Saturday, February 16, 2019

“Donbas crisis is far from settling down”, - Merkel also supports sanctions against Russia - 112 International

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February 16, 2019
“Donbas crisis is far from settling down”, - Merkel also supports sanctions against Russia - 112 International
JFO: Three Ukrainian soldiers wounded in action in Donbas in past day - UNIAN
The Latest: Merkel defends pipeline plans for Russian gas - ABC News
Judge Spells Out How Manafort Lied About Russian Associate - Bloomberg
Russia's Zakharova dubs reports on readiness to plead guilty to MH17 crash "fantasy" - UNIAN

“Donbas crisis is far from settling down”, - Merkel also supports sanctions against Russia - 112 International

112 International
“Donbas crisis is far from settling down”, - Merkel also supports sanctions against Russia  112 InternationalThe Federal Chancellor of Germany believes that NATO should strengthen its efforts in order to solve the conflict on Eastern Ukraine.
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JFO: Three Ukrainian soldiers wounded in action in Donbas in past day - UNIAN

UNIAN
JFO: Three Ukrainian soldiers wounded in action in Donbas in past day09:49, 15 February 2019 War 1019
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The Latest: Merkel defends pipeline plans for Russian gas - ABC News

ABC News
The Latest: Merkel defends pipeline plans for Russian gas  ABC NewsThe Latest on the international security conference taking place in Munich (all times local):. 12 noon. Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending the development of ...
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Judge Spells Out How Manafort Lied About Russian Associate - Bloomberg

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Judge Spells Out How Manafort Lied About Russian Associate  BloombergA federal judge said she agreed with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's claim that Paul Manafort lied about his contacts with a Russian associate but said she ...
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Russia's Zakharova dubs reports on readiness to plead guilty to MH17 crash "fantasy" - UNIAN

UNIAN
Zakharova said Australia and the Netherlands, without waiting for the outcome of the investigation, had accused Russia of involvement in the downing of MH17 and demanded a consultation.
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Friday, February 15, 2019

Russia Hysteria Proves Foreign Policy Establishment Is A Dumpster Fire - The Federalist

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February 15, 2019
Russia Hysteria Proves Foreign Policy Establishment Is A Dumpster Fire - The Federalist
Why Chinese men are paying to meet Eastern European women - Inkstone
Ukraine's biggest investor gets new leader in Kyiv - Kyiv Post
Ukraine's Quiet Fashion Entrepreneurship Boom | Global Currents | BoF - The Business of Fashion
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is a Russian trap - The Economist

Russia Hysteria Proves Foreign Policy Establishment Is A Dumpster Fire - The Federalist

The Federalist
Chuck Todd got his MSNBC pals together on “Meet the Press Daily” to have a serious, objective, and intellectual discussion of foreign policy and politics. Just kidding. The Senate Intelligence Committee had just announced it found “no direct evidence” of collusion between President Trump and Russia.
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Why Chinese men are paying to meet Eastern European women - Inkstone

Inkstone
Why Chinese men are paying to meet Eastern European women  InkstoneThe women sit on the left, the men on the right. Between them, a host in a suit calls on the men to make the first move.
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Ukraine's biggest investor gets new leader in Kyiv - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Matteo Patrone, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s regional managing director, has been on the job since Nov.
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Ukraine's Quiet Fashion Entrepreneurship Boom | Global Currents | BoF - The Business of Fashion

The Business of Fashion
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian fashion exports have been having a good run again. With Emily Ratajkowski, Kourtney Kardashian and Bella Hadid papped in Ienki Ienki’s neon-coloured puffer jackets and Instagram feeds filled with delicately embroidered numbers drawing from Vita Kin’s folk-inspired dresses, the global fashion industry seems to be looking once again to Ukraine for some of its style cues.
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The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is a Russian trap - The Economist

The Economist
WHEN A MEGAPROJECT makes no commercial sense, there are two possibilities. Either its sponsors are fools, or they have other motives. Since Vladimir Putin is no fool, one must assume that his pet pipeline is not really a business venture—and that the fools are the Europeans, in particular the Germans.
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Thursday, February 14, 2019

Ukraine Deports Russia-Aligned Priest, Strips Citizenship, In Church Rift - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

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February 14, 2019
Ukraine Deports Russia-Aligned Priest, Strips Citizenship, In Church Rift - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Halya Coynash: Ukrainian could face sentence for daubing paint on monument to Russian invaders of Crimea - Kyiv Post
CBC: Canadian election observers arrive in Ukraine amid fears of Russian meddling - UNIAN
Irish Times: Manafort lied to investigators on Russia, judge rules - Kyiv Post
Ukraine demands reciprocal doctor visits for Hryb, Vyshinsky - Kyiv Post

Ukraine Deports Russia-Aligned Priest, Strips Citizenship, In Church Rift - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
KYIV -- Ukraine has taken the extraordinary step of deporting a senior cleric of the Moscow-aligned Orthodox Church and stripping him of his citizenship, marking a political escalation in the historic rift that has shaken the Eastern Orthodox world and further raised tensions between Kyiv and Moscow.
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Halya Coynash: Ukrainian could face sentence for daubing paint on monument to Russian invaders of Crimea - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Russia's War Against Ukraine Halya Coynash: Ukrainian could face sentence for daubing paint on monument to Russian invaders of Crimea
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CBC: Canadian election observers arrive in Ukraine amid fears of Russian meddling - UNIAN

UNIAN
"Election observation is one of most transparent and accountable ways to support democracy." Photo from UNIAN The first waves of Canadian election monitors have arrived in Ukraine, as fears rise over Russian meddling in the March 31 presidential ballot.The observer missions are crucial to preserving Ukraine's ability to conduct a democratically sound election in the face of Russian efforts designed to portray the country as poorly run and corrupt, CBC News reported.
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Irish Times: Manafort lied to investigators on Russia, judge rules - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Irish Times: Manafort lied to investigators on Russia, judge rules Published Feb.
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Ukraine demands reciprocal doctor visits for Hryb, Vyshinsky - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
The access of doctors to Editor-in-chief of RIA Novosti Ukraina Kirill Vyshinsky, accused in Ukraine of treason, and the Ukrainian Pavlo Hryb accused in Russia should be synchronous, the Verkhovna Rada’s Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova has said.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Brussels and Washington need clarity from Tymoshenko - EUobserver

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February 13, 2019
Brussels and Washington need clarity from Tymoshenko - EUobserver
Russia's Hybrid Strategy in the Sea of Azov: Divide and Antagonize (Part Two) - The Jamestown Foundation
Anti-Russia Sanctions Imposed Due to Strong US Pressure - Lavrov - Sputnik International
UNIAN: One Ukrainian soldier wounded in action in Donbas on Feb. 13 - Kyiv Post
One Ukrainian soldier wounded in action in Donbas on Tuesday – JFO - UNIAN

Brussels and Washington need clarity from Tymoshenko - EUobserver

EUobserver
Tymoshenko did herself no favours by reportedly suggesting to a state department official that peace settlement negotiations between Russia and Ukraine should also include America's strategic rival China.
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Russia's Hybrid Strategy in the Sea of Azov: Divide and Antagonize (Part Two) - The Jamestown Foundation

The Jamestown Foundation
Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan stated, on February 1, that “Russian’s most recent actions in the Sea of Azov have resulted in Ukraine losing $360 million” (RBC, February 1).
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Anti-Russia Sanctions Imposed Due to Strong US Pressure - Lavrov - Sputnik International

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Anti-Russia Sanctions Imposed Due to Strong US Pressure - Lavrov  Sputnik InternationalOn Tuesday, the Financial Times reported that the United States and the European Union had been negotiating and were close to reaching an agreement on ...
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UNIAN: One Ukrainian soldier wounded in action in Donbas on Feb. 13 - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Russia's War Against Ukraine UNIAN: One Ukrainian soldier wounded in action in Donbas on Feb.
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One Ukrainian soldier wounded in action in Donbas on Tuesday – JFO - UNIAN

UNIAN
One Ukrainian soldier wounded in action in Donbas on Tuesday – JFO09:48, 13 February 2019 War 0
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Feb. 12, 12:10 pm Poroshenko plans to disclose data on Russian intervention in Ukraine's elections - Kyiv Post

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February 12, 2019
Feb. 12, 12:10 pm Poroshenko plans to disclose data on Russian intervention in Ukraine's elections - Kyiv Post
Russia Considers US-Ukraine Sea Breeze 2019 Drills Dangerous Idea - Foreign Ministry - UrduPoint News
The New Containment - Foreign Affairs
Kremlin Puppet Master Surkov Distracts Public with Putin Panegyric (Op-ed) - The Moscow Times
Ukraine Opens Treason Investigation Into Vladimir Putin Ally Who Proposed 'Peace Plan' for War With Russia - Newsweek

Feb. 12, 12:10 pm Poroshenko plans to disclose data on Russian intervention in Ukraine's elections - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Poroshenko plans to disclose data on Russian intervention in Ukraine’s elections Published Feb.
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Russia Considers US-Ukraine Sea Breeze 2019 Drills Dangerous Idea - Foreign Ministry - UrduPoint News

UrduPoint News
Russia Considers US-Ukraine Sea Breeze 2019 Drills Dangerous Idea - Foreign Ministry Umer Jamshaid 4 hours ago Tue 12th February 2019 | 02:50 PM The Russian Foreign Ministry considers the idea of the United States and Ukraine to hold Sea Breeze 2019 drills in the northeast of the Black Sea dangerous, Russian State Secretary and Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said Tuesday
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The New Containment - Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs
The quarter century following the Cold War was the most peaceful in modern history. The world’s strongest powers did not fight one another or even think much about doing so.
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Kremlin Puppet Master Surkov Distracts Public with Putin Panegyric (Op-ed) - The Moscow Times

The Moscow Times
On Feb. 11, the ill-reputed Vladislav Surkov, now personal advisor to President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine, published another magnum opus that will almost surely have the pundits hopping.
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Ukraine Opens Treason Investigation Into Vladimir Putin Ally Who Proposed 'Peace Plan' for War With Russia - Newsweek

Newsweek
Authorities in Ukraine have launched an investigation into whether Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian political operative who is closely linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has committed treason against Ukraine.
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Monday, February 11, 2019

Firefly returns from the dead—with a larger rocket and lunar aspirations - Ars Technica

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February 11, 2019
Firefly returns from the dead—with a larger rocket and lunar aspirations - Ars Technica
Diplomats send protest note to Italian FM over Russia-led separatist office in Verona - Kyiv Post
Are Russian DisInfo Warriors Meta-Trolling Us With Mueller's Trial? - Daily Beast
Rousing ghosts: Ukraine famine film warns Europe - Reuters
A Russian Neighbor Has Cybersecurity Lessons for the Rest of Us - Bloomberg

Firefly returns from the dead—with a larger rocket and lunar aspirations - Ars Technica

Ars Technica
Enlarge / Testing a turbopump as the sun sets in Central Texas. Firefly 3 with 3 posters participating CEDAR PARK, Texas—Some four centuries ago, the sultan of the Ottoman Empire wearied of his bothersome neighbors in Eastern Europe.
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Diplomats send protest note to Italian FM over Russia-led separatist office in Verona - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Diplomats send protest note to Italian FM over Russia-led separatist office in Verona Published Feb.
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Are Russian DisInfo Warriors Meta-Trolling Us With Mueller's Trial? - Daily Beast

Daily Beast
Welcome to Rabbit Hole, a breaking-news analysis that helps you get smart on the one story everyone’s obsessing over—for Beast Inside members only. If the Russian troll factory’s criminal trial seems like a circus, that’s probably on purpose.
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Rousing ghosts: Ukraine famine film warns Europe - Reuters

Reuters
BERLIN (Reuters) - Fading memories of 20th century horrors are leaving European society less resilient to similar evils that could lie ahead, Polish director Agnieszka Holland said at the premiere of “Mr Jones”, her film about the 1930s Ukrainian famine.
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A Russian Neighbor Has Cybersecurity Lessons for the Rest of Us - Bloomberg

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A Russian Neighbor Has Cybersecurity Lessons for the Rest of Us  BloombergEstonia's online militia offers advice to the U.S. and Europe on preparing for increasingly digital war.
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