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    German, French Leaders To Unveil Ukraine Peace Plan
    Feb06

    German, French Leaders To Unveil Ukraine Peace Plan

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are due to present a new Ukraine peace plan to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on February 6. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    European, US Leaders in Diplomatic Push for Peace in Ukraine
    Feb06

    European, US Leaders in Diplomatic Push for Peace in Ukraine

    French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel went to the Ukrainian capital with a cease-fire proposal to end the violence in eastern Ukraine. Also in Kyiv, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for an “immediate commitment” to a cease-fire. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb has more from NATO headquarters....

    Goodbye, Putin
    Feb06

    Goodbye, Putin

    Why the President’s Days Are Numbered February 5, 2015 …read more Source: Foreign...

    Coming of Age: Ukraine’s Maidan Student Generation Assesses Next Moves
    Feb06

    Coming of Age: Ukraine’s Maidan Student Generation Assesses Next Moves

    Modern history has shown that student movements are often in the vanguard of radical social change, and Ukraine is no exception. One year ago on Maidan square, Kiev’s young generation played a pivotal role in protests which eventually managed to topple the unpopular government of Viktor Yanukovych. Since then, Ukraine has gone through...

    White House to Unveil Call for ‘Strategic Patience’
    Feb06

    White House to Unveil Call for ‘Strategic Patience’

    Critics of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy have for years assailed his administration for responding too slowly to crises ranging from Syria to Russia. In a far-reaching blueprint laying out the administration’s worldview, the White House on Friday will defend its deliberate approach and make clear that it intends to continue...

    Expert: Sending Weapons to Ukraine Would Embolden Putin
    Feb06

    Expert: Sending Weapons to Ukraine Would Embolden Putin

    As Western leaders step up their efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis in eastern Ukraine, one analyst says any peace deal must include the proviso that the Ukrainian government has to deal with separatist leaders. “As absolutely distasteful as that notion is – that these entities have come to existence through force, that...

    French, German leaders push new peace plan for eastern Ukraine
    Feb06

    French, German leaders push new peace plan for eastern Ukraine

    The trip by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, who will follow by meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Moscow, came as concerns rose about whether the U.S. would grant lethal aid to Ukraine and as NATO formed a quick-reaction force of 5,000 soldiers in response to Russia’s increased...

    German, French leaders take peace plan to Moscow
    Feb06

    German, French leaders take peace plan to Moscow

    The leaders of Germany and France announced a new peace plan for Ukraine on Thursday, flying to Kiev with a proposal they would then take on to Moscow. …read more Source:...

    Short of resources, Ukrainians continue to fight rebels
    Feb06

    Short of resources, Ukrainians continue to fight rebels

    Although no military aid has come their way, Ukrainian solders are determined to maintain their battle against Russian-backed separatists …read more Source:...

    McCain: U.S. Should Provide “Lethal” Assistance to Ukraine
    Feb06

    McCain: U.S. Should Provide “Lethal” Assistance to Ukraine

    U.S. Senator John McCain called on the U.S. and NATO to provide “lethal” assistance to Ukraine. The one-time presidential candidate and Republican senator from Arizona said Russian actions in Ukraine presents the “gravest threat to European security in decades.” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that...