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    NATO Reassures East European Allies of its Support
    Mar31

    NATO Reassures East European Allies of its Support

    Tuesday, March 31 , 2015 - 23:48 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    NATO’s supreme commander in Europe said that an armored vehicles convoy of U.S. troops crossing eastern Europe is a “good message of reassurance” to member nations for the military alliance’s support. Speaking Tuesday in the capital of Romania, Bucharest, General Philip Breedlove said that the exercise tested many things that...

    Airline Knew About Co-pilot’s Depressive Episode
    Mar31

    Airline Knew About Co-pilot’s Depressive Episode

    Tuesday, March 31 , 2015 - 22:47 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    BERLIN — Lufthansa knew six years ago that the co-pilot of the passenger plane that crashed in the French Alps last week had suffered from a “serious depressive episode,” the German airline said Tuesday. The airline said that as part of its internal research it found emails that Andreas Lubitz sent to the Lufthansa flight school in Bremen when he...

    Putin Agrees To Extend Ukraine Gas Price For Three Months
    Mar31

    Putin Agrees To Extend Ukraine Gas Price For Three Months

    Tuesday, March 31 , 2015 - 21:47 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Russian President Vladimir Putin says he supports a proposal to extend the current natural gas deal with Ukraine by three months. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Eastern Ukraine’s Children Fall Prey to War
    Mar31

    Eastern Ukraine’s Children Fall Prey to War

    Tuesday, March 31 , 2015 - 21:47 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that more than 150 children have been killed and maimed by landmines and unexploded ordnance during the past year in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine. According to the United Nations, the number of people killed in eastern Ukraine since fighting broke out last April now...

    Germanwings Co-Pilot Lubitz Told Flight School Of Depressive Episode: Lufthansa
    Mar31

    Germanwings Co-Pilot Lubitz Told Flight School Of Depressive Episode: Lufthansa

    Tuesday, March 31 , 2015 - 21:18 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    BERLIN (AP) — Lufthansa knew six years ago that the co-pilot of the passenger plane that crashed in the French Alps last week had suffered from a “serious depressive episode,” the German airline said Tuesday. The airline said that as part of its internal research it found emails that Andreas Lubitz sent to the Lufthansa flight school...

    Putin offers to extend gas deal with Ukraine for three months
    Mar31

    Putin offers to extend gas deal with Ukraine for three months

    Tuesday, March 31 , 2015 - 19:47 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said Russia would extend the current gas deal with Ukraine by another three months, hours before it was due to expire. In a meeting with Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Kiev asked to extend the deal signed in October which expires midnight Tuesday. “Let’s do...

    ‘Victory’ for Russia’s Top State Executives as They Keep Salaries Secret
    Mar31

    ‘Victory’ for Russia’s Top State Executives as They Keep Salaries Secret

    Tuesday, March 31 , 2015 - 19:47 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Directors of companies part-run by the Russian state are now exempt from publishing details about their earnings and financial worth in what has been described as a “victory” for some of the country’s most powerful officials, Russian news agency Interfax reports. Last year the Kremlin put in place regulation which required heads of...

    U.S. Sending Army Paratroopers to Train Ukraine Forces
    Mar31

    U.S. Sending Army Paratroopers to Train Ukraine Forces

    Tuesday, March 31 , 2015 - 19:47 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    MARIUPOL, Ukraine—As part of a joint Department of Defense-State Department effort to bolster Ukraine’s internal defense capabilities, the United States will be sending Army paratroopers to train Ukraine’s National Guard, a U.S. Army Europe spokesman confirmed to The Daily Signal on March 30. U.S. Army Europe spokesman Donald Wrenn...

    Former Putin allies question his political course
    Mar31

    Former Putin allies question his political course

    Tuesday, March 31 , 2015 - 19:32 (EEST) Section: Boston Herald (USA)

    MOSCOW — As Russian President Vladimir Putin marks 15 years in office, his former long-term allies are questioning his political course and warning of the economic consequences of his aggressive foreign policy.Putin’s approval ratings peaked last year as the Kremlin annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and have stayed at record high...

    EU governments back 1.8 billion euro Ukraine loan
    Mar31

    EU governments back 1.8 billion euro Ukraine loan

    Tuesday, March 31 , 2015 - 19:32 (EEST) Section: Townhall (USA)

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union governments formally approved a 1.8 billion euro ($1.9 billion) loan for Ukraine on Tuesday to help save… …read more Source:...