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    Putin tones down rhetoric on Ukraine
    Aug14

    Putin tones down rhetoric on Ukraine

    YALTA, Crimea (AP) — 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. Referring to a suggestion by firebrand...

    Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: Dutch Push Ukraine on MH17 Disaster Inquiries
    Aug14

    Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: Dutch Push Ukraine on MH17 Disaster Inquiries

    AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch officials said Monday they will push ahead with both an investigation into the cause of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster and a criminal investigation into the persons responsible, despite not being able to access the site where the plane went down in eastern Ukraine. Flight 17 was shot down July 17 above an area held by...

    Russian aid convoy nears Ukrainian border
    Aug14

    Russian aid convoy nears Ukrainian border

    Ukraine government threatens to block convey if inspection of cargo is denied. …read more Source: USA...

    Kremlin Mutes Putin’s Big Crimea Speech
    Aug14

    Kremlin Mutes Putin’s Big Crimea Speech

    Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speeches are usually top news in Russia. But his most recent address in Crimea was mysteriously downplayed by the Kremlin and the state-controlled media. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Being Pro-West Doesn’t Mean Being Anti-Russian
    Aug14

    Being Pro-West Doesn’t Mean Being Anti-Russian

    MOSCOW — The recent events in Ukraine and the resulting wave of sanctions, affecting all sides of the conflict, have once again intensified the long-running disagreement in Russia between pro-West and anti-West factions. Facebook is full of passionate arguments as yesterday’s friends disperse to different sides of the barricade....

    Ukraine, Russia Parry Over Russian Aid Convoy
    Aug14

    Ukraine, Russia Parry Over Russian Aid Convoy

    KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia—Raising the stakes in Ukraine’s conflict, a Russian aid convoy of more than 200 trucks pushed up to the border on Thursday but then stopped, provocatively poised to cross into rebel-held territory. The Ukrainian government threatened to use all means available to block the convoy if the Red Cross was not allowed...

    Igor Strelkov Quits: Leader Of Pro-Russian Separatists Steps Down In Ukraine
    Aug14

    Igor Strelkov Quits: Leader Of Pro-Russian Separatists Steps Down In Ukraine

    The Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) defense minister and de facto leader Igor Strelkov quit his position Thursday amid rumors that he was severely wounded. Ukrainian officials accuse him of being the direct link between pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine and the Russian government, although Russia denies any direct connection with...

    Putin tones down rhetoric on Ukraine
    Aug14

    Putin tones down rhetoric on Ukraine

    YALTA, Crimea (AP) — 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:...

    Under Artillery Fire, Ukraine Rebels Switch Their Leaders
    Aug14

    Under Artillery Fire, Ukraine Rebels Switch Their Leaders

    DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Two of the most senior rebels battling government troops in eastern Ukraine quit on Thursday, deepening the disarray in a pro-Moscow separatist movement that is being pushed back by a Ukrainian military offensive. The resignations came on the same day that artillery shells landed for the first time since the...

    Russian Convoy Nears Ukraine Border
    Aug14

    Russian Convoy Nears Ukraine Border

    A Russian convoy, filled with what Moscow has described as humanitarian aid for Ukraine’s war-torn east, approached the border as Ukraine insisted it must be inspected first. …read more Source: The Wall Street...