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    American, British Troops Parade Near Russian Border In Estonia
    Feb25

    American, British Troops Parade Near Russian Border In Estonia

    Wednesday, February 25 , 2015 - 17:39 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    NATO troops took part in a military parade in Estonia just 300 yards from the Russian border for the country’s Independence Day Tuesday as tensions between Moscow and the West remain high over the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. U.S., British, Dutch, Spanish and Latvian armor and troops joined Estonian forces for the parade, according...

    FP’s Situation Report: Pentagon walks back Mosul plans; Russia plays petro-politics with Europe; U.S. calls for South Sudan sanctions in writing; and much more from around the world.
    Feb25

    FP’s Situation Report: Pentagon walks back Mosul plans; Russia plays petro-politics with Europe; U.S. calls for South Sudan sanctions in writing; and much more from around the world.

    Wednesday, February 25 , 2015 - 16:53 (EEST) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    By David Francis with Sabine Muscat The Pentagon tries to walk back plans to retake Mosul. Last week DoD unexpectedly released key details on its efforts to retake the Iraqi city from the Islamic State. U.S. officials apparently failed to check in with their Iraqi counterparts, FP’s Kate Brannen reports. Meanwhile, former Iraqi Prime...

    Susan Rice Laughs Uncontrollably When Charlie Rose Mentions Ukraine’s ‘Humiliating’ Retreat
    Feb25

    Susan Rice Laughs Uncontrollably When Charlie Rose Mentions Ukraine’s ‘Humiliating’ Retreat

    Wednesday, February 25 , 2015 - 16:38 (EEST) Section: The Washington Free Beacon (USA)

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    Ukraine’s Central Bank Bans Foreign Currency Purchases
    Feb25

    Ukraine’s Central Bank Bans Foreign Currency Purchases

    Wednesday, February 25 , 2015 - 16:23 (EEST) Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)

    Ukraine’s central bank has tightened capital controls further by temporarily banning banks from buying foreign currency for their clients in a bid to stem a sharp drop in the hryvnia’s value. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    British blogger raises awkward questions on Russia’s role in Ukraine
    Feb25

    British blogger raises awkward questions on Russia’s role in Ukraine

    Wednesday, February 25 , 2015 - 16:08 (EEST) Section: Townhall (USA)

    By Thomas Grove MOSCOW (Reuters) – It was not an unusual evening for war blogger Eliot Higgins. As he was rocking his infant son to… …read more Source:...

    ‘How Ukraine can beat Vladimir Putin’
    Feb25

    ‘How Ukraine can beat Vladimir Putin’

    Wednesday, February 25 , 2015 - 16:08 (EEST) Section: CNN (USA)

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted that the Minsk II ceasefire agreement from February 12 is the road to “a final settlement” of the conflict in Ukraine — and although the truce is shaky, Ukraine and the West have a strong interest in seeing it hold. …read more Source:...

    Ukrainian POWs dig out bodies of comrades killed at airport
    Feb25

    Ukrainian POWs dig out bodies of comrades killed at airport

    Wednesday, February 25 , 2015 - 16:08 (EEST) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian troops held captive in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk began digging through the rubble Wednesday to retrieve the bodies of fellow soldiers killed last month in a bitter battle for the city’s airport. Associated Press journalists saw at least four bodies being carried out of … …read...

    John Kerry: Russia ‘lies … to my face’ about military mission against Ukraine
    Feb25

    John Kerry: Russia ‘lies … to my face’ about military mission against Ukraine

    Wednesday, February 25 , 2015 - 16:08 (EEST) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    Secretary of State John Kerry said Russia has been engaging in a “propaganda” campaign — the likes of which hasn’t been seen since Cold War days — about its military mission against Ukraine and outright lying to the United States. “Russia has engaged in a rather remarkable period of the … …read more Source: The...

    Kremlin Sought Annexation of Crimea Before Ukrainian Government’s Collapse, Russian Paper Says
    Feb25

    Kremlin Sought Annexation of Crimea Before Ukrainian Government’s Collapse, Russian Paper Says

    Wednesday, February 25 , 2015 - 15:53 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    Novaya Gazeta said that Moscow had concluded by February 2014, before President Viktor F. Yanukovych of Ukraine resigned, that Russia would have an opportunity to seize the territory. …read more Source: The New York...

    Eight of 10 Countries Ill-Treat and Torture Citizens: Amnesty
    Feb25

    Eight of 10 Countries Ill-Treat and Torture Citizens: Amnesty

    Wednesday, February 25 , 2015 - 15:38 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    A majority of the world’s countries torture or mistreat their citizens and more people are at risk this year from the threat of violent armed groups, according to a far-reaching report by human rights group Amnesty International. Since 2013, there has been a growth in the number of armed groups operating inside countries; today 35...