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    Poland’s lawmakers to go through military training due to conflict in neighboring Ukraine
    Mar05

    Poland’s lawmakers to go through military training due to conflict in neighboring Ukraine

    Thursday, March 5 , 2015 - 15:53 (EEST) Section: FOX News (USA)

    Poland’s Parliament speaker says that the lawmakers will be given a chance to go through military training because “turbulent times” require it. …read more Source: FOX...

    Poland’s Lawmakers to Go Through Military Training
    Mar05

    Poland’s Lawmakers to Go Through Military Training

    Thursday, March 5 , 2015 - 15:53 (EEST) Section: ABC News (USA)

    Poland’s lawmakers to go through military training due to conflict in neighboring Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...

    Ukraine Parliament Votes To Increase Army Personnel To 250,00
    Mar05

    Ukraine Parliament Votes To Increase Army Personnel To 250,00

    Thursday, March 5 , 2015 - 15:39 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    The Ukrainian parliament has voted in favor of a bill to boost the size of the military by one-third, to 250,000 soldiers. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Italian PM in Moscow to Discuss Russia-Eu Ties
    Mar05

    Italian PM in Moscow to Discuss Russia-Eu Ties

    Thursday, March 5 , 2015 - 15:39 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    MOSCOW— Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi visited Moscow Thursday for talks focusing on Russia-EU ties, which have been badly strained by the Ukrainian crisis. With Russia-West ties at their lowest point since the Cold War times, most European Union leaders have shunned Moscow. Renzi’s trip reflects his desire to improve bilateral...

    This is what happens when countries default on their debts
    Mar05

    This is what happens when countries default on their debts

    Thursday, March 5 , 2015 - 15:08 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    So 2015 looks set to be a difficult year for countries struggling under heavy debt burdens. Only two months in and we have already seen precarious economic situations in states, including Greece and Ukraine, worsen substantially. Few would bet against the likelihood of a major debt restructuring in the near future. But have we become too afraid...

    Ukraine’s Kuchma Says West Too Soft On Russia Over Debaltseve
    Mar05

    Ukraine’s Kuchma Says West Too Soft On Russia Over Debaltseve

    Thursday, March 5 , 2015 - 14:39 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has criticized the Western response to “crude violations” of a cease-fire by Russian-backed rebels who ignored the truce deal to seize the strategic town of Debaltseve in a major offensive. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russia Says Hunger Striking Ukrainian Pilot Agrees To Eat Broth
    Mar05

    Russia Says Hunger Striking Ukrainian Pilot Agrees To Eat Broth

    Thursday, March 5 , 2015 - 14:39 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    The Russian prison service reportedly said that jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko, who has been on a hunger strike for nearly three months, has agreed to eat chicken broth. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russian NGO ousted from Gulag prison camp museum
    Mar05

    Russian NGO ousted from Gulag prison camp museum

    Thursday, March 5 , 2015 - 14:39 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    Viktor Shmyrov, director for the Perm-36 museum in central Russia, told The Associated Press Thursday that his organization had lost the property after losing a lawsuit against the regional Ministry of Culture, which announced in 2013 that it would take over. Millions more died of harsh labor and cruel treatment in the giant Gulag prison camp...

    Pope Francis’s Report Card
    Mar05

    Pope Francis’s Report Card

    Thursday, March 5 , 2015 - 14:23 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    This article is adapted from the new book THE FRANCIS MIRACLE: Inside the Transformation of the Pope and the Church, published by Time Books. Since his surprise election two years ago, Pope Francis has electrified and baffled the world in roughly equal measure. He’s launched Roman Catholicism on a reform path—though without altering its...

    FP’s Situation Report: What’s the trigger for new Russia sanctions?; Iran says a nuke deal is close; American ambassador attacked in South Korea; and much more from around the world.
    Mar05

    FP’s Situation Report: What’s the trigger for new Russia sanctions?; Iran says a nuke deal is close; American ambassador attacked in South Korea; and much more from around the world.

    Thursday, March 5 , 2015 - 14:08 (EEST) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    By David Francis with Sabine Muscat The United States and Europe edge toward new sanctions against Russia, but what’s the trigger? The calls to arm Ukraine are growing louder inside the Obama administration, but so far the White House is sticking to economic penalties to punish Russia for meddling in Ukraine. It has a new round of sanctions...