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    Ukraine: Russia aid can enter with Red Cross role
    Aug12

    Ukraine: Russia aid can enter with Red Cross role

    MOSCOW — A convoy of 280 Russian trucks reportedly packed with aid headed for eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, but Kiev said it would only allow the goods through under the close supervision of the international Red Cross.A Ukrainian security spokesman said the convoy of vehicles was being managed by the Russian army and that it could not be...

    Putin Prepares for Crimea Visit
    Aug12

    Putin Prepares for Crimea Visit

    Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will meet his top security officials on Wednesday and address members of government and parliament traveling with him on a trip to the Crimean peninsula a day later, the Kremlin said. A Russian convoy carrying food, water and other aid set off on Tuesday for eastern Ukraine, where government forces are...

    Do Trolls Matter?
    Aug12

    Do Trolls Matter?

    In media and social networks at home and abroad, the Kremlin has become expert at utilizing Internet saboteurs, or trolls, to promote its agenda. How are trolls used and why do they matter? …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    The Way Out of the Ukraine Crisis
    Aug12

    The Way Out of the Ukraine Crisis

    MOSCOW—In May, Bob Corker, the ranking Republican on the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a bill of stunning recklessness that seems specifically designed to destroy what remains of relations between the United States and Russia. The legislation’s very name—the “Russian Aggression Prevention Act of...

    Ukraine Will Block Russian Aid Convoy Heading to Rebel Region
    Aug12

    Ukraine Will Block Russian Aid Convoy Heading to Rebel Region

    MOSCOW— A convoy of 280 Russian trucks reportedly packed with aid headed for eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, but Ukraine said it wouldn’t let the mission in because it isn’t being coordinated by the international Red Cross and could be a covert military operation. The neutral agency said it had no information on what the trucks were...

    Prisoners escape shelled jail in east Ukraine
    Aug12

    Prisoners escape shelled jail in east Ukraine

    Scores of panicked inmates escape when shells rain down on a high-security prison in eastern Ukraine during heavy fighting between government forces and pro-Moscow rebels, authorities say. Video provided by AFP …read more Source: USA...

    Ukraine Says It Will Block Russian Aid Convoy
    Aug12

    Ukraine Says It Will Block Russian Aid Convoy

    Ukrainian officials said they will not allow Russian trucks to cross the border after Moscow said it was sending a convoy to deliver humanitarian aid to besieged residents in rebel-held eastern Ukraine. Russia said Tuesday it was sending 280 truckloads of relief supplies to residents of eastern Ukraine, who are caught in the conflict between...

    Russian Humanitarian Convoy Will Not Be Allowed Across Border, Ukrainian Official Says
    Aug12

    Russian Humanitarian Convoy Will Not Be Allowed Across Border, Ukrainian Official Says

    KIEV, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Tuesday that it would not allow any Russian aid into the country if it was accompanied by the Russian military or members of Russia’s emergencies ministry. Referring to a big Russian convoy which Moscow dispatched on Tuesday with aid to Ukraine, presidential aide Valery Chaly said: “This...

    German ZEW confidence index sags on Ukraine fears
    Aug12

    German ZEW confidence index sags on Ukraine fears

    Germany’s ZEW indicator of confidence among professional investment analysts sagged to a 20-month low in August. …read more Source: Miami...

    The Outlook For Germany In One Word: ‘Grim’
    Aug12

    The Outlook For Germany In One Word: ‘Grim’

    Confidence in Germany is crumbling. The ZEW investor confidence survey index plunged to 44.3 in August from 61.8 a month ago. This was much worse than the 54.0 expected by economists. To make things worse, the expectations index crashed to 8.6 from 27.1. This was the lowest reading since December 2012. Economists were expecting 17.0. “In...