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    Nuclear War? Russia-US Isolation Could Lead to ‘Nuclear Catastrophe,’ Professor Says
    Nov17

    Nuclear War? Russia-US Isolation Could Lead to ‘Nuclear Catastrophe,’ Professor Says

    An editorial from Stanford University professor Siegfried S. Hecker said in a recent NY Times editorial that a “nuclear catastrophe” could take place if the US and Russia continue to be at odds with one another. He wrote: “My Russian colleagues and I believe that in nuclear matters, collaboration is essential, whereas isolation can lead to...

    EU: no new sanctions on Russia
    Nov17

    EU: no new sanctions on Russia

    Ed AdamczykBRUSSELS, Nov. 17 (UPI) — Foreign ministers of the European Union agreed Monday to sanction certain Ukrainian separatists but imposed no new economic sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: United Press...

    Crimea Suffers Spike in Human Rights Abuses Since Russian Annexation, Report Shows
    Nov17

    Crimea Suffers Spike in Human Rights Abuses Since Russian Annexation, Report Shows

    The Crimean peninsula has suffered a spike in human rights violations since it was annexed by Russia from Ukraine last spring according to a Human Rights Watch report published today. The report details instances of pro-Ukrainian activists and Crimea’s Muslim minority, the Tatars, suffering “unlawful detention, abduction, ill-treatment...

    EU Moves to Sanction Separatists as E. Ukraine Fighting Intensifies
    Nov17

    EU Moves to Sanction Separatists as E. Ukraine Fighting Intensifies

    European Union foreign ministers moved Monday to ratchet up sanctions against pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, amid reports of intensified fighting in the region. EU diplomats reported that the foreign ministers, who were meeting in Brussels, have asked EU officials to put more separatists on the bloc’s sanctions list. However,...

    Swastikas painted on Babi Yar memorial, Jewish school
    Nov17

    Swastikas painted on Babi Yar memorial, Jewish school

    (JTA) – Swastikas were painted on the Holocaust memorial monument at Babi Yar in Kiev. It is the second time that the monument has been vandalized in two months. The graffiti was found Monday during a tour at the site for schoolchildren, The Jerusalem Post reported. A swastika was painted on the monument, located at the site where Nazi troops...

    Ukraine on the verge of ‘full-scale invasion’ by Russia, says interior minister
    Nov17

    Ukraine on the verge of ‘full-scale invasion’ by Russia, says interior minister

    JC FinleyKIEV, Ukraine, Nov. 17 (UPI) — “We are on the verge of the next stage of a full-scale invasion” by Russian forces, Ukraine’s interior minister told the INSIDER online newspaper. …read more Source: United Press...

    Tough stances from Putin, Merkel over Ukraine
    Nov17

    Tough stances from Putin, Merkel over Ukraine

    The leaders of Russia and Germany squared off over Ukraine from opposite sides of the globe, with Vladimir Putin warning that Moscow will not accept a defeat for the pro-Russian rebels and Angela Merkel accusing the… …read more Source: WAVE 3...

    Russia Will Lose $130 Billion As Capital Flees The Country
    Nov17

    Russia Will Lose $130 Billion As Capital Flees The Country

    About $130 billion in capital is likely to leave Russia by the end of 2014, Bloomberg reports, citing Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. If confirmed, the figure would mark the second worst year for the country since the 2008 financial crash, in which $133 billion fled the country, and mark the seventh consecutive year of net outflows. It comes...

    Tough stances from Putin, Merkel over Ukraine
    Nov17

    Tough stances from Putin, Merkel over Ukraine

    MOSCOW — The leaders of Russia and Germany squared off over Ukraine from opposite sides of the globe, with Vladimir Putin warning that Moscow will not accept a defeat for the pro-Russian rebels and Angela Merkel accusing the Kremlin of undermining peace across Europe.But despite the harsh rhetoric, European Union foreign ministers refrained from...

    Video Shows The MH17 Crash Site Right After The Plane Went Down
    Nov17

    Video Shows The MH17 Crash Site Right After The Plane Went Down

    A new video published by the Associated Press over the weekend shows billowing black smoke, fire, and confused residents in the immediate aftermath of the MH17 crash over eastern Ukraine. The witness video is likely the first that was shot after the plane went down. People who live in the village near the crash site first thought the Malaysia...