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    Russia Wants Ukraine to Support Ceasefire, Denies Invading
    Sep01

    Russia Wants Ukraine to Support Ceasefire, Denies Invading

    MOSCOW—Diplomats at a new round of talks on easing the crisis in Ukraine must push for an immediate, unconditional cease-fire between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian separatists, Russia’s foreign minister said Monday. The talks later Monday in Minsk, the Belarusian capital, come as Ukrainian troops are facing a resurgent rebel...

    Asia stocks gain on stimulus hopes, Europe lower
    Sep01

    Asia stocks gain on stimulus hopes, Europe lower

    European shares drifted lower Monday as tensions over Ukraine simmered while Asian stock markets mostly rose on expectations of stimulus in China after manufacturing growth slowed in August. …read more Source: Miami...

    Moscow: Ukraine talks must back cease-fire now
    Sep01

    Moscow: Ukraine talks must back cease-fire now

    MOSCOW — Diplomats at a new round of talks on easing the crisis in Ukraine must push for an immediate, unconditional cease-fire between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian separatists, Russia’s foreign minister said Monday.The talks later Monday in Minsk, the Belarusian capital, come as Ukrainian troops are facing a resurgent rebel...

    Moscow: Ukraine talks must back cease-fire now
    Sep01

    Moscow: Ukraine talks must back cease-fire now

    MOSCOW (AP) – Diplomats at a new round of talks on easing the crisis in Ukraine must push for an immediate, unconditional cease-fire between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian separatists, Russia’s foreign minister said Monday. The talks later Monday in Minsk, the Belarusian capital, come as Ukrainian troops …...

    In St. Petersburg, the Ghosts of Petrograd
    Sep01

    In St. Petersburg, the Ghosts of Petrograd

    Great cities rarely change their names. It is true, as the old song avers, that old New York was once New Amsterdam, but the change was precipitated by an English takeover of the Dutch colony. To keep the old name would have been like asking a hotel not to change the bedsheets from the room’s previous occupant. Constantinople became...

    As Ukraine Talks Resume, Putin and Poroshenko Trade Barbs
    Sep01

    As Ukraine Talks Resume, Putin and Poroshenko Trade Barbs

    Mediators resumed talks on the Ukrainian conflict on Monday, even as President Vladimir V. Putin accused Kiev of seeking to avoid autonomy for southeastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...

    Moscow urges Ukraine talks to back cease-fire
    Sep01

    Moscow urges Ukraine talks to back cease-fire

    Pro-Russian rebels prepare arms for the the assault on the positions of Ukrainian army in Donetsk airport, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday ca… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Moscow urges Ukraine talks to back cease-fire
    Sep01

    Moscow urges Ukraine talks to back cease-fire

    MOSCOW — Russia’s foreign minister urged those holding a new round of talks Monday on easing Ukraine’s crisis to push for a cease-fire between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian separatists.Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said Russia would not intervene militarily in Ukraine, defying reports by the Ukrainian government,...

    Ukrainian Military ‘Battling Russian Tank Battalion’ Near Donetsk
    Sep01

    Ukrainian Military ‘Battling Russian Tank Battalion’ Near Donetsk

    KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said on Monday its forces were battling a Russian tank battalion for control of a vital airport in the east of the country as President Petro Poroshenko accused Moscow of “direct and open aggression” against his country. Ukrainian coastguards meanwhile searched for two seamen missing...

    In Ukraine, Mariupol residents brace for fight
    Sep01

    In Ukraine, Mariupol residents brace for fight

    Industrial center in southeast Ukraine widely assumed to be pro-Russian rebels’ next target, but they won’t be welcome there …read more Source:...