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    Criticizing NATO, Putin Underlines Need for Nuclear Deterrence
    Sep10

    Criticizing NATO, Putin Underlines Need for Nuclear Deterrence

    President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia must maintain its nuclear deterrence because of what he described as a growing number of possible security threats. With ties between Moscow and the West tense over the crisis in Ukraine, Putin signed a decree that gives him more control over a commission that oversees the defense industry and...

    Putin Says Russia Will Build New Strategic Nukes, Space Defenses
    Sep10

    Putin Says Russia Will Build New Strategic Nukes, Space Defenses

    MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin says Russia has no intention to launch a new arms race, but will respond to all security challenges. Addressing a meeting in Moscow Wednesday on weapons modernization plans, Putin said Russia will focus on developing new strategic nuclear weapons, aerospace defenses and high-precision conventional weapons. He said...

    Russia Gas Delivers to Poland Drop 24 Percent
    Sep10

    Russia Gas Delivers to Poland Drop 24 Percent

    WARSAW, Poland—Russian natural gas deliveries to Poland have dropped by some 24 percent this week, Poland’s gas monopoly said Wednesday, though the reason remained unclear. Spokesman Rafal Pazura told The Associated Press that the company, PGNiG, is asking Russian supplier Gazprom whether the drop is due to “technical or trade” issues....

    An Introduction to Scottish Independence
    Sep10

    An Introduction to Scottish Independence

    The British newspapers published it on the front page, the stock markets reacted — mostly negatively — and the international coverage blasted off. What happened? The first poll in history showed support for Scottish independence above 50 percent, less than two weeks from the September 18 referendum date. To give you, the casual or...

    Most Russian Forces Now Out of Ukraine, Kiev Says
    Sep10

    Most Russian Forces Now Out of Ukraine, Kiev Says

    President Petro O. Poroshenko of Ukraine said the withdrawal of Russian forces augmented the chances for a lasting cease-fire in the southeast. …read more Source: The New York...

    Ukrainian Villages Torn Apart After MH17 Crash
    Sep10

    Ukrainian Villages Torn Apart After MH17 Crash

    The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 came as a harbinger of misfortune for people in and around three rebel-held villages in Ukraine where the remains of the plane and its passengers landed. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Germany’s Merkel Calls For Russian Sanctions To Be Put Into Effect
    Sep10

    Germany’s Merkel Calls For Russian Sanctions To Be Put Into Effect

    BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Wednesday for the European Union to put new sanctions against Russia into effect immediately because peace plans for eastern Ukraine have not yet been implemented fully. The EU has drawn up new measures against Russia over its actions in Ukraine but stopped short Monday of enforcing them right...

    Ukraine pledges more autonomy to rebellious east
    Sep10

    Ukraine pledges more autonomy to rebellious east

    KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president promised Wednesday to introduce a bill as early as next week that would offer greater autonomy to the pro-Russian east, where separatists have been battling government troops for almost five months.But President Petro Poroshenko said the regions would remain part of Ukraine and rejected the idea of...

    Amnesty Says Both Sides Committed War Crimes in Ukraine
    Sep10

    Amnesty Says Both Sides Committed War Crimes in Ukraine

    Amnesty International said on Wednesday it had documented evidence of war crimes by both sides in the conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. The human rights group’s secretary-general, Salil Shetty, told a news conference in Moscow that some separatists, backed by Russian troops, and...

    EU’s Juncker gives France, Britain key economic jobs
    Sep10

    EU’s Juncker gives France, Britain key economic jobs

    Brussels (AFP) – France and Britain secured top positions on Wednesday in incoming European Commission President Jean Claude-Juncker’s new team, which must tackle a stagnant economy, rising euroscepticism and the Ukraine crisis on its borders.Former French finance minister Pierre Moscovici was named economic affairs commissioner, the...