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    Pentagon: More Russian troops on Ukraine border
    Jul16

    Pentagon: More Russian troops on Ukraine border

    WASHINGTON — Russian combat troops are again building up along the border with Ukraine, and U.S. officials believe Moscow may be sending heavy weapons into the country to aid the separatists, the Pentagon said Wednesday.Army Col. Steve Warren told reporters the U.S. believes there are now up to 12,000 Russia troops on the border, reflecting...

    Russia’s Meddling Might Backfire With an Empowered, Unified Ukrainian Church
    Jul16

    Russia’s Meddling Might Backfire With an Empowered, Unified Ukrainian Church

    In central Kiev, on opposite sides of Volodymyrsky Passage, the towering golden domes of the St. Michael’s and St. Sophia cathedrals stand in perfect alignment, much the same way the Capitol and the White House regard each other from either side of Pennsylvania Avenue. The relationship between the …read more Source: The New...

    Analysts: Putin Wants ‘Frozen Conflict’ in Eastern Ukraine
    Jul16

    Analysts: Putin Wants ‘Frozen Conflict’ in Eastern Ukraine

    As Ukraine’s military continues to retake eastern territory seized by pro-Russian rebels earlier this year, the Kremlin is threatening retaliation for a civilian death in Russia. Moscow claims Ukraine’s military shelled across the border, killing one Russian civilian and wounding others. Kyiv denies firing into Russian territory and...

    Ukraine rebels reclaim village on Russian border
    Jul16

    Ukraine rebels reclaim village on Russian border

    DONETSK, Ukraine — Separatist rebels in east Ukraine say they have retaken a village near the Russian border from government forces as they attempt to regain territory.Sergei Kavtaradze, a spokesman for a separatist group that calls itself the Donetsk People’s Republic, said one rebel militiaman was killed and another 15 injured in...

    EU leaders plot strategy over Ukraine, Russia
    Jul16

    EU leaders plot strategy over Ukraine, Russia

    Many of the 28 EU leaders coming into Brussels for an evening summit agree that Russia is still failing to take sufficient measures to help ease the crisis in eastern Ukraine, where separatists in two regions want to break away. An early draft of proposed new EU sanctions included an end to funding by the European Investment Bank and European...

    EU leaders plot strategy over Ukraine, Russia
    Jul16

    EU leaders plot strategy over Ukraine, Russia

    European Union leaders are considering whether to toughen sanctions against Russia because of what they consider its destabilization of neighboring Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...

    EU leaders ponder tougher sanctions against Moscow for its involvement in Ukraine crisis
    Jul16

    EU leaders ponder tougher sanctions against Moscow for its involvement in Ukraine crisis

    European Union leaders are considering whether to toughen sanctions against Russia because of what they consider its destabilization of neighboring Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...

    Blond beauty patrols eastern Ukraine with pro-Russia rebels as tensions mount
    Jul16

    Blond beauty patrols eastern Ukraine with pro-Russia rebels as tensions mount

    She could stop you dead in your tracks with her beauty — or her bullets. A blond bombshell brandished an assault rifle while patrolling war-torn school grounds in eastern Ukraine Tuesday. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    Ukraine Rebels Recapture Village on Russian Border
    Jul16

    Ukraine Rebels Recapture Village on Russian Border

    DONETSK, Ukraine—Separatist rebels in east Ukraine say they have retaken a village near the Russian border from government forces as they attempt to regain territory. Sergei Kavtaradze, a spokesman for a separatist group that calls itself the Donetsk People’s Republic, said one rebel militiaman was killed and another 15 injured in...

    Ukraine rebels reclaim village on Russian border
    Jul16

    Ukraine rebels reclaim village on Russian border

    Separatist rebels in east Ukraine say they have retaken a village near the Russian border from government forces as they attempt to regain territory. …read more Source: Miami...