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    UN Security Council Meets On Ukraine
    Jun24

    UN Security Council Meets On Ukraine

    As the United Nations Security Council prepares to meet on Ukraine Tuesday morning, the Ukrainian government has reached an agreement with pro-Russian separatists on a temporary cease-fire. And Russian President Vladimir Putin is accused of sending mixed signals regarding Ukrainian peace efforts. Zlatica Hoke has more. …read more Source:...

    Russia Asks Twitter to Block a Dozen Accounts
    Jun24

    Russia Asks Twitter to Block a Dozen Accounts

    Russia asked Twitter on Monday to block access to a dozen accounts it deems “extremist”, the head of the country’s telecoms watchdog said, as Moscow seeks greater control over Internet sites based beyond its borders. The request to block the sites was made by the head of communications watchdog Roskomnadzor, Alexander Zharov, at...

    Ukraine Volunteer Militia Deploys to East During Cease-fire
    Jun23

    Ukraine Volunteer Militia Deploys to East During Cease-fire

    Volunteers with Ukraine’s Donbas Battalion, a pro-government militia that recently merged with the National Guard, prepared to deploy to the restive east on Monday, during a temporary cease-fire declared days earlier by the nation’s new president. VOA’s Anita Powell talked to the group about what they plan to do while they are...

    Ukrainian Separatist Leaders Agree To Temporary Cease-Fire
    Jun23

    Ukrainian Separatist Leaders Agree To Temporary Cease-Fire

    Pro-Russian separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine say they’ve agreed to observe a temporary cease-fire until June 27, ending 10 weeks of fighting against Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Sanctions Threat Weighs On Russian Oil Industry
    Jun23

    Sanctions Threat Weighs On Russian Oil Industry

    Russia’s economy runs on oil and gas, but with Russia’s economy on the edge of recession, a new threat has emerged: possible sanctions against energy technology sales from the West. The World Petroleum Congress was supposed to bring together Russia, the world’s largest energy producer, and the United States, the world’s...

    Ukraine rebels promise to abide by cease-fire
    Jun23

    Ukraine rebels promise to abide by cease-fire

    President Petro Poroshenko’s peace plan gets off to a successful start; rebels also promise to release kidnapped European observers …read more Source:...

    Complex Russia-Ukraine Relationship Has Deep Roots
    Jun23

    Complex Russia-Ukraine Relationship Has Deep Roots

    Despite a common culture and shared history, Russia and Ukraine have at times had a tumultuous relationship over the past century, the roots of which led to the current standoff between the two nations. From Moscow, Michael Eckels reports. …read more Source: Voice of...

    New Ukraine FM Seen Bringing Sober Style to Kyiv Diplomacy
    Jun23

    New Ukraine FM Seen Bringing Sober Style to Kyiv Diplomacy

    One day after then Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych unexpectedly scuttled plans to sign an Association Agreement with the European Union at a Vilnius summit, his envoy in Berlin took to German radio to explain Kyiv’s decision. But Pavlo Klimkin also seized the moment to express his personal frustration with the move before quickly...

    Source: Russia Offered Baltics Cheaper Gas for NATO Exit
    Jun23

    Source: Russia Offered Baltics Cheaper Gas for NATO Exit

    Lithuania’s president says that Russia, in an effort to maintain influence over territories that were once part of the Soviet Union, has set out to make the Baltic states “unreliable partners” for NATO and the European Union. In an interview with Germany’s Focus magazine, Dalia Grybauskaite said that according to her...

    Pro-Russian Rebels in Ukraine Agree to Cease-Fire
    Jun23

    Pro-Russian Rebels in Ukraine Agree to Cease-Fire

    The leader of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic said the rebels in eastern Ukraine would match the government’s commitment. …read more Source: The New York...