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    Russia Sees Chance to Lift Iran Sanctions Through International Talks
    Aug28

    Russia Sees Chance to Lift Iran Sanctions Through International Talks

    Thursday, August 28 , 2014 - 17:57 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Russia said on Thursday the possibility of lifting sanctions on Iran had emerged thanks to international talks on Tehran’s nuclear program and urged all countries involved to show political will to reach a deal. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Friday to discuss the...

    Ukraine Says Russian Tanks, Troops Cross Border Into Strategic Town
    Aug28

    Ukraine Says Russian Tanks, Troops Cross Border Into Strategic Town

    Thursday, August 28 , 2014 - 17:57 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    Ukrainian authorities accused Russia of invading Ukraine Thursday, prompting President Petro Poroshenko to cancel a visit to Turkey to meet with security advisers. Col. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s security council, said two columns of Russian tanks, infantry and other vehicles crossed the border and entered nearby Novoazovsk...

    Finland Suspects Russia Breached Airspace for 3rd Time in Week
    Aug28

    Finland Suspects Russia Breached Airspace for 3rd Time in Week

    Thursday, August 28 , 2014 - 16:43 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Finland’s Defense Ministry said it suspected a Russian aircraft entered its airspace without permission on Thursday, in third such violation in the past week. The Finnish border guard was examining the data for possible violations, the ministry said, without giving further details. The ministry said the plane was state aircraft, a term...

    NATO Military Officer: More Than 1,000 Russian Troops Operating Inside Ukraine
    Aug28

    NATO Military Officer: More Than 1,000 Russian Troops Operating Inside Ukraine

    Thursday, August 28 , 2014 - 16:43 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    MONS, Belgium, Aug 28 (Reuters) – NATO believes well over 1,000 Russian troops are operating inside Ukraine, a NATO military officer said on Thursday. The officer, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity, referred to the Russian actions as “incursions” rather than an invasion. “We assess well over 1,000 Russian troops...

    Families Of Detained Russian Soldiers Plead For Information
    Aug28

    Families Of Detained Russian Soldiers Plead For Information

    Thursday, August 28 , 2014 - 16:43 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Ukraine’s security services are reported to be holding 10 Russian paratroopers who were captured on Ukrainian territory in recent days. The soldiers, all from a unit based in Kostroma, Russia, have said in filmed statements that they did not know they were being sent into Ukraine. RFE/RL’s Russian Service spoke to the soldiers’...

    BREMMER: Putin Has Now Cornered Ukraine And Its President
    Aug28

    BREMMER: Putin Has Now Cornered Ukraine And Its President

    Thursday, August 28 , 2014 - 16:43 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Ukraine’s government is in a perilous position after Russian troops’ advances into southeastern regions in the country, and it’s likely the country will have to accept a ceasefire that hands over large swaths of territory to pro-Russian separatists. Geopolitical expert Ian Bremmer, the president of Eurasia Group, told Business...

    Ukraine, NATO, US: Russian forces inside Ukraine
    Aug28

    Ukraine, NATO, US: Russian forces inside Ukraine

    Thursday, August 28 , 2014 - 15:52 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine — “Russian forces have entered Ukraine,” the country’s president declared Thursday, cancelling a foreign trip and calling an emergency meeting of his security council. Reports from analysts to separatist rebels to NATO and U.S. officials backed up that assessment. President Petro Poroshenko summoned the council as the...

    Polish PM Tusk Favorite for Top EU Job
    Aug28

    Polish PM Tusk Favorite for Top EU Job

    Thursday, August 28 , 2014 - 15:52 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has emerged as clear favorite for the key post of president of the European Council when EU leaders meet for a special summit on Saturday, several sources familiar with the selection process said. If confirmed, his appointment to chair and steer policymaking meetings of EU leaders, would be a victory for the 10...

    Ukraine Leader Accuses Russia as ‘15,000 Russian Soldiers Join Separatists’
    Aug28

    Ukraine Leader Accuses Russia as ‘15,000 Russian Soldiers Join Separatists’

    Thursday, August 28 , 2014 - 15:52 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that Russian forces had been deployed in Ukrainian territory amid claims that around 15,000 Russian soldiers have been sent to the Donetsk region. Poroshenko cancelled a visit to Turkey and called an urgent meeting of the Ukrainian Defence and Security Council over what he called the “rapidly...

    U.S. Stock Futures Head Down
    Aug28

    U.S. Stock Futures Head Down

    Thursday, August 28 , 2014 - 15:42 (EEST) Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)

    U.S. stock futures ticked lower amid fresh concerns about tension on the Russia-Ukraine border and ahead of a full slate of U.S. economic reports. …read more Source: The Wall Street...