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    Putin urges Europeans to have ‘common sense’ over sanctions threat
    Sep01

    Putin urges Europeans to have ‘common sense’ over sanctions threat

    Monday, September 1 , 2014 - 21:29 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the EU on Monday to show “common sense” and not to engage in mutually destructive sanctions, in his first reaction to the threat of additional punitive measures over Ukraine.”I hope that common sense will prevail… that we will work together normally and that we...

    NATO preparing high-readiness force to counter Russia
    Sep01

    NATO preparing high-readiness force to counter Russia

    Monday, September 1 , 2014 - 20:21 (EET) Section: CBS (USA)

    Even though Moscow-backed rebels lowered peace talk demands in Ukraine, Russia’s aggression there has made Europe ready itself for worse …read more Source:...

    Poland’s PM: Ukraine’s war must be stopped now
    Sep01

    Poland’s PM: Ukraine’s war must be stopped now

    Monday, September 1 , 2014 - 20:21 (EET) Section: The Bismarck Tribune

    A scout stands with a torch in front of the Westerplatte monument during ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the start of World War II at the Westerplatte peninsula near Gdansk, Poland,… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Battle-Ravaged Ukraine Village Struggles to Survive
    Sep01

    Battle-Ravaged Ukraine Village Struggles to Survive

    Monday, September 1 , 2014 - 19:50 (EET) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    HRABSKE, Ukraine—Alexander Bespalko and his son lifted parts from a burned-out Ukrainian armored personnel carrier in a village ravaged by the past week’s battles. With homes destroyed and livelihoods lost, residents in the village of Hrabske must scrape for a living and at least scrap metal is reliable — with wrecked tanks, cars and APCs...

    Merkel Defends Arming Kurds and Calls Islamic State a Threat to Europe
    Sep01

    Merkel Defends Arming Kurds and Calls Islamic State a Threat to Europe

    Monday, September 1 , 2014 - 19:50 (EET) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her government’s taboo-breaking decision to send arms to Kurds fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq, telling parliament on Monday that the group posed a major security threat to Germany and Europe. A day after Berlin announced it would send anti-tank rockets, assault rifles and hand grenades to...

    Russia Has Threatened Nuclear Attack, Says Ukraine Defence Minister
    Sep01

    Russia Has Threatened Nuclear Attack, Says Ukraine Defence Minister

    Monday, September 1 , 2014 - 19:50 (EET) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Kiev has received threats of nuclear retaliation from Russia through unofficial channels if it continues to fight pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian Minister of Defence, Valeriy Heletey, announced on his Facebook page on Monday.’ “The Russian side has threatened on several occasions across unofficial channels that, in...

    Euro weighed down by soft economic data, Ukraine
    Sep01

    Euro weighed down by soft economic data, Ukraine

    Monday, September 1 , 2014 - 19:50 (EET) Section: Miami Herald (USA)

    The euro fell to a near one-year low against the dollar in the wake of soft European economic data and uncertainty over the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...

    Ukrainian Woman Tells Of Public Abuse At Hands Of Pro-Moscow Separatists
    Sep01

    Ukrainian Woman Tells Of Public Abuse At Hands Of Pro-Moscow Separatists

    Monday, September 1 , 2014 - 19:50 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    After enduring a night of beatings at the hands of rebel forces, she was wrapped in a Ukrainian flag, forced to stand at a Donetsk intersection, and subjected to public humiliation and physical attacks. Irina Dovgan, a woman detained and accused by pro-Russian separatists of spying for Ukrainian forces, tells her story. …read more Source:...

    Euro slips to near 1-year dollar low amid ongoing economic weakness and Ukraine uncertainties
    Sep01

    Euro slips to near 1-year dollar low amid ongoing economic weakness and Ukraine uncertainties

    Monday, September 1 , 2014 - 19:50 (EET) Section: FOX News (USA)

    The euro fell to a near one-year low against the dollar in the wake of soft European economic data and uncertainty over the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...

    Merkel: ISIS Poses Major Risk To Europe
    Sep01

    Merkel: ISIS Poses Major Risk To Europe

    Monday, September 1 , 2014 - 19:50 (EET) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    By Noah Barkin BERLIN, Sept 1 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her government’s taboo-breaking decision to send arms to Kurds fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq, telling parliament on Monday that the group posed a major security threat to Germany and Europe. A day after Berlin announced it would send...