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    Ukraine Fears Hit European Markets
    Aug06

    Ukraine Fears Hit European Markets

    European shares fell sharply, amid renewed concerns over the conflict in Ukraine and the toll it is taking on the region’s economy. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Kazakhstan Drafts Plan To Protect Economy From Ukraine Sanctions
    Aug06

    Kazakhstan Drafts Plan To Protect Economy From Ukraine Sanctions

    The government of Kazakhstan has drafted a plan to prevent possible affects to the country’s economy by Western sanctions against Russia over the situation in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    UN Security Council Discuss Ukraine Crisis As Russia Blamed
    Aug06

    UN Security Council Discuss Ukraine Crisis As Russia Blamed

    UN officials warned of a worsening humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine as some UN Security Council members blamed Russia for the crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    War Exacts Heavy Toll on Ukraine Economy and National Mood
    Aug06

    War Exacts Heavy Toll on Ukraine Economy and National Mood

    After springtime euphoria as they sent their pro-Russian president packing, Ukrainians are now wearying of war’s painful economic and emotional costs. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Putin Urges Economic Retaliation for Sanctions Over Ukraine Conflict
    Aug06

    Putin Urges Economic Retaliation for Sanctions Over Ukraine Conflict

    The Russian president said that the measures were necessary to protect manufacturers of consumer goods in his country. …read more Source: The New York...

    Russia Criticized for Worsening Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine
    Aug06

    Russia Criticized for Worsening Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine

    Russia called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council Tuesday to urge that international community take urgent measures to improve humanitarian conditions in eastern Ukraine, where the government and Russian-backed separatists have been fighting for months. Some Council members accused Russia of being the cause of the crisis it...

    Ukraine fighting reaches rebel-held Donetsk
    Aug06

    Ukraine fighting reaches rebel-held Donetsk

    Fighting in eastern Ukraine reached the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Tuesday as separatists and government troops exchanged rocket fire in neighborhoods on the edge of the city. The spread of fighting into the city itself marks a decisive turn for the conflict, but one that will arouse fears of an alarming escalation in the humanitarian...

    Tensions Rise in Ukraine Over Military Offensive
    Aug06

    Tensions Rise in Ukraine Over Military Offensive

    In the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, rebels say they’re in a “state of siege”. Government forces have moved into this rebel stronghold. A military offensive by the central government to claw back territory it lost to pro-Russian separatists, who remain defiant. …read more Source: The Boston...

    Obama’s Approval Rating Has Hit All-Time Low, And Confidence In The Future Of America Has Collapsed
    Aug06

    Obama’s Approval Rating Has Hit All-Time Low, And Confidence In The Future Of America Has Collapsed

    A new poll from WSJ/NBC finds a high level of dissatisfaction with the president, the U.S. political system, and the economy, and a stunning number of respondents see a grim future for their children. Just 40% of respondents approve of the job President Obama is doing, a level which matches an all-time low. On the matter of foreign policy —...

    NATO Isn’t Ready to Take on Russia, But the Problem Is Political, Not Military
    Aug06

    NATO Isn’t Ready to Take on Russia, But the Problem Is Political, Not Military

    On July 31, while it remained unclear exactly how directly involved in the Ukrainian crisis Russia is, the British media ominously reported that NATO had been deemed unready to fight a war with Russia.The story comes from the Commons Defence Select Committee, in a report Towards the next Defense and Security Review: Part Two – NATO, an...