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    World stocks fall on Russia-Ukraine concerns
    Aug06

    World stocks fall on Russia-Ukraine concerns

    Worries over Russian troops amassing near the Ukraine border caused a sharp sell-off in global stock markets on Wednesday. …read more Source: Miami...

    Polish PM Says Threat Higher For Russian Intervention In Ukraine
    Aug06

    Polish PM Says Threat Higher For Russian Intervention In Ukraine

    ​Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says he has received information “in the last several hours” suggesting the threat of direct Russian military intervention in Ukraine is “higher than it was several days ago.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Polish PM: risk grows of Russia entering Ukraine
    Aug06

    Polish PM: risk grows of Russia entering Ukraine

    Donald Tusk did not elaborate on where he got his information. …read more Source: USA...

    Reporting as the battle closes in
    Aug06

    Reporting as the battle closes in

    Nick Patton Walsh files a report from Ukraine ducking and whispering as the battle moves within blocks of his location. …read more Source:...

    Air strike injures 2 in key Ukrainian rebel city
    Aug06

    Air strike injures 2 in key Ukrainian rebel city

    Air strikes and artillery fire between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian troops in the eastern city of Donetsk have brought the violence closer than ever to the city center, as Kiev’s forces move in on the rebel stronghold. …read more Source: Miami...

    Polish PM: There Is A Growing Threat Of ‘Direct Intervention’ By Russia In Ukraine
    Aug06

    Polish PM: There Is A Growing Threat Of ‘Direct Intervention’ By Russia In Ukraine

    WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says he has information indicating that there is a growing threat of a “direct intervention” by Russia in Ukraine. Donald Tusk said Wednesday that his assessment is based on information he has been receiving for the past dozen hours or so. He did not elaborate. Tusk says...

    Polish PM: risk grows of Russia entering Ukraine
    Aug06

    Polish PM: risk grows of Russia entering Ukraine

    Poland’s prime minister says he has information indicating that there is a growing threat of a “direct intervention” by Russia in Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...

    Air strike injures 2 in key Ukrainian rebel city
    Aug06

    Air strike injures 2 in key Ukrainian rebel city

    Rescue workers carry the body of woman who was killed during shelling in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. Ukrainian troops took control of a checkpoin… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Russians Blame Politics For Tourist Firms’ Collapse
    Aug06

    Russians Blame Politics For Tourist Firms’ Collapse

    The dropping value of the Russian ruble and low demand for holiday packages has caused several tourist companies to shut down in recent weeks. Speaking to Reuters on August 5 in Moscow, travel agents blamed the collapse on Russia’s internal and external politics, citing the situation around Ukraine as one of the reasons. (Reuters)...

    Donetsk Rebels Defiant, Population Divided As Offensive Draws Near
    Aug06

    Donetsk Rebels Defiant, Population Divided As Offensive Draws Near

    As the Ukrainian government keeps up an antiseparatist offensive in the country’s east, rebels in Donetsk vow they will fight to the end in a city where local support for them is dwindling. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...