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    Ukraine industry seeks ties with West, but buckles in crisis
    Mar08

    Ukraine industry seeks ties with West, but buckles in crisis

    Sunday, March 8 , 2015 - 9:28 (EEST) Section: Associated Press (USA)

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Volodymyr Kuzovkin’s office is less than 50 miles from the European Union, but for him and his factory, the EU is a world away…. …read more Source: Associated...

    Sweetening gloomy Russia, one chocolate bar at a time
    Mar08

    Sweetening gloomy Russia, one chocolate bar at a time

    Sunday, March 8 , 2015 - 8:28 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Moscow (AFP) – When days are dark, friends are few and the state of your bank account makes you want to weep, there is only one thing you can do in bleak, crisis-hit Russia.Keep calm and eat some very expensive chocolate. That was the message from artisanal chocolatiers in Moscow who attended this past week the capital’s first...

    Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine pull back heavy weapons from front line
    Mar08

    Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine pull back heavy weapons from front line

    Sunday, March 8 , 2015 - 4:13 (EEST) Section: United Press International (USA)

    Fred LambertDONETSK, Ukraine, March 7 (UPI) — The leader of a pro-Russian rebel group in eastern Ukraine says his forces have fully removed heavy weapons from the front in compliance with a ceasefire deal. …read more Source: United Press...

    Syria Sanctions Update: New EU Sanctions Indicate Assad Regime, ISIS Working Together
    Mar08

    Syria Sanctions Update: New EU Sanctions Indicate Assad Regime, ISIS Working Together

    Sunday, March 8 , 2015 - 3:57 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    The latest EU sanctions imposed against Syria indicate the regime of President Bashar Assad has been working clandestinely with the Islamic State group, the Financial Times reported. Sanctions, published Saturday, were imposed against Syrian-Greek businessman George Haswani, head of Hesco, one of Syria’s largest engineering firms, for...

    Ukraine brigade worried over rebel movements despite truce
    Mar08

    Ukraine brigade worried over rebel movements despite truce

    Sunday, March 8 , 2015 - 0:42 (EEST) Section: USA TODAY (USA)

    Both sides claim to pull back weapons, but new units and troop concentrations continue. …read more Source: USA...

    Ukraine’s Female Rebel Fighters Swap Uniforms for Evening Gowns
    Mar08

    Ukraine’s Female Rebel Fighters Swap Uniforms for Evening Gowns

    Sunday, March 8 , 2015 - 0:27 (EEST) Section: The Boston Globe (USA)

    Ukraine’s female rebel fighters — from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic — swap military clothing for evening gowns… …bringing a splash of color to International Women’s Day. …read more Source: The Boston...

    2 Nemtsov Suspects Detained in Russia, Prompting Skepticism
    Mar07

    2 Nemtsov Suspects Detained in Russia, Prompting Skepticism

    Saturday, March 7 , 2015 - 23:57 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    MOSCOW—Russia’s security service head said Saturday that two suspects in the killing of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov have been detained. Russian news reports later cited an official as saying one of them had served with police troops in Chechnya. The short and vague announcement of the detentions by Federal Security Service...

    Rebel pageant: Ukrainian fighters trade in boots for heels
    Mar07

    Rebel pageant: Ukrainian fighters trade in boots for heels

    Saturday, March 7 , 2015 - 21:58 (EEST) Section: KXAN (USA)

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Trading in their combat boots and fatigues for high heels and ball gowns, female rebel fighters who normally fight Ukrainian soldiers have taken the day off to take part in a beauty pageant. The event was organized by self-proclaimed authorities in the rebel-held city of Donetsk on Saturday. Women from three main rebel...

    Rebel pageant: Ukrainian fighters trade in boots for heels
    Mar07

    Rebel pageant: Ukrainian fighters trade in boots for heels

    Saturday, March 7 , 2015 - 21:58 (EEST) Section: U.S. News (USA)

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Trading in their combat boots and fatigues for high heels and ball gowns, female rebel fighters who normally fight Ukrainian soldiers have taken the day off to take part in a beauty pageant. …read more Source: U.S....

    Modernizing the Polish Military
    Mar07

    Modernizing the Polish Military

    Saturday, March 7 , 2015 - 21:58 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    By law, Poland must spend at least 1.95 percent of its GDP on its military. That’s just a shade under the 2 percent that NATO asks its members to devote. Aside from Estonia, however, Poland is way ahead of the rest of the region in military spending. And when President Barack Obama visited Poland in June 2014, Poland committed to upping its...