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    Detention of Ukrainian Woman in Texas Is Questioned
    Jul26

    Detention of Ukrainian Woman in Texas Is Questioned

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 9:01 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    The weeklong prison detention of a Ukrainian woman who is married to a U.S. citizen in El Paso, Texas, has shed light on the difficulties of enforcing U.S. immigration law at a time when border agents are overwhelmed by a surge of migrants from Central America. While some immigrants are released to await a hearing, many others languish in...

    AP News Alert
    Jul26

    AP News Alert

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 9:01 (EEST) Section: Miami Herald (USA)

    EU extends Ukraine sanctions to hit Russian intelligence officials, rebel leaders: documents. …read more Source: Miami...

    EU Sanctions To Target Russian Businesses, Documents Show
    Jul26

    EU Sanctions To Target Russian Businesses, Documents Show

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 9:01 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday extended its Ukraine-related sanctions to target top Russian intelligence officials and leaders of the pro-Russia revolt in eastern Ukraine, official documents showed. Among the 15 new people subjected to an EU-wide asset freeze and travel ban were Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Russian Federal...

    EU hits Russian intelligence chiefs with sanctions
    Jul26

    EU hits Russian intelligence chiefs with sanctions

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 9:01 (EEST) Section: Associated Press (USA)

    BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday extended its Ukraine-related sanctions to target top Russian intelligence officials and leaders of the pro-Russia revolt in eastern Ukraine, official documents showed…. …read more Source: Associated...

    What happened? The day Flight 17 was downed
    Jul26

    What happened? The day Flight 17 was downed

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 6:02 (EEST) Section: Associated Press (USA)

    SNIZHNE, Ukraine (AP) — It was lunchtime when a tracked launcher with four SA-11 surface-to-air missiles rolled into town and parked on Karapetyan Street. Fifteen hundred miles (2,400 kilometers) to the west, passengers were checking in for Malaysia Airlines Flight 17…. …read more Source: Associated...

    Maria Putin Flees Holland Along with Boyfriend Jorrit Faasen After Fury Over Flight MH17
    Jul26

    Maria Putin Flees Holland Along with Boyfriend Jorrit Faasen After Fury Over Flight MH17

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 5:32 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    Maria Putin, the daughter of Russian president Vladmir Putin, has fled the Netherlands along with her partner Jorrit Faassen after the public’s fury over the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 situation. The flight was reportedly shot down by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. Dozens of Holland citizens were on board. Putin’s...

    The Russian Dream Is All About Empire
    Jul26

    The Russian Dream Is All About Empire

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 5:32 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    The Russian Dream is for the country to be a great empire and to inspire fear. Interviews I recently conducted in Moscow all ended with the same words: “First, the Olympic Games in Sochi, then we annexed Crimea. And now, we’ve won the hockey championships!” Here, a popular joke says that “while everyone thought Russia was...

    Three Reasons We Need a Parliamentary Election in Ukraine
    Jul26

    Three Reasons We Need a Parliamentary Election in Ukraine

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 5:32 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    First. It reflects the desires of our citizens. There is no inherent value in any mechanism of authority, unless there is popular support for it. About 70 percent of Ukrainians are in favor of early parliamentary elections, and it must be scheduled this fall. If for no other reason, we — Ukrainian politicians — have to do this to...

    Russia Fires Across Border on Ukrainian Troops, Prepares to Move Heavier Firepower
    Jul26

    Russia Fires Across Border on Ukrainian Troops, Prepares to Move Heavier Firepower

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 5:32 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    KIEV, Ukraine—Russia is launching artillery attacks from its soil on Ukrainian troops and preparing to move heavier weaponry across the border, the U.S. and Ukraine charged Friday in what appeared to be an ominous escalation of the crisis. Russia accused Washington of lying and charged Ukraine with firing across the border on a Russian...

    MH17 Crash: 74 More Bodies Of Ukraine Plane Crash Victims Return, Netherland Mourns
    Jul26

    MH17 Crash: 74 More Bodies Of Ukraine Plane Crash Victims Return, Netherland Mourns

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 5:32 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    A third solemn ceremony was held Friday as the remains of more victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 were returned to the Netherlands. The arrival of an additional 74 coffins marked the third day in a row that bodies from the crash site in Ukraine arrived back in the country from which the doomed flight departed last Thursday. …read more...