Ukraine PM: 'Crimea Was, Is, And Will Be An Integral Part Of Ukraine'
Arseniy Yatsenyuk, prime minister of Ukraine, has told CNBC he is not prepared to make any concessions over Crimea, the region of Ukraine which is at the center of tensions between Russia and the...
View ArticleLeading Ukraine Politician Warns Of 'Guerrilla Warfare' If Russia Annexes Crimea
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Leading Ukrainian politician Yulia Tymoshenko said there was a danger of guerrilla war in Crimea should it be incorporated into Russia and appealed to Germany and others on Friday...
View ArticleEx-Putin Aide: Putin Would Attack Russians To Justify War In Ukraine
BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. — “Right now, Russian special forces from the 22nd Brigade are in Ukraine, and we should expect staged attacks on Russian soldiers and citizens.”Andrei Illarionov doesn't mince...
View ArticleAn Exotic, Giant Virus Was Thawed From The Russian Tundra
An exotic giant virus is thawed from the Russian tundraIt sounds like a film plot. A group of virus-hunting scientists get hold of a 32,000-year-old slab of Siberian permafrost. Overcome with...
View ArticleWhy Crimea Is So Valuable To Russia
On Thursday, Crimean ministers held a vote in their regional parliament to join the Russian Federation and secede from Ukraine, and to organize a referendum on the issue for 16 March. The move comes as...
View ArticleThe Crisis In Ukraine Echoes What Happened In Japan Back In WWII
Scenes of Russian troops in southern Ukraine are stirring up grim memories half a world away among Japanese islanders who were forced off their home by Soviet forces in the last days of World War...
View ArticleNow A Russian Helicopter And Drone Have Violated Georgian Airspace
As if violating Ukrainian airspace wasn’t enough, a Russian and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) have now violated Georgian airspace.According to Georgia’s Foreign Ministry, on March 6 at about 12:20...
View ArticleWitnesses Say Russians Just Seized A Ukrainian Military Post Without Firing A...
SEVASTOPOL Ukraine (Reuters) - Armed men thought to be Russians drove a truck into a Ukrainian missile defence post in the Crimea region on Friday and took control without a shot being fired, a Reuters...
View ArticleThe Crisis In Ukraine Has Much Deeper And Darker Roots Than Many Realize
Growing up in a Ukrainian family, I always wondered where my Baba's frantic need to feed everyone originated.My grandparents didn't talk about how they suffered during the Holodomor— a forced famine in...
View ArticleThese Are Obama's Options On The 'Cold War Chessboard'
President Obama and his administration may be keeping their options open publicly, but analysts say that privately they are discussing all options of how to respond to Russian President Vladimir...
View ArticleVice Reporter In Crimea Challenges Russian Soldiers: 'Are You Going To Shoot...
Vice News reporter Simon Ostrovsky has been covering the ongoing crisis in Crimea with interesting and insightful dispatches being released over the past week, but it's how he handles people who don't...
View ArticleFormer Russian Oligarch: The Kremlin Is Lying About Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) - Former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, addressing thousands of people at the cradle of the uprising against Ukraine's Moscow-backed leader, accused Russia on Sunday of being complicit...
View ArticleThe 'Hidden Debts' Of Russia And Ukraine That Could Make Them More Exposed...
In recent years, corporations in emerging markets (EM) have increasingly sought to tap international bond markets to finance themselves, as low interest rates at the global level have provided more...
View ArticleFormer US Defense Secretary: Crimea Is A Lost Cause
President Obama’s former defense secretary is making a grim prediction: At the end of the day, Russia will successfully annex Crimea from Ukraine, no matter how many economic sanctions or assets...
View Article26 Disquieting Photos Of Armed Russians Still Surrounding Ukrainian Soldiers...
Russia claims that the troops have taken over Ukraine's Crimea peninsula are "self-defense forces created by the inhabitants of Crimea, we have no authority over them."But an increasing number of...
View ArticleThis Is An Actual Billboard In Crimea
These images reveal a lot about the Russian occupation of Crimea and the March 16 referendum that will decide if the Ukrainian peninsula formally secedes to Russia. It is all but a foregone...
View Article17 Mind-Blowing Facts About Russia
Russia has been all over the headlines recently.Earlier this year, it was for the Sochi Winter Olympics. More recently, it's because president Vladimir Putin has been flexing his muscles again, this...
View ArticleRussian Nationalists Rally For Regaining All Lost USSR Territory
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in Moscow to demand that Putin tighten his grip on Crimea.Russian nationalist forces gathered in central Moscow on Monday to ask the Russian president,...
View ArticleEXPERT: The Ukraine-Russia Cyberwar Is 'More Serious And Damaging' Than The...
The Russian-Ukrainian cyber war could be "far more serious and damaging" than any actions taken involving the annexation of Crimea, according to computer security and forensics expert Darren...
View ArticleJihadi Crimean Tatars Threaten Terrorism After Russian Takeover
Crimean Tatars, wary of Russia after Stalin deported their entire population from Crimea in 1944, are warning that any Russian annexation of Crimea could lead to a new "jihadi front."There are roughly...
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