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    Ukraine Truce Fades as Fighting Rages, Arms Pullback Stalls
    Feb17

    Ukraine Truce Fades as Fighting Rages, Arms Pullback Stalls

    By Anton Zverev NIKISHINE, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels bombarded government troops encircled in east Ukraine on Tuesday and a plan for both sides to pull back their heavy guns stalled, pushing a fragile peace deal closer to collapse. A Reuters witness near the front line said artillery rounds rocked the town of Debaltseve every five...

    Georgia Wants Saakashvhili’s Extradition From Ukraine
    Feb17

    Georgia Wants Saakashvhili’s Extradition From Ukraine

    Tbilisi has urged Ukrainian authorities to extradite former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russia-Backed Separatists Claim to Have Taken Control of Key Hub Debaltseve in Eastern Ukraine
    Feb17

    Russia-Backed Separatists Claim to Have Taken Control of Key Hub Debaltseve in Eastern Ukraine

    Russia-backed separatists claim to have taken control of key hub Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...

    Russia-backed separatists claim to have taken control of key hub Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine
    Feb17

    Russia-backed separatists claim to have taken control of key hub Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine

    LUHANSKE, Ukraine (AP) — Russia-backed separatists claim to have taken control of key hub Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...

    Ukraine army, rebels fighting despite arms pullback deadline
    Feb17

    Ukraine army, rebels fighting despite arms pullback deadline

    Ukrainian troops and Russia-backed rebels failed to meet a deadline Tuesday to pull back weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    10 things you need to know before the opening bell (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ)
    Feb17

    10 things you need to know before the opening bell (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ)

    Here’s what you need to know. A debt deal between Greece and its creditors remains elusive. Greek Fiance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is hopeful a deal will be reached within days. Jittery investors are selling Greek bonds, sending the yield on 3-year debt up 75 basis points to 18.03%. A fragile ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine is taking hold....

    Ukrainian cease-fire gets rocky start
    Feb17

    Ukrainian cease-fire gets rocky start

    Ed AdamczykKIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 17 (UPI) — While the Ukrainian front is relatively quiet after the start of a cease-fire, a pullback of government and separatist weapons has not happened. …read more Source: United Press...

    Raw: No Sign of Ukraine Weapons Withdrawal
    Feb17

    Raw: No Sign of Ukraine Weapons Withdrawal

    Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels faced a deadline Tuesday to start pulling back heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine. Associated Press reporters saw no signs of it on the ground. (Feb. 17) …read more Source: USA...

    FP’s Situation Report: Egypt and Libya pound Islamic State targets; More similarities between Copenhagen and Paris attacks emerge; Ukrainian military and separatists battle for a key eastern city; and much more from around the world.
    Feb17

    FP’s Situation Report: Egypt and Libya pound Islamic State targets; More similarities between Copenhagen and Paris attacks emerge; Ukrainian military and separatists battle for a key eastern city; and much more from around the world.

    By David Francis with Sabine Muscat Egypt and Libya pound Islamic State targets in eastern Libya. Egyptian and Libyan warplanes bombed targets in Libya one day after Islamic State militants executed 21 Coptic Christians, opening a new front in the fight against the terror group. The Washington Post’s Erin Cunningham and Heba Habib: “The...

    Ukraine Army, Rebels Face Deadline to Start Weapons Pullback
    Feb17

    Ukraine Army, Rebels Face Deadline to Start Weapons Pullback

    LUHANSKE, Ukraine— Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels faced a deadline Tuesday to start pulling back heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine, but Associated Press reporters saw no signs of it on the ground. Ukrainian military spokesman Anatoliy Stelmakh said in televised comments Tuesday that the separatists...