Section: The Christian Science Monitor (USA)
Putin classifies Russian soldiers’ deaths while denying Ukraine buildup
Russian opposition activists released a report this month saying at least 220 serving Russian soldiers were killed in fighting in east Ukraine last summer and earlier this year. …read more Source: Christian Science...
In tiny Moldova, hints of a ‘federalized’ Ukraine’s future
Gagauzia, an autonomous region in southern Moldova, looks to Moscow before the West, much as Ukraine’s restive east does. And the poor, agricultural region could show the problems a federalized Donbass might face. …read more Source: Christian Science...
As Russian bear stirs, Finland reconsiders its neutrality
The Kremlin’s adventurism in Ukraine has brought a new allure for Helsinki to partner with NATO. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Return to pragmatism in Russia-West ties? Kerry-Putin talks hint that way. (+video)
The US secretary’s visit to Russia, on the heels of a visit by Angela Merkel, suggests that the Kremlin and the West are trying to cooperate on international issues like Iran and Ukraine. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Return to pragmatism in Russia-West ties? Kerry-Putin talks hint that way.
The US secretary’s visit to Russia, on the heels of a visit by Angela Merkel, suggests that the Kremlin and the West are trying to cooperate on international issues like Iran and Ukraine. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Honors for Ukrainian nationalists anger their victims – in Poland
Poles have joined critics in Moscow and eastern Ukraine in opposing a new Ukrainian law that would grant World War II-era nationalists an honored status. The nationalists killed tens of thousands of Poles during the war. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Oligarchs out, regional governments in? Ukraine eyes power reshuffle (+video)
Ukraine’s reformers are figuring out how to move the levers of power from Kiev and the oligarchs to the individual regions – but without fracturing the country. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Oligarchs out, regional governments in? Ukraine eyes power reshuffle
Ukraine’s reformers are figuring out how to move the levers of power from Kiev and the oligarchs to the individual regions – but without fracturing the country. …read more Source: Christian Science...
New rockets around Donetsk puts new pressure on Ukraine cease-fire
Kiev says that rebels fired rockets last night at government forces on the outskirts of the rebel-held city of Donetsk. President Poroshenko warned that the threat of full-scale war still looms. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Walled off: In non-rebel eastern Ukraine, frustrations with Kiev mount
No one in Russian-speaking Kharkiv wants to follow rebels into open revolt. But locals say Kiev has no idea how badly it’s aggravating the region with its initiatives, including the ‘Great Wall of Ukraine.’ …read more Source: Christian Science...
