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    Poroshenko Signs Ukraine Debt Repayment Legislation
    May28

    Poroshenko Signs Ukraine Debt Repayment Legislation

    Thursday, May 28 , 2015 - 23:45 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    President Petro Poroshenko has signed legislation granting Ukraine’s cash-starved government the right to stop payments to foreign debt holders. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russia classifies military casualties in peacetime
    May28

    Russia classifies military casualties in peacetime

    Thursday, May 28 , 2015 - 23:45 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    The decree published on the official government website and signed by Putin on Thursday makes it a state secret to divulge information about peacetime losses of Russian troops in “special operations.” U.S. State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke said in Washington, “We see this as a misplaced effort to cover up what everyone...

    Pro-Russian Rebel Battalion Leader Buried in Eastern Ukraine, Following Lethal Ambush
    May28

    Pro-Russian Rebel Battalion Leader Buried in Eastern Ukraine, Following Lethal Ambush

    Thursday, May 28 , 2015 - 23:45 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Alexey Mozgovoy, one of the most prominent separatist fighters in eastern Ukraine has been buried in rebel-held lands in Luhansk today, after he was shot in his car on Saturday night, local news agency Interfax reports. Mozgovoy led the pro-Russian Prizrak (Ghost) fighter battalion which has been operating in the Luhansk region of Ukraine’s...

    Putin Fears Mounting Russian Casualties In Ukraine, Passes Law To Keep Them Secret
    May28

    Putin Fears Mounting Russian Casualties In Ukraine, Passes Law To Keep Them Secret

    Thursday, May 28 , 2015 - 23:45 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    When Ukrainian forces withdrew from the city of Debaltseve last February, after one of the fiercest battles in the conflict with Russian separatists, Western media outlets reported that scores of dead and injured Ukrainian soldiers were left on the snowy battlefield, too many for the Ukrainian army to carry as it escaped the city it once...

    U.S. slams Russian push to classify military casualties as Ukraine coverup
    May28

    U.S. slams Russian push to classify military casualties as Ukraine coverup

    Thursday, May 28 , 2015 - 23:45 (EEST) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    The State Department on Thursday slammed the Russian government’s move to make Russian military casualties classified, calling the decree a clear attempt by Moscow to hide the deaths of Russian soldiers during clandestine operations inside eastern Ukraine. “We see this as a misplaced effort to cover up what everyone knows …...

    Putin Fears Mountng Russian Casualties In Ukraine, Passes Law To Keep Them Secret
    May28

    Putin Fears Mountng Russian Casualties In Ukraine, Passes Law To Keep Them Secret

    Thursday, May 28 , 2015 - 23:30 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    When Ukrainian forces withdrew from the city of Debaltseve last February, after one of the fiercest battles in the conflict with Russian separatists, Western media outlets reported that scores of dead and injured Ukrainian soldiers were left on the snowy battlefield, too many for the Ukrainian army to carry as it escaped the city it once...

    Navalny Says Putin Will Stop At Nothing To Stay In Power
    May28

    Navalny Says Putin Will Stop At Nothing To Stay In Power

    Thursday, May 28 , 2015 - 22:30 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny says Vladimir Putin will stop at nothing to maintain his “monopoly on power” and accused the Russian president of launching a war against Ukraine in order to enrich himself and his inner circle. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Putin Declares Soldiers’ Deaths and Wounds Secret, in War and Peace
    May28

    Putin Declares Soldiers’ Deaths and Wounds Secret, in War and Peace

    Thursday, May 28 , 2015 - 22:30 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    Political opponents insisted that President Vladimir V. Putin’s latest decree was the result of Russian troops’ clandestine involvement in Ukraine fighting. …read more Source: The New York...

    Putin: Deaths of Russian Troops in Peacetime Should be Classified a State Secret
    May28

    Putin: Deaths of Russian Troops in Peacetime Should be Classified a State Secret

    Thursday, May 28 , 2015 - 21:45 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin ordered on Thursday that deaths of Russian soldiers during special operations in peacetime should be classified as a state secret, a move that comes as Moscow stands accused of sending troops to fight in eastern Ukraine. Putin, who has repeatedly denied any involvement of Russian troops in a...

    Incoming NATO Military Committee Chairman: Russia could occupy the Baltics in 2 days if it wanted to
    May28

    Incoming NATO Military Committee Chairman: Russia could occupy the Baltics in 2 days if it wanted to

    Thursday, May 28 , 2015 - 21:30 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    The future chairman of the NATO Military Committee has issued some dire warnings about Russia’s ability to occupy the Baltic States. Czech General Petr Pavel, who is scheduled to become chairman in June, warned on May 27th that Moscow would be able to conquer the three Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania within two days even...