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    Spain 1936-1939; Ukraine, 2014-?
    Feb20

    Spain 1936-1939; Ukraine, 2014-?

    Last week’s Minsk agreement, by which France and Germany in effect codified the cession to Russia of Kiev’s sovereignty over southeastern Ukraine, has temporarily taken the issue of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine off the table and thus off the conscience of the West. But the question whether the United States and its allies...

    Ukrainian soldiers retreat in chaos
    Feb20

    Ukrainian soldiers retreat in chaos

    ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — As violence continued to plague eastern Ukraine on Thursday, demoralized Ukrainian soldiers straggled into the town of Artemivsk, griping about incompetent leadership and recounting desperate conditions and gruesome killing as they beat a haphazard retreat from the strategic town of Debaltseve. …read more Source:...

    Ban Ki-moon on preventing terrorism by protecting human rights
    Feb20

    Ban Ki-moon on preventing terrorism by protecting human rights

    RELATED LINKSObama: Nations have ‘responsibility’ to deny that extremism represents Islam What’s driving European Muslims to extremism? Obama to call for joint efforts against violent extremism at summit JUDY WOODRUFF: Private meetings among the ministers were held throughout the day, as they search for a full-spectrum response to a...

    Key Ukraine town under rebel control, separatists celebrate
    Feb20

    Key Ukraine town under rebel control, separatists celebrate

    Pro-Russia rebels walk in Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. After weeks of relentless fighting, the embattled Ukrainian rail hub of Debaltseve fell Wednesday to Russia-ba… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Fighting Rages in Ukraine After Rebels Seize Key Town
    Feb20

    Fighting Rages in Ukraine After Rebels Seize Key Town

    Pro-Russian separatists spurned the truce by forcing thousands of government troops out of the important railway hub of Debaltseve. …read more Source:...

    Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Given 15 Days In Custody
    Feb20

    Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Given 15 Days In Custody

    MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny was sentenced Thursday to 15 days in custody for handing out leaflets in the subway. A district court in Moscow ruled Thursday that Navalny, an anti-corruption crusader who spearheaded protests against President Vladimir Putin’s rule, violated the law when he campaigned...

    Ukraine cease-fire hopes in doubt
    Feb20

    Ukraine cease-fire hopes in doubt

    ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — Lingering hopes for a Ukraine cease-fire appeared in danger of slipping away Thursday as fighting flared along a front stretching from a railway hub seized by pro-Moscow rebels to a strategic port that could be their next target. The anticipation of more war — rather than a peace deal reached last week — has pushed...

    This One Paragraph Explains the (Partially Self-Inflicted) Tragedy of Ukraine
    Feb20

    This One Paragraph Explains the (Partially Self-Inflicted) Tragedy of Ukraine

    The situation in Ukraine right now is pretty grim. The European-brokered “ceasefire” is joke, even if the Obama administration continues to hold out hope. Russian separatists launched an offensive against the town of Debaltseve, forcing Ukrainian troops to retreat. The State Department, for its part, boldly affirmed the Ukrainian...

    Key Ukraine town under rebel control, separatists celebrate
    Feb20

    Key Ukraine town under rebel control, separatists celebrate

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    Russian Envoy Says Obama’s Extremism Summit a “Mess”
    Feb20

    Russian Envoy Says Obama’s Extremism Summit a “Mess”

    Despite bitter differences over the fate of Syria and Ukraine, the United States and Russia still agree on one thing: The need to confront violent Islamic extremists from North Africa to the Middle East. But forging a coordinated strategy for combating the scourge has been complicated by the deteriorating state of relations between the Cold War...