearly winning near the crucial railway...
Wozniacki and Kvitova get out of jail in Dubai
Dubai (AFP) – Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and former world number one Caroline Wozniacki both escaped from trouble when it seemed they might be on their way out of the Dubai Open on Tuesday.Kvitova was four times within a point of going a break down in the second set, having lost the first to an opponent who had beaten her six months...
Joseph Nye just delivered the most complete, cogent analysis of the Russian ‘threat’ we’ve heard this year
Joseph S. Nye, the Harvard professor who coined the phrase “soft power,” appeared on Radio 4 last night and in just 30 seconds delivered the most complete, cogent analysis of Putin’s Russia we’ve heard this year. The context, before you listen to the clip, is that Europe currently feels as if it’s in thrall to...
