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    EU to Broach Interim Russia-Ukraine Gas Deal
    Aug28

    EU to Broach Interim Russia-Ukraine Gas Deal

    The European Union’s energy chief will be on a mission to broker a truce in the long-running natural-gas feud between Russia and Ukraine, and avert gas shortages in Europe this winter when he travels to Moscow Friday. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Russia Unleashes Huge Counter-Troll In Response To Canada’s ‘Map Of Russia’
    Aug28

    Russia Unleashes Huge Counter-Troll In Response To Canada’s ‘Map Of Russia’

    Russia’s Mission to NATO released a response on Twitter to Canada’s Mission to NATO, which on Wednesday had posted a map serving as a helpful guide for Russian soldiers who Moscow said crossed the Ukrainian border “by accident.” Canada’s map consisted simply of “Russia” and “Not Russia.” It...

    U.N. convenes emergency meeting on Ukraine
    Aug28

    U.N. convenes emergency meeting on Ukraine

    Ukrainian president says Russian forces ‘have entered Ukraine.’ …read more Source: USA...

    Why Eastern Ukraine Could Become Russia’s Next ‘Frozen Conflict’
    Aug28

    Why Eastern Ukraine Could Become Russia’s Next ‘Frozen Conflict’

    We’ve been here before. Most of the world just wasn’t paying attention. When Russian-backed separatists seized control of Georgia’s Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions in the early 1990s, it didn’t make international headlines. Likewise, when separatist fighters in Moldova’s Transdniester region took control of that...

    Russian Columns Enter Ukraine; Leader Urges Calm
    Aug28

    Russian Columns Enter Ukraine; Leader Urges Calm

    (NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine) — Two columns of tanks and military vehicles rolled into southeastern Ukraine from Russia on Thursday after Grad missiles were fired at a border post and Ukraine’s overmatched border guards fled, a top Ukrainian official said. MoreBoston Bombing Suspect’s Sister Falsely Accused: Friend NBC NewsJoan Rivers...

    Why Russia Wants the Federalization of Ukraine
    Aug28

    Why Russia Wants the Federalization of Ukraine

    Just a few days after German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Minsk to discuss a political solution to the crisis in the Donbas, Russian regular forces launched a full-scale invasion of eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin continues to deny...

    NATO Satellites Show Russian Troops, Armored Vehicles Inside Ukraine
    Aug28

    NATO Satellites Show Russian Troops, Armored Vehicles Inside Ukraine

    Backing up Kiev government claims of a Russian invasion on Thursday, NATO has published satellite imagery showing Russian military hardware inside the country ready to fire on Ukrainian army positions. After consistently denying that its forces were operating inside Ukraine, Russia made its first public admission that its troops had crossed the...

    Ukraine’s leader urges country not to panic
    Aug28

    Ukraine’s leader urges country not to panic

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is calling on the country to resist giving into panic in the wake of Russian forces entering the country. …read more Source: FOX...

    Ukraine Releases Video of Purported Russian Tank in Novoazovsk
    Aug28

    Ukraine Releases Video of Purported Russian Tank in Novoazovsk

    The Ukrainian Security Council on Thursday (August 28) posted video to its YouTube channel showing what it purports to be a Russian tank in the eastern Ukrainian city of Novoazovsk. Ukraine’s security and defence council said on Thursday the border town of Novoazovsk and other parts of Ukraine’s south-east had fallen under the control...

    Putin Has Changed the Game in Ukraine
    Aug28

    Putin Has Changed the Game in Ukraine

    Now that regular Russian troops are fighting in Ukraine, the failure of Western sanctions is obvious. Ukraine is on its own against a formidable enemy. …read more Source:...