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    Putin Cites ‘No Regrets’ Amid Latest Thinking On Ukraine, World Matters
    Jun06

    Putin Cites ‘No Regrets’ Amid Latest Thinking On Ukraine, World Matters

    Russian President Vladimir Putin told an Italian newspaper that he has “nothing to regret” in life while he fully backs the Minsk peace agreements in Ukraine, though progress is being stalled by Kiev. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Monitor: Ukraine cease-fire violations on the rise
    Jun06

    Monitor: Ukraine cease-fire violations on the rise

    The mission monitoring the cease-fire warned about heavy weapons missing, rockets and launchers being used …read more Source:...

    US loses 3-0 to Ukraine at Under-20 World Cup
    Jun06

    US loses 3-0 to Ukraine at Under-20 World Cup

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Already assured a berth in the second round, the United States completed the group stage of the Under-20 World Cup with a 3-0 loss to Ukraine on Friday in Auckland. …read more Source: CNS...

    OSCE says cease-fire violations in Ukraine more frequent
    Jun06

    OSCE says cease-fire violations in Ukraine more frequent

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The mission monitoring a cease-fire agreement in Ukraine warned Friday that violations are becoming more frequent and severe, with heavy weapons often missing from storage areas and rockets and multiple launchers recently being used again. …read more Source: CNS...

    Leonid Plyushch, Ukrainian Mathematician and Soviet Dissident, Dies
    Jun06

    Leonid Plyushch, Ukrainian Mathematician and Soviet Dissident, Dies

    Mr. Plyushch, a Ukrainian mathematician, became a leading political dissident, prompting the Kremlin to commit him to a mental asylum for a nightmarish three years of drugs and deprivation. …read more Source: The New York...

    Obama Reaffirmed Support For Ukraine In Call To Poroshenko
    Jun06

    Obama Reaffirmed Support For Ukraine In Call To Poroshenko

    U.S. President Barack Obama “reaffirmed the strong support of the United States for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” in a telephone call with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the White House said June 5. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Carter: New Steps Needed To Counter Russian Aggression In Ukraine
    Jun06

    Carter: New Steps Needed To Counter Russian Aggression In Ukraine

    The United States needs to take new steps to respond to the Ukraine conflict because economic sanctions and other Western actions have failed to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to reverse course, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said June 5. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    So You Think You Can Frack…
    Jun06

    So You Think You Can Frack…

    The West has taken a very careful approach to sanctioning Russia’s energy sector in the wake of the conflict in Ukraine, as Europe has wanted to avoid anything that might endanger Gazprom gas supplies, on which the continent relies for some 30 percent of its needs. Sanctions that hit Russia’s short-term energy prospects would likely...

    OSCE Says Cease-Fire Violations In Ukraine Increasingly Severe
    Jun05

    OSCE Says Cease-Fire Violations In Ukraine Increasingly Severe

    The monitoring mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in eastern Ukraine has warned that violations of a cease-fire agreement are becoming more frequent and severe. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Obama, Poroshenko voice ‘deep concern’ over Ukraine fighting
    Jun05

    Obama, Poroshenko voice ‘deep concern’ over Ukraine fighting

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama spoke Friday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (por-oh-SHEHN’-koh) about stepped-up fighting in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source: CNS...