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    Navy Day Highlights New Reality for Russia, Ukraine
    Jul27

    Navy Day Highlights New Reality for Russia, Ukraine

    It’s a new Navy Day in Crimea. For the first time since Russia annexed the territory in March, the city of Sevastopol hosted the ceremony – complete with warships parading through the bay and gunfire for spectators. Thousands of people attended the celebration and many welcomed the turn of events. …read more Source: The Boston...

    Fighting intensifies near MH17 disaster site
    Jul27

    Fighting intensifies near MH17 disaster site

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian armed forces mounted a major onslaught against pro-Russian separatist fighters Sunday in an attempt to gain control over the area where a Malaysia Airlines plane was downed earlier this month. Reports of the intensifying unrest prompted a postponement of a trip to the site by … …read more...

    EU, US Try to Persuade Russian President Putin to Change Course
    Jul27

    EU, US Try to Persuade Russian President Putin to Change Course

    BRUSSELS—Months after Russia annexed Crimea and stepped up support for separatists in eastern Ukraine, Europe and the United States are still searching for a way to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to change course. Targeted economic sanctions and threats of tougher ones have yet to alter what western officials say is...

    The Low-Tech Appeal of Little Free Libraries
    Jul27

    The Low-Tech Appeal of Little Free Libraries

    When a 36-year-old bibliophile in Daegu, South Korea, sat down at his computer and googled the word “library,” he didn’t expect to find anything particularly noteworthy. But as DooSun You scrolled through the results, an appealingly anti-tech concept popped up. The Internet led him to Little Free Libraries—hand-built boxes...

    Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs: My Fear Is That Putin Is Lighting A Fire He Cannot Control
    Jul27

    Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs: My Fear Is That Putin Is Lighting A Fire He Cannot Control

    In a sign of just how rapidly American and Russian tensions are rising in the wake of the downing of Malaysian Flight 17 over Ukraine, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Martin E. Dempsey, publicly expressed concern over the chain of events Russian President Vladimir Putin was unleashing in Eastern Europe “that many...

    Fighting intensifies near MH17 disaster site
    Jul27

    Fighting intensifies near MH17 disaster site

    DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian armed forces mounted a major onslaught against pro-Russian separatist fighters Sunday in an attempt to gain control over the area where a Malaysia Airlines plane was downed earlier this month.Reports of the intensifying unrest prompted a postponement of a trip to the site by a team of Dutch and Australian police...

    US: Here’s Proof Russian Troops Are Shelling Ukrainians From Inside Russia
    Jul27

    US: Here’s Proof Russian Troops Are Shelling Ukrainians From Inside Russia

    Someone has been firing grad rockets from Russian territory at Ukrainian troops, and the U.S. government says the culprits are Russian troops. On Sunday, the State Department released images showing what it says are Russian positions that are firing on Ukraine. Russia is already training separatists on Russian soil and sending them heavy weapons,...

    EU, US seek Putin Achilles’ heel on Ukraine
    Jul27

    EU, US seek Putin Achilles’ heel on Ukraine

    Months after Russia annexed Crimea and stepped up support for separatists in eastern Ukraine, Europe and the United States are still searching for a way to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to change course. …read more Source: Miami...

    US, Europe seek elusive pressure points on Putin over Ukraine
    Jul27

    US, Europe seek elusive pressure points on Putin over Ukraine

    Months after Russia annexed Crimea and stepped up support for separatists in eastern Ukraine, Europe and the United States are still searching for an effective way to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to change course. …read more Source: FOX...

    German vice chancellor: press Russian oligarchs
    Jul27

    German vice chancellor: press Russian oligarchs

    Europe should take aim at rich businesspeople who support Russia’s government as it increases pressure on Moscow over its actions in Ukraine, Germany’s vice chancellor said Sunday. …read more Source: Miami...