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    David Duchovny steps into Russia-Ukraine dispute with beer ad
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    David Duchovny steps into Russia-Ukraine dispute with beer ad

    Tuesday, July 29 , 2014 - 6:57 (EEST) Section: CNN (USA)

    David Duchovny’s latest role is stirring up more intrigue than any episode of “The X-Files.” The actor plays himself in a beer commercial imagining how proud he would be if he were Russian. …read more Source:...

    Fighting turns back Ukraine crash investigators
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    Fighting turns back Ukraine crash investigators

    Tuesday, July 29 , 2014 - 6:05 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    Artillery fire blocked the route to the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines jetliner in eastern Ukraine on Monday, forcing an international delegation of European monitors and police officials to turn back without reaching the crash site. The setback in efforts to secure the site, to recover more bodies and to begin an independent investigation...

    Who Is Igor Strelkov? Russians Love Reenactor Turned Rebel Commander Who Delivered Bizarre, Racist Press Conference
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    Who Is Igor Strelkov? Russians Love Reenactor Turned Rebel Commander Who Delivered Bizarre, Racist Press Conference

    Tuesday, July 29 , 2014 - 6:05 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    Igor Strelkov, the retired Russian military officer turned separatist leader who is widely believed to be responsible for the missile attack that shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, delivered a bizarre, impromptu press conference Monday in which he denied firing on the commercial jet but bragged of murdering Africans living in the occupied...

    U.S. and Europe Set to Toughen Russia Sanctions
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    U.S. and Europe Set to Toughen Russia Sanctions

    Tuesday, July 29 , 2014 - 6:05 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    A package targeting Russia’s financial, energy and defense sectors was driven by the conclusion that Moscow has taken a more direct role in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...

    White House: EU, US to Impose New Russia Sanctions
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    White House: EU, US to Impose New Russia Sanctions

    Tuesday, July 29 , 2014 - 6:05 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    MoreUkraine: MH17 Downed by ‘Massive Explosive Decompression’Putin’s Fragile DeceptionsDeath Toll Mounts as Clashes Intensify in Ukraine(WASHINGTON) — The United States and European Union plan to impose new sanctions against Russia this week, including penalties targeting key sectors of the Russian economy, the White House...

    US Says Russia Tested A Cruise Missile In Violation Of Cold War Treaty
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    US Says Russia Tested A Cruise Missile In Violation Of Cold War Treaty

    Tuesday, July 29 , 2014 - 6:05 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    In another sign of deteriorating relations between the United States and Russia, the U.S. government said on Monday that Moscow had violated the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces treaty, and urged immediate bilateral talks on the issue. The Cold War treaty, ratified in 1988, was designed to eliminate ground-launched cruise missiles with ranges of...

    Ukraine retakes 3 towns near crash; U.N. says downing may be war crime
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    Ukraine retakes 3 towns near crash; U.N. says downing may be war crime

    Tuesday, July 29 , 2014 - 6:05 (EEST) Section: Los Angeles Times (USA)

    Ukrainian troops recaptured three towns from pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine on Monday as they advanced toward the Malaysia Airlines crash site, where international investigators have been thwarted from probing the scene of the July 17 disaster, Ukrainian officials said. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    UN Commissioner: MH17 Downing Could Be A War Crime
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    UN Commissioner: MH17 Downing Could Be A War Crime

    Tuesday, July 29 , 2014 - 6:05 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    The U.N. high commissioner for human rights says the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in rebel-held eastern Ukraine “may amount to a war crime.” Commissioner Navi Pillay’s assessment Monday came as an international team of investigators and police was again prevented from visiting the site after heavy fighting between...

    US: Russia Violated 1987 Nuclear Missile Treaty
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    US: Russia Violated 1987 Nuclear Missile Treaty

    Tuesday, July 29 , 2014 - 6:05 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    WASHINGTON (AP) — In an escalation of tensions, the Obama administration accused Russia on Monday of conducting tests in violation of a 1987 nuclear missile treaty, calling the breach “a very serious matter” and going public with allegations that have simmered for some time.The treaty confrontation comes at a highly strained...

    President Obama prepares to increase sanctions on Russia
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    President Obama prepares to increase sanctions on Russia

    Tuesday, July 29 , 2014 - 6:05 (EEST) Section: Los Angeles Times (USA)

    President Obama is preparing to increase U.S. sanctions on Russia in a coordinated effort with European leaders in response to Russia’s continued role in supporting the separatist fighters in neighboring Ukraine, a senior administration official said Monday. …read more Source: Los Angeles...