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    Cheap, Beautiful, Ours — Crimea Sold As Russian Holiday Paradise
    Aug03

    Cheap, Beautiful, Ours — Crimea Sold As Russian Holiday Paradise

    Russian tourists are being enticed to vacation in Crimea this summer by ads that portray the annexed peninsula as the ultimate holiday destination. But the gulf between the promising ads aired on state television and reality on the ground is as plain as day. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ex-PM Azarov, in Moscow, Proclaims ‘Salvation Committee’ for Ukraine
    Aug03

    Ex-PM Azarov, in Moscow, Proclaims ‘Salvation Committee’ for Ukraine

    Former Ukrainian prime minister Mykola Azarov has announced the formation of a “Ukraine Salvation Committee,” calling for “total regime change” through early elections and vowing to “restore order in our home.” Azarov, who was former president Viktor Yanukovych’s prime minister until the latter was...

    East Ukraine Conflict: Four Ukrainian Troops Dead As Ceasefire Breached 140 Times In 24 Hours
    Aug03

    East Ukraine Conflict: Four Ukrainian Troops Dead As Ceasefire Breached 140 Times In 24 Hours

    Four Ukrainian soldiers died overnight Sunday and Monday morning during intense clashes with Russian-backed rebels in the contested region of Donbas, according to a report by the pro-Ukrainian news web site Unian. The deaths came after February’s Minsk II ceasefire agreement was breached around 140 times in 24 hours. …read more...

    IMF Says Western Sanctions Could Cut 9% off Russia’s GDP
    Aug03

    IMF Says Western Sanctions Could Cut 9% off Russia’s GDP

    Sanctions linked to the Ukraine crisis could end up costing Russia 9 percent of its gross domestic product, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday. Russia’s economy is showing signs of stabilization after slumping under pressure from Western financial sanctions and Russian counter-measures. Low international prices for its oil...

    Ukraine’s ex-PM sets up ‘Ukraine salvation committee’
    Aug03

    Ukraine’s ex-PM sets up ‘Ukraine salvation committee’

    MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s former prime minister, in exile in Moscow, has announced the creation of a ‘Ukraine salvation committee’ and pushed for early presidential and parliamentary elections. …read more Source: CNS...

    Ukraine’s ex-PM announces creation of ‘Ukraine salvation committee’ in Moscow
    Aug03

    Ukraine’s ex-PM announces creation of ‘Ukraine salvation committee’ in Moscow

    Ukraine’s former prime minister, in exile in Moscow, has announced the creation of a ‘Ukraine salvation committee’ and pushed for early presidential and parliamentary elections. …read more Source: FOX...

    Ukraine’s Ex-PM Sets up ‘Ukraine Salvation Committee’
    Aug03

    Ukraine’s Ex-PM Sets up ‘Ukraine Salvation Committee’

    Ukraine’s ex-PM announces creation of ‘Ukraine salvation committee’ in Moscow …read more Source: ABC...

    Ukraine’s ex-PM sets up ‘Ukraine salvation committee’
    Aug03

    Ukraine’s ex-PM sets up ‘Ukraine salvation committee’

    MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s former prime minister, in exile in Moscow, has announced the creation of a ‘Ukraine salvation committee’ and pushed for… …read more Source:...

    Yushchenko Calls Gerard Depardieu ‘Misguided’
    Aug03

    Yushchenko Calls Gerard Depardieu ‘Misguided’

    Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko had harsh words for the French actor, Gerard Depardieu. Once considered a family friend, Yushchenko told RFE/RL in a July 30 interview that Depardieu’s pro-Russian attitudes have “debased his nation.” (RFE/RL’s Belarusian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...

    Ukraine’s Summer of Discontent
    Aug03

    Ukraine’s Summer of Discontent

    We have known for some time that Ukraine has serious problems that it is failing to address. The economy continues to contract, and living standards are declining, for starters. Some reforms are moving quickly, but they’re typically the kinds people don’t want, like rising gas prices. The reforms that Ukrainians really want, like...