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    The Ukraine Conflict Has Now Displaced One Million People
    Jan09

    The Ukraine Conflict Has Now Displaced One Million People

    Friday, January 9 , 2015 - 0:08 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than one million people have been driven from their homes by the conflict in Ukraine, hampering aid efforts and leaving the country on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, aid agencies said on Thursday. The number of people uprooted within Ukraine, 610,000, and of refugees who have fled to...

    Putin Is Bringing Darkness to the Edge of Europe
    Jan09

    Putin Is Bringing Darkness to the Edge of Europe

    Friday, January 9 , 2015 - 0:08 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    KYIV — In 2014, Vladimir Putin discovered his inner Trotsky. For what Russia’s president is now offering Ukraine is a perverse twist on the formula Trotsky proclaimed during the peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk in 1918: “No war, no peace.” In doing so, Putin has not only moved to trap my country in a frozen conflict...

    Merkel: Sanctions on Russia Stay Until Fighting Stops in Ukraine
    Jan08

    Merkel: Sanctions on Russia Stay Until Fighting Stops in Ukraine

    Thursday, January 8 , 2015 - 23:38 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia for supporting separatists in eastern Ukraine could be lifted only if a cease-fire agreement between Kyiv and the rebels was fully implemented. Speaking in Berlin at a joint news conference with visiting Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk,...

    As Merkel Says Sanctions May Be Lifted, Russia Moves To Disentangle From Ukraine
    Jan08

    As Merkel Says Sanctions May Be Lifted, Russia Moves To Disentangle From Ukraine

    Thursday, January 8 , 2015 - 22:38 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that EU sanctions against Russia could be lifted only if Moscow would respect the Minsk Agreement, the ceasefire deal signed last year between Russia, Ukraine, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the separatist entities in East Ukraine. …read more Source: International...

    F-35s to Replace Troops in Europe as Russia Deterrent
    Jan08

    F-35s to Replace Troops in Europe as Russia Deterrent

    Thursday, January 8 , 2015 - 22:23 (EEST) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    The Pentagon announced Thursday that as part of its response to Russian aggression, it would dispatch two squadrons of next-generation fighter jets to the United Kingdom to replace military personnel currently being withdrawn. The only problem is that these jets are far from battle-ready. The Defense Department said it plans to base two squadrons...

    Merkel sets strict terms on easing Russia sanctions
    Jan08

    Merkel sets strict terms on easing Russia sanctions

    Thursday, January 8 , 2015 - 21:53 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel set strict terms Thursday for easing EU sanctions on Russia as the 28-nation bloc unlocked new aid to help Ukraine overcome its devastating Kremlin-backed revolt.The announcements came with Europe — teetering on the brink of a new recession — thinking of scaling back steps that both...

    Soros’s Terrible Plan to Throw Money at Ukraine
    Jan08

    Soros’s Terrible Plan to Throw Money at Ukraine

    Thursday, January 8 , 2015 - 20:08 (EEST) Section: Bloomberg (USA)

    George Soros suggests putting together a $50 billion aid package for Ukraine, but that would only create moral hazard for politicians and bureaucrats. …read more Source:...

    Putin Cracks Down on Critics, But Winds Up Looking Vulnerable
    Jan08

    Putin Cracks Down on Critics, But Winds Up Looking Vulnerable

    Thursday, January 8 , 2015 - 19:53 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    When it comes to finely calibrated police brutality, Moscow’s riot cops are masters of the art. When several thousand Muscovites gathered on Manezh Square just before New Year’s Eve to protest the jailing of a leading opposition activist, the paramilitary police were ready and waiting. Two hundred “troublemakers” were picked out of...

    EU Offers Ukraine More Loans in Exchange for Reforms
    Jan08

    EU Offers Ukraine More Loans in Exchange for Reforms

    Thursday, January 8 , 2015 - 19:22 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    BRUSSELS—The European Union has offered to give extra rescue loans to Ukraine, which is struggling with recession and a costly war, but only if it makes its promised economic and political reforms. The EU says it can give another 1.8 billion euros ($2.12 billion) in loans — on top of the 11 billion euros already pledged — if Kiev respects the...

    EU offers Ukraine more loans if it makes promised reforms
    Jan08

    EU offers Ukraine more loans if it makes promised reforms

    Thursday, January 8 , 2015 - 19:08 (EEST) Section: U.S. News (USA)

    BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has offered to give extra rescue loans to Ukraine, which is struggling with recession and a costly war, but only if it makes its promised economic and political reforms. …read more Source: U.S....