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    NATO: Russian Forces Provide Artillery Support To Rebels In Ukraine
    Aug22

    NATO: Russian Forces Provide Artillery Support To Rebels In Ukraine

    LUHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Frustrated by a week of delays, Russia sent over 130 aid trucks rolling into rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday without the approval of the government in Kiev. Ukraine called the move a “direct invasion” that aimed to provoke an international incident. Russia said it had lost patience with Ukraine’s...

    Merkel Slams Russia Over Ukraine Convoy
    Aug22

    Merkel Slams Russia Over Ukraine Convoy

    BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has accused Russia of risking a further escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine by sending an aid convoy into the region without Kiev’s permission.Merkel’s office says she called Putin on Friday afternoon to express her “deep concern” about the fact that the convoy had...

    Is Femen Dying?
    Aug22

    Is Femen Dying?

    Inna Shevchenko, the 24-year-old leader of Femen in France and de-facto commander of the movement as a whole, scrolled through her iPhone messages several weeks ago, as we sat at a sidewalk table outside a café in central Paris. She studied one new message and smiled. “The National Assembly has just invited Femen to come discuss women’s...

    NATO Calls Russian Convoy ‘Violation of Ukraine’s Sovereignty’
    Aug22

    NATO Calls Russian Convoy ‘Violation of Ukraine’s Sovereignty’

    BRUSSELS— NATO’s secretary general has condemned Russia for sending a “so-called humanitarian convoy” into eastern Ukraine without the consent of the Ukrainian government. Anders Fogh Rasmussen called Russia’s unilateral decision to send more than 130 trucks filled with what it called humanitarian aid into rebel-held areas ” a blatant...

    NATO: Russian-manned units shelling Ukrainian troops
    Aug22

    NATO: Russian-manned units shelling Ukrainian troops

    NATO chief condemns Russia’s sending of unauthorized aid convoy into Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...

    UEFA sanction Russia over Crimea
    Aug22

    UEFA sanction Russia over Crimea

    UEFA will not recognize any Russian soccer matches involving teams from the disputed region of Crimea. …read more Source:...

    NATO Calls Russian Convoy ‘Violation of Ukraine’s Sovereignty’
    Aug22

    NATO Calls Russian Convoy ‘Violation of Ukraine’s Sovereignty’

    BRUSSELS— NATO’s secretary general has condemned Russia for sending a “so-called humanitarian convoy” into eastern Ukraine without the consent of the Ukrainian government. Anders Fogh Rasmussen called Russia’s unilateral decision to send more than 130 trucks filled with what it called humanitarian aid into rebel-held areas ” a blatant...

    NATO: Russian-manned units shelling Ukrainian troops
    Aug22

    NATO: Russian-manned units shelling Ukrainian troops

    NATO chief condemns Russia’s sending of unauthorized aid convoy into Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...

    BREMMER: Putin Just Called Ukraine’s Bluff
    Aug22

    BREMMER: Putin Just Called Ukraine’s Bluff

    By pushing an “aid” convoy across the border without the consent of Ukrainian authorities, Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Ukraine’s and the West’s bluff, Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer said. NATO harshly condemned the aid convoy’s unauthorized entry into Ukraine, and it said for the first time that...

    Tensions Rise as Russian Convoy Crosses Into Ukraine
    Aug22

    Tensions Rise as Russian Convoy Crosses Into Ukraine

    Almost as soon as the trucks began moving, accusations and warnings from both sides over the true nature of what Moscow calls an aid convoy, but Ukraine believes is a trojan horse being used to disguise an invasion of its territory. Ukraine government spokesman Valentyn Nalivaychenko says he’s in no doubt about Russia;’s intentions....