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    Kerry: U.S. ‘cannot close our eyes’ to Russian fighters in Ukraine
    Feb06

    Kerry: U.S. ‘cannot close our eyes’ to Russian fighters in Ukraine

    Friday, February 6 , 2015 - 21:49 (EEST) Section: PBS (USA)

    RELATED LINKSSanctions ‘only pressure point the West has’ in Ukraine-Russia crisis As tensions build, U.S. has ‘zero options’ in Ukraine Ukraine-Russia conflict doesn’t stop at the church door GWEN IFILL: In Ukraine, a debate over guns or diplomacy, a battle over that choice shaped up today as Western leaders sought to stop the...

    Would arming Ukraine discourage Russian aggression or invite escalation?
    Feb06

    Would arming Ukraine discourage Russian aggression or invite escalation?

    Friday, February 6 , 2015 - 21:49 (EEST) Section: PBS (USA)

    RELATED LINKSAs tensions build, U.S. has ‘zero options’ in Ukraine Sanctions ‘only pressure point the West has’ in Ukraine-Russia crisis Ukraine-Russia conflict doesn’t stop at the church door GWEN IFILL: Should the United States beef up military support to Ukraine? For that, we turn to Steven Pifer, who served as U.S....

    Noam Chomsky: A Brief History of America’s Cold-Blooded, Terroristic Treatment of Cuba
    Feb06

    Noam Chomsky: A Brief History of America’s Cold-Blooded, Terroristic Treatment of Cuba

    Friday, February 6 , 2015 - 21:49 (EEST) Section: AlterNet (USA)

    “The Cuban threat was the familiar one that runs through Cold War history, with many predecessors.” The establishment of diplomatic ties between the US and Cuba has been widely hailed as an event of historic importance. Correspondent John Lee Anderson, who has written perceptively about the region, sums up a general reaction among...

    Chomsky and Kissinger: Don’t Increase US Military Involvement in Ukraine
    Feb06

    Chomsky and Kissinger: Don’t Increase US Military Involvement in Ukraine

    Friday, February 6 , 2015 - 21:49 (EEST) Section: AlterNet (USA)

    Both men argue U.S. military involvement there would be a “historic tragedy.” The New York Times reported Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering sending more weapons to Ukraine — $3 billion worth. The Times reports: “Secretary of State John Kerry, who plans to visit Kiev on Thursday [Feb. 5], is open to new discussions...

    Hagel concerned about possible split in NATO
    Feb06

    Hagel concerned about possible split in NATO

    Friday, February 6 , 2015 - 21:49 (EEST) Section: PBS (USA)

    U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at a meeting of defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 5. Photo by John Thys/AFP/Getty Images BRUSSELS — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday he is worried about a potential division within NATO as countries in the north want to focus on the growing threat from Russia, while...

    AP Interview: NATO head says Ukraine ceasefire top priority
    Feb06

    AP Interview: NATO head says Ukraine ceasefire top priority

    Friday, February 6 , 2015 - 21:37 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    Stoltenberg noted that a previous cease-fire agreement “was undermined and violated by the separatists,” and said observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe would have to be allowed access needed to monitor the implementation of any new agreement. “[…] I will reiterate the importance that Russia...

    AP Interview: NATO head says Ukraine ceasefire top priority
    Feb06

    AP Interview: NATO head says Ukraine ceasefire top priority

    Friday, February 6 , 2015 - 21:37 (EEST) Section: Associated Press (USA)

    MUNICH (AP) — The head of NATO said Friday his top priority is supporting French and German efforts to bring about a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, but if a truce is negotiated it must be monitored so the Russian-backed separatists don’t use it to regroup and rearm…. …read more Source: Associated...

    Ukraine troops, rebels halt fire to allow evacuation of besieged town
    Feb06

    Ukraine troops, rebels halt fire to allow evacuation of besieged town

    Friday, February 6 , 2015 - 21:23 (EEST) Section: Los Angeles Times (USA)

    Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russia separatists halted fire briefly Friday to allow evacuation of hundreds of civilians trapped by fierce fighting over a strategic railway hub in the town of Debaltseve as European leaders took their latest peace initiative to Moscow. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Russia Charges Nuclear Scientist and Alleged Informant With Treason
    Feb06

    Russia Charges Nuclear Scientist and Alleged Informant With Treason

    Friday, February 6 , 2015 - 21:23 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Russia’s special services have announced the arrests of two men alleged to have passed state secrets to the West in as many days on charges of high treason, Russian news agency Interfax reported today. On Wednesday, Vladimir Golubev, a former employee of the Russian Federal Nuclear Centre in Sarov, was arrested and charged with high treason...

    AP Interview: NATO head says Ukraine ceasefire top priority
    Feb06

    AP Interview: NATO head says Ukraine ceasefire top priority

    Friday, February 6 , 2015 - 21:23 (EEST) Section: KXAN (USA)

    MUNICH (AP) — The head of NATO said Friday his top priority is supporting French and German efforts to bring about a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, but if a truce is negotiated it must be monitored so the Russian-backed separatists don’t use it to regroup and rearm. Speaking to The Associated Press on the sidelines of the Munich Security...