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    “How I Am Supposed to Sleep Here?” – Donetsk Resident
    Feb06

    “How I Am Supposed to Sleep Here?” – Donetsk Resident

    Broken homes in Donetsk. Residents in Ukraine’s east are trying to piece together what is left of what they once called home. This is what war left behind, as violence escalates in the east. A man walks through the remains of his apartment. He says a shell hit the apartment of an elderly woman next door. He says she is lucky to be alive....

    These are the 11 hottest tech startups in Brooklyn
    Feb06

    These are the 11 hottest tech startups in Brooklyn

    Brooklyn isn’t just for hipsters anymore. Manhattan may be known as New York City’s Silicon Alley, but Brooklyn — its neighbor to the east — is buzzing with startups too. We rounded up some of the coolest startups in Brooklyn. They solve problems — like delivering your packages on your own time so you never miss the UPS guys again....

    Obama to decide on Ukraine arms ‘soon’ Kerry
    Feb06

    Obama to decide on Ukraine arms ‘soon’ Kerry

    US President Barack Obama will “soon” decide whether to arm Ukraine against pro-Russian separatists but prefers a diplomatic solution, according to Secretary of State John Kerry. Video provided by AFP …read more Source: USA...

    Ukraine Ceasefire Update: Short Humanitarian Truce Declared In Debaltseve
    Feb06

    Ukraine Ceasefire Update: Short Humanitarian Truce Declared In Debaltseve

    Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels agreed Thursday night to a brief ceasefire in Debaltseve, a hotly contested, strategic city that separatists have nearly surrounded this week, the Russian news service Itar-Tass reports. The truce is to last until 8 a.m. local time on Friday and is intended to allow for a humanitarian corridor to extricate...

    Unified Congress Says Obama Must Send Arms to Ukraine
    Feb06

    Unified Congress Says Obama Must Send Arms to Ukraine

    Congress has already given President Obama the authority to send lethal military aid to Ukraine, and they say it’s time for him to act. …read more Source: U.S....

    Ukraine’s Women Should Be Active In Peace Process, OSCE Says
    Feb05

    Ukraine’s Women Should Be Active In Peace Process, OSCE Says

    Women should play a larger role in the peace process in Ukraine, according to Ambassador Miroslava Beham, the Senior Advisor on Gender Issues at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Beham made her comments Thursday after concluding a four-day visit to the war-torn country, saying that support is needed for internally...

    German Ambassador Warns Against Arming Ukraine
    Feb05

    German Ambassador Warns Against Arming Ukraine

    As the drumbeat for arming Ukraine grows louder in Washington, Germany’s top diplomat to the United States cautioned the West to consider the danger of inadvertently escalating the deadly crisis — and triggering a bigger showdown with Vladimir Putin’s Russia. “We don’t see how delivery of weapons would downplay the tensions,”...

    Ukraine Crisis: U.S., European Officials Split Over Sending Arms To Ukraine
    Feb05

    Ukraine Crisis: U.S., European Officials Split Over Sending Arms To Ukraine

    Escalated fighting in eastern Ukraine has U.S. and European leaders scrambling for an action plan to deal with the festering crisis. But as American officials face increasing pressure to begin sending arms to Ukrainian fighters, Europeans are balking on the issue, showing signs of a potential division among Western allies if Washington decides to...

    French, German Leaders Push New Peace Plan for East Ukraine
    Feb05

    French, German Leaders Push New Peace Plan for East Ukraine

    KIEV, Ukraine—The leaders of France and Germany proposed a new peace plan Thursday to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine, flying to Kiev to present it in person before heading to Moscow. The surprise move appeared aimed at heading off any U.S. decision to give Ukraine lethal weapons, something Europeans fear could spark even wider hostilities....

    Senators Push To Arm Ukrainians
    Feb05

    Senators Push To Arm Ukrainians

    WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators pushed Thursday to send arms to Ukraine, saying in a Capitol Hill news conference that the United States needs to send “defensive, lethal” weapons to the country to help stem fresh offensives by Russian-backed separatists. Sending arms would be a step beyond what many European...