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    Biden Speaks With Ukraine’s Poroshenko
    Jul04

    Biden Speaks With Ukraine’s Poroshenko

    U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has spoken with Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Kyiv, Separatists Fret at Gun Law in Ukraine’s Rebel Regions
    Jul03

    Kyiv, Separatists Fret at Gun Law in Ukraine’s Rebel Regions

    Firearms stores in the separatist-held city of Donetsk in east Ukraine stand empty, the guns that once lined the shelves now sold out or stolen at gunpoint. “In a time of war, everyone wants a weapon. There are just none left to sell or even give away,” said manager Alexander Lutsevich in the wood-paneled office of his downtown store....

    Ukraine’s Minister Of Facebook
    Jul03

    Ukraine’s Minister Of Facebook

    One popular source of information on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is Interior Minister Arsen Avakov’s Facebook page. But don’t let your kids read it. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Obama Gets Mixed Ratings For His Record On Iraq
    Jul03

    Obama Gets Mixed Ratings For His Record On Iraq

    Looking at the chaos in Iraq, Americans are still more likely to point the finger at George W. Bush, according to a Quinnipiac survey released Thursday. But they’re growing increasingly unhappy with President Barack Obama’s foreign policy record, too. The 2003 decision to go to war in Iraq is, in retrospect, quite unpopular, with a...

    To Die For
    Jul03

    To Die For

    Nathan Hale spied on the British in 1776 and was hanged because of it. Before he mounted the scaffold, he reportedly uttered the famous phrase, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” His country, the 13 former British colonies that formed a tenuously United States, had been conjured into existence only a few...

    Fighting Continues As Ukrainian President Announces Military Shakeup
    Jul03

    Fighting Continues As Ukrainian President Announces Military Shakeup

    Ukrainian government forces are pressing their offensive against pro-Russian separatists in the east, as the country’s president announced a military shakeup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine Fills Top Defense Posts
    Jul03

    Ukraine Fills Top Defense Posts

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed new officials to defense posts, as European officials press for talks aimed at resuming a cease-fire between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists. The Ukrainian government announced Thursday that Valery Heletey has been named Ukraine’s new defense minister, while Viktor...

    Kravchuk On Putin’s ‘Philosophy Of Aggression’
    Jul03

    Kravchuk On Putin’s ‘Philosophy Of Aggression’

    Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk said Vladimir Putin’s past as a Soviet intelligence officer has affected his policies with regard to Russia’s neighboring nations. In an interview with RFE/RL Kyiv Bureau Chief Inna Kuznetsova on July 2, Kravchuk said the Kremlin’s philosophy of a broader “Russian world” is...

    Ukraine president appoints new defense officials
    Jul03

    Ukraine president appoints new defense officials

    Ukraine’s president has appointed new officials to top defense posts as he pledged to stamp out the corruption that has left the country’s armed forces faltering before a pro-Russian insurgency. …read more Source: FOX...

    Ukraine president appoints new defense officials, condemning corruption in armed forces
    Jul03

    Ukraine president appoints new defense officials, condemning corruption in armed forces

    Ukraine’s president has appointed new officials to top defense posts as he pledged to stamp out the corruption that has left the country’s armed forces faltering before a pro-Russian insurgency. …read more Source: FOX...