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    German vice chancellor: EU should target Russian oligarchs as it raises pressure over Ukraine
    Jul27

    German vice chancellor: EU should target Russian oligarchs as it raises pressure over Ukraine

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

    CNN Freelancer Detained In Ukraine Is Now Free
    Jul27

    CNN Freelancer Detained In Ukraine Is Now Free

    The CNN freelance journalist who was detained in eastern Ukraine is now free, the network confirmed on Saturday. Pro-Russian separatists took Anton Skiba from his hotel in Donetsk on Tuesday, after accusing him of “terrorism.” He had been working with CNN to cover the Malaysia Airlines plane crash. CNN reported that Skiba called the...

    Russian Rebels Involved In Shooting Down MH17 Were From As Far Away As Possible
    Jul27

    Russian Rebels Involved In Shooting Down MH17 Were From As Far Away As Possible

    Yuras Karmanau and Peter Leonard of the Associated Press have published a detailed report describing what happened in eastern Ukraine on the day pro-Russian rebels shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, killing all 298 people on board. One reported detail stands out above all. AP journalists saw the Buk surface-to-air missile system being taken...

    Fighting intensifies near MH17 crash site
    Jul27

    Fighting intensifies near MH17 crash 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...

    Britain’s Deputy PM: Russia Should Lose World Cup 2018 Bid for ‘Belligerent Behavior’
    Jul27

    Britain’s Deputy PM: Russia Should Lose World Cup 2018 Bid for ‘Belligerent Behavior’

    LONDON—Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister wants Russia stripped of the right to host the 2018 World Cup to punish President Vladimir Putin for “belligerent behavior” in the Ukraine crisis. While calling for tougher sanctions against Russia, Nick Clegg told The Sunday Times newspaper that it is “unthinkable” for...

    UK Deputy PM wants Russia stripped of World Cup
    Jul27

    UK Deputy PM wants Russia stripped of World Cup

    Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister wants Russia stripped of the right to host the 2018 World Cup to punish President Vladimir Putin for “belligerent behavior” in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Miami...

    Absent International Investigators, Western Journalists Build Case That Separatists Shot Down MH17
    Jul27

    Absent International Investigators, Western Journalists Build Case That Separatists Shot Down MH17

    With Moscow criticizing U.S. intelligence assessments and international investigators largely unable to reach the disaster site, Western journalists have so far provided the closest thing to an investigation of the Malaysia Airlines disaster. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Police Visit to MH17 Disaster Site Canceled
    Jul27

    Police Visit to MH17 Disaster Site Canceled

    DONETSK, Ukraine — A team of international police officers that had been due to visit the site of the Malaysian plane disaster in eastern Ukraine canceled the trip Sunday after receiving reports of fighting in the area. MoreExperts: MH17 Victims Could Have Remained Conscious During FallFive Best Ideas of the Day: July 25Fast-Moving Blazes...

    Putin’s MH17 Lies Have Grave Consequences For Russia And The Whole World
    Jul27

    Putin’s MH17 Lies Have Grave Consequences For Russia And The Whole World

    IN 1991, when Soviet Communism collapsed, it seemed as if the Russian people might at last have the chance to become citizens of a normal Western democracy. Vladimir Putin’s disastrous contribution to Russia’s history has been to set his country on a different path. And yet many around the world, through self-interest or...

    A Sad, Pointless War
    Jul27

    A Sad, Pointless War

    If you think the human race is a bunch of idiots now, consider what happened a century ago. A Martian might have gazed down upon Europe in 1914 and seen a peaceful, prosperous continent with a shared culture. Pretty much everyone had enough to eat. The English listened to Wagner, Germans savored Shakespeare, Russian aristocrats mimicked the...