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    Weekend Roundup: Merkel in the Middle as Post-Cold War Europe Falters
    Feb14

    Weekend Roundup: Merkel in the Middle as Post-Cold War Europe Falters

    The whole idea of European integration was to anchor Germany in Europe to avoid another world war and to spread prosperity across the continent with a single market and common currency. Russia agreed to German unification after the Cold War in exchange for the West not absorbing Europe’s eastern frontier into its sphere of influence. Now...

    Fitch cuts Ukraine credit rating deeper in junk
    Feb14

    Fitch cuts Ukraine credit rating deeper in junk

    Washington (AFP) – Fitch downgraded Ukraine’s credit rating a notch deeper in junk territory on Friday, saying the conflict-hit country appeared likely to default.The rating firm lowered Ukraine to “CC” from “CCC”, saying that the new International Monetary Fund aid program announced Thursday would be...

    Russia Earthquake: Official Says There was None Near Border with Ukraine, Belarus
    Feb14

    Russia Earthquake: Official Says There was None Near Border with Ukraine, Belarus

    The U.S. Geological Survey on Friday retracted a post that said there was 6.8-magnitude earthquake near the Russia-Ukraine border. Reuters reported: “USGS Geophysicist Paul Caruso said the agency’s sensors mislocated an earthquake that was taking place elsewhere. “The Russia earthquake appeared on the USGS website while a series of strong...

    Why America, Not Europe, Is Kiev’s Biggest Headache
    Feb14

    Why America, Not Europe, Is Kiev’s Biggest Headache

    Introducing “lethal defensive weapons” into the Ukraine conflict seems the right thing to do. It confirms the visceral Western feeling that Russia — the country where, “they make no pretense of loving liberty” as Lincoln once put it — only respects force. American policy makers in particular are pushing for...

    Full Episode:  GMA 02/13/15: Fans Lining Up to See ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
    Feb13

    Full Episode: GMA 02/13/15: Fans Lining Up to See ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’

    Possible Ukraine Ceasefire Underway; 25 People Propose in Epic Live ‘GMA’ Surprise …read more Source: ABC...

    Fitch Strips Austria of Triple-A Rating
    Feb13

    Fitch Strips Austria of Triple-A Rating

    Fitch Ratings stripped Austria of its pristine triple-A credit rating, saying government debt will reach a higher peak than previously thought, while also lowering its ratings on Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    US says Russia violating ‘spirit’ of Ukraine peace deal
    Feb13

    US says Russia violating ‘spirit’ of Ukraine peace deal

    WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration on Friday accused Russia and pro-Russian separatists of violating “the spirit” of a peace deal for Ukraine with weapons shipments and intensified fighting before a ceasefire takes effect this weekend. The allegations came as fierce fighting surged in eastern Ukraine as the separatists...

    Obama administration warily eyes Ukraine-Russia cease-fire while mulling arms support
    Feb13

    Obama administration warily eyes Ukraine-Russia cease-fire while mulling arms support

    The Obama administration said Friday that it is still weighing whether to provide U.S. weapons to Ukraine’s military and that the success or failure of a delicate peace deal reached this week to end the nation’s conflict with Russia-backed separatists will affect the calculus of the decision. Administration officials said …...

    US says Russia violating ‘spirit’ of Ukraine peace deal
    Feb13

    US says Russia violating ‘spirit’ of Ukraine peace deal

    By MATTHEW LEE read more …read more Source: CNS...

    Ukraine crisis tests the West
    Feb13

    Ukraine crisis tests the West

    Thanks to determined diplomacy by Germany and France, Russia agreed Wednesday to a new cease-fire in Ukraine, to begin Sunday. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel was anything but triumphant, calling the deal a mere “glimmer of hope” for peace…. …read more Source: The...