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    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....

    Russian Convoy: Gift or Trojan Horse?
    Aug14

    Russian Convoy: Gift or Trojan Horse?

    On the move again – Russia’s aid convoy is edging ever closer. Its latest stop just 40 kilometres from the Ukrainian border. Its final destination is still unclear – so too its cargo. …read more Source: The Boston...

    Top rebel commander in Ukraine reportedly resigns
    Aug14

    Top rebel commander in Ukraine reportedly resigns

    A top rebel commander in Ukraine reportedly resigned Thursday – marking the third change in the separatists’ leadership in the past week. …read more Source: FOX...

    Ukraine Not Convinced as Putin Talks Peace
    Aug14

    Ukraine Not Convinced as Putin Talks Peace

    Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country will do everything in its power to stop the conflict in eastern Ukraine raging between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian armed forces. But the Russian leader’s remarks ring hollow in Ukraine, where many blame Moscow for stoking tensions between the two countries. In an out-of-town...

    Donetsk Shelled as Russian ‘Aid’ Convoy Heads Towards Ukraine
    Aug14

    Donetsk Shelled as Russian ‘Aid’ Convoy Heads Towards Ukraine

    A convoy of trucks said by Russia to contain humanitarian aid supplies that has been denied entrance to Ukraine by Kiev is snaking back towards another Ukrainian border crossing as shelling is stepped up in the rebel-held Donetsk region, killing one person. It’s not clear whether Ukrainian government forces or pro-Russian rebels fired the...

    Russian Aid And Military Convoy 15 Miles From Ukrainian Border, Kiev says ‘Direct Invasion’
    Aug14

    Russian Aid And Military Convoy 15 Miles From Ukrainian Border, Kiev says ‘Direct Invasion’

    A Russian convoy of more than 400 aid trucks plus military vehicles was less than 15 miles from the Ukrainian border Thursday, but Ukraine still hasn’t given it permission to cross and considers a crossing an act of war. …read more Source: International Business...

    Nationalist gets punched in Ukrainian parliament
    Aug14

    Nationalist gets punched in Ukrainian parliament

    A Ukrainian parliament member who cultivates the image of a fighter against separatists didn’t fare well against one of his legislative colleagues, taking a punch in the face and staggering into the arms of spectators. …read more Source: Miami...

    Heavy Russian Military Equipment Is Joining The ‘Aid’ Convoy To Eastern Ukraine
    Aug14

    Heavy Russian Military Equipment Is Joining The ‘Aid’ Convoy To Eastern Ukraine

    Vladimir Putin’s government is sending a convoy of unmarked white trucks to Ukraine, and the supposed humanitarian mission heading towards Ukraine’s rebel-held eastern region of Luhansk is now being accompanied by heavy offensive Russian military equipment. The fleet of more than 262 vehicles, including about 200 trucks carrying aid,...