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    Russia waging massive war games as Ukraine recovers more territory
    Aug04

    Russia waging massive war games as Ukraine recovers more territory

    Monday, August 4 , 2014 - 21:23 (EEST) Section: Los Angeles Times (USA)

    Russia launched massive air-force exercises in territory along its border with Ukraine on Monday that will include air-to-ground firing practices and missile tests, the Defense Ministry announced in Moscow. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Israel and Russia: Rogue States in Public Opinion?
    Aug04

    Israel and Russia: Rogue States in Public Opinion?

    Monday, August 4 , 2014 - 21:14 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    Two recent blog posts by Aaron Blake on the Washington Post website (July 22, “What Russia and Israel Have in Common” and July 29, “Young Americans Take a Dim View of Israel’s Actions”) should give pause to any assumption in Israel that the American public — and American media — will support whatever the...

    East Ukraine city dying under siege
    Aug04

    East Ukraine city dying under siege

    Monday, August 4 , 2014 - 21:03 (EEST) Section: Boston Herald (USA)

    DONETSK, Ukraine — Residents say the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk is dying. The power grid was completely down Monday, the city government said, and fuel is running dry.Store shelves are emptying fast, and those who haven’t managed to flee must drink untreated tap water. With little medicine left, doctors are sending patients...

    World Leaders Gather in Liege to Commemorate World War I Centenary
    Aug04

    World Leaders Gather in Liege to Commemorate World War I Centenary

    Monday, August 4 , 2014 - 20:24 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium hosted dozens of heads of state and other international delegates on Monday to mark the centenary of the start of World War I. The dignitaries gathered on a forested hill overlooking the city of Liege, just a few dozen kilometers from the border where German soldiers took their first fateful steps 100...

    More Than 300 Ukrainian Troops Cross Into Russia, Confusion Reigns
    Aug04

    More Than 300 Ukrainian Troops Cross Into Russia, Confusion Reigns

    Monday, August 4 , 2014 - 20:04 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    By Natalia Zinets and Richard Balmforth KIEV, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Monday it was in talks with Moscow over the return of 311 Ukrainian soldiers and border guards who had been forced by fighting with separatists to cross into Russia, but Russian border authorities said the troops were seeking asylum. Both sides seemed set to use...

    Imagining World War III — In 2034
    Aug04

    Imagining World War III — In 2034

    Monday, August 4 , 2014 - 19:34 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    VLADIVOSTOCK — If the next world war is to happen, it will most likely be in Asia and feature a clash between the incumbent hegemon, the United States, and the principal challenger, China. The good news is China does not want war now and in the foreseeable future, primarily because Beijing knows too well that the odds are not on its side....

    Ukraine Crisis: Ukrainian Soldiers Cross Border Into Russia, But Moscow And Kiev Give 2 Different Reasons For Move
    Aug04

    Ukraine Crisis: Ukrainian Soldiers Cross Border Into Russia, But Moscow And Kiev Give 2 Different Reasons For Move

    Monday, August 4 , 2014 - 19:14 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    Ukrainian soldiers crossed into Russian territory Sunday, but Kiev said Monday they were forced there after running out of ammunition. Moscow is offering another version: The soldiers deserted the Ukrainian army. Russia gave more than 400 Ukrainian soldiers safe passage into its territory overnight, and only 180 of them asked to be returned to...

    Ukrainian Soldiers Cross Into Russia
    Aug04

    Ukrainian Soldiers Cross Into Russia

    Monday, August 4 , 2014 - 19:04 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Russian news agencies reported on August 4 that more than 400 Ukrainian soldiers crossed into Russia overnight, allegedly to avoid fighting with pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    US Spy Plane Enters Swedish Airspace to Avoid Russian Fighters
    Aug04

    US Spy Plane Enters Swedish Airspace to Avoid Russian Fighters

    Monday, August 4 , 2014 - 19:04 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    U.S. military officials say one of its spy planes veered into Swedish airspace without permission recently, to avoid Russian planes over the Baltic Sea. The U.S. European Command told the New York Times this week that an Air Force RC-135 surveillance plane, flying in international airspace on July 18, was approached by Russian fighter jets....

    European Leaders Mark Outbreak of World War I
    Aug04

    European Leaders Mark Outbreak of World War I

    Monday, August 4 , 2014 - 17:43 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Former foes have gathered in the Belgium city of Liege to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, one of the grimmest episodes of Europe’s history that laid the groundwork of World War I. The ceremony in Liege gathered heads of state and royalty from across Europe who paid homage to the nearly 17 million soldiers and...