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    EU assesses sports sanctions against Russia
    Sep03

    EU assesses sports sanctions against Russia

    European Union nations are looking at sporting sanctions to punish Russia for its involvement in the Ukraine crisis but diplomats say the immediate targeting of high-profile events like the 2018 World Cup is unlikely at this stage. …read more Source: Miami...

    Russia and Ukraine Agree on Cease-Fire
    Sep03

    Russia and Ukraine Agree on Cease-Fire

    Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko have agreed on permanent cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Poroshenko’s office: Ceasefire reached with Russia
    Sep03

    Poroshenko’s office: Ceasefire reached with Russia

    Ukraine’s President reaches agreement with Putin on a ‘permanent ceasefire’ in eastern Ukraine’s Donbass region. …read more Source:...

    Ukraine President Says Cease-Fire Deal Agreed
    Sep03

    Ukraine President Says Cease-Fire Deal Agreed

    Updated: Sept. 3, 2014, 4:40 a.m. E.T. (KIEV, Ukraine) — The office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reached agreement on a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. The brief statement on Wednesday gave no details and there was no immediate reaction from the Russia-backed separatists whom Ukrainian...

    Ukraine president says cease-fire deal reached
    Sep03

    Ukraine president says cease-fire deal reached

    The office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reached agreement on a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    By talking basketball, nothing lost in translation
    Sep03

    By talking basketball, nothing lost in translation

    The guy who tells Ukraine what plays to run speaks English. So does the guy who tells the Dominican Republic what their opponents will do. …read more Source: Miami...

    Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko Discuss Peace Settlement
    Sep03

    Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko Discuss Peace Settlement

    MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed a peace settlement in eastern Ukraine with President Petro Poroshenko and found that they “largely share views” on ways out of the crisis, Putin’s spokesman was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Putin and Poroshenko met last week for talks which mainly highlighted the...

    Slovakia Opens Reverse Gas Pipeline For Ukraine
    Sep03

    Slovakia Opens Reverse Gas Pipeline For Ukraine

    Slovakia on September 2 launched a pipeline capable of delivering natural gas from the European Union to Ukraine. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, and Klaus-Dieter Borchardt, director for energy markets at the European Commission, attended the ceremony in the Slovak town of Velke Kapusany. The...

    Kremlin Says Putin, Poroshenko Largely Agree On Ways Out Of Ukraine Crisis
    Sep03

    Kremlin Says Putin, Poroshenko Largely Agree On Ways Out Of Ukraine Crisis

    A Kremlin spokesman says President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko discussed the Ukraine crisis by telephone and that their views on possible solutions “coincide to a substantial degree.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
    Sep03

    The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now

    1. A video released on Tuesday by ISIS appears to show the murder of American journalist Steven Sotloff. 2. Over one million people have been displaced as a result of the crisis in Ukraine, according to the UN refugee agency. 3. Obama announced he was sending an additional 350 troops to protect the U.S. embassy in Iraq, bringing the total number...