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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 (EEST) 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 (EEST) 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 (EEST) 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...

    Pro-Russia Rebels Ease Demands at Ukraine Peace Talks
    Sep01

    Pro-Russia Rebels Ease Demands at Ukraine Peace Talks

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

    MOSCOW—Pro-Russian rebels softened their demand for full independence Monday, saying they would respect Ukraine’s sovereignty in exchange for autonomy—a shift that reflects Moscow’s desire to strike a deal at a new round of peace talks. The insurgents’ platform, released at the start of Monday’s negotiations in Minsk, the...

    Pro-Russian rebels lower demands in peace talks
    Sep01

    Pro-Russian rebels lower demands in peace talks

    Monday, September 1 , 2014 - 19:50 (EEST) Section: Boston Herald (USA)

    MOSCOW — Pro-Russian rebels softened their demand for full independence Monday, saying they would respect Ukraine’s sovereignty in exchange for autonomy — a shift that reflects Moscow’s desire to strike a deal at a new round of peace talks.The insurgents’ platform, released at the start of Monday’s negotiations in Minsk,...

    Is Putin ‘Rebuilding Russia’ According To Solzhenitsyn’s Design?
    Sep01

    Is Putin ‘Rebuilding Russia’ According To Solzhenitsyn’s Design?

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

    In recent remarks, Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to call into question Kazakhstan’s legitimacy as a country, comments that echoed statements he made before the current crisis in Ukraine. His geopolitical vision for a “greater Russia” reminds some of a 1990 essay by Nobel laureate Aleksander Solzhenitsyn. …read...

    Battle-Ravaged Ukraine Village Struggles to Survive
    Sep01

    Battle-Ravaged Ukraine Village Struggles to Survive

    Monday, September 1 , 2014 - 19:50 (EEST) 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 (EEST) 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 (EEST) 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 (EEST) 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...