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Nolan Peterson: Is This How World War III Starts?
More than 10,000 are now dead, and almost 2 million have fled their homes.
World NewsTrump’s Personal Attorney Michael Cohen May Have Brokered A Pro-Russia ‘Peace Deal’ Without Authority
Over the last week, much of Washington has been abuzz as Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, has desperately been fighting the story that he delivered a “pro-Russia” peace deal to end the war in the Ukraine directly to former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Flynn resigned over …
RussiaKidnapped Ukrainian MP found unharmed, attackers detained: prosecutor
A Ukrainian lawmaker kidnapped in the southern city of Odessa earlier on Thursday has been found unharmed and his attackers have been detained, the local prosecutor's office said.<p>Earlier, the head of President Petro Poroshenko's BPP faction, Ihor Hryniv, told parliament that MP Oleksiy Honcharenko …
RussiaMartin Docherty-Hughes: A European war we no longer thought possible
Recent weeks have seen worrying reports of increased movements of Russian heavy armour, especially round the town of Avdiivka. These units moving in …
RussiaReview: A schmaltzy history lesson in 'Bitter Harvest'
"Stalin's tyranny could destroy their country. But not their love."<p>Yep, that's the tagline for "Bitter Harvest," the new movie about young love during the Holodomor, the 1932-33 forced famine in Ukraine orchestrated by Josef Stalin that killed millions. And if it sounds like a schmaltzy, soap …
RussiaBitter Harvest: light shone on Ukrainian tragedy
<b>Epic historical romance, Bitter Harvest, is not an easy watch.</b><p>The film is set against the real-life backdrop of the Holodomor - when millions of Ukrainians were starved to death in the early 1930s as Soviet leader Joseph Stalin stripped them of their produce to force farmers into …
Film (UK)Ukrainian Lawmaker Who Met With Trump Lawyer Now Faces Treason Probe
Prosecutors accused Andrii Artemenko, a member of Ukraine's parliament, of conspiring with Russia to commit “subversive acts against Ukraine," …
RussiaA Ukrainian might have tried to blackmail Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, might have faced a blackmail attempt from a Ukrainian parliamentarian last summer,</i> …
John BoehnerPutin lays wreath to commemorate Russian military dead
Russian President Vladimir Putin laid a wreath in snowy central Moscow on Thursday to mark the Defenders of the Fatherland holiday, which honours Russian and Soviet military efforts.<p>Putin was joined by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the …
RussiaFormer Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was blackmailed over Russia ties after being hacked: report
A new report suggests that Paul Manafort's Russian connection was used by attempted blackmailers<p>A new report suggests that Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, was the victim of a blackmail attempt by a Ukrainian parliament member who was aware of both Trump’s and …
Donald TrumpWhat I Saw in Kyiv
Ukraine’s democrats are desperate for American leadership, but they fear Trump will abandon them to Moscow’s clutches.<p>I last visited Kyiv in April 2014, when the energy in the city was still electric. For months, Independence Square—dubbed the Euromaidan by Ukrainians seeking to tug their country …
RussiaUkraine's Ex-President Pushes Peace Proposal
MOSCOW—Ukraine’s former president, living in self-imposed exile in Russia, has sent President Donald Trump a peace plan on ending the conflict in Ukraine, in the newest freelance effort by a Ukrainian politician to reach out to the White House.<p>The proposal by Viktor Yanukovych, who fled Ukraine …
World NewsWhy Belarus Can't Afford to Be the New Ukraine
Is it too late for Lukashenko to defy Russia?On February 3 Belarusian president Aleksandr Lukashenko launched the fiercest of his rhetorical attacks …
MinskRussian-backed rebels are back on the offensive in Ukraine
By Jake Hanrahan on Feb 22, 2017<p>A new cease-fire agreement was implemented in Ukraine Monday, aiming to stem the escalating clashes between Ukrainian fighters and Russian-backed separatists on the ground. Despite hopes that this planned effort would calm recent tensions, there were a reported 200 …
RussiaUkrainian right-wing groups stage anti-government rally in Kiev
A few thousand Ukrainians rallied on Wednesday to demand a change of political leadership in a demonstration that coincided with the third anniversary of the ousting of pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovich amid mass street protests.<p>The rally was organized by three right-wing parties who accuse …
KievWhy the arrest of Firtash may mean the death of the Russian mafia
2017/02/23 Analysis & Opinion<p>Article by: Vitaliy Portnikov<p>The arrest of Dmytro Firtash may be the beginning of the end of the dangerous …
RussiaUkraine and the Shadowy Freelancers
The Russia-related questions on which President Trump urgently needs to shed some light seem to multiply by the day. The latest involve the president’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, and his work with an obscure Ukrainian opposition legislator and a Russian-born New Yorker who has done business …
RussiaUkraine's Unconventional Approach To Drone Warfare Was Born Out Of Necessity
Ukraine’s military was already severely overmatched against the Russian-backed rebels it began fighting in the east back in 2014, and its drone …
DronesMikhail Gorbachev selling lakeside getaway in Germany
The Soviet leader was often seen in the Bavarian town of Rottach-Egern - just one of many well-heeled Russians in the area. Poor health means he no longer visits.<p>Mikhail Gorbachev, the former leader of the Soviet Union, listed his vast estate in Germany for sale, local media reported.<p>Gorbachev, a …
Real EstateLithuania to continue policy of non-recognition of occupation and annexation of Crimea
Lithuania to continue policy of non-recognition of occupation and annexation of Crimea<p>Also Lithuanian Foreign Ministry noted that they would continue …
CrimeaYanukovych Resurfaces: 'Ukraine Has Become a Wild Country' - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
<b>February 22, 2017</b> 05:36 PM<p>Viktor Yanukovych went underground following the Maidan Square uprising in Kiev three years ago, but this week he …
RussiaUkraine leader praises 'effective' dialogue with Trump (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday he has had two "very effective" conversations with US counterpart Donald Trump and …
KievNolan Peterson: Putin Provokes Military Buildup
Eastern Europe has become the most rapidly militarizing region on earth.
NATOWho Is Paul Manafort's Man In Kyiv? An Interview With Konstantin Kilimnik
KYIV -- An elusive Ukrainian associate of Paul Manafort said he briefed the former campaign chairman for U.S. President Donald Trump on Ukraine …
RussiaVatican to Security Council: enforce Ukraine ceasefire
2017-02-22 Vatican Radio<p>(Vatican Radio) The Vatican on Tuesday said “all necessary steps should be taken to enforce the ceasefire and to implement …
RussiaFlash - Ex-Ukraine leader urges Trump to end war in east - France 24
MOSCOW (AFP) -<p>Former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych has urged US President Donald Trump to act to stop the war in eastern Ukraine that he blamed on "irresponsible actions" by Kiev and the West.<p>In the letter, which was made public on Wednesday, Yanukovych urges the US leader to "take urgent …
World NewsHelp stop war in Ukraine, aid children in need, says church leader
ROME — The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church called on the international community to “stop the aggressor” in Ukraine’s “forgotten conflict” and …
RussiaInterview: U.S. Lawmakers Call For Lethal Weapons For Ukraine
Two U.S. lawmakers say the time has come for the United States to supply Ukraine with lethal weapons to better defend itself against Moscow-backed …
RussiaGorbachev slams “aggressive” Swiss chapter for Green Cross woes
Former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev has blamed Swiss “sabotage” for instability at the environmental Green Cross organisation, which he …
European NewsUkrainian oligarch no stranger to intrigue during Vienna trial
An Austrian court has ruled that billionaire Dmytro Firtash can be extradited to the US on corruption charges. The case has attracted particular attention because of his ties to the Kremlin.<p>Dmytro Firtash and his lawyers were visibly shocked when the judge of Vienna’s Upper State Court announced …
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