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    Putin Adopts Softer Tone on Visit to Crimea
    Aug14

    Putin Adopts Softer Tone on Visit to Crimea

    The Russia president said his country doesn’t want a confrontation with the West, as he defied Western criticism by visiting the Crimean peninsula that Moscow annexed from Ukraine in March. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Eurozone Economy Stalls in Second Quarter
    Aug14

    Eurozone Economy Stalls in Second Quarter

    The economy in Europe’s 18-nation eurozone has stalled. After a year of weak growth, the European Union said Thursday the economic fortunes of the countries that use the euro currency flattened in the April-to-June period. The region’s three biggest economies failed to advance, with powerhouse Germany, along with Italy, both shrinking...

    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...

    Ukraine Separatists In Seeming Disarray Amid Rumors Of Strelkov’s Demise
    Aug14

    Ukraine Separatists In Seeming Disarray Amid Rumors Of Strelkov’s Demise

    Separatists in eastern Ukraine are denying a report — also issued by separatists — that rebel commander Igor Girkin, aka Strelkov, had been severely wounded in combat. The latest rumors come as a number of separatist leaders have announced their resignation or retreat from the fray. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine Sends Its Own Aid Convoy To Separatist-Held East
    Aug14

    Ukraine Sends Its Own Aid Convoy To Separatist-Held East

    A convoy of 26 trucks with humanitarian aid left the government-controlled Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on August 14 for the separatist-held Luhansk region. Serhiy Bochkovskiy, the chief of Ukraine’s State Service for Emergency Situations, told journalists the supplies would be handed over to the Red Cross for distribution in the region. The...

    Russian convoy rolling again toward Ukraine
    Aug14

    Russian convoy rolling again toward Ukraine

    A Russian aid convoy destined for rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine resumed its disputed southward journey on Thursday. …read more Source:...

    Eurozone recovery grinds to halt amid Ukraine fear
    Aug14

    Eurozone recovery grinds to halt amid Ukraine fear

    Parisian rest during lunch time at the plaza de la Defense, Paris business district, outside Paris, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. France’s economy stagnated in the second quarter, leaving President… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Putin in Crimea
    Aug14

    Putin in Crimea

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    Russian Aid Convoy Heading for Rebel-Controlled Ukraine Border Crossing
    Aug14

    Russian Aid Convoy Heading for Rebel-Controlled Ukraine Border Crossing

    KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia—In a diplomatic game of chicken, a large Russian aid convoy rolled toward the Ukrainian border on Thursday — but it was heading toward a crossing controlled by pro-Russian rebels instead of a government post as Ukraine had demanded. Ukraine’s government threatened to block the convoy if the cargo could not be...

    Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s Twitter Was Hacked
    Aug14

    Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s Twitter Was Hacked

    The press office for Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev denied that he was stepping down Thursday after his Twitter account was apparently hacked, Bloomberg reports. “The Twitter account of the prime minister was hacked and the recent posts about his resignation and plans to become a freelance photographer are false,” an unnamed government...