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    NATO head sees ‘very serious’ Russian military build-up in Ukraine
    Nov18

    NATO head sees ‘very serious’ Russian military build-up in Ukraine

    Brussels (AFP) – Russia is making a “very serious” military build-up in Ukraine and on their shared border, deploying troops and sophisticated equipment including air defence systems, NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday.Moscow could be “part of a peaceful negotiated solution or Russia can continue on a path of...

    Germany’s minister shuttles between Moscow, Kiev
    Nov18

    Germany’s minister shuttles between Moscow, Kiev

    The continuing military conflict in eastern Ukraine has killed more than 4,000 people and displaced a million, according to the U.N. The Sept. 5 accords froze the position of front lines between the sides although heavy artillery fire is still killing civilians and combatants daily. …read more Source: San Francisco...

    NATO Sees Military Buildup In Ukraine, Urges Russia To Pull Back
    Nov18

    NATO Sees Military Buildup In Ukraine, Urges Russia To Pull Back

    NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on November 18 that there has been a “serious military buildup” both in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine and on the Russian side of the border, and urged Moscow to pull back its forces. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Germany’s top diplomat on shuttle mission between Moscow, Kiev
    Nov18

    Germany’s top diplomat on shuttle mission between Moscow, Kiev

    Germany’s foreign minister is urging the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists to respect the cease-fire agreement. …read more Source: FOX...

    Ukrainian soldier: “they don’t fight. they simply destroy”
    Nov18

    Ukrainian soldier: “they don’t fight. they simply destroy”

    Footage from Ukrainian TV shows government troops in eastern Ukraine coming under fresh artillery fire from pro-Russian separatists. Gavino Garay reports. Video provided by Reuters …read more...

    Ukrainian Soldier: “They Don’t Fight. They Simply Destroy”
    Nov18

    Ukrainian Soldier: “They Don’t Fight. They Simply Destroy”

    Ukrainian troops in eastern Ukraine duck for cover in this footage shot by a Ukrainian Television channel. It’s the latest flare-up of violence in the region, that now threatens a two month-old truce. …read more...

    Setting Usual Caution Aside, Merkel Issues a Stern Rebuke to Russia
    Nov18

    Setting Usual Caution Aside, Merkel Issues a Stern Rebuke to Russia

    Chancellor Angela Merkel, in a speech, asked whether Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea and moves in eastern Ukraine meant a return to the times when Moscow decided the fate of its near neighbors. …read more Source: The New York...

    Georgian Leader Tells EU, NATO He Remains on Pro-Western Path
    Nov18

    Georgian Leader Tells EU, NATO He Remains on Pro-Western Path

    Georgia’s prime minister told the European Union and NATO on Monday that his country remained firmly committed to integration with both organizations after his dismissal of a pro-Western minister caused a political crisis. Irakly Garibashvili sparked the resignation of his foreign minister and the walkout of one of the six parties in his...

    Putin’s Loss of German Trust Seals the West’s Isolation of Russia
    Nov18

    Putin’s Loss of German Trust Seals the West’s Isolation of Russia

    Vladimir Putin has long had a soft spot for Germany. As an officer of the KGB in the late 1980s, he was stationed in the East German city of Dresden, where he developed a love of the language and, according to his memoirs, for the enormous steins of pilsner he drank at a beer hall in the town of Radeberg with friends. As President, Putin’s...

    We’re ready for ‘total war’: Ukraine President
    Nov18

    We’re ready for ‘total war’: Ukraine President

    With a nominal ceasefire in the eastern region of Ukraine coming to an end, the president of the country has declared that it is ready for “total war.” …read more Source:...