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    Sweden Cuts Defense Ties to Saudi Arabia Over Human Rights Row
    Mar11

    Sweden Cuts Defense Ties to Saudi Arabia Over Human Rights Row

    Wednesday, March 11 , 2015 - 0:58 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden said on Tuesday it will cancel a defense agreement with Saudi Arabia worth billions of crowns to its industry after criticism of Riyadh’s human rights record sparked a diplomatic row. Sweden’s Social Democrat-led government, which came to power in October last year, has focused its foreign policy on...

    US Envoy: Eastern Ukraine, Crimea Under ‘Reign of Terror’
    Mar11

    US Envoy: Eastern Ukraine, Crimea Under ‘Reign of Terror’

    Wednesday, March 11 , 2015 - 0:13 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    A top U.S. diplomat for Europe says citizens in large parts of war-torn eastern Ukraine and Crimea are living under “a reign of terror” spawned by a new influx of Russian military hardware. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, speaking Tuesday, told the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Russian tanks, armored...

    Russia opts out of European arms control treaty
    Mar10

    Russia opts out of European arms control treaty

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 23:57 (EEST) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    MOSCOW (AP) – Russia says it will no longer attend consultations related to a key European arms control treaty, accusing the West of stonewalling its demands. The move comes as Russia-West relations have plunged to their lowest point since the Cold War times over the Ukrainian crisis. The 1990 Conventional … …read more Source:...

    The complete destruction of Donetsk airport shows just how bad it’s gotten in Ukraine
    Mar10

    The complete destruction of Donetsk airport shows just how bad it’s gotten in Ukraine

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 23:43 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists have been fighting battles across Ukraine for almost a year, killing upwards of 6000 soldiers and civilians in the process. It’s been a bloody war, one which has completely rocked the country. Nowhere is that more apparent than at the Sergey Prokofiev International Airport in Donetsk, Ukraine....

    The Russian lawmaker kicked out of the country speaks out about Putin, Snowden, and a Russian collapse
    Mar10

    The Russian lawmaker kicked out of the country speaks out about Putin, Snowden, and a Russian collapse

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 23:13 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    In Vladimir Putin’s quest to amass more power, the Russian government has become increasingly corrupt and ever more dangerous for critics and political activists. Case in point — the suspicious murder of Boris Nemtsov as he walked home across a busy bridge in Moscow almost two weeks ago. We recently sat down with Ilya Ponomarev — a...

    Ukraine’s ‘Courageous’ Energy Reforms Meant to Erode Russia’s Leverage
    Mar10

    Ukraine’s ‘Courageous’ Energy Reforms Meant to Erode Russia’s Leverage

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 22:12 (EEST) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    Thanks to relentless prodding from the IMF, Ukraine seems poised to finally carry out the reforms of its energy sector that it has spent years chasing. Those changes, passed last week by Ukraine’s parliament, promise to do as much as anything else to help salvage Ukraine’s battered economy and help break Russia’s stranglehold...

    Russia providing arms to Ukrainian separatists: official
    Mar10

    Russia providing arms to Ukrainian separatists: official

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 22:12 (EEST) Section: New York Daily News (USA)

    Russia is clearly violating a heralded ceasefire and continues to funnel military aid over its border into Ukraine, an Obama official said. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    Can Anyone Stop the World Cup in Qatar?
    Mar10

    Can Anyone Stop the World Cup in Qatar?

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 21:27 (EEST) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    Let no one accuse FIFA of being afraid to take risks. Soccer’s global governing body was well aware of the potential problems of hosting a World Cup in Qatar: the summer heat, the lack of infrastructure, the reluctance of fans to travel to the Middle East — indeed, all of these were noted in FIFA’s risk assessments. But even though...

    Volunteer Ukrainian unit includes Nazis
    Mar10

    Volunteer Ukrainian unit includes Nazis

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 21:13 (EEST) Section: USA TODAY (USA)

    Some members of the Azov Brigade fighting separatists are accused of abuses. …read more Source: USA...

    Obama Officials: Non-Lethal Assistance Not Getting to Ukraine
    Mar10

    Obama Officials: Non-Lethal Assistance Not Getting to Ukraine

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 20:57 (EEST) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are already angry at the White House for its failure to deliver arms to Ukraine. The administration’s admission that it has also failed to send about half of the $118 million in non-lethal assistance it promised Kiev isn’t helping matters. “We have provided some...