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    Ukraine’s leader unveils peace plan; Moscow calls it an ultimatum
    Jun20

    Ukraine’s leader unveils peace plan; Moscow calls it an ultimatum

    Ukrainian president orders one-week cease-fire but Kremlin says peace plan lacks offer to start talks with insurgents …read more Source:...

    Russian Media Claims About State Spokesperson Appear To Be Fantasy
    Jun20

    Russian Media Claims About State Spokesperson Appear To Be Fantasy

    U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki has been a favored target of Kremlin supporters. But a new claim, which spread widely on Russian news sites and social media, appears to have no basis in fact. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Crimea’s Methadone Ban Hitting Rehab Patients Hard
    Jun20

    Crimea’s Methadone Ban Hitting Rehab Patients Hard

    Activists in Ukraine’s Crimea say that narcotics patients are suffering since Russia banned drug-replacement therapy shortly after it annexed the Black Sea Peninsula. Tens have reportedly died and dozens more have left the region to continue treatment in other parts of Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Estonia PM Calls for Permanent NATO Presence as Bulwark to Russia
    Jun20

    Estonia PM Calls for Permanent NATO Presence as Bulwark to Russia

    Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas urged NATO on Friday to establish a permanent presence in the Baltic state in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine, telling his allies to “open your eyes and stay awake”. The Western alliance has tripled the number of fighter jets based in the Baltics as part of measures to beef up its...

    Ukraine’s peace plan can’t come soon enough
    Jun20

    Ukraine’s peace plan can’t come soon enough

    Pro-Russia forces kill 7 Ukrainian troops in east as violence escalates ahead of president’s expected peace proposal …read more Source:...

    New Ukraine Foreign Minister Seen Bringing Sober Style To Kyiv Diplomacy
    Jun20

    New Ukraine Foreign Minister Seen Bringing Sober Style To Kyiv Diplomacy

    Ukraine’s new foreign minister, Pavlo Klimkin, has a reputation as a skilled negotiator, a consummate professional, and a man capable of navigating the difficult diplomacy of both EU integration and Kyiv’s shattered relations with Moscow. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Casualties Reported as Ukraine Seeks a Cease-Fire
    Jun20

    Casualties Reported as Ukraine Seeks a Cease-Fire

    The leaders of Ukraine and Russia spoke for a second time this week, as skirmishes continued north of Donetsk. …read more Source: The New York...

    Ukraine’s President to Unveil Peace Plan; Clashes Continue
    Jun20

    Ukraine’s President to Unveil Peace Plan; Clashes Continue

    Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko is set to unveil a 14-point peace plan Friday that is designed to end a deadly pro-Russian separatist insurgency in the country’s east. The plan calls for a unilateral cease-fire that would give rebels a chance to disarm or leave the country. Poroshenko outlined the provisions in a Thursday phone...

    Heaving Fighting Reported In Eastern Ukraine
    Jun20

    Heaving Fighting Reported In Eastern Ukraine

    Heavy fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists has been reported in east Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Anger, Threats in Ukraine’s Capital Over Ceasefire Proposal
    Jun20

    Anger, Threats in Ukraine’s Capital Over Ceasefire Proposal

    Separatists in Ukraine’s restive east have rejected the government’s offer of a unilateral ceasefire, and angry citizens in the streets of Kyiv have also given the idea a thumbs down. Many in the capital say they didn’t stand for weeks in the bitter cold earlier this year to topple the former, Russia-friendly president –...