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    Ukraine troops push into city under rebel control
    Aug18

    Ukraine troops push into city under rebel control

    Army troops have penetrated deep inside the rebel-controlled city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, in what could prove a breakthrough development in the four-month-long conflict, the Ukrainian government said Sunday. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    Soldiers penetrate rebel-held town in Ukraine
    Aug18

    Soldiers penetrate rebel-held town in Ukraine

    The penetration may be a breakthrough in the four-month-long conflict the Ukrainian government says …read more Source:...

    Asian Shares Mixed
    Aug18

    Asian Shares Mixed

    Asian stocks were mixed Monday, with investors digesting news on the earnings front while keeping an eye on geopolitical tensions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Ukraine reports army deep in rebel stronghold Luhansk
    Aug18

    Ukraine reports army deep in rebel stronghold Luhansk

    Ukraine’s national security council said government forces captured a district police station in Luhansk on Saturday after bitter clashes. Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksiy Dmitrashkovsky said Sunday that the separatists shot down a Ukrainian fighter plane over the Luhansk region after it launched an attack on rebels. A column of armored...

    Ukraine claims breakthrough in rebel stronghold
    Aug18

    Ukraine claims breakthrough in rebel stronghold

    Ukrainian forces have raised their national flag over a police station, in what could be a breakthrough in Ukraine’s efforts. …read more Source:...

    A French Politician Who Called Sanctions Against Russia ‘An Act Of War’ Plans To Copy His Insane Theme Park In Crimea
    Aug18

    A French Politician Who Called Sanctions Against Russia ‘An Act Of War’ Plans To Copy His Insane Theme Park In Crimea

    The ‘Puy du Fou’ theme park in France’s Vendée province is insane. Think of a “Medieval Times” that in addition to Renaissance-era knights also has Roman gladiator bouts, Viking raid reenactments and robot musicians. And now its founder, a politician named Philippe de Villiers (full name Viscount Philippe Le Jolis de...

    NATO Commander: We Need to Be Ready for ‘Little Green Men’
    Aug18

    NATO Commander: We Need to Be Ready for ‘Little Green Men’

    NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander in Europe says the alliance would respond militarily if any of its member countries faced an incursion similar to the one sustained by Ukraine’s Crimea prior to its annexation by Russia earlier this year. “If NATO were to observe the infiltration of its sovereign territory by [anonymous] foreign forces,...

    Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France Hold ‘Difficult’ Crisis Talks
    Aug18

    Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France Hold ‘Difficult’ Crisis Talks

    German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said Ukraine crisis talks in Berlin were “difficult” but made “some progress.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine gains ground in city held by rebels
    Aug18

    Ukraine gains ground in city held by rebels

    KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces have raised their national flag over a police station in the city of Luhansk, which was for months under rebel control, Kiev said Sunday, in what could be a breakthrough in Ukraine’s efforts to crush pro-Moscow separatists. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...

    Ukraine hits at Russians: Here’s what may be next
    Aug18

    Ukraine hits at Russians: Here’s what may be next

    After fighting Friday, experts disagree about what investors should expect next between Russia and Ukraine …read more Source:...