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Germany Urges Negotiations on Eastern Ukraine
Germany Urges Negotiations on Eastern Ukraine FRANKFURT--German government officials over the weekend urged members of the international contact group on eastern Ukraine to resume negotiations for setting the line separating government-controlled areas from separatist-occupied territories. The contact group includes Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. "We support the tireless efforts... Forward>>
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Ukraine's parliament approves 2015 budget
Ukraine's parliament approves 2015 budget Ukraine's parliament backed a budget for 2015 on Monday that it had been under pressure to approve to secure the next tranche of financial aid under a $17 billion International Monetary Fund loan package, the Interfax news agency reported. Before the budget vote in the early hours of the morning, deputies approved a series of austerity laws, including an amendment to impose additional duties... Forward>>
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Events in Ukraine on 29 December 2014.
Events in Ukraine on 29 December 2014. Reactor No. 6 of Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (NPP) which was unscheduledly disconnected from the power grid on Sunday morning, was reconnected at 22:35 the same day, a NPP representative said in a statement. "[The plant] is increasing its capacity," the statement reads. All six Zaporizhia NPP reactors are now operational. Background radiation on the industrial site and in the sanitary... Forward>>
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Interview with Henry Kissinger: 'Do We Achieve World Order Through Chaos or Insight?'
Interview with Henry Kissinger: 'Do We Achieve World Order Through Chaos or Insight?' Henry Kissinger is the most famous and most divisive secretary of state the US has ever had. In an interview, he discusses his new book exploring the crises of our time, from Syria to Ukraine, and the limits of American power. He says he acted in accordance with his convictions in Vietnam. Henry Kissinger seems more youthful than his 91 years. He is focused and affable, but also guarded, ready at any time... Forward>>
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Events in Ukraine on 24 December 2014.
Events in Ukraine on 24 December 2014. Rebels fired 25 times, also with Grad volley fire systems; UAVs observed near Mariupol. The number of provocations conducted in the ATO area has increased with rebels having attacked army positions at least 25 times just overnight. Rebels used machine-guns, grenade launchers, mortars and artillery, the ATO press centre reported on the morning of December 24. Militants fired upon a new terminal... Forward>>
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Ukraine Needs New Security Guarantees
Ukraine Needs New Security Guarantees This year we witnessed two decades of genuine efforts to build a reliable post-Cold War security system shattered by the desire of one country, driven by its imperial ambitions, to reestablish the long-gone division lines of the previous century. Twenty years ago, in December 1994 in Budapest, Ukraine received security assurances against threats or use of force against its territorial integrity... Forward>>
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Events in Ukraine on 23 December 2014.
Events in Ukraine on 23 December 2014. Ukraine abolishes its status of a military non-aligned country. The Ukrainian Parliament and the Verkhovna Rada have adopted amendments to the law regulating the country's domestic and foreign policies, as well as national security principles, by annulling the Ukrainian status of a non-aligned country. The bill, which was forwarded by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko... Forward>>
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For Putin, a year of successes and failures — on Ukraine, NATO and the West
For Putin, a year of successes and failures — on Ukraine, NATO and the West Amid increasing speculation that the ruble's collapse could shake Vladimir Putin's grip on power, the Russian president addressed his critics at his annual news conference. (Reuters). A year ago, most Ukrainians didn’t want to join NATO. U.S. tanks weren’t doing training exercises near the Russian border. And a dollar bought 33 rubles. But after the most tumultuous stretch of President Vladimir... Forward>>
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Events in Ukraine on 22 December 2014.
Events in Ukraine on 22 December 2014. ATO Headquarters: 24 hours in the ATO area with no casualties. No casualties among the Ukrainian military were reported in the past 24 hours, a spokesman for the Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council, Andriy Lysenko, reported at a briefing on Monday. However, according to Lysenko, rebels continue to conduct provocative activities. "The largest number of clashes was recorded... Forward>>
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Events in Ukraine on 19 December 2014.
Events in Ukraine on 19 December 2014. Almost 12 thousand people moved out of the ATO area within 48 hours, a spokesman for the Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council, Andriy Lysenko, reported at a briefing. "According to our information, 12 thousand people have moved out of the ATO area to other regions just in recent days. In total, 550 223 citizens of Lugansk and Donetsk regions have moved from the ATO area so far... Forward>>
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EU says Ukraine needs $15 billion, has limited ability to help
EU says Ukraine needs $15 billion, has limited ability to help The International Monetary Fund estimates Ukraine needs another $15 billion in financing to withstand an economic crisis but the European Union has only limited capacity to help, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk appealed to the EU in Brussels this week for urgent financial aid. He says Ukraine, facing a pro-Russian... Forward>>
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Ukraine ceasefire leaves frontline counting cost of war in uneasy calm
Ukraine ceasefire leaves frontline counting cost of war in uneasy calm Lull in fighting prompts some locals to fear Moscow is retooling its strategy, while others suspect it has abandoned them. It was mid-morning when the bombs began to fall on Artyomove, a crumbling mining town on the frontline in eastern Ukraine. One mortar landed in Nina Dmitrievna’s garden. It flattened her fence. Another hit next door, gouging a large raw hole in a black plot... Forward>>
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Events in Ukraine on 18 December 2014.
Events in Ukraine on 18 December 2014. 162 members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have died as a result of hostilities since the truce agreement was inked on September 5, Vladislav Seleznev, a spokesman for the General Staff of the Armed Forces said at a briefing on Thursday, as reported by "INTERFAX-Ukraine”. According to him, rebels have shelled army positions over a hundred times since the new ceasefire was declared... Forward>>
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Events in Ukraine on 17 December 2014.
Events in Ukraine on 17 December 2014. Russia may begin a full-scale continental war at any time, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said. "Our country is facing serious and dangerous challenges today. The ceasefire constantly violated by Russian terrorists may turn into a new bloody confrontation any moment now. Russia may unleash a full-scale continental war. And this... Forward>>
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Oil Prices Hurting Putin More Than Ukraine Crisis
Oil Prices Hurting Putin More Than Ukraine Crisis Oil prices are hurting the Russian economy more than the Ukraine crisis. Despite sanctions and a lock-out of Russian banks from tapping credit from Western lenders, Vladimir Putin may still have the upper hand, at least strategically. Washington’s man in Kiev, Prime Minister Arseniy “Yats” Yatsenyuk, continues to portray Russia as the reason for all of Ukraine’s troubles. But, as the Financial... Forward>>
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Kissinger warns of West’s ‘fatal mistake’ that may lead to new Cold War
Kissinger warns of West’s ‘fatal mistake’ that may lead to new Cold War Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has given a chilling assessment of a new geopolitical situation taking shape amid the Ukrainian crisis, warning of a possible new Cold War and calling the West’s approach to the crisis a “fatal mistake.” The 91-year-old diplomat characterized the tense relations as exhibiting the danger of “another Cold War.” “This danger does exist and we can't... Forward>>
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Events in Ukraine on 16 December 2014.
Events in Ukraine on 16 December 2014. Reporters Without Borders: Ukraine becoming one of the most dangerous countries for journalists. According to the report of Reporters Without Borders, Ukraine is one of the most dangerous countries for journalists, a statement published on Tuesday reads, as reported by MedіaSapіens. According to information provided by Reporters Without Borders, 66 journalists were killed... Forward>>
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Events in Ukraine on 15 December 2014.
Events in Ukraine on 15 December 2014. UN: Over one million citizens have left Donbas. The number of people who have escaped Donbas because of hostilities and the deterioration of the social situation has exceeded one million people, Ivan Šimonović Secretary-General for Human Rights said at a briefing in Kyiv. According to him, the number of internally displaced people had exceeded 542 thousands, and more than 567 thousand... Forward>>
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Events in Ukraine on 12 December 2014.
Events in Ukraine on 12 December 2014. Head of the SSU Valentyn Nalyvaychenko is confident that rebels in the east of Ukraine obtain money from former government officials and businessmen, who have fled to Russia. "Today's sources of terrorist financing in Donbas region are, first of all, those who have fled and now live in Moscow, namely the ex-president (Victor Yanukovych) himself and his entourage, as well as some businessmen... Forward>>
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Opinion: Appeal against war with Russia reveals ignorance about Eastern Europe
Opinion: Appeal against war with Russia reveals ignorance about Eastern Europe Sixty prominent Germans have issued a public appeal against war with Russia. Although honorable, the appeal overlooks certain key facts, writes DW’s Ingo Mannteufel. The petition titled "New war in Europe? Not in our name" was signed by 60 prominent, well-respected Germans intent on avoiding war in Europe and in favor of dialogue with Russia. And they're right: There should not be any more wars... Forward>>
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Events in Ukraine on 11 December 2014.
Events in Ukraine on 11 December 2014. Poroshenko to Putin: "Please, withdraw your troops from my territory". During a visit to Australia on Thursday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko pleaded with Russia to withdraw its troops from his country and close to the Ukraine-Russia border. "Please withdraw your troops from my territory. Please close the border. And I promise if you close the border, within one, two, three weeks... Forward>>
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Ukraine forces, rebels largely suspend hostilities
Ukraine forces, rebels largely suspend hostilities DONETSK, Ukraine — Government troops and Russian-backed separatists largely suspended hostilities in east Ukraine on Tuesday, raising hopes of a lasting peaceful settlement in a conflict that has raged for seven months and claimed thousands of lives. The lull in fighting followed a proposal by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to hold a “day of silence” as a bid to revive a largely... Forward>>
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Opinion: Stop Talking about NATO Membership for Ukraine
Opinion: Stop Talking about NATO Membership for Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (third from left) speaks at the start of a meeting of NATO ministers of foreign affairs on Tuesday. The president of Ukraine is talking up the idea of a national referendum to join NATO, an idea that the military alliance's chief has openly supported. But such a debate is dangerous - because it divides member states and provides Putin with powerful... Forward>>
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The Impact of Russian High Technology Weapons: Transforming the Strategic Balance in Asia
The Impact of Russian High Technology Weapons: Transforming the Strategic Balance in Asia The F-22A Raptor, B-2A Spirit and planned “2018 bomber” are the only US designs capable of surviving in the technological environment presented by the current and emerging generation of Russian high technology weapons. The 'Fulda Gap optimised' F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is not capable of surviving in this environment and is for all intents and purposes now a strategically irrelevant design... Forward>>
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Events in Ukraine on 10 December 2014.
Events in Ukraine on 10 December 2014. The Day of Silence has been prolonged in the ATO area, a spokesman for the Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council, Andriy Lysenko, reported at a briefing replying to questions of journalists. "Taking into consideration the fact that our proposal was met with approval, and we could see that the intensity of shelling has decreased we continue to hold a cease-fire deal and hope that... Forward>>
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