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    Interview: Would A Tusk Presidency Help EU Look East?
    Aug30

    Interview: Would A Tusk Presidency Help EU Look East?

    RFE/RL speaks to Joanna Wajda, the Brussels correspondent for Polish public broadcaster TVP, about what to expect if Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is chosen as the president of the European Council. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine-Russia conflict: What you need to know
    Aug30

    Ukraine-Russia conflict: What you need to know

    NATO estimates 1,000 Russians soldiers are in Ukraine, aiding separatists in the country’s east. …read more Source: USA...

    Lesotho Military Says It Has Disarmed Police
    Aug30

    Lesotho Military Says It Has Disarmed Police

    (JOHANNESBURG) — Lesotho’s military seized two police stations Saturday as gunfire rang out in the capital of the mountainous kingdom. The country’s prime minister said the actions amounted to a coup, though an army spokesman said the soldiers were only securing the country. MoreCut Day: What If Michael Sam Doesn’t Make the...

    Live Updates: EU Threatens More Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine Escalation
    Aug30

    Live Updates: EU Threatens More Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine Escalation

    The European Union has threatened to launch a fresh round of sanctions against Russia in response to ongoing aggressive military action in eastern Ukraine. The group of nations is prepared to ramp up sanctions against Russia, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko at a summit in Brussels...

    EU to slap new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
    Aug30

    EU to slap new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine

    Poroshenko said a strong response is needed because Ukraine is subject to “military aggression and terror.” …read more Source: USA...

    Poroshenko Seeks Help from EU
    Aug30

    Poroshenko Seeks Help from EU

    Ukraine’s President arrived at the European Council in Brussels on Saturday (August 30) for meetings with President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Durao Barroso. Poroshenko is seeking help in stopping the escalation of the conflict in the east of his country where Russia is believed to be giving support to rebels fighting...

    Chechens Now Fighting On Both Sides In Ukraine
    Aug30

    Chechens Now Fighting On Both Sides In Ukraine

    A former Chechen rebel commander has appealed to the West to provide “comprehensive military assistance” to the Ukrainian people, whom he describes as victims of Russian imperial aggression, just as the Chechens were 20 years ago. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    EU Leader Fears Ukraine Crisis Is Approaching The ‘Point Of No Return’
    Aug30

    EU Leader Fears Ukraine Crisis Is Approaching The ‘Point Of No Return’

    European Union Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso gave a grim assessment of the situation in Ukraine on Saturday after talks in Belgium with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. “We are in a very serious, I would say, dramatic situation … where we can reach the point of no return,” Barroso said, according to Agence...

    Europe looks for new sanctions to impose on Russia over Ukraine crisis
    Aug30

    Europe looks for new sanctions to impose on Russia over Ukraine crisis

    BRUSSELS — European Union leaders on Saturday were poised to impose new sanctions against Russia as Ukraine’s president warned the conflict with Moscow threatens peace and stability for Europe as a whole. Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko said a strong EU response is needed because his country is subject to “military aggression …...

    EU Weighs Stricter Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine
    Aug30

    EU Weighs Stricter Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine

    The European Union is prepared to toughen sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis but wants a political deal to end the confrontation, its leader said Saturday. “We are ready to take very strong and clear measures, but we are keeping our doors open to a political solution,” European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso...