A historian from Crimea, Oleksiy Chyrniy, has been sentenced to seven years in jail in Russia on terrorism charges. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

Apr23

Police criticize anthropologist for showing images of victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17

Thursday, April 23 , 2015 - 12:46 (EEST) Section: FOX News (USA)

The police officer leading of a team of experts working to identify people killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down in Ukraine has criticized an anthropologist for showing images of victims at a lecture for medical students. …read more Source: FOX...

Apr23

A Population Uprooted by Ukraine’s War Struggles to Get By

Thursday, April 23 , 2015 - 12:31 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

War has displaced about one million people in Ukraine from their homes, and some relief workers say not nearly enough aid is being provided. …read more Source: The New York...

Apr23

Lost in Their Own Land

Thursday, April 23 , 2015 - 12:31 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

Over a million people have been forced to flee their homes because of the war in Ukraine. Many of these internally displaced people have struggled to find a new life. …read more Source: The New York...

Apr23

U.S. Says Russia Is Boosting Air Defenses Inside Ukraine

Thursday, April 23 , 2015 - 12:31 (EEST) Section: NBC (USA)

Russia is building up its air defenses inside of eastern Ukraine and bolstering forces along the border in violation of a recent truce. …read more Source:...

Apr23

The stadium of Ukraine’s best soccer club is empty, marred by war

Thursday, April 23 , 2015 - 11:31 (EEST) Section: Mashable (USA)

Shakhtar Donetsk has for decades been one of Eastern Europe’s premier soccer clubs. It has won Ukraine’s premier league five years straight, and it’s $400 million Donbass Arena played host to the Euro 2012 championships But for nearly a year, as war rages in eastern Ukraine, the 50,000 seat stadium has sat empty, damaged by...

Apr23

Russia Violating Ukraine Ceasefire, Training Rebels, Building Up Troops On Border: US State Department

Thursday, April 23 , 2015 - 9:01 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

Russia has violated the terms of the ceasefire in Ukraine by significantly increasing the number of its troops in the border region, and sending arms and drones to rebels, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday. State department spokeswoman Marie Harf said, in a statement, that “combined Russian-separatist forces” were violating the...

Apr23

Arctic nations meet under threat of new Cold War

Thursday, April 23 , 2015 - 9:01 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

Ottawa (AFP) – The thawing of the polar ice promises Arctic nations new opportunities to open ocean trade routes and offshore oil fields.But the chill in relations between Western powers and their Arctic neighbor Russia could make the North a frontline in a new Cold War.Senior envoys from the countries of the Arctic Council will meet on...

Apr23

World Briefs: Russia eyes ‘neutral’ Ukraine

Thursday, April 23 , 2015 - 7:01 (EEST) Section: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA)

MOSCOW — Russia said Wednesday that it wants a “neutral” and unified Ukraine, accusing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of seeking to turn its neighbor into a hostile state. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...

Apr23

U.S. warns of new Russian buildup in Ukraine

Thursday, April 23 , 2015 - 6:31 (EEST) Section: The Bellingham Herald (USA)

Russia, which is supporting separatists battling the central Ukraine government in Kiev, has built up its air defense systems to the highest levels since August, Marie Harf, a State Department…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

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Section: USA

Russia Sentences Crimean Historian To Seven Years In Jail

Police criticize anthropologist for showing images of victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17

A Population Uprooted by Ukraine’s War Struggles to Get By

Lost in Their Own Land

U.S. Says Russia Is Boosting Air Defenses Inside Ukraine

The stadium of Ukraine’s best soccer club is empty, marred by war

Russia Violating Ukraine Ceasefire, Training Rebels, Building Up Troops On Border: US State Department

Arctic nations meet under threat of new Cold War

World Briefs: Russia eyes ‘neutral’ Ukraine

U.S. warns of new Russian buildup in Ukraine

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