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    Ukraine turns to new defence chief ahead of Russia talks
    Oct13

    Ukraine turns to new defence chief ahead of Russia talks

    Monday, October 13 , 2014 - 12:35 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Kiev (AFP) – President Petro Poroshenko was set on Monday to name Ukraine’s fourth defence minister of the year as he positions himself for a crunch general election and high-level talks with Russia.The pro-Western leader on Sunday sacked defence chief Valeriy Geletey after only three months on the job, citing a need to...

    Tymoshenko’s Party Ousts 1,500 Members In Lustration
    Oct13

    Tymoshenko’s Party Ousts 1,500 Members In Lustration

    Monday, October 13 , 2014 - 11:51 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Ukraine’s Batkivshchyna party has kicked out hundreds of its members from its ranks as part of the country’s lustration campaign. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Putin Orders Troops Away From Ukraine Border
    Oct13

    Putin Orders Troops Away From Ukraine Border

    Monday, October 13 , 2014 - 11:51 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    (MOSCOW) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered thousands of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border to return to their usual bases, according to his spokesman. Dmitry Peskov told Russian news outlets late Saturday in Sochi that Putin had ordered approximately 17,600 troops to return home from Rostov, a southern region that borders east...

    Kerry meets Egypt’s Sisi to press democracy
    Oct13

    Kerry meets Egypt’s Sisi to press democracy

    Monday, October 13 , 2014 - 10:22 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Cairo (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry was meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday to press the former military leader to adopt greater democratic reforms.Fresh from a day-long donors conference in Cairo which raised some $5.4 billion (4.3 billion euros) in pledges to help the Palestinians and the Gaza Strip, Kerry...

    World Briefs: Poroshenko sacks Ukraine defense boss
    Oct13

    World Briefs: Poroshenko sacks Ukraine defense boss

    Monday, October 13 , 2014 - 7:06 (EEST) Section: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA)

    MINSK, Belarus — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko dismissed Defense Minister Valeriy Geletey on Sunday after Russia announced it was pulling back forces from Ukraine’s borders. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...

    Putin orders troops away from Ukraine border
    Oct13

    Putin orders troops away from Ukraine border

    Monday, October 13 , 2014 - 3:51 (EEST) Section: New York Daily News (USA)

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered thousands of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border to return to their usual bases, according to his spokesman. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    As Putin Talks Near, Steps to Defuse Ukraine
    Oct13

    As Putin Talks Near, Steps to Defuse Ukraine

    Monday, October 13 , 2014 - 1:53 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    President Petro O. Poroshenko of Ukraine said he believed that a full cease-fire could soon be achieved under a peace plan that he and Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, had endorsed. …read more Source: The New York...

    Ukraine to get its fourth defense minister so far this year
    Oct13

    Ukraine to get its fourth defense minister so far this year

    Monday, October 13 , 2014 - 0:21 (EEST) Section: Los Angeles Times (USA)

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko plans to replace the defense minister of his embattled country with the fourth person to hold the position this year, according to a statement posted on the presidential website on Sunday. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Ukraine leader sacks third defence minister this year
    Oct12

    Ukraine leader sacks third defence minister this year

    Sunday, October 12 , 2014 - 23:05 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Kiev (AFP) – President Petro Poroshenko dismissed Ukraine’s third defence minister of the year Sunday in a surprise decision ahead of high-level talks with Moscow on bringing peace to the Western-backed former Soviet republic.Poroshenko’s official website said he would nominate a new defence chief on Monday after...

    England labour to victory, Russia held again
    Oct12

    England labour to victory, Russia held again

    Sunday, October 12 , 2014 - 21:52 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Paris (AFP) – Wayne Rooney scored his 43rd international goal as England beat Estonia 1-0 to preserve their perfect Euro 2016 qualifying record on Sunday while his former boss Fabio Capello saw Russia held 1-1 by Moldova.Even after Estonia captain Ragnar Klavan was sent off for a second booking early in the second half in Tallinn,...