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    Ukraine denies rights group report it uses cluster bombs
    Oct21

    Ukraine denies rights group report it uses cluster bombs

    Ukrainian armed forces have never used prohibited weapons such as cluster bombs in their fight against pro-Russia separatists, a military spokesman insisted Tuesday after a rights group reported it had documented a dozen instances when the indiscriminate weapons were used in populated areas. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Ukraine asks for $2.5 billion additional loan from EU to deal with crisis
    Oct21

    Ukraine asks for $2.5 billion additional loan from EU to deal with crisis

    Ukraine has asked the European Union for an additional loan of $ 2.5 billion as it struggles to cope with the implications of its standoff with Russia. …read more Source: FOX...

    Poland’s parliamentary speaker under fire over Putin remarks magazine interview
    Oct21

    Poland’s parliamentary speaker under fire over Putin remarks magazine interview

    A former Polish foreign minister has come under fire from the prime minister and political opponents for giving a U.S. magazine interview in which he allegedly said Russia’s president offered Poland the opportunity to jointly carve up Ukraine in 2008. …read more Source: FOX...

    The Russian Submarine in Swedish Waters Isn’t the Only Unwelcome Visitor in the Baltic Sea
    Oct21

    The Russian Submarine in Swedish Waters Isn’t the Only Unwelcome Visitor in the Baltic Sea

    Last week Sweden received a decidedly unwelcome visitor. Following a -Russian-language phone call between the Stockholm archipelago and the Russian city of Kaliningrad, intercepted by Sweden’s FRA signals intelligence agency, the Swedish military discovered what it believes was a Russian submarine just outside Stockholm. Though Russia...

    Poland’s Sikorski under fire over Russia interview
    Oct21

    Poland’s Sikorski under fire over Russia interview

    WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A former Polish foreign minister has come under fire from the prime minister and political opponents for giving a U.S. magazine interview in which he allegedly said Russia’s president offered Poland the opportunity to jointly carve up Ukraine in 2008. …read more Source: San Francisco...

    Poland’s Sikorski under fire over Russia interview
    Oct21

    Poland’s Sikorski under fire over Russia interview

    WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A former Polish foreign minister has come under fire from the prime minister and political opponents for giving a U.S. magazine interview in which he allegedly said Russia’s president offered Poland the opportunity to jointly carve up Ukraine in 2008…. …read more Source: Associated...

    Russia, Ukraine meeting over energy dispute as ruble plummets
    Oct21

    Russia, Ukraine meeting over energy dispute as ruble plummets

    Sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and the European Union is causing the value of the ruble to plummet, leaving Moscow officials scrambling to aid its economy by resolving a natural gas dispute with Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...

    Ukraine, Russia, EU Energy Chiefs Meet to Finalize Gas Deal
    Oct21

    Ukraine, Russia, EU Energy Chiefs Meet to Finalize Gas Deal

    Russia and Ukraine aim to resolve an impasse over natural gas supplies on Tuesday as their energy ministers meet in Brussels for talks brokered by the European Union’s energy commissioner. Citing unpaid bills worth more than $5 billion, Russia cut off gas flows to Kyiv in mid-June, adding to tensions sparked by Russia’s annexation of...

    Watch: Widespread Use of Cluster Bombs in Ukraine
    Oct21

    Watch: Widespread Use of Cluster Bombs in Ukraine

    (Berlin) – Ukrainian government forces used cluster munitions in populated areas in Donetsk city in early October 2014. The use of cluster munitions in populated areas violates the laws of war due to the indiscriminate nature of the weapon and may amount to war crimes. During a week-long investigation in eastern Ukraine, Human Rights Watch...

    EU Targets Ministers, UAE Firm in Latest Syria Sanctions
    Oct21

    EU Targets Ministers, UAE Firm in Latest Syria Sanctions

    The European Union imposed sanctions on Tuesday on 12 Syrian government ministers, two senior military figures and a United Arab Emirates company it accused of helping supply oil to Syria. The moves were part of a gradual tightening of EU sanctions against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has clung to power despite a...