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    Ukraine Clamps Down on Travel to and From Rebel Areas
    Jan29

    Ukraine Clamps Down on Travel to and From Rebel Areas

    Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 3:23 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    After the recent implementation of new border restrictions — requiring a special pass that can be difficult, if not impossible, to obtain — a policy of isolating and frustrating rebel-held regions has taken a major and maddening turn. …read more Source: The New York...

    War of words between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels heats up
    Jan29

    War of words between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels heats up

    Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 2:52 (EEST) Section: CBS (USA)

    CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from Ukraine that rhetoric from Russian president Vladimir Putin could escalate the conflict …read more Source:...

    Biden: Russia To Face Increasing Penalties Unless It Changes Course
    Jan29

    Biden: Russia To Face Increasing Penalties Unless It Changes Course

    Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 2:52 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says Russia must face increasing penalties unless it changes course on Ukraine.Biden spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (por-oh-SHEHN’-koh) on Wednesday, just as advances by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine were threatening to torpedo the chances of reviving an...

    War in Ukraine flares amid worsening tensions
    Jan29

    War in Ukraine flares amid worsening tensions

    Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 2:38 (EEST) Section: CBS (USA)

    There’s been a new round of fighting in Eastern Ukraine as pro-Russian rebels face off with Ukranian soldiers. As Elizbeth Palmer reports, the war of words is back on as well. …read more Source:...

    Biden: More costs for Russia unless Moscow changes course
    Jan29

    Biden: More costs for Russia unless Moscow changes course

    Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 2:22 (EEST) Section: U.S. News (USA)

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says Russia must face increasing penalties unless it changes course on Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....

    EU Policy Up in Air as Greece Seeks Relief
    Jan28

    EU Policy Up in Air as Greece Seeks Relief

    Wednesday, January 28 , 2015 - 23:52 (EEST) Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)

    A new Greek government led by the left-wing Syriza party is creating an overlap between the two biggest crises Europe has faced in recent years: the deep economic malaise in the eurozone and the war in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Maidan One Year Later: What Happened to the Social Component?
    Jan28

    Maidan One Year Later: What Happened to the Social Component?

    Wednesday, January 28 , 2015 - 23:38 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    Amidst increasing hostilities in Ukraine, many of the social aims of the Maidan revolution could be lost or simply forgotten. That, at least, is the impression I got from speaking to activists on the independent left circuit, not to be confused with the old Soviet and authoritarian left. During a recent research trip to Kiev, organizers expressed...

    Ukraine rebels claim new key victory is within grasp
    Jan28

    Ukraine rebels claim new key victory is within grasp

    Wednesday, January 28 , 2015 - 23:38 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Separatist forces in eastern Ukraine said Wednesday they have almost fully encircled government forces in a town that hosts a strategic railway hub, putting them within grasp of a decisive new victory. Debaltseve is one of multiple flashpoints that have flared up across eastern Ukraine since the start of the month, when...

    Russia urged to free Ukrainian officer on hunger strike
    Jan28

    Russia urged to free Ukrainian officer on hunger strike

    Wednesday, January 28 , 2015 - 23:22 (EEST) Section: U.S. News (USA)

    MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has come under pressure from Europe’s human rights watchdog and the United States to free Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian air force officer who is on hunger strike in a Russian prison. …read more Source: U.S....

    Ukraine rebels claim new key victory is within grasp
    Jan28

    Ukraine rebels claim new key victory is within grasp

    Wednesday, January 28 , 2015 - 23:22 (EEST) Section: U.S. News (USA)

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Separatist forces in eastern Ukraine said Wednesday they have almost fully encircled government forces in a town that hosts a strategic railway hub, putting them within grasp of a decisive new victory. …read more Source: U.S....