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    Ukrainian nationalists destroy Hasidic tent city at rabbi’s grave in Uman
    Sep08

    Ukrainian nationalists destroy Hasidic tent city at rabbi’s grave in Uman

    (JTA) — Ukrainian nationalists destroyed a tent city erected by Hasidic Jews in Uman, ahead of the annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage. “On Shabbat, when they knew we wouldn’t be able to respond or activate the communication device, they simply knocked down the fence, pushed the light poles and security cameras and caused damage estimated at...

    West African Country Sees Its First Polio Case in Years After the Virus Mutated From an Oral Vaccine
    Sep08

    West African Country Sees Its First Polio Case in Years After the Virus Mutated From an Oral Vaccine

    The West African country of Mali is seeing its first reported case of polio since 2011, but it’s not from the “wild-type” strain. An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child on the second day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on March 16, 2015. The oral vaccine, which is commonly used worldwide, has a live, weakened...

    Russian Captured in Ukraine Exchanges Emotional Greetings With Parents Back Home
    Sep08

    Russian Captured in Ukraine Exchanges Emotional Greetings With Parents Back Home

    A journalist has become the go-between for an emotional exchange of video messages between Aleksandr Aleksandrov, a Russian who was captured during what he says was an active-duty mission in Ukraine, and his parents back home in a province east of Moscow. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    West Uses European Union As ‘Carrot’ For Ukraine; Russian Speaker Says Ukraine Won’t Become EU Member In Near Future
    Sep08

    West Uses European Union As ‘Carrot’ For Ukraine; Russian Speaker Says Ukraine Won’t Become EU Member In Near Future

    Valentina Matviyenko, the speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament, said that Ukraine would not become a member of the European Union in near future. She called the E.U. a “carrot” used as bait by the West for Ukraine. Matviyenko said that Ukraine was in a difficult economic situation, while the EU had its own problems as well....

    Russia Steps Up Pressure On Ukraine Over Debt
    Sep08

    Russia Steps Up Pressure On Ukraine Over Debt

    Russia has threatened to challenge an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout loan with Ukraine if Kyiv doesn’t pay back its $3 billion bond due in December. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Moscow Warns Talks Unlikely To Avert Food Sanctions On Ukraine
    Sep08

    Moscow Warns Talks Unlikely To Avert Food Sanctions On Ukraine

    Russia warned September 7 that there’s only a slim chance of averting a trade embargo against Ukraine when Kyiv’s free-trade pact with the European Union takes effect in January. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Eastern Ukrainian Rebel Leader Reportedly Detained
    Sep08

    Eastern Ukrainian Rebel Leader Reportedly Detained

    A leader of Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has reportedly been detained by fellow rebels as he returned to the Donetsk region from Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russian Orthodox Americans Support Church Tradition, Not Politics
    Sep08

    Russian Orthodox Americans Support Church Tradition, Not Politics

    A group of Russian Orthodox Americans was in Moscow this past week to learn traditional Orthodox singing from Russian experts. The organizers say they are motivated by the need to strengthen the friendship between the Russian and American peoples in this time of political tensions, but the Russian Orthodox Church is also connected to the...

    Increased Russian Presence in Syria Could Signal Putin’s Willingness to Join Fight Against Islamic State
    Sep08

    Increased Russian Presence in Syria Could Signal Putin’s Willingness to Join Fight Against Islamic State

    MOSCOW (AP) — Signs of an ongoing Russian military buildup in Syria have drawn U.S. concerns and raised questions of whether Moscow plans to enter the conflict. President Vladimir Putin has been coy on the subject, saying Russia is weighing various options, a statement that has fueled suspicions about the Kremlin’s intentions. Observers in...

    Putin jockeying for deal with US on Syria
    Sep07

    Putin jockeying for deal with US on Syria

    MOSCOW (AP) — Signs of an ongoing Russian military buildup in Syria have drawn U.S. concerns and raised questions of whether Moscow plans to enter the conflict. President Vladimir Putin has been coy on the subject, saying Russia is weighing various options, a statement that has fueled suspicions about the Kremlin’s intentions.Observers in...