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    Russia Squares Up Over Sanctions
    Aug01

    Russia Squares Up Over Sanctions

    The fallout from Russia’s involvement in Ukraine continues. Its largest lenders seeking to assure clients and investors new EU sanctions won’t hurt. Sberbank, VTB and Russia’s third largest state bank, Gazprombank are among five lenders cut off from raising funds in Europe’s capital markets. The banks deny the move will...

    15 days later, Flight 17 investigation gets rolling
    Aug01

    15 days later, Flight 17 investigation gets rolling

    With fight between pro-Russian rebels accused of downing jet and Ukrainian forces raging nearby, work finally begins in earnest …read more Source:...

    Ukraine: Investigators start jet crash site search
    Aug01

    Ukraine: Investigators start jet crash site search

    HRABOVE, Ukraine — With the sound of artillery blasts at a distance, 70 international investigators arrived Friday at the eastern Ukraine site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed and started recovering the remains of as many as 80 victims that have been lying in farm fields for two weeks. …read more Source: Boston...

    Is Putin Looking for a Way Out of Ukraine?
    Aug01

    Is Putin Looking for a Way Out of Ukraine?

    Sometimes it’s a good idea to pay attention to what Andrei Kolesnikov writes. The Kommersant columnist is one of the Kremlin’s anointed court scribes and is often described as President Vladimir Putin’s favorite journalist. Ben Judah, author of Fragile Empire: How Russia Fell Out Of Love With Vladimir Putin, recently wrote that...

    Italy, Poland vie for top EU foreign policy job
    Aug01

    Italy, Poland vie for top EU foreign policy job

    BRUSSELS (AP) — As the European Union struggles to respond to what it perceives as Russia’s aggressive meddling in Ukraine, Italy and Poland are staking their claims to provide the bloc’s new … …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Pro-Russian rebels kill 10 Ukrainian soldiers near Malaysia Air crash site
    Aug01

    Pro-Russian rebels kill 10 Ukrainian soldiers near Malaysia Air crash site

    With the sound of artillery fire in the distance, dozens of international investigators arrived Friday at the zone where a Malaysia Airlines plane crashed in eastern Ukraine and began preparations to comb the rural area for remains of as many as 80 victims and jet debris. …read more Source: FOX...

    Ukraine: Investigators start jet crash site search
    Aug01

    Ukraine: Investigators start jet crash site search

    Australian experts examine the area of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 plane crash in the village of Hrabove, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. The head of the Dutch-led in… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Reporter Nearly Killed By Gunfire At MH17 Crash Site
    Aug01

    Reporter Nearly Killed By Gunfire At MH17 Crash Site

    An SBS News reporter and Al Jazeera English contributor was caught in the middle of direct gunfire Thursday near the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crash site. The Australian news service said that journalist Nick Lazaredes is “lucky to be alive” Friday. Lazaredes told SBS Radio he was leaving the MH17 crash site when shooting broke...

    Ukraine antigovernment protesters remain squarely planted in Kiev
    Aug01

    Ukraine antigovernment protesters remain squarely planted in Kiev

    Borys Vitaliy was happily married with a successful recycling business when protesters began gathering in the Ukrainian capital’s Independence Square, also known as the Maidan, in November. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Italy, Poland Competing for Top EU Foreign Policy Job
    Aug01

    Italy, Poland Competing for Top EU Foreign Policy Job

    BRUSSELS—The top diplomats of Italy and Poland are competing for the prestigious position of EU foreign policy chief amid the unfolding tensions with Russia. Italian Premier Matteo Renzi’s office said Friday it officially nominated Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini for the position, while Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his...