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    Ukrainian Military Video Shows Shelling Near Slovyansk
    Jul03

    Ukrainian Military Video Shows Shelling Near Slovyansk

    Video obtained from Ukrainian military television shows artillery being fired from a field near the eastern city of Slovyansk. The target of the shelling was not identified. The video was distributed on July 2 as the Ukrainian military said it had regained control of several small towns near Slovyansk, a stronghold of pro-Russian separatists....

    Latvia Wary of Russian Moves
    Jul03

    Latvia Wary of Russian Moves

    Latvia is 1,000 kilometers north of the separatist war in southern Ukraine. But what Latvia and Ukraine shares is a neighbor – Russia. And that neighbor has been cause for worries in the Baltic nation. Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics says his government is concerned about Russia’s military rearmament around the Baltics....

    Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France Agree On Truce Path
    Jul02

    Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France Agree On Truce Path

    The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France have agreed on a package of steps for a resumption of the cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Why hasn’t Russia unleashed a cyber attack on Ukraine?
    Jul02

    Why hasn’t Russia unleashed a cyber attack on Ukraine?

    A Russian cyber assault that cripples Kiev’s military and energy systems is believed feasible – but remains unexploited for now …read more Source:...

    Putin finds himself in a precarious position as fighting escalates in Ukraine
    Jul02

    Putin finds himself in a precarious position as fighting escalates in Ukraine

    President Vladimir Putin has been slammed for arming rebels and fanning flames of separatism in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...

    Putin under pressure as fighting rages in Ukraine
    Jul02

    Putin under pressure as fighting rages in Ukraine

    MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has been slammed for arming rebels and fanning flames of separatism in eastern Ukraine. But there is strong evidence recently that it’s just the opposite: He now wants to bring about a truce…. …read more Source: Associated...

    Russia Demands New Cease-Fire in Ukraine
    Jul02

    Russia Demands New Cease-Fire in Ukraine

    President Vladimir V. Putin said Russia would move aggressively to protect the interests of “Russian people” in Eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...

    This Chart Shows Which World Leaders Are the Most Powerful on Twitter
    Jul02

    This Chart Shows Which World Leaders Are the Most Powerful on Twitter

    Twitter has become a tool for digital diplomacy among world leaders. Here are some of the most interesting observations from this year’s Twiplomacy study, an annual study by global public relations firm Burson-Marsteller.Most followed world leaders: The new prime minister of India, @NarendraModi, just surpassed the @WhiteHouse in fourth...

    Intense Fighting Reported in E. Ukraine
    Jul02

    Intense Fighting Reported in E. Ukraine

    Violence continued in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, a day after Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ended a 10-day unilateral cease-fire and resumed a military offensive against pro-Russian separatists. A spokesman for Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, Andriy Lysenko, said at least five Ukrainian servicemen were killed and...

    The Mental Block and the Broadside
    Jul02

    The Mental Block and the Broadside

    Analysis of foreign affairs problems often ends in a mental block. As we have seen in each of our recent crises — Somalia, Mali, Libya, Syria, Iraq, the Ukraine and Iran — “practical” men of affairs want quick answers: they say in effect, ‘don’t bother us with talk about how we got here; this is where we are;...