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    Ukraine Suspects Terrorism in Pipeline Explosion
    Jun18

    Ukraine Suspects Terrorism in Pipeline Explosion

    Ukrainian officials suspect that terrorists blew up a natural gas pipeline a day after the Russian energy giant Gazprom said it was cutting off supplies to Ukraine in a dispute over pricing. …read more Source: The New York...

    In Kyiv, Calls for New Parliament
    Jun18

    In Kyiv, Calls for New Parliament

    Thousands of students and anti-Russian activists gathered outside Ukraine’s parliament Tuesday for its first full session since the new president was sworn in. While Ukraine’s revolution was supposed to have ended with February’s ouster of pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych, some demonstrators say those violent...

    Ukraine Mulls Security, Including Building Wall Along Russia Border
    Jun18

    Ukraine Mulls Security, Including Building Wall Along Russia Border

    Ukraine’s leaders are puzzling over how to cut off Russian support for a separatist rebellion in the east of the country but one of its richest men thinks he has the answer. Billionaire businessman Ihor Kolomoisky has suggested building a wall along the almost 2,000 km (1,200-mile) land border with Russia to prevent fighters and weapons...

    Ukraine Suspects Attack in Gas Pipeline Blast
    Jun17

    Ukraine Suspects Attack in Gas Pipeline Blast

    An explosion in central Ukraine’s Poltava region Tuesday hit a section of the largest transit pipeline for Russian natural gas to western Europe, in what one Ukrainian official said may have been a terrorist act. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said several theories for the cause of the explosion were being considered, the...

    Ukraine, Iraq Conflicts Reinvigorate NATO Alliance
    Jun17

    Ukraine, Iraq Conflicts Reinvigorate NATO Alliance

    The role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] in the 21st century is in sharp focus now with the conflicts underway on the bloc’s eastern and southern borders. As Henry Ridgwell reports from London, the alliance born at the outset of the Cold War is in resurgence as new threats emerge around the globe. …read more Source:...

    Anti-Yanukovich Protesters Call for New Parliament
    Jun17

    Anti-Yanukovich Protesters Call for New Parliament

    Thousands of students, anti-Russian activists and residents gather outside Ukraine’s parliament Tuesday for its first full session since the new president was sworn in. VOA’s Anita Powell reports from the protest in Kyiv. …read more Source: Voice of...

    Russian television reporter killed in Ukraine
    Jun17

    Russian television reporter killed in Ukraine

    A Russian television reporter was killed Tuesday while covering the crisis in Ukraine, according to state-run media. …read more Source:...

    Explainer: Why This Russian-Ukrainian ‘Gas War’ Is Different From The Others
    Jun17

    Explainer: Why This Russian-Ukrainian ‘Gas War’ Is Different From The Others

    Russia has halted gas supplies to Ukraine – a major escalation of a dispute in which Russia’s state-owned gas giant Gazprom is demanding that Kyiv settle its huge gas debt. But in many ways, what many have dubbed the third “gas war” between the two countries is different than previous disputes in 2006 and 2009....

    Some Smile, Others Squirm As Obscenity Becomes Latest Rallying Cry In Ukraine Crisis
    Jun17

    Some Smile, Others Squirm As Obscenity Becomes Latest Rallying Cry In Ukraine Crisis

    A popular, if vulgar, slogan comparing Vladimir Putin to a particular part of the male anatomy has gained an even wider audience since Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andriy Deshchytsa, was caught on video repeating the phrase. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Serbia, Russia say Ready to Go Ahead with South Stream Gas Line
    Jun17

    Serbia, Russia say Ready to Go Ahead with South Stream Gas Line

    Russia said on Tuesday it expected Serbia to begin building its leg of the Gazprom-led South Stream gas pipeline as planned in July, saying Belgrade and Moscow were ready to move forward with the project. Against a backdrop of conflict in Ukraine, the pipeline plan has become a focus of tension between Russia and the European Union, with Serbian...