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    Families Fleeing Luhansk Fighting Arrive In Lviv
    Jul11

    Families Fleeing Luhansk Fighting Arrive In Lviv

    About two dozen women and children from the embattled city of Luhansk arrived by train on July 9 in Lviv, in the west of Ukraine. Parents said they left Luhansk fearing for the health and safety of their children as fighting intensified in the city between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces. According to official information, some 3,300...

    Merkel, Putin May Meet on World Cup Final Sidelines
    Jul11

    Merkel, Putin May Meet on World Cup Final Sidelines

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel may hold brief talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin when both attend the soccer World Cup final in Brazil on Sunday, Merkel’s spokesman said on Friday. “It is certainly possible that there will be a meeting and a short conversation with President Putin, but due to the tight schedule it is...

    Ukrainian charged with Russian journalists' deaths
    Jul11

    Ukrainian charged with Russian journalists' deaths

    MOSCOW — A Ukrainian air force pilot who was captured by separatist rebels last month has been arrested in Russia and charged with abetting the killing of two Russian journalists, Russian officials said on Wednesday.Ukraine has been rocked by fighting between pro-Russia rebels and government forces for over three months. Igor Kornelyuk and...

    Ukrainian Troops Move Closer To Donetsk
    Jul11

    Ukrainian Troops Move Closer To Donetsk

    Ukraine’s army tightened its grip on Donetsk on July 10 by moving forces closer to the rebel-held city. Soldiers dug up trenches, set up tents, and tested military vehicles at a new camp on the road between Kostyantynivka and Donetsk. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Edward Snowden’s Temporary Asylum Will Likely Be Extended Because ‘His Life Is Endangered’
    Jul11

    Edward Snowden’s Temporary Asylum Will Likely Be Extended Because ‘His Life Is Endangered’

    MOSCOW, July 11 (Reuters) – Russia will most probably extend former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden’s temporary asylum on the grounds that “his life is endangered”, an official close to the country’s Federal Migration Service (FMS) was quoted as saying on Friday. Snowden fled to Russia after leaking...

    Russia closes 3 major border crossings with Ukraine because of clashes
    Jul11

    Russia closes 3 major border crossings with Ukraine because of clashes

    Russian officials say they have closed three major border crossings in the wake of heavy fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...

    Merkel Expresses Support For Moldovan Reforms
    Jul11

    Merkel Expresses Support For Moldovan Reforms

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed support for Moldova’s efforts to move closer to the European Union. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Retreating Rebels Dig In Around Donetsk
    Jul11

    Retreating Rebels Dig In Around Donetsk

    Armed pro-Russian separatists continued to strengthen their positions in and around Donetsk on July 10 despite a warning from Kyiv that a plan was now in place to take back the territory they occupy. Reuters video shows a group of residents gathered at one of the local markets waving as rebel tanks and armored vehicles passed them on the way out...

    Obama Names New U.S. Ambassador To Russia
    Jul11

    Obama Names New U.S. Ambassador To Russia

    President Barack Obama has nominated career diplomat John Francis Tefft to be the next U.S. ambassador to Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukrainian Forces Clash With Rebels, West Presses Putin
    Jul11

    Ukrainian Forces Clash With Rebels, West Presses Putin

    Ukrainian forces have retaken a town in eastern Ukraine and clashed with separatists trying to capture the Donetsk airport. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...