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    Meet Eliot Higgins, Putin’s MH17 Nemesis
    Jun22

    Meet Eliot Higgins, Putin’s MH17 Nemesis

    Monday, June 22 , 2015 - 16:30 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Sipping a can of beer and devouring french fries in a Brussels hotel room, Eliot Higgins doesn’t look like the type to get involved in armed conflicts. The Englishman has a baby face, slumped shoulders and a soft Midlands accent. But over the past three years, the 36-year-old former administrator and obsessive gamer has spent hundreds of...

    EU extends sanctions on Russia
    Jun22

    EU extends sanctions on Russia

    Monday, June 22 , 2015 - 16:15 (EEST) Section: CNN (USA)

    EU foreign ministers meeting Monday in Brussels, Belgium, extended sanctions against Russia imposed due to the country’s actions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, an EU spokeswoman has told CNN. …read more Source:...

    Ancient Spanish Village Scraps ‘Kill Jews’ Name
    Jun22

    Ancient Spanish Village Scraps ‘Kill Jews’ Name

    Monday, June 22 , 2015 - 16:15 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    MADRID—The tiny Spanish village of Castrillo Matajudios — which means “Camp Kill Jews” — on Monday officially changed its name back to Castrillo Mota de Judios (“Jews’ Hill Camp”) following a referendum and regional government approval. The village, with about 50 inhabitants, voted to change the name in 2014 after the mayor argued that the...

    Russia warns of deeper rifts with West as Europe extends sanctions

    Monday, June 22 , 2015 - 16:00 (EEST) Section: The Washington Post (USA)

    MOSCOW— The Kremlin lashed back at the European Union for “Russophobic” policies and warned of possible further political retaliation after European officials extended sanctions for another six months Monday over Russia’s involvement in Ukraine.Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...

    Putin talks Ukraine, Syria and U.S. relations with Charlie Rose
    Jun22

    Putin talks Ukraine, Syria and U.S. relations with Charlie Rose

    Monday, June 22 , 2015 - 15:45 (EEST) Section: CBS (USA)

    Russian President Vladimir Putin rarely gives interviews to foreign media, but at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum last week, he spoke with Charlie Rose on a wide range of topics. …read more Source:...

    EU Extends Sanctions Against Russia By 6 Months
    Jun22

    EU Extends Sanctions Against Russia By 6 Months

    Monday, June 22 , 2015 - 15:30 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    LUXEMBOURG (AP) — The European Union on Monday extended economic sanctions against Russia until January to keep pressure on Moscow over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, drawing a rebuke and a warning of retaliation from Russian officials. An EU statement said the decision was taken without debate by the bloc’s foreign ministers at a meeting...

    Stoltenberg: NATO To More Than Double Size Of Elite Force
    Jun22

    Stoltenberg: NATO To More Than Double Size Of Elite Force

    Monday, June 22 , 2015 - 15:30 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on June 22 that the alliance will approve plans this week to more than double the size of its rapid-response force. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Military: Two Ukrainian Servicemen Killed In Past 24 Hours
    Jun22

    Military: Two Ukrainian Servicemen Killed In Past 24 Hours

    Monday, June 22 , 2015 - 14:00 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    The Ukrainian military says two of its servicemen have been killed and three wounded in fresh separatist attacks in the east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Two Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours: Ukraine military
    Jun22

    Two Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours: Ukraine military

    Monday, June 22 , 2015 - 13:45 (EEST) Section: Townhall (USA)

    KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and three wounded in fresh separatist attacks in the east, the Ukrainian military… …read more Source:...

    Carter: No Desire for Conflict With Russia
    Jun22

    Carter: No Desire for Conflict With Russia

    Monday, June 22 , 2015 - 12:46 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday there is neither a desire for a return to a Cold War nor for a new conflict with Russia. He spoke at a forum in Berlin where he was also meeting with German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen. Both were due to travel later Monday to Muenster to meet with their counterparts from Norway and the...