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    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...

    Russia Rehearses For Naval Day In Sevastapol, Crimea This Year Without Ukraine [PHOTOS]
    Jul26

    Russia Rehearses For Naval Day In Sevastapol, Crimea This Year Without Ukraine [PHOTOS]

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

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    Evidence Russian opened fire on Ukraine
    Jul26

    Evidence Russian opened fire on Ukraine

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 5:32 (EEST) Section: CBS (USA)

    Putin appears to be doubling down on Ukraine, stepping up Russia’s role in the fight between Ukraine’s government and the rebels …read more Source:...

    Open Source: A Ukrainian Rebel Commander Veers Off-Script
    Jul26

    Open Source: A Ukrainian Rebel Commander Veers Off-Script

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

    A separatist commander said that the rebels did have antiaircraft missiles and might have shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. …read more Source: The New York...

    New EU sanctions to target Russian businesses
    Jul26

    New EU sanctions to target Russian businesses

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 5:32 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    European Union ambassadors reached a preliminary deal Friday on stepped-up sanctions against Russia, targeting its access to European capital markets and trade in the defense sector, dual-use goods and sensitive technologies. The trade bloc’s foreign ministers on Tuesday ordered the preparation of stepped-up economic sanctions, frustrated...

    A Proud Russkiy Citizen or an Upatriotic Traitor of Mother Russia?
    Jul26

    A Proud Russkiy Citizen or an Upatriotic Traitor of Mother Russia?

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

    I refuse to be defined by my passport — both literally and metaphorically. Surely there’s more to an individual than his personal identification number and/or the color of his passport? There was a time, not so long ago, when I traveled with my parents as a post-Soviet kid, and each time we pulled out our exotic-looking,...

    European Union Imposes Sanctions On Top Russian Officials
    Jul26

    European Union Imposes Sanctions On Top Russian Officials

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

    BRUSSELS, July 25 (Reuters) – The European Union said on Saturday it had imposed asset freezes on a number of top Russian officials, including the chiefs of Russia’s FSB security service and foreign intelligence service. Alexander Bortnikov, head of the FSB, and Mikhail Fradkov, head of the foreign intelligence service, were among 15...