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    World War 3 Impending? UN Says Ukraine Death Toll Doubles in 2 Weeks
    Aug13

    World War 3 Impending? UN Says Ukraine Death Toll Doubles in 2 Weeks

    GENEVA (AP) — The number of people who have been killed in eastern Ukraine appears to have doubled in the last two weeks, the U.N. human rights office said Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the office, Cecile Pouilly, said the U.N.’s “very conservative estimates” show the death toll has risen to at least 2,086 people as of Aug. 10 from 1,129 on...

    Ashton Ready to Call Special Meeting on Iraq, Ukraine, Gaza
    Aug13

    Ashton Ready to Call Special Meeting on Iraq, Ukraine, Gaza

    European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is ready to call a special foreign ministers’ meeting as early as this week and is talking to EU governments about it, a spokesman said on Wednesday. The meeting is expected to cover conflicts in Iraq, Ukraine and Gaza. France and current EU president Italy have been pressing for a...

    Is Russia’s Humanitarian Convoy a Trojan Horse?
    Aug13

    Is Russia’s Humanitarian Convoy a Trojan Horse?

    Let’s imagine that the Russian convoy trundling toward Ukraine is in fact carrying humanitarian aid, as the Kremlin has assured the international community, and that it’s not a Tr …read more Source: The New...

    What Next in Russia Ukraine Crisis?
    Aug13

    What Next in Russia Ukraine Crisis?

    The currency boards could barely keep up. The biggest one-day drop since the conflict began took Ukraine’s currency to an all-time low. At the start of the year the hryvnia was close to 8.2 against the dollar. Now it’s reached 13.4. Vladyslav Sochynsky is deputy head of Citibank in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Boston...

    Ukraine death toll doubles in 2 weeks: UN
    Aug13

    Ukraine death toll doubles in 2 weeks: UN

    At least 1,129 were killed in Ukrainian violence between July 26 and Aug 10, doubling the death toll from months of fighting, the UN says. About 60 people die every day in the violence. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    New Sanctions Bill Raises Free Press Fears In Ukraine
    Aug13

    New Sanctions Bill Raises Free Press Fears In Ukraine

    Ukrainian lawmakers are preparing to vote on a draft law that would impose sanctions on Russian businesses and block disinformation spread by Kremlin-run media. But Ukrainian free-speech advocates say the bill is dangerous because it also hands the government in Kyiv the power to censor the press at home. …read more Source: Radio Free...

    Ukraine-bound Russian convoy stuck amid doubts over route
    Aug13

    Ukraine-bound Russian convoy stuck amid doubts over route

    Hundreds of Russian trucks carrying aid intended for rebel-held eastern Ukraine remained parked Wednesday in the southern city of Voronezh as doubts grew over the convoy’s final route. …read more Source: FOX...

    UN says Ukraine death toll doubles in 2 weeks
    Aug13

    UN says Ukraine death toll doubles in 2 weeks

    The number of people who have been killed in eastern Ukraine appears to have doubled in the last two weeks, the U.N. human rights office said Wednesday. …read more Source: Miami...

    Hints on the Border of Russia’s Role in Ukraine
    Aug13

    Hints on the Border of Russia’s Role in Ukraine

    VERKHNYAYA OREKHOVKA Russia (Reuters) – In Russia’s southwestern Rostov region bordering Ukraine, a military-style training camp, a broken down border fence and tracks consistent with armored personnel carriers or tanks add to a body of evidence of Russian involvement in Ukraine’s war. The Kremlin has consistently denied...

    Two Thirds of Russians Believe Putin Is Restoring Peace in Ukraine
    Aug13

    Two Thirds of Russians Believe Putin Is Restoring Peace in Ukraine

    63% of Russians believe President Vladimir Putin’s actions in contribute to the peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian crisis, according to the country’s oldest polling agency VTSIOM. 9% believe Putin’s policies on the Ukraine do not contribute to the escalation of the conflict, while 18% do not believe the Russian...