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Planned separatists-organized elections in Ukraine are not legitimate – US Department of State
The United States Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt posts on his official Twitter that Minsk Agreements call for local elections in Eastern Ukraine to be conducted under Ukrainian law and international observation: Minsk Agreements call for local elections in eastern Ukraine to be conducted under Ukrainian law & int’l observation...
Is Syria Putin’s Off-Ramp from the Ukraine Crisis?
Ever since Moscow’s “little green men” appeared in Crimea, the West has been anxious to provide Russian President Vladimir Putin an “off-ramp” from his aggression in Ukraine. US, French, German, and European Union diplomats have made numerous efforts to find a face-saving way for Putin to back off.For the longest...
Europe’s Next Wave of Migrants May Come From Ukraine
In chess, a player is in “zugzwang” when no move will rescue his situation.Russian President Vladimir Putin has put Ukraine in “zugzwang” and, as things now stand, the country is unable to move forward militarily, economically or diplomatically.Without relief, Europe may end up with another deluge of asylum seekers, this...
Putin and Obama to discuss Syria
Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin will meet to discuss the Syrian crisis amid suspicions over Russia’s increasing presence in Syria. ||| Amid suspicions in some Western nations that Vladimir Putin is using the Syrian conflict to flex Moscow’s military might as he builds up the Russian presence in the country, Barack Obama and Mr Putin...
Russia Looking for an Exit?
As Russia increases its support for beleaguered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, rebels in eastern Ukraine have observed a ceasefire since September 1. The second Minsk ceasefire agreement, signed in February, had been repeatedly violated. But things have changed. Some separatist leaders have left the area, returning to posh jobs in Moscow....
Creating ‘A Piece of America’ in the Carpathian Mountains
Camp America, located at a charmingly rustic resort in Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains, welcomed twenty young Ukrainians for a week in August. For most of them, Camp America—a 24/7 English-language environment where all activities are conducted in English—was their first experience with native English speakers.”I like to tell our...
Aurelius seeks better Ukraine debt terms
The hedge fund has accumulated Ukraine sovereign bonds and formed a group seeking improvements to a recent debt workout, a source said. ||| London – A hedge fund that has for years used courts to secure better debt repayment terms from Argentina has accumulated Ukraine sovereign bonds and formed a group seeking improvements to a recent debt...
Investigative Journalists Present Exhaustive Report on ‘Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine’
The Russian government under President Vladimir Putin is “directly coordinating and leading the fight to destabilize and disunite Ukraine”—despite Putin’s increasingly desperate efforts to hide the truth—concludes a damning report issued September 17. “An Invasion by Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine” is a joint...
Czech Republic ratifies EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
The Czech Parliament ratified an Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine, the document was sent to President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman for signature. The press service of the Parliament of the Czech Republic reported. It should be noted that after the vote for the ratification by the Chamber of Deputies, the relevant law should...
How Putin Shot Himself in the Foot
Russian propaganda managed to surpass its own absurdity when the head of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Aleksandr Bastrykin, claimed that Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk fought alongside rebel forces in both Chechen wars. Yatsenyuk supposedly tortured and executed Russian soldiers there. This apparently took place in the...