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    US Officials Pressed on Russian-Ukrainian Conflict, Sanctions
    Jul10

    US Officials Pressed on Russian-Ukrainian Conflict, Sanctions

    “Too little too late” has been a common refrain on Capitol Hill regarding America’s response to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and one repeated Wednesday by Republican Senator Bob Corker as he and fellow members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee grilled senior U.S. officials. While the Obama administration insists that...

    EU source: 11 more people to face sanctions over actions against Ukraine’s government
    Jul10

    EU source: 11 more people to face sanctions over actions against Ukraine’s government

    A European Union source says ambassadors of the trade bloc’s countries have agreed to add 11 new names to the list of people sanctioned for participating in the pro-Russian insurgency in Ukraine’s east. …read more Source: FOX...

    Ukrainian woman charged with Russian journalists’ deaths
    Jul09

    Ukrainian woman charged with Russian journalists’ deaths

    31-year-old pilot suspected of tipping off Ukrainian troops as to whereabouts of two journalists who were killed by mortar fire …read more Source:...

    Ukrainians Use Humor to Help Get Through Crisis
    Jul09

    Ukrainians Use Humor to Help Get Through Crisis

    As Ukrainians have lived through months of turmoil including the ouster of their president, a Russian invasion and a Russian-backed separatist uprising, they have used humor to help them get through. VOA’s Al Pessin found this out when he visited the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa, known as Ukraine’s “Capital of Humor.”...

    Top rebel figure in Ukraine’s east losing hope of Russian intervention
    Jul09

    Top rebel figure in Ukraine’s east losing hope of Russian intervention

    A top figure in Ukraine’s separatist insurgency says he is losing hope for action by Russian forces and blames Russian tycoons for dissuading Moscow from military intervention. …read more Source: FOX...

    Pro-Kiev Ukrainians face intimidation in the east
    Jul09

    Pro-Kiev Ukrainians face intimidation in the east

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Since April, when pro-Russia rebels took over her city, Maria Oleinik hasn’t slept in the same house for more than one night running…. …read more Source: Associated...

    Pro-government Ukrainians accuse rebels in the east of terror, abductions; rebels say it’s war
    Jul09

    Pro-government Ukrainians accuse rebels in the east of terror, abductions; rebels say it’s war

    Since April, when pro-Russia rebels took over her city, Maria Oleinik hasn’t slept in the same house for more than one night running. …read more Source: FOX...

    U.S. Senators Urge More Sanctions On Russia
    Jul09

    U.S. Senators Urge More Sanctions On Russia

    The top two lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee have questioned Obama administration officials over sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Fuele: Visa-Free Travel For Ukrainians ‘On The Table’
    Jul09

    Fuele: Visa-Free Travel For Ukrainians ‘On The Table’

    EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said the European Union is working toward abolishing visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens completely. In an interview with RFE/RL’s Andrei Shary and Irina Lagunina on July 7 in Prague, Fuele said Russia’s annexation of Crimea will have no effect on visa-free travel for Ukrainians and cited...

    Francis Fukuyama: End of History Still in Sight Despite China’s Rise
    Jul09

    Francis Fukuyama: End of History Still in Sight Despite China’s Rise

    This interview is part of The Stanford Daily’s “Ideas of an International Order” series which explores the potential for evolving and contrasting concepts of an international system in the 21st century, and what America can or should do in response.Winton Shi: Do you believe that there are existing alternatives to the world...