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    Lawmaker Takes A Punch In Ukrainian Parliament
    Aug15

    Lawmaker Takes A Punch In Ukrainian Parliament

    The leader of Ukraine’s populist Radical Party was nearly knocked out in the Verkhovna Rada’s lobby on August 14 after he accused a fellow deputy of ignoring the plight of soldiers fighting in the country’s east. Oleh Lyashko, who came third in July’s presidential elections, appeared stunned after a heated exchange with...

    Russia, Ukraine, EU to Hold Talks
    Aug15

    Russia, Ukraine, EU to Hold Talks

    The presidents of Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission will hold consultations on the gas and trade issues dividing them, the European Union said in a statement late Thursday. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Russia ups Ukraine pressure amid aid convoy row
    Aug15

    Russia ups Ukraine pressure amid aid convoy row

    Dozens of heavy Russian military vehicles mass near border with Ukraine, as Moscow and Kiev struggle to agree on aid convoy. …read more Source:...

    Moscow, Kiev closer to confrontation as aid convoy heads for rebel areas
    Aug15

    Moscow, Kiev closer to confrontation as aid convoy heads for rebel areas

    MOSCOW — A Russian aid convoy struck a new course toward rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, apparently flouting Ukrainian demands that all humanitarian shipments be subject to government inspections and prompting Kiev to threaten a direct confrontation if the convoy tries to pass through. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...

    Russians Start Paying the Price for Putin’s Ukraine Adventure
    Aug15

    Russians Start Paying the Price for Putin’s Ukraine Adventure

    For most Russians, indeed nearly all of them, the crisis in Ukraine has had a distant, almost virtual quality. It has been something they watched on TV, or debated in their kitchens, rooting for the pro-Russian rebel militias and cursing the Ukrainian government as though the war between them was hardly more than a gruesome sporting match. The...

    Shelling in Eastern Ukraine Impacts Civilians
    Aug15

    Shelling in Eastern Ukraine Impacts Civilians

    Lena, 62, clutches one of the pigeons that survived Wednesday’s attack on her inner-city district — a late-night barrage of rockets that killed 10 of her birds — as she condemns the damage to her one-story home. “There aren’t separatist fighters in the neighborhood,” she said, adding that the only people who live in the...

    Malaysia sets day of mourning as first Flight 17 remains due home
    Aug15

    Malaysia sets day of mourning as first Flight 17 remains due home

    Still far from closure or clarity in its national tragedy, Malaysia on Thursday declared a day of mourning on Aug. 22 for the victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight shot out of the sky over Ukraine nearly a month ago. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Ukraine Army Recaptures Town Near Rebel Stronghold
    Aug15

    Ukraine Army Recaptures Town Near Rebel Stronghold

    Ukrainian Army tanks in the eastern city of Uglegorsk; the national flag waving high. The army recaptured the town on Tuesday from pro-Russian separatists, and began to close in on the rebel stronghold of Dontesk, only a half hour’s drive away. Residents of Uglegorsk say at least five civilians were killed in the operation. …read more...

    Putin: Russia doesn’t want war or confrontation
    Aug15

    Putin: Russia doesn’t want war or confrontation

    Speaking in annexed Crimea, Putin says Russia would do its utmost to stop the bloodshed in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

    A Ukraine City Under Siege, ‘Just Terrified of the Bombing’
    Aug15

    A Ukraine City Under Siege, ‘Just Terrified of the Bombing’

    Life in Luhansk, Ukraine, is tough, but far from catastrophic. The only relief most people here seek is from the shelling, which goes on night and day. …read more Source: The New York...