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    Russian Woman Accused Of Treason Over Suspected Troop Deployment
    Jan30

    Russian Woman Accused Of Treason Over Suspected Troop Deployment

    Friday, January 30 , 2015 - 9:08 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Svetlana Davydova’s husband said his wife phoned the Ukrainian Embassy in Moscow in April and said that a military base near their home had emptied out, suggesting the soldiers may have been deployed to Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Pro-Ukraine Activist Climbs Onto NYC Opera Stage, Likens Putin To Hitler
    Jan30

    Pro-Ukraine Activist Climbs Onto NYC Opera Stage, Likens Putin To Hitler

    Friday, January 30 , 2015 - 8:38 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    A protester climbed onto the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City after a performance by Russian classical music titans Anna Netrebko and Valery Gergiev and held up a sign criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Greek government set for first talks with eurozone partners
    Jan30

    Greek government set for first talks with eurozone partners

    Friday, January 30 , 2015 - 8:22 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Athens (AFP) – Greece’s new anti-austerity government is set to hold its first talks Friday with its eurozone partners about its ambitions to secure a reduction in the massive debts linked to its 240-billion-euro ($269 billion) international bailout.But the talks come hot on the heels of a warning by the European Union and Germany...

    EU Extends Targeted Sanctions on Russia
    Jan30

    EU Extends Targeted Sanctions on Russia

    Friday, January 30 , 2015 - 7:07 (EEST) Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)

    European Union foreign ministers agreed Thursday to extend by six months targeted sanctions against individuals and companies in Russia and eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    EU moves toward tougher Russian penalties over Ukraine conflict
    Jan30

    EU moves toward tougher Russian penalties over Ukraine conflict

    Friday, January 30 , 2015 - 7:07 (EEST) Section: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA)

    BERLIN — European Union governments moved toward imposing further economic sanctions on Russia, casting a pall over plans to resume talks Friday in Belarus over the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...

    Ukraine peace talks due as EU hits Russia with more sanctions
    Jan30

    Ukraine peace talks due as EU hits Russia with more sanctions

    Friday, January 30 , 2015 - 6:53 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Minsk (AFP) – Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and Europe are set to hold fresh peace talks Friday in a bid to end a surge in fighting between Kiev and Kremlin-backed rebels, with tensions running high after the EU hit Moscow with more sanctions.The talks in Belarus’s capital Minsk will bring together the contact group of...

    Russia sanctions fail to stop Ukraine fighting
    Jan30

    Russia sanctions fail to stop Ukraine fighting

    Friday, January 30 , 2015 - 4:37 (EEST) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    The Obama administration condemned new attacks by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine Thursday, and the European Union extended sanctions against Moscow and its allies because of the continued fighting. “We have shown that the EU is ready to take further measures,” EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said at a meeting …...

    Pro-Kremlin Youth Group Creatively Promotes ‘Patriotic’ Propaganda
    Jan30

    Pro-Kremlin Youth Group Creatively Promotes ‘Patriotic’ Propaganda

    Friday, January 30 , 2015 - 4:22 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    As Russia’s President Vladimir Putin faces international pressure over Ukraine and a failing economy, unofficial domestic groups are rallying to his support. One such youth organization, CET, or Network, uses creative multimedia to appeal to Russia’s urban youth with patriotic propaganda. VOA’s Daniel Schearf reports....

    Britain Demands Explanation of Russian Bombers Flying Near Airspace
    Jan30

    Britain Demands Explanation of Russian Bombers Flying Near Airspace

    Friday, January 30 , 2015 - 1:53 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Britain summoned Russia’s ambassador Thursday to explain why two Russian Bear long-range bombers flew close to British airspace, forcing British authorities to divert civil aircraft. The Foreign Office said in a statement that Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon jets were scrambled to intercept the Russian bombers, which were in a “U.K. area of...

    New recruits tearfully waved off in Kiev
    Jan30

    New recruits tearfully waved off in Kiev

    Friday, January 30 , 2015 - 1:37 (EEST) Section: USA TODAY (USA)

    Tearful scenes play out at a recruiting office in Kiev as dozens of reservists were called up to participate in the fighting in the east of Ukraine. Video provided by AFP …read more Source: USA...