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    Italy Falls Back Into Recession, Raising Concern for Eurozone Economy
    Aug06

    Italy Falls Back Into Recession, Raising Concern for Eurozone Economy

    Economists were surprised that the country’s G.D.P. had shrunk for two quarters, prompting further questions about the effects of violence in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...

    Draghi to stress readiness to act, but ECB unlikely to add new stimulus measures Thursday
    Aug06

    Draghi to stress readiness to act, but ECB unlikely to add new stimulus measures Thursday

    The crisis in Ukraine and a hesitant recovery in Europe are casting shadows over the European Central Bank’s meeting Thursday. …read more Source: FOX...

    Russian Minister Uses Facebook To Apologize For Policies
    Aug06

    Russian Minister Uses Facebook To Apologize For Policies

    A Russian minister apologized on Facebook for what he called “stupid” government policies that diverted money away from state pension funds. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russia Now Has 20,000 Troops on Ukraine Border, NATO Warns
    Aug06

    Russia Now Has 20,000 Troops on Ukraine Border, NATO Warns

    Russia has built up a 20,000-man force of combat-ready troops on Ukraine’s eastern border, NATO warned Wednesday, and could use the force to stage a ground invasion. The troop presence includes tanks, infantry, artillery, air defense systems, as well as logistics troops, special forces, and various aircraft, Reuters reports....

    Adam Michnik: ‘We Must Stop Putin’
    Aug06

    Adam Michnik: ‘We Must Stop Putin’

    Former Polish dissident Adam Michnik likened Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions regarding Ukraine to Adolf Hitler’s annexation of the German-speaking part of Czechoslovakia in 1938. The veteran of Poland’s anticommunist opposition told RFE/RL’s Aleksei Dzikavitski in Warsaw that Europe should find ways to...

    Ukraine Military: 18 Soldiers Killed in Fighting Near Donetsk
    Aug06

    Ukraine Military: 18 Soldiers Killed in Fighting Near Donetsk

    Eighteen Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 54 injured in fresh fighting overnight against separatist rebels in Eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Wednesday. Spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, said government forces had clashed with separatists 25 times in parts of eastern Ukraine near the Russian border in the 24 hours up to Wednesday...

    Poll: Nation fed up with state of the U.S.
    Aug06

    Poll: Nation fed up with state of the U.S.

    (NBC NEWS) — Two words sum up the nation’s mood in the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll – fed up. Six in 10 Americans are dissatisfied with the state of the U.S. economy; more than 70 percent of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction; and nearly 80 percent are down on the country’s political...

    NATO: Russia Could Be Poised to Invade Eastern Ukraine
    Aug06

    NATO: Russia Could Be Poised to Invade Eastern Ukraine

    Russia has amassed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine’s eastern border and could use the pretext of a humanitarian or peace-keeping mission to invade, NATO said on Wednesday. Stating the conflict in Ukraine was fueled by Russia, NATO said in a statement that the troop build-up had further escalated “a dangerous...

    NATO Says Russia Has Amassed Around 20,000 Troops On Ukraine’s Eastern Border
    Aug06

    NATO Says Russia Has Amassed Around 20,000 Troops On Ukraine’s Eastern Border

    (Reuters) – Russia has amassed around 20,000 troops on Ukraine’s eastern border and could use the excuse of an humanitarian or peacekeeping mission to send them into Ukraine, NATO said in a statement on Wednesday. …read more Source: International Business...

    Polish PM Says Threat Of Russia’s Intervention In Ukraine Is Rising
    Aug06

    Polish PM Says Threat Of Russia’s Intervention In Ukraine Is Rising

    Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday the threat of a direct intervention by Russia’s military in Ukraine has risen over the last couple of days. “We have reasons to suspect – we have been receiving such information in the last several hours – that the risk of a direct intervention (by Russia’s military...