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Merkel Warns Putin: You Have Failed The Peace Process, And New Sanctions Are...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday the G-7 nations are contemplating further sanctions on Russia amid a lack of progress toward de-escalation in the wake of the deal reached in Geneva,...
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The Crisis In Ukraine Is About The Future Of War And Peace
I find the Ukraine crisis painful to watch for many reasons, but as an American I find it especially painful because this crisis has finally and completely laid bare the utter strategic incoherence of...
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Ukraine Rebel City Says It Is Holding International Observers After Finding A...
SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Armed pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slaviansk were holding a group of international observers on Friday, saying they had found a Ukrainian spy...
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Russian Jets Cross Into Ukraine's Airspace
Russian planes have violated Ukrainian airspace several times over the past 24 hours, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday.Col. Steve Warren offered no further details of the incursions to Reuters, but...
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The US And EU Are About To Impose More Sanctions On Russia And Putin's 'Cronies'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union are expected to impose fresh sanctions on Russian individuals on Monday in response to Moscow's alleged efforts to destabilize eastern...
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Vice Reporter In Ukraine: 'I Was Blindfolded, Beaten, And Tied Up With Tape'
On Thursday, armed gunmen who held me prisoner for three nights and three days released me into the streets of Sloviansk, in eastern Ukraine. My release was as unexplained as my capture.On Monday night...
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Russia Slammed With Intensified Sanctions From G7
The G7 group of nations agreed on Saturday to impose sanctions on Russia over its meddling in Ukraine, adding to international pressure on Moscow.The move effectively adds the voices of Canada and...
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Russia Responds To Threat Of More Sanctions By Violating Ukraine's Airspace
What did Russia do after being threatened with more sanctions by the United States, the European Union, and the leaders of the G7 on Friday? It repeatedly violated Ukraine's airspace with fighter jets,...
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US OFFICIAL: New Sanctions Will Target Russia's Defense Industry And Putin's...
The next round of US sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine will target Russia's defense industry as well as individuals and companies close to President Vladimir Putin, a senior US official said...
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Mayor Of Ukraine's Second Largest City Shot As Pro-Russia Gunmen Expand Their...
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- The mayor of an eastern Ukrainian city has been shot and wounded amid separatist unrest, his office says.The office of Hennady Kernes, the mayor of Ukraine's second-largest city...
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In One Paragraph, Why Putin Is Probably Chuckling At The Latest Sanctions
"[T]oday’s action fell well short of broad sanctions against the Russian energy sector. We would suggest that the U.S. action was taken very carefully so as to enable European leaders to present a...
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ROUBINI: A New Cold War Has Begun, And It's At Risk Of Becoming A Hot War
Russia and Ukraine continue to be the geopolitical hotspot of the world.The U.S. just imposed stricter sanctions on key Russian officials who are believed to have played a role in escalating the crisis...
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US Air Force Jets Intercept Russian Spy Plane Over The Baltic
According to Latvia’s Military, U.S. Air Force F-15Cs, deployed to Šiauliai, Lithuania for air policing in the Baltics, intercepted an Il-20 spy plane.Russian Air Force missions in the area often...
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Latest US Sanctions Are Big Blow To Russia's Technology Sector
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. restrictions on high-tech exports to Russia under its latest Ukraine-related sanctions will be a blow to Russian companies in the sector, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei...
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Visa And MasterCard Are Suspending Services To Sanctioned Russian Banks
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. payment-card firm Visa said on Tuesday it would suspend network services to Russian banks SMP and InvestCapitalbank, which were sanctioned on Monday by the United States, in...
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Pro-Russia Separatists Have Now Seized Government Buildings In At Least 10...
LUHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Demonstrators seeking more power for Ukraine's regions stormed the government building in Luhansk with baseball bats Tuesday, seizing control of a key site in one of the largest...
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Latest US Sanctions On Russia Threaten Work In Space
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Extensive cooperation in space between Washington and Moscow came under pressure on Tuesday after the United States banned high-tech exports to Russia under new Ukraine-related...
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US Treasury Trolls Russia Over Country's Crappy Financial Markets
The U.S. levied new sanctions on Russian officials and businesses on Monday, and the Obama administration has been pushing the case that its sanctions are taking a toll on the Russian economy.The...
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12 Disturbing Photos Of Pro-Russia Separatists Taking Over East Ukraine
Events in eastern Ukraine are becoming progressively more unstable with each passing day. Pro-Russian separatists have now seized government buildings in at least 10 cities throughout the eastern part...
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