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    Pro-Russian Rebels Remove Banned Grad Rockets And Artillery From Storage In East Ukraine, Says OSCE
    May14

    Pro-Russian Rebels Remove Banned Grad Rockets And Artillery From Storage In East Ukraine, Says OSCE

    Thursday, May 14 , 2015 - 22:00 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    Pro-Russian rebels have removed grad rockets and artillery banned under the eastern Ukraine ceasefire agreement from storage units in the contested region of Donbas, claims a report by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the group charged with overseeing the ceasefire. …read more Source: International Business...

    NATO, EU to Work Together to Counter Russia’s ‘Hybrid’ Warfare
    May14

    NATO, EU to Work Together to Counter Russia’s ‘Hybrid’ Warfare

    Thursday, May 14 , 2015 - 21:30 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    NATO and the EU agreed on Thursday to work together more to counter “hybrid warfare” – the blend of unidentified troops, propaganda and economic pressure that the military alliance says Russia has used against Ukraine. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini also briefed NATO foreign ministers meeting in Turkey on her plans...

    Poroshenko: no peace in Ukraine until Russian withdrawal
    May14

    Poroshenko: no peace in Ukraine until Russian withdrawal

    Thursday, May 14 , 2015 - 21:15 (EEST) Section: United Press International (USA)

    Ed AdamczykBERLIN, May 14 (UPI) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was critical of the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, saying peace was only possible after Russian troops leave. …read more Source: United Press...

    NATO, EU To Work Together To Counter ‘Hybrid’ Warfare
    May14

    NATO, EU To Work Together To Counter ‘Hybrid’ Warfare

    Thursday, May 14 , 2015 - 20:15 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    NATO and the EU have agreed to tighten cooperation against the “hybrid warfare” that the military alliance says Russia has used against Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    British Fighter Jets Escort Russian Bombers Away
    May14

    British Fighter Jets Escort Russian Bombers Away

    Thursday, May 14 , 2015 - 20:00 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Britain says two Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets have been scrambled after Russian long-range bombers were seen flying towards British airspace. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Is Marine Le Pen in Bed With Putin?
    May14

    Is Marine Le Pen in Bed With Putin?

    Thursday, May 14 , 2015 - 19:45 (EEST) Section: The Daily Beast (USA)

    One of Marine Le Pen’s most trusted advisors has appeared at an event celebrating the establishment of Donetsk as an “independent” pro-Russian enclave in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...

    Even NATO officials need to take a break and sing it out sometimes
    May14

    Even NATO officials need to take a break and sing it out sometimes

    Thursday, May 14 , 2015 - 19:30 (EEST) Section: Mashable (USA)

    European and NATO officials channelled their inner ’80s pop stars on Wednesday night, belting out a rendition of “We Are the World.” The song and dance came at the end of a military alliance meeting in Antalya, Turkey, where the leaders discussed the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and conflict in the Middle East. See also: Soldiers...

    Britain scrambled fighter jets to intercept Russian military aircraft moving towards UK airspace
    May14

    Britain scrambled fighter jets to intercept Russian military aircraft moving towards UK airspace

    Thursday, May 14 , 2015 - 19:15 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    The Royal Air Force sent jets to intercept two Russian military aircraft approaching UK airspace to the north of Scotland. According to an RAF spokesperson: “RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighter aircraft were launched today from RAF Lossiemouth after unidentified aircraft were tracked flying towards UK airspace.” “The planes...

    This may have been the most embarrassing moment in the history of the world’s strongest military alliance
    May14

    This may have been the most embarrassing moment in the history of the world’s strongest military alliance

    Thursday, May 14 , 2015 - 19:15 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    NATO may be the strongest military alliance in the history of the world. Among its many accomplishments over the course of its 66-year history, the alliance protected Europe from Soviet expansion during the Cold War, intervened to stop ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, and provided air support for the rebels who overthew Libyan dictator Muammar...

    U.S. Troops Prepare Ukraine Soldiers for Russian Onslaught
    May14

    U.S. Troops Prepare Ukraine Soldiers for Russian Onslaught

    Thursday, May 14 , 2015 - 19:15 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    YAVORIV, Ukraine—The sounds of gunfire and explosions are constant on the firing range at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center outside this western Ukrainian town. At one spot, behind an earthen bunker, U.S. Army paratroopers are qualifying Ukrainian National Guard soldiers in Soviet-era, shoulder-fired rocket-propelled grenades...