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    Embattled Ukrainian town struggles to come back to life
    Mar10

    Embattled Ukrainian town struggles to come back to life

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 18:58 (EEST) Section: Townhall (USA)

    DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine (AP) — When the wind picks up, the rattle of the corrugated iron roof of a destroyed gas station can sound like artillery…. …read more Source:...

    Only a United West Can Stop Putin
    Mar10

    Only a United West Can Stop Putin

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 18:58 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    MADRID — For some countries, military or political defeat is so intolerable, so humiliating, that they will do whatever it takes to overturn what they view as an unjust international order. One such revisionist power was Egypt, which resolved to undo its 1967 defeat by Israel and regain the Sinai Peninsula. This was ultimately achieved, but...

    It sounds like Obama doesn’t have any friends on the world stage
    Mar10

    It sounds like Obama doesn’t have any friends on the world stage

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 18:43 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    The New York Times reported on Tuesday that President Barack Obama’s relatively aloof approach to diplomacy has left him few — if any — close, personal relationships with world leaders. “Personal relationships are not his style,” Martin Indyk, a former Obama administration official, told the paper. Obama’s predecessors, in...

    AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa
    Mar10

    AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 18:27 (EEST) Section: KXAN (USA)

    LONDON (AP) — Refugee camps continue to grow in Chad with people fleeing Boko Haram violence in Nigeria by boat as the Islamic extremist group steps up attacks, while a methane explosion at a Ukrainian coal mine last week in Donetsk killed 34 people. Thousands of mourners paid their respects at the funeral of Russian opposition activist Boris...

    Pro-Russians Using Truce To Amass Heavy Weapons And Troops, Says Ukraine
    Mar10

    Pro-Russians Using Truce To Amass Heavy Weapons And Troops, Says Ukraine

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 18:27 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    The Ukrainian military has raised concerns Tuesday that pro-Russian separatists are using a ceasefire to amass heavy weapons in the rebel-held city of Donetsk. “(Rebels) are continuing to transport equipment and artillery ammunition intensively via the Debaltseve railway junction and build weapons storages around Donetsk,” said Andriy...

    Luxury Firms Feel Russia’s Recession
    Mar10

    Luxury Firms Feel Russia’s Recession

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 18:13 (EEST) Section: The Boston Globe (USA)

    They’re the luxury brands Russia’s middle class shoppers love – normally that is. With Russia’s economy struggling due to sanctions over Ukraine and weaker oil prices even this fairly recession proof section of society is feeling the pinch. Europe’s luxury retail sector is certainly noticing. A new report by tax...

    U.S. Says More Russian Tanks Have Crossed Into Ukraine
    Mar10

    U.S. Says More Russian Tanks Have Crossed Into Ukraine

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 17:58 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    The United States says Russia has transferred more weapons to separatists in recent days despite an ongoing cease-fire. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Pro-Russian Rebels Preparing Advance ‘On All Fronts’, Warn Ukraine Fighters
    Mar10

    Pro-Russian Rebels Preparing Advance ‘On All Fronts’, Warn Ukraine Fighters

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 17:43 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Pro-Russian rebels are preparing an advance “on all fronts” in Ukraine’s eastern territories by the end of this week, according to purported conversations between rebels, intercepted by Kiev-loyal forces. A statement on Facebook by the pro-Ukrainian Azov volunteer battalion, said that rebels are planning a possible attack on the town of...

    Lavrov Blasts EU’s Tusk Over Ukraine Comments
    Mar10

    Lavrov Blasts EU’s Tusk Over Ukraine Comments

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 17:43 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday for “stirring up tensions” between Moscow and the bloc against what he said was a desire by some member states for better ties with the Kremlin. Lavrov, speaking at a news conference in Moscow after talks with visiting Spanish Foreign Minister Jose...

    Ukraine president says arms withdrawal almost complete
    Mar10

    Ukraine president says arms withdrawal almost complete

    Tuesday, March 10 , 2015 - 17:28 (EEST) Section: KXAN (USA)

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president says government and rebel forces have pulled back most of their heavy weapons in the east, but each side accused the other on Tuesday of stalling on complying with other terms of a cease-fire deal. The cautious optimism articulated by Petro Poroshenko was tempered Tuesday by his foreign minister, who...