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    Pro-Russia journalist gunned down in Ukraine
    Apr16

    Pro-Russia journalist gunned down in Ukraine

    Thursday, April 16 , 2015 - 20:46 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Kiev (AFP) – A pro-Russian journalist was shot dead in Ukraine’s capital Thursday, leading Kiev to brand the latest murders of pro-Moscow figures an enemy “provocation”.Columnist Oles Buzyna, 45, a supporter of Ukraine’s ousted Kremlin-backed president Viktor Yanukovych, was gunned down in central Kiev by an unknown...

    Russia Says US Overstepped Bounds in Ukraine, Forced Response
    Apr16

    Russia Says US Overstepped Bounds in Ukraine, Forced Response

    Thursday, April 16 , 2015 - 20:46 (EET) Section: NewsmaxWorld (USA)

    The U.S. is seeking to bring Ukraine into its orbit, forcing Russia to respond, according to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. …read more Source:...

    European Agency Denies Its Observers Gave Ukrainian Military Positions To Pro-Russian Rebels
    Apr16

    European Agency Denies Its Observers Gave Ukrainian Military Positions To Pro-Russian Rebels

    Thursday, April 16 , 2015 - 20:31 (EET) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    Accused of giving away Ukrainian army positions to pro-Russian rebels, the agency tasked with monitoring the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is denying the charge, saying its observers are impartial. Charges that the locations of Ukrainian units have been given to their foes have surfaced more than once since the Organization for Security and...

    Pro-Russian journalist and MP killed a day apart in Ukraine
    Apr16

    Pro-Russian journalist and MP killed a day apart in Ukraine

    Thursday, April 16 , 2015 - 20:31 (EET) Section: United Press International (USA)

    Andrew V. PestanoKIEV, Ukraine, April 16 (UPI) — A pro-Russian journalist and a pro-Russian former member of parliament have been killed in separate shootings one day apart in Kiev, Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...

    Death Threats for Destroying Soviet Symbols
    Apr16

    Death Threats for Destroying Soviet Symbols

    Thursday, April 16 , 2015 - 20:16 (EET) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Kharkiv, Ukraine—As fighting continues to escalate in east Ukraine, a pro-Russian separatist group calling itself the “Kharkiv Partisans” declared that it would execute five Ukrainian civilians for every Communist monument destroyed, underscoring worries that a recent law banning Soviet symbols might escalate tensions in the war-torn country. The...

    Highlights From Putin’s Annual Call-in
    Apr16

    Highlights From Putin’s Annual Call-in

    Thursday, April 16 , 2015 - 20:01 (EET) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    In his televised call-in with the nation on Thursday, President Vladimir V. Putin discussed the economy and said, “I tell you straight and clearly: There are no Russian troops in Ukraine.” …read more Source: The New York...

    ‘No, I Don’t Want Myself Cloned’ and Other Highlights from Putin’s Marathon Q&A
    Apr16

    ‘No, I Don’t Want Myself Cloned’ and Other Highlights from Putin’s Marathon Q&A

    Thursday, April 16 , 2015 - 19:46 (EET) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    No one can deny that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a showman. Twice a year, the image-conscious leader takes to the Russian airwaves to field questions from journalists and the public. The slickly-produced events allow Putin to polish his image, share a few humourous anecdotes, and gain insight into the troubles of ordinary Russians. On...

    Bremmer: This is why Putin is one of the world’s most influential figures
    Apr16

    Bremmer: This is why Putin is one of the world’s most influential figures

    Thursday, April 16 , 2015 - 19:46 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Despite brokering a massive arms deal with Iran, illegally annexing the Crimean peninsula, engineering a civil war in Ukraine, and plunging his own nation into economic chaos, Russian president Vladimir Putin remains one of the world’s most powerful leaders and TIME 100’s most influential figure. Ian Bremmer, president of...

    Pro-Moscow journalist killed in Ukraine’s capital

    Thursday, April 16 , 2015 - 19:31 (EET) Section: The Washington Post (USA)

    MOSCOW — A pro-Russian Ukrainian journalist was gunned down in Kiev on Thursday, authorities said, a day after a Ukrainian politician supporting Moscow was found dead.The killing of Oles Buzyna, 45, raised fears of a new wave of back-and-forth violence in the streets of Ukraine after a string of unsolved deaths that has touched both sides of the...

    Putin: ‘I will say this clearly: There are no Russian troops in Ukraine’
    Apr16

    Putin: ‘I will say this clearly: There are no Russian troops in Ukraine’

    Thursday, April 16 , 2015 - 18:31 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Russian President Vladimir Putin is still denying that there are any Russian troops in Ukraine. During an hours-long question-and-answer show on Thursday, Putin said he wants a “stable, peaceful Ukraine” and that Ukrainians and Russians are one people. Im what seems to be imitating US President Barack Obama’s favorite phrase,...