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    Reports: Russian Military Convoy Enters Ukraine
    Aug15

    Reports: Russian Military Convoy Enters Ukraine

    Two British newspapers are reporting that a column of Russian military vehicles has crossed into Ukraine separately from a convoy of some 250 Russian trucks that Moscow says is carrying humanitarian aid. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    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...

    A Ukrainian City Under Siege
    Aug15

    A Ukrainian City Under Siege

    Luhansk is a grim place, but for residents, shelling remains the greatest danger and the most trying aspect of daily life. …read more Source: The New York...

    Russian aid convoy for Ukraine takes turn for the confrontational
    Aug14

    Russian aid convoy for Ukraine takes turn for the confrontational

    A Russian convoy carrying aid for civilians trapped in separatist-controlled Luhansk in eastern Ukraine diverted from its agreed route to the Ukrainian border Thursday, drawing warnings from Kiev that it will be blocked “with all the forces available” unless its cargo is first inspected. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    On Japan and China: Taking a Stand, Not Taking Sides
    Aug14

    On Japan and China: Taking a Stand, Not Taking Sides

    From Project Syndicate CANBERRA — With the world producing more history than most of us can consume right now, it is easy to lose sight of recent developments that could have even greater consequences for long-term peace and stability than recent alarming events in eastern Ukraine, Gaza, and Syria-Iraq. The outcome of the nuclear...

    Putin tones down rhetoric on Ukraine
    Aug14

    Putin tones down rhetoric on Ukraine

    Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to a much-hyped meeting in Crimea amid expectations of more saber-rattling over Ukraine, but he instead struck a conciliatory note and called for peace in a speech Thursday that received surprisingly brief coverage on Russian television. …read more Source: Miami...