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    Pentagon team dispatched to Ukraine amid crisis with Russia
    Jul23

    Pentagon team dispatched to Ukraine amid crisis with Russia

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 6:17 (EEST) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    A team of Pentagon officials is heading to Ukraine to help the country rebuild its fractured military, a mission that lawmakers and analysts expect will result in recommendations for greater military assistance in the country’s fight against pro-Russia separatists amid international outrage over the downing of a commercial airplane. Within...

    Ukrainians, Awaiting International Action After Crash, Fear Complacency
    Jul23

    Ukrainians, Awaiting International Action After Crash, Fear Complacency

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 4:20 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    Although the investigation into the downing of a Malaysian jetliner is in its early stages, the lack of a swift concrete response and aggressive denials by Russia have many Ukrainians worried. …read more Source: The New York...

    US: Russia ‘created the conditions’ for shoot-down
    Jul23

    US: Russia ‘created the conditions’ for shoot-down

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 4:20 (EEST) Section: The Bismarck Tribune

    A Malaysian air crash investigator takes pictures of wreckage at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. A team of M… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Obama Pledges Justice In Visit To Dutch Embassy
    Jul23

    Obama Pledges Justice In Visit To Dutch Embassy

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 4:20 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama paid tribute Tuesday to the nearly 200 citizens of the Netherlands who died when a Malaysia Airlines flight was shot down in Ukraine, visiting the Netherlands Embassy in Washington and pledging unity during a phone call with the Dutch leader. At the embassy, Obama said he wanted to assure the Dutch...

    Crash Investigators Face Difficult Task
    Jul23

    Crash Investigators Face Difficult Task

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 3:20 (EEST) Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)

    Investigators preparing to pore over the debris of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine face a daunting task gathering and analyzing evidence that lies in a battle zone and could be tainted. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    The Most Dangerous Man in Ukraine Is an Obsessive War Reenactor Playing Now with Real Weapons
    Jul23

    The Most Dangerous Man in Ukraine Is an Obsessive War Reenactor Playing Now with Real Weapons

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 3:20 (EEST) Section: New Republic (USA)

    The face now of the pro-Russian separtists in Eastern Ukraine is 43-year-old Igor Strelkov. The Russian media fell in love with Strelkov this April, when his armed group took control of the town of Slavyansk, escalating the conflict from a war of nerves into an actual full-fledged war. And Strelkov …read more Source: The New...

    U.S. Officials Lay Out Case Against Russians
    Jul23

    U.S. Officials Lay Out Case Against Russians

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 3:20 (EEST) Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)

    U.S. intelligence officials presented their most detailed case yet Tuesday that Russian-backed Ukrainian separatists shot down a Malaysia Airlines jetliner last week. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Bulgaria Calls for More NATO Troops in Southeastern Europe
    Jul23

    Bulgaria Calls for More NATO Troops in Southeastern Europe

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 3:20 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Bulgaria called for more NATO troops in southeastern Europe and the Black Sea, as well as more joint military exercises, to improve security in the region after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea. An ex-communist state on the Black Sea, Bulgaria was a close Cold War ally of Moscow but joined NATO in 2004 and the European Union...

    Putin’s Power: Why Russians Adore Their Bare-Chested Reagan
    Jul23

    Putin’s Power: Why Russians Adore Their Bare-Chested Reagan

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 3:20 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    There he is, the President of Russia, riding bare-back and bare-chested astride a galloping steed; spending $50 billion on a resort town most Russians will never see; seizing Crimea, instigating unrest in Ukraine; maybe even making himself indirectly responsible for the murder of nearly 300 innocents aboard a downed passenger plane: Vladimir...

    U.S.: Russia ‘Created Conditions’ For Airliner Tragedy
    Jul23

    U.S.: Russia ‘Created Conditions’ For Airliner Tragedy

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 2:19 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    U.S. intelligence officials say they believe pro-Russian rebels probably shot down the Malaysia airliner over eastern Ukraine “by mistake.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...