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Перемирие между Киевом и народными республиками на Донбассе стало полной победой Путина в украинском конфликте, считает USA TODAY. По мнению издания, таким образом, российский президент добился поставленной цели, создав на территории Украины «замороженный ...
USA Today: Путин выиграл у США и УкраиныПравда.Ру
USA Today: Перемирие на Украине – полная победа ПутинаВзгляд
«Перемирие на Украине - победа Путина»Комсомольская правда
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Russia Hardens Military Thinking as NATO Fizzes Over Ukraineby By Matthew Bodner
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:45 AM

As West's Cold-War-era military alliance cranks its belligerence levels up to 11, NATO's historic enemy, Russia, is rejigging its own military thinking in response.

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Russia Hardens Military Thinking as NATO Fizzes Over Ukraine - The Moscow Times
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:44 AM

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Russia Hardens Military Thinking as NATO Fizzes Over Ukraine
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A few days before, a senior Kremlin security official announced that Russia would update its military doctrine, last revamped in the halcyon days of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's stint as president in 2010. Making the announcement, Mikhail Popov ...
Ukraine ceasefire in jeopardy as government troops clash with pro-Russia rebelsNational Post
In Kiev, A New Patriotism Cemented In Russia's ShadowNPR
MAP: Russia's expanding empire in Ukraine and elsewhereWashington Post (blog)
BBC News-The Guardian-Voice of America
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Russia parades detained Estonian police officer before TV cameras - The Guardian
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:43 AM

Europe News: News And Headlines From Europe - The Washington Post

The Guardian

Russia parades detained Estonian police officer before TV cameras
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The Estonian-Russia border at Luhamaa does not look like a new Checkpoint Charlie. Set among the wooded plains that mark Nato and the European Union's eastern-most territory, the crossing is more likely to be the site of long lines of idling lorries ...

Cease-fire in Ukraine threatened as fighting breaks out in eastby Anthony Faiola, Michael Birnbaum
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:43 AM

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine struggled to maintain a tenuous cease-fire with pro-Russian rebels after a series of repeated breaches Sunday, even as the government here faced the equally daunting task of selling the peace plan to the nation.

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Arab League Vows to Confront Islamic State Groupby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:43 AM

Arab League foreign ministers say their countries will take the measures necessary to confront Islamic State militants. During a meeting in Cairo Sunday, the foreign ministers endorsed a U.N. Security Council resolution passed last month that calls on member states to "act to suppress the flow of foreign fighters, financing and other support to Islamic extremist groups in Iraq and Syria." However, the final statement did not explicitly endorse U.S. airstrikes against the militants. Earlier Sunday, President Obama said he will outline this week the U.S. plan for dealing with Islamic State militants.

Ukraine crisis accelerates Russia-China energy cooperation - Yahoo!7 News
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:42 AM

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Ukraine crisis accelerates Russia-China energy cooperation
Yahoo!7 News
Russia aims to boost its economic ties with China, particularly in the energy sector, in the face of Western sanctions over Ukraine but this could prove a high-risk strategy. On Monday, far from the fighting in Ukraine and the threat of fresh Western ...
Crimean Adventure Will Cost Russia DearlyThe Moscow Times
Sanctions help Russia overcome its China paranoiaFinancial Times
The Ukraine Crisis Has Accelerated Russia-China Energy TiesBusiness Insider
Press TV -Deutsche Welle
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Police in Spain Arm Themselves With Social Media to Fight Crime by By RAPHAEL MINDER
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:39 AM

NYT > Europe

Spain’s national police have embraced social media, and police forces in Latin America and elsewhere have visited Spain to study the department’s strategy.

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Telegraph: Запад вынудил Россию забрать Крым и поддержать ополчение - Правда.Ру
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:39 AM

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Telegraph: Запад вынудил Россию забрать Крым и поддержать ополчение
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Западные политики своими непродуманными действиями сами спровоцировали проблемы на Украине и ответные шаги президента Путина, считает автор Daily Telegraph журналист Кристофер Букер. По его словам, когда политики называют чьи-либо действия «неприемлемыми», они ...
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The Telegraph: Причиной кризиса стало стремление западных политиков увидеть Украину в ЕС и НАТОРИА

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US Security Advisor in Beijing Ahead of APEC Meetingby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:38 AM

U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice is in Beijing where she met Monday with China's top diplomat, State Councilor Yang Jiechi, at the start of a three-day trip to clear the way for a visit by President Barack Obama in November. Rice said that among all the issues facing the United States, Obama considers China to be a priority and that the primary reason for her visit is to hammer out the agenda for a meeting between Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. "As you know, the U.S.-China relationship is very important to the United States, and having this kind of high level and continuing dialogue is helpful to enable us to sustain and to deepen the type of productive relationship and good work that's necessary for the U.S. interest, for China's interests, and the interests of the global community," said Rice. Rice is scheduled to meet Tuesday with China's defense and foreign ministers before returning home Wednesday. China will host the APEC summit on November 10 and 11 in Beijing. The government leaders of 21 member countries will attend. Beijing has also invited the leaders of India and Mongolia.

Russian naval group to be based on New Siberian Islands in Arctic - ITAR-TASS
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:38 AM

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Russian naval group to be based on New Siberian Islands in Arctic
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MOSCOW, September 6 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Northern Fleet ships carrying personnel and equipment left the fleet's main base of Severomorsk on Saturday for the eastern Arctic. The ships are carrying a naval group to the New Siberian Islands, where it ...
Russia ships lay claim to Arctic's energy riches: Putin sends naval convoy to ...Daily Mail
Russia to reopen Northern Fleet base in ArcticBBC News
Russia dispatches naval force to reopen Arctic baseYahoo News
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Russian PM warns west against further sanctions - The Guardian
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:38 AM

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Russian PM warns west against further sanctions
The Guardian
The Russian prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, has said Moscow would respond to any new western sanctions "asymmetrically," possibly preventing airlines flying through Russian airspace, if the US and EU press on with "the temptation to use force in ...
Russia Threatens More Retaliation if Western Countries Toughen SanctionsWall Street Journal
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Украина получила 144 млн куб.м газа от Словакии за неделю - КПУnews
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:37 AM

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Украина получила 144 млн куб.м газа от Словакии за неделю
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Украина за неделю получила 144 млн куб.м газа в результате осуществления реверса из Словакии. Сообщает пресс-служба ПАО "Укртрансгаз". Данные поставки должны покрыть дефицит газа в хранилищах Украины, который появился в результате отказа от поставок газа из России.

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Men With 'Kalashnikovs' at Moscow Train Station Ignored by Police by By Alexey Eremenko
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:37 AM

Ordinary Russians do not enjoy the right to bear arms, but Moscow police appears to be dismissive of those who do it anyway, a pro-Kremlin activist group claims.

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ЕС рассматривает возможность пересмотра санкций против России - Великая Эпоха
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:36 AM

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ЕС рассматривает возможность пересмотра санкций против России
Великая Эпоха
Новости. Брюссель, 8 сентября. Евросоюз заявил о своей готовности пересмотреть свои намерения о вводе новых санкций против России, в случае если в Донбассе не будет нарушено перемирие между сепаратистами и украинской властью. Глава Европейского Совета Херман Ван ...
Новые санкции против России прошли согласованиеКоммерсантъ
Новый пакет санкций против России: дискуссии были напряжёнными, настроения очень разныеOfficial web-site of radio Vesti FM
Не подтверждаются сведения о том, что Совет ЕС примет сегодня новый пакет санкций против РоссииRT на русском
Медийно-новостной портал 24smi.org -Интерфакс - Украина -Ура-Информ
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Britain's Prince William, Wife Kate Expect 2nd Babyby webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:36 AM

Britain's Prince William, grandson of Queen Elizabeth, and his wife Kate are expecting their second baby and the mother-to-be is once again suffering from very acute morning sickness, his office said on Monday. The baby will be fourth-in-line to the British throne, following elder brother George, the couple's first child who was born in July last year, his father William and grandfather Prince Charles. "The Queen and members of both families are delighted with the news that their royal highnesses are expecting their second child,'' Buckingham Palace said in a statement. There was no detail of when the baby was due. William's office said Kate, 32, was suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum, an acute morning sickness which causes severe nausea and vomiting and requires supplementary hydration and nutrients, a condition that required hospital treatment in the early months of pregnancy with her first child. George was born in July last year amid a huge international media frenzy, underlying the mass global popularity of the young British royals. Since his birth, George has graced the cover of Vanity Fair and his few public appearances had garnered huge media attention. There had been huge speculation this year that William, 32, and Kate, officially known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge since their marriage in April 2011, would announce a pregnancy. "Many congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. I'm delighted by the happy news that they're expecting another baby,'' British Prime Minister David Cameron said on his Twitter feed. Last month William announced that he was to start work as an air ambulance pilot next year based at Cambridge and Norwich in eastern England.

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Ukraine’s Coast Guard Admiral: Mariupol's Port Won’t Be Takenby webdesk@voanews.com (Daniel Schearf)
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:36 AM

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A fragile cease-fire between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels appears to be falling apart, as the separatists have been continued pushing toward the strategic port city of Mariupol. Ukraine's Coast Guard said it is confident it can defend the port, despite an attack by rebels late last month that killed two guardsmen. Ukraine's Coast Guard has beefed up its defenses, saying it is prepared to protect the port city. Meanwhile, the European Union will press ahead with implementing new sanctions on Russia later Monday despite the shaky cease-fire, the European Commission said. The sanctions package is due to be formally implemented by the member states through a written procedure later today [Monday],'' Commission spokeswoman Pia Ahrenkilde-Hansen told reporters. Details will be published in the EU's Official Journal on Tuesday at the latest, she said. Clashes continue Despite the hoped-for cease-fire agreement, clashes continued between Russian-backed rebels and Ukrainian forces on the outskirts of Mariupol, as well as near Donetsk. But they will not be allowed to capture the port, said Coast Guard Rear Admiral Mykola Zhybarev. “I want to say that Ukrainian people, our friends and our brothers, can be sure that we will carry out our mission. We will not retreat from our land. We are serving on our land and we will protect it,” Zhybarev said. Rebels in late August fired missiles that sank one of the Coast Guard's few ships, killing two guards and wounding several others. It was the first maritime attack since the conflict in Ukraine's east erupted in April, with armed separatists taking control of government offices. To prevent a repeated strike, Coast Guard patrols changed tactics and became more active, said Captain Yuriy Loshak. “We never expected them to use weapons from the shore on us. At that moment, the boat wasn't threatening to any people on the coast or terrorists. It was just carrying out its duty defending our borders in the sea,” Loshak. If the rebels were to seize Mariupol, they would gain port access to the sea and extend their coastal control. They hope to form a corridor linking Russia to Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula Moscow annexed from Ukraine in March. Boats are Soviet-era But the captain acknowledges the few boats they have date back decades to the Soviet era. “We always need more boats, but we have what we have. All our boats are on full alert. All of them are properly functioning," Loshak said. Zhybarev said the government in Kyiv is giving them appropriate backing. “Right now we are receiving lots of support. We get lots of supplies, both technical and fuel and oil, as well as a rotation of guards," Zhybarev said. Western nations are helping out by donating equipment, such as flak jackets from Canada. And the U.S. Coast Guard is expected to deliver several rubber speed boats at the end of September. But despite Zhybarev 's confidence, many worry Mariupol and its strategic port could be under rebel control by the end of the month. Some material for this report came from Reuters.

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Interview: Imam Discusses Islamic State's Recruitment Of European Muslims
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:35 AM

Syrian-born Imam Tarfa Baghajati, chairman of the Austrian Muslims Initiative, speaks with RFE/RL about Islamic State's efforts to recruit young people in Europe following reports that hundreds of European-based Muslims have joined their ranks.

Путин подписал Указ о ликвидации Рособоронпоставки и Рособоронзаказа - Комсомольская правда
Monday September 8th, 2014 at 8:35 AM