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    Obama’s new man in Moscow doesn’t do Twitter

    Monday, September 8 , 2014 - 19:55 (EEST) Section: The Washington Post (USA)

    MOSCOW – The old U.S. ambassador to Russia was a firecracker on Twitter, taking on critics and offering a view of Moscow life that was unusually unfiltered for a diplomat. The new U.S. ambassador – who on Monday presented his credentials to the Russian Foreign Ministry – doesn’t even have a Twitter account. John Tefft’s […]...

    MAP: Russia’s expanding empire in Ukraine and elsewhere

    Monday, September 8 , 2014 - 19:25 (EEST) Section: The Washington Post (USA)

    A cease-fire negotiated in Minsk, capital of Belarus, between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine went into effect Friday. Fighting has raged through the summer in the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, industrial hotbeds near the border with Russia, leading to thousands of deaths. “The highest value is human life,...

    Clinton in Mexico, worried about Russia

    Monday, September 8 , 2014 - 19:25 (EEST) Section: The Washington Post (USA)

    MEXICO CITY — Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, in a mostly upbeat speech about the state of the world, said Friday that she was “particularly concerned” about Europe faltering in the face of Russian intimidation. “I do worry about President Putin’s view that Russia should dominate its border and intimidate people beyond its...

    Ukrainian president looks to make front-line visit as fragile cease-fire holds

    Monday, September 8 , 2014 - 19:25 (EEST) Section: The Washington Post (USA)

    KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military said Monday that a fragile truce was holding in the east of the country as the Ukrainian president planned a surprise visit to the front-line port city of Mariupol. The break in hostilities came as government forces and pro-Russian rebels, who have seized territory in eastern Ukraine, regrouped after weeks...

    Cease-fire in Ukraine threatened as fighting breaks out in east

    Monday, September 8 , 2014 - 19:25 (EEST) Section: The Washington Post (USA)

    KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine struggled to maintain a tenuous cease-fire with pro-Russian rebels after a series of repeated breaches Sunday, even as the government here faced the equally daunting task of selling the peace plan to the nation. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...

    Ukraine’s fragile cease-fire is in trouble, as shelling occurs near Mariupol

    Monday, September 8 , 2014 - 19:25 (EEST) Section: The Washington Post (USA)

    MOSCOW — Ukraine’s fragile cease-fire appeared to be in danger late Saturday, slightly more than 24 hours after it took hold, as witnesses reported renewed fighting near the key government-held city of Mariupol. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...

    Islamic State militants want to fight Putin

    Monday, September 8 , 2014 - 19:25 (EEST) Section: The Washington Post (USA)

    Here’s a slightly new geopolitical wrinkle. Earlier this week, the Islamic State issued a video challenging a powerful global leader. But this time, it was not President Obama or one of his counterparts in Europe. It was Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the video, fighters pose atop Russian military equipment, including a fighter jet,...

    Police Detain Crimean Blogger, Critic Of Annexation
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    Police Detain Crimean Blogger, Critic Of Annexation

    Monday, September 8 , 2014 - 19:18 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Police in Crimea have briefly detained a well-known blogger who has strongly criticized Russia’s annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    EU delays signing off on new Russia sanctions
    Sep08

    EU delays signing off on new Russia sanctions

    Monday, September 8 , 2014 - 19:18 (EEST) Section: CNBC (USA)

    Some governments want to discuss how to suspend the sanctions if a Ukraine cease-fire holds, diplomats say. …read more Source:...

    Visiting East, Ukraine Leader Vows to Not Cede Any Territory
    Sep08

    Visiting East, Ukraine Leader Vows to Not Cede Any Territory

    Monday, September 8 , 2014 - 19:18 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    President Petro O. Poroshenko of Ukraine visited the port city of Mariupol during a fragile truce with pro-Russian separatists and pledged not give up any land. …read more Source: The New York...