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      Summary information and map from National Security and Defense Council – 02.11.2014
      Nov02

      Summary information and map from National Security and Defense Council – 02.11.2014

      NSDC: SBU opens criminal investigation upon pseudo referendum in eastern Ukraine Kyiv, November 2, 2014. “Elections” held by the terrorist organizations, the so-called LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic) and DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic) in Donbas contradict Minsk arrangements and will not be recognized by the international community. View the map...

      Summary information and map from National Security and Defense Council – 1.11.2014
      Nov02

      Summary information and map from National Security and Defense Council – 1.11.2014

      Militants keep violating ceasefire agreements. Their activity is mostly localized in several districts. Russia-backed terrorists were attacking Ukrainian troops’ positions with mortar fire, grenade guns, AA mounts and light weapons 6 times on the territory of Donetsk airport and Ukrainian army disposition in Pisky settlement. Militants are...

      Eastern Ukraine starts voting

      Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine began voting in controversial elections, as heavy fighting continues. …read more Source:...

      Summary information and map from National Security and Defense Council – 31.10.2014
      Nov01

      Summary information and map from National Security and Defense Council – 31.10.2014

      Kyiv, 31 October 2014 – This morning at around 7 am the so-called Russian humanitarian convoy started crossing into Ukraine. Movement of 76 vehicles and 147 persons in total was spotted at the two Russian border crossing points (BCPs) “Matveev Kurgan” and “Donetsk”. Ukrainian border guards who are on duty at these BCPs in the framework of the...

      Today’s Corruption Video: Which Ukrainian Officials Own These Palaces?
      Nov01

      Today’s Corruption Video: Which Ukrainian Officials Own These Palaces?

      The former director and deputy director of Ukraine’s state-owned gas company, Naftogaz, will have been waiting today to hear if they are elected to Ukraine’s parliament, not least because winning seats would offer them immunity from prosecution. Prosecution for what? …read more Source: Atlantic...

      Ukraine Counts Its Votes: Here Is What They Mean
      Nov01

      Ukraine Counts Its Votes: Here Is What They Mean

      Official Tallies Are Tracking With Polls Predicting a Strong, Pro-Europe and Reformist Coalition With 71 percent of Ukraine’s ballots counted today, the official results are broadly tracking the recent days’ polls, suggesting that Ukraine’s next government will be a pro-European coalition built across several political parties,...

      Ukrainians Vote for a European Future and for Reform
      Nov01

      Ukrainians Vote for a European Future and for Reform

      Parliament Election is a Defeat for Russia’s Putin: How Will He Respond? If Sunday’s exit poll accurately depicts Ukraine’s parliamentary vote, the outcome is a stunning victory for reform and a pro-European orientation—and a big defeat for Russian President Vladimir Putin. It immediately raises the question whether Putin will...

      George Soros on Ukraine: Europe Is Sleeping Through Its Decisive Fight
      Nov01

      George Soros on Ukraine: Europe Is Sleeping Through Its Decisive Fight

      Billionaire investment magnate and pro-democracy philanthropist George Soros has sounded what he says is a wake-up call to Europe (and to the United States) over a failure to see that it is “facing a challenge from Russia to its very existence.” You can read here his full 3,200-word essay for the New York Review of Books, or take in his main...

      A Night in War-Shattered Lugansk: Russian Soldiers Share Vodka with Western Journalists
      Nov01

      A Night in War-Shattered Lugansk: Russian Soldiers Share Vodka with Western Journalists

      ‘You Didn’t See Us Here,’ Officer Admonishes, as Moscow Keeps Military Options in Ukraine As Ukrainians elect a parliament this weekend, new evidence pops up of Russia’s military role in their country: Western journalists this week found destroyed Russian tanks in Donetsk—and very live (if somewhat drunk) Russian soldiers happy...

      Ukraine Gas Deal May Show That the West’s Sanctions on Russia Are Working
      Nov01

      Ukraine Gas Deal May Show That the West’s Sanctions on Russia Are Working

      The gas supply deal signed in Brussels yesterday among Russia, Ukraine and the European Union “is perhaps the clearest indication yet that sanctions imposed on Russia are working in terms of changing Russia’s behavior,” writes Timothy Ash, an economist who directs emerging markets strategy at Standard Bank in London. …read more...