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US Vice President Joe Biden waves after landing at the Boryspil airport in Kiev  Photo: AFP

Biden lands in Kiev as Russia accuses Ukraine of breaching deal

Monday April 21st, 2014 at 10:06 AM

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His arrival coincides with a moment of acute tension between Russia and the West. Pro-Russian activists have occupied public buildings across Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine and proclaimed the birth of a “People’s Republic”. Their stated aim is to “protect” the local population from the new government in Kiev, which they say is dominated by “Nazis” and “extremists”.

 
Local residents look at burned out vehicles in front of a pro-Russian blockade near Slaviansk (EPA)

On Sunday, at least three people were killed at a checkpoint held by pro-Russian gunmen outside the town of Slavyansk. Western governments fear that incidents of this kind could be used as a pretext for a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The bloodshed also breaches an agreement signed in Geneva last Thursday, under which all armed groups are supposed to refrain from violence and vacate government buildings.

Speaking shortly before Mr Biden’s arrival in Ukraine, Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, blamed Ukrainian nationalists for the “crime” outside Slavyansk.

He accused Ukraine’s government of being unable or unwilling to control the extremists, adding: “Steps are being taken - above all by those who seized power in Kiev - which crudely violate the accords reached in Geneva.”

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Biden heads to Kiev to meet Ukraine leaders

Monday April 21st, 2014 at 10:04 AM

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A deadly gunfight in a town in restive east Ukraine shatters a fragile Easter truce, with Russia declaring itself "outraged" at the return to violence. Video provided by AFP Newslook

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WASHINGTON — Vice President Biden begins a two-day visit to Ukraine on Monday amid growing anxiety in Washington that Russia President Vladimir Putin will press to grab more of eastern Ukraine.

The vice president arrives in the capital, Kiev on Monday after a fragile truce reached last week in Geneva was tested earlier in the day with deadly shootout at a checkpoint run by pro-Russian militants near the town of Slovyansk.

Biden is set to meet with Ukraine's interim prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, parliament Speaker and acting President Oleksandr Turchynov and other key legislators, according to the White House. The vice president's meetings comes with a little more than a month to go before Ukrainians are set to go to the polls. He is also scheduled to meet with the staff and family of U.S. diplomats stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Kiev as well with a group of civil society leaders at the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine.

The White House said Biden intends to discuss the international community's efforts to help stabilize Ukraine's struggling economy, preparations for the May 25 elections, and the situation in eastern Ukraine.

Republican lawmakers continue to criticize President Obama for taking what they say is a timid response to Russia's annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine and support of pro-Russian provocateurs in eastern Ukraine.

On Sunday, Sen. Bob Corker R-Tenn., ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, argued on NBC's Meet the Press that the administration needs to impose targeted sanctions on Russian companies in the energy and financial sectors. He warned that eastern Ukraine will be lost if Putin does not feel real consequences for Russia's aggressive actions.

"I think we're going to lose eastern Ukraine if we continue as we are, and I think it's going to be a geopolitical disaster if that occur," Corker said. "The world is watching; our allies in Europe are watching … and I think we need to step on out and do the things that we threaten because I don't think Putin will respond to anything else other than us overtly doing the things we've laid out."

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Joe Biden To Meet Ukraine President, Prime Minister In Kiev

Monday April 21st, 2014 at 9:44 AM

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WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will meet with Ukraine's acting president, Oleksander Turchinov, and Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk during a visit to Kiev on Tuesday, the White House said on Sunday.
Biden arrives in Kiev on Monday afternoon local time. He will meet with members of Ukraine's Rada parliament from different political parties and regions as well as representatives from non-governmental organizations during his two-day stay, the White House said in a statement.
In those meetings, Biden will "discuss the international community's efforts to help stabilize and strengthen Ukraine's economy and to assist Ukraine in moving forward on constitutional reform, decentralization, anti-corruption efforts, and free and fair presidential elections on May 25th," the statement said.
"The vice president will also consult on the latest developments in eastern Ukraine and on steps to enhance Ukraine's short- and long-term energy security."
Early on Sunday, at least three people were killed in a gunfight near an eastern Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Russian separatists, shaking an already fragile international accord that was designed to avert a wider conflict.
The incident triggered a war of words between Moscow and Ukraine's Western-backed government, with each questioning the other's compliance with the agreement, brokered last week in Geneva, to end a crisis that has strained Russia's ties with the West.
(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Biden in Ukraine to Show Support as Tensions Rise

Monday April 21st, 2014 at 9:43 AM

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Vice President Joe Biden on Monday launched a high-profile visit to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to Ukraine and push for urgent implementation of an international agreement aimed at de-escalating tensions even as violence continues.

Biden planned to meet Tuesday with government leaders who took over after pro-Russia Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted in February following months of protests. The White House said President Barack Obama and Biden agreed he should make the two-day visit to the capital city to send a high-level signal of support for reform efforts being pushed the new government.

Biden has scheduled a series of meetings Tuesday, including with Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Oleksandr Turchynov, the acting Ukrainian prime minister and president. He also is scheduled to meet with legislators from across the country and democracy activists before returning to Washington Tuesday night.

A senior administration official told reporters onboard Air Force Two en route to Kiev that Biden plans to announce new technical support to the Ukrainian government to implement energy and economic reforms. The official, speaking on a condition of anonymity to allow Biden to publicly announce any agreements, said the vice president also will follow up on recent U.S. commitments of non-lethal security assistance and discuss what more Washington can offer to help.

Biden also plans to discuss preparations for next month's presidential election and the latest developments in eastern Ukraine, where insurgents are accusing leaders in Kiev of aiming to suppress the country's Russian speakers concentrated in the region.

His trip comes a day after a shootout at a checkpoint in eastern Ukraine manned by the pro-Russia insurgents left at least three dead and Ukrainian and Russian officials trading accusations of blame. The armed clash followed Thursday's announcement in Geneva that talks between Ukraine, Russia, the United States and the European Union produced an agreement to take tentative steps toward calming a volatile situation in eastern Ukraine.

The official who briefed reporters traveling with Biden said details surrounding the deadly clash are still murky and blamed the difficulty of monitors to get in the area for observation. The U.S. wants the Russian government to use its influence to get pro-Russian separatists to lay down their arms.

Russia's Foreign Ministry quickly blamed militant Ukrainian nationalists in Sunday's attack. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Kiev of "a crude violation of the agreements reached in Geneva" to ease tensions.

The Ukrainian Security Service, however, said the attack was staged by provocateurs from outside the country.

Biden plans to warn Russia of mounting costs if it doesn't follow through on its commitments. The U.S. and its allies have prepared new sanctions on wealthy Russians in President Vladimir Putin's inner circle, as well on the entities they run, and administration officials have said they will determine in the coming days whether Russia is making progress or should face the further penalties.

Pro-Russian armed groups that have seized police stations and other government buildings in eastern Ukraine said they wouldn't vacate unless the country's acting government resigned. The new government insists it is legitimate, has no plans to resign and is working on constitutional reforms that will give eastern regions a greater voice in self-governance.

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Biden Arrives in Ukraine

Monday April 21st, 2014 at 9:42 AM

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Kyiv for talks with Ukraine's acting president and prime minister. His visit comes as the situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense, despite a deal aimed at easing the crisis.
White House officials say Biden will discuss the international community's efforts to help Ukraine move forward on constitutional reform, and what Obama administration officials say will be a free and fair presidential election on May 25.
An Easter Sunday truce barely lasted a few hours before it was shattered by a gunfight at a checkpoint in the pro-Russian eastern city of Slavyansk. Three people were killed. It is not clear exactly what happened.
Ukraine blames the attack on Russian special forces. But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accuses the Ukrainian government of not wanting to control extremists who he says are shooting unarmed civilians.
Lavrov said Monday Ukraine is "crudely" violating last week's Geneva agreement calling on all armed illegal groups in the east to disarm and leave. The agreement also calls for a mission by European monitors.
However, pro-Russian demonstrators who have taken over government buildings in about a dozen eastern Ukrainian cities have so far showed no sign of backing down.
Lavrov said the United States must recognize its responsibility for the crisis in Ukraine through its support of the new Ukrainian government.
He said attempts to isolate Russia through sanctions will fail, saying the majority of the world does not want to isolate Russia.
The pro-Russian demonstrators in Ukraine are demanding the right to hold referendums on splitting with Ukraine and joining with Russia. A vote last month in Crimea led to the Russian annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula.

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20/04/14 09:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Culture Connoisseur Badge Culture Connoisseurs consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on the arts, lifestyle and entertainment. More about badges | Request a badge Washingtologist Badge Washing...

» Marx Rises Again - NYTimes.com
20/04/14 09:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . IN the season of resurrection, it’s fitting that he’s with us once again — bearded, prophetic, moralistic, promising to exalt the humble and cast down the mighty from their thrones. Yes, tha...

» Tolstoy and Miss Daisy - NYTimes.com
20/04/14 09:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . IF you were on I-85 near Atlanta on Wednesday morning or I-95 near Baltimore on Thursday afternoon, there’s a chance you spotted them. You’d remember, especially if she was driving when they lumbe...

» As Ukraine stares into the abyss, where is Europe's leadership? | Dmitri Trenin | Comment is free
20/04/14 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. The Ukrainian crisis is not over. The four-party statement, reached in Geneva on Thursday, means several things. It is not, however, the end...

» What Putin wants, and how he plans to get it
20/04/14 09:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . It was tempting to look at last week's diplomatic agreement to pull Ukraine back from the brink of war and see the beginning of a grand compromise between Russia and the West. Tempting, but mistaken. Vladimir...

» Matt Gurney: Ukraine crisis shows need for larger Canadian military
20/04/14 09:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Matt Gurney: Ukraine crisis shows need for larger Canadian military. Though it feels absurd to say this — like a bad joke at a lame 80′s themed party — the Canadian governmen...

» Slavyansk celebrates Easter amidst separatist crisis - video | World news
20/04/14 09:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Christians in Slavyansk hold Easter celebrations while separatists arrive from Donetsk to help occupy public buildings in defiance over an international deal. The Geneva agreement, signed by the United States...

» 4 Killed in Eastern Ukraine Gunbattle, Russia 'Outraged'
20/04/14 08:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russia says it is "outraged" by a deadly shootout in eastern Ukraine that breached an Easter truce.  However, Ukrainian officials say details of the incident are not clear. Officials...

» BBC News - Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk: 'Putin trying to restore Soviet Union'
20/04/14 08:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - Home. Ukraine's interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to "restore the Soviet Union", in an interview on US television. Speaking on NBC's...

» What difference would it make if I WAS gay? Sir Cliff Richard addresses long-running rumours about his sexuality
20/04/14 08:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Sir Cliff admits that he has used Botox 'but it didn't really work' for him The singer said his continuing good looks are down to 'extreme good luck The music legend has sold more than ...

» The singer Cheo Feliciano killed in a traffic accident in Puerto Rico
19/04/14 20:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from El Nacional - Escenas. The salsa singer Cheo Feliciano | EFE The singer returned at the time of the accident to your home in a Jaguar crashed hard against a cement post EFE April 17, 2014 - 7:11 a.m. The s...

» Cheo Feliciano, Debonair Salsa Singer, Dies at 78
19/04/14 17:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Cheo Feliciano, a leading salsa singer renowned for both his love songs and his upbeat improvisations, died in an automobile accident on Thursday in San Juan, P.R. He was 78. He was killed when the car in whi...

» Covert Inquiry by F.B.I. Rattles 9/11 Tribunals
19/04/14 17:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — Two weeks ago, a pair of F.B.I. agents appeared unannounced at the door of a member of the defense team for one of the men accused of plotting the 9/11 terrorist attacks. As a contractor wo...

» el Secretario de Justicia en problemas
19/04/14 17:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . El secretario de justicia de Puerto Rico, el distinguido abogado de origen dominicano, Luis Sánchez Betances, está en problemas, al punto que todo indica que su permanencia en su puesto está en...

» Edward Snowden’s cowardice on Russian TV
19/04/14 17:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PostPartisan. The Edward Snowden leaks were not wholly contemptible. Unlike, it’s now thoroughly clear, Edward Snowden himself. As tens of thousands of Russian troops threatened Ukraine , Snowden on ...

» Ukraine: the world according to Putin | Editorial | Comment is free
19/04/14 17:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. President Vladimir Putin does not like Bolsheviks. Stalin was among those who divided up the Russian lands in stupid ways in the 1920s, Khru...

» Ukraine crisis: US threatens further sanctions on Russia if stalemate continues as Moscow says it 'cannot be treated like a guilty schoolboy' - Europe - World
19/04/14 16:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . But Russia continued its insistence that it has no control over the “little green men” who, in combat gear and with automatic weapons seized public buildings  in over 10 cities in eastern Ukr...

» Ukraine crisis proves cyber conflict is a reality of modern warfare
19/04/14 16:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Internet security. The first category of cyber conflict is the “business as usual” level – DDoS attacks and similar crude incursions. Website disruptions exert minor pressure on an enemy....

» Putin Welcomes New NATO Chief, Hopes For Better Ties
19/04/14 15:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. V ladimir Putin has welcomed NATO's selection of former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg as its new head. In an interview with the state-run Rossia television st...

» James Mitchell: 'I'm just a guy who got asked to do something for his country' | World news
19/04/14 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. Dr James Elmer Mitchell has been called a war criminal and a torturer. He has been the subject of an ethics complaint, and his methods have ...

» CIA torture architect breaks silence to defend 'enhanced interrogation' | World news
19/04/14 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. The psychologist regarded as the architect of the CIA's “enhanced interrogation” program has broken a seven-year silence to defe...

» The mentality of J Edgar Hoover’s FBI undergirds today’s surveillance state | Trevor Timm | Comment is free
19/04/14 12:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. The new documentary 1971 , about the formerly anonymous FBI burglars who exposed the crimes of former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, debuted ...

» Normalization of Ties Depends on West
19/04/14 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian President Vladimir Putin says nothing should impede the normalization of relations between Russia and the West, after ties have hit a post-Cold War low due to the standoff over Uk...

» 4 questions about missing Malaysian plane answered
19/04/14 09:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Samuel Rogers, a 20-year-old German on a backpacking trip, in Bangkok and on his way to Malaysia. He asked: “Why did the Malaysian military see the plane on their radar but not report it immediately? ...

» So what CLASS are YOU? A wickedly funny and all-too perceptive new book has the answer... and it hinges on your favourite marmalade and what you buy at M&S
19/04/14 09:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. By Kate Fox Published: 19:27 EST, 18 April 2014 | Updated: 03:48 EST, 19 April 2014 756 shares What is Englishness? That is the question that social anthropologist Kate Fox set out to a...

» Bottle of wine a day 'is not bad for you': Leading scientist also claims those who exceed recommended dose could live longer than teetotallers
19/04/14 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Alcohol expert claims that a bottle of wine a day won't harm your health Adds it only becomes harmful when people consume more than 13 units per day Dr Kari Poikolainen says moderate dr...

» SIMON HEFFER: It's time to grab Putin by the roubles
19/04/14 09:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By Simon Heffer PUBLISHED: 18:30 EST, 18 April 2014 | UPDATED: 03:50 EST, 19 April 2014 45 shares Since Europe decided in the Nineties to stop defending itself properly, and to squander on overseas aid and we...

» New Russia sanctions threats as Ukraine stalemate goes on
19/04/14 08:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . SLAVIANSK/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - A day after an international deal in Geneva to defuse the East-West crisis in Ukraine, pro-Russian separatists vowed not to end their occupation of public buildings and ...

» Special Report: How the U.S. made its Putin problem worse
19/04/14 08:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK (Reuters) - In September 2001, as the U.S. reeled from the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Vladimir Putin supported Washington's imminent invasion of Afgh...

» What Is Putin’s ‘New Russia’?
18/04/14 19:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Advertisement MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, appearing cool and confident on national television during a four-hour question-and-answer show on Thursday, referred repeatedly to southeas...

» Clinton Memos: Hillary’s Image Woes; ‘Eat This Paper’ - Washington Wire
18/04/14 19:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Wire. Here is a selection of highlights from Friday’s release of documents from the Clinton presidency. The cache is part of a total of about 33,000 pages of presidential records that had ...

» Putinism as the last Phase of Sovietism
18/04/14 18:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Euromaidan PR. By Robert van Voren Introduction Again the world is watching while heavily armed unidentified men in green camouflage suits suddenly appear in Eastern Ukrainian towns, occupy police stations...

» The Wall Street Journal - Breaking News, Business, Financial and Economic News, World News & Video - Wall Street Journal - Wsj.com
18/04/14 18:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: What's News US. Wily Gatecrasher at White House Is a Red Fox There's a new guest at the White House, but unlike most people who pass through the presidential residence, he wasn't invited.

» Reuters: Ukraine agreement built on fragile foundations
18/04/14 17:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from KyivPost / Independence. Community. Trust.  The agreement designed to pull Ukraine back from the brink of civil war had been floundering around lunchtime on Thursday, so U.S. Secretary of State John K...

» Nothing "new" about tragic acts of violence, Obama and Biden agree
18/04/14 16:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Sadly, there's nothing new about the acts of violence that have shaken America in recent years, President Obama and Vice President Biden agreed Wednesday in a joint interview with CBS News Chief White House C...

» The Ultimate Self-Help Book: Dante's 'Divine Comedy'
18/04/14 14:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated April 18, 2014 11:45 a.m. ET Dante's goal was 'to remove those living in this life from the state of misery and lead them to the state of bliss.' Above, 'Portrait of Dante Alighieri' by Attilio Roncal...

» В Германии утверждают, что Восточная Украина объявит независимость 21 апреля
18/04/14 10:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Информационно-аналитическое издание ПРОВЭД. Выхода юго-восточной Укра ...

» Pentagon Moves to Block Russian Spy Plane in American Skies
18/04/14 10:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Somewhere along the way, once-hateful first lady Mellie Grant became the most complex, most fun character on 'Scandal.' Breakout star Bellamy Young tells us how she did it. As anyone who has watched just five...

» Here’s What the CIA Director Was Really Doing in Kiev
18/04/14 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Somewhere along the way, once-hateful first lady Mellie Grant became the most complex, most fun character on 'Scandal.' Breakout star Bellamy Young tells us how she did it. As anyone who has watched just five...

» Ukraine militants refuse to surrender
18/04/14 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Olga Rudenko, Special for USA TODAY 8:18 a.m. EDT April 18, 2014 A pro-Russian protester holds icons as he stands outside a city hall bearing flags representing the Donetsk Republic in Mariupol, Ukraine, Thur...

» Russian Lawyer Confesses to Killing Old Woman for Her Apartment | News
18/04/14 10:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A 31-year-old lawyer who moved his family into the apartment of an elderly woman who mysteriously vanished in 2012 has now confessed to killing her, Russian investigators say. The ...

» Rasmussen Denies Putin Leak Allegations | News
18/04/14 10:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Laurent Dubrule / Reuters NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen holds a news conference at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels April 16, 2014. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has denie...

» Ousted Yanukovych 'Joins' Putin Administration | News
18/04/14 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Sergei Porter / For Vedomosti Putin and Yanukovych at the 6th Russia-Ukraine Intergovernmental Commission in the Kremlin in December. Update: This was a spoof article for April Fool's Day. Read more here . Fo...

» В Симферополе в офис "Единой России" бросили "коктейль Молотова" - Новости Крыма - Окно, в которое неизвестные кинули горючую смесь, заклеено фанерой
18/04/14 09:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from СЕГОДНЯ | Самые актуальные новости, мнения, комментарии. В Симферополе в офис "Еди ...

» Иван Ребров - Дорогой длинною / Такие дни - YouTube
18/04/14 07:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jan 12, 2013 Иван Ребров/ Ivan Rebroff- Дорогой длинно ...

» | Карикатуры западных СМИ на тему российского вторжения в Украинe | Фотогалерея | Новости. Новости дня на сайте Подробности.
18/04/14 07:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ПОДРОБНОСТИ: Все новости. Фотогалерея - Карикатуры запа...

» Западные СМИ пестрят карикатурами о российском вторжении в Украину
18/04/14 07:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ПОДРОБНОСТИ: Все новости. Мы собрали в нашей галерее карикатуры на тему российского вторжения в Украинe, какой ее видят западные СМИ.

» Lavrov: Four parties of talks on Ukraine intend to continue meetings in different formats
18/04/14 07:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from KyivPost / Independence. Community. Trust. Participants of the four-party talks in Geneva intend to continue meetings in various formats, and it is hoped the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Eu...

» Donetsk pro-Russian militants ready to surrender weapons if Ukraine army attacks stop
18/04/14 07:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from KyivPost / Independence. Community. Trust. The separatists of Ukraine's Donetsk region will be prepared to surrender their weapons if certain conditions are met, the protesters' representative Myroslav Rud...

» BBC: East Ukraine militants snub Geneva deal on crisis
18/04/14 07:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from KyivPost / Independence. Community. Trust. Pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk say they will not leave the government building there, defying the Kyiv authorities and threatening a new international deal on...

» Associated Press: Deal brings no immediate change to eastern Ukraine
18/04/14 07:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from KyivPost / Independence. Community. Trust. Pro-Russian militiamen who control government buildings in eastern Ukraine are showing no sign of relenting despite a deal between Moscow and Kyiv.

» Kremlin Terrorism
18/04/14 07:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from KyivPost / Independence. Community. Trust. What Ukrainians and the rest of the world see as Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin sees as Novorossiya, or New Russia. That Novorossiya is Ukrainian is a ...

» СБУ объявила в розыск подполковника ГРУ российской армии
18/04/14 07:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости Украины 24 часа в сутки : ЛІГАБізнесІнформ. Гражданин Российской Фе ...

» Diplomats reach deal on defusing Ukraine crisis
18/04/14 06:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Under the agreement, all parties, including separatists and their Russian backers, would stop violent and provocative acts, and all illegal groups would be disarmed. A joint statement made no mention of the p...

» Human cloning used for the first time to create stem cells from adults that could lead to tissue and organs being regrown
18/04/14 06:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Science | Mail Online. Advance is first time 'therapeutic cloning' of adults has been achieved Technique has sparked controversy since 1997 creation of Dolly the sheep In 2005, the United Nations called on...

» East Ukraine separatists stay put despite diplomatic deal
18/04/14 06:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . KIEV/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Armed pro-Russian separatists were still holding public buildings in eastern Ukraine on Friday, saying they needed more assurances about their security before they comply w...

» Would Obama save Putin from drowning? Putin says yes.
17/04/14 20:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. Though it seldom breaks fresh news, President Vladimir Putin's annual telethon is always a useful reality check on the man, his state of mind, and his intentions. Sk...

» Obama would ‘save me’ from drowning
17/04/14 20:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In the Loop. Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Obama will never be best friends, but Putin is fairly confident Obama would at least toss him a lifebuoy if he were flailing in open water. Near ...

» Pro-Russia Activists in Ukraine Deny Involvement in Anti-Semitic Leaflets
17/04/14 20:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . April 17, 2014 4:04 p.m. ET DONETSK, Ukraine—Leaders of the antigovernment uprising in this southeast Ukraine city have denied any involvement in an incident in which unknown men handed out anti-Semitic...

» Ukraine, Russia Agree to Framework to De-Escalate Tensions
17/04/14 20:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated April 17, 2014 3:58 p.m. ET U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya, right, to discuss the ongoing situation in Ukraine on Thursday in Geneva...

» Four-way talks call for end to Ukraine violence
17/04/14 19:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . GENEVA/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States, Russia, Ukraine and the European Union called after crisis talks on Thursday for an immediate halt to violence in Ukraine, where Western powers believe Russia is f...

» Jews 'ordered to register and list property' in east Ukraine city of Donetsk where pro-Russian militants have taken over government buildings
17/04/14 18:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. U.S. condemns leaflets urging Jews in east Ukraine to 'register' Secretary of State John Kerry calls pamphlet found in Donetsk 'grotesque' Jews also reportedly asked to register lists o...

» U.S. and Russia Agree on Pact to Defuse Ukraine Crisis
17/04/14 18:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . GENEVA — The United States, Russia, Ukraine and the European Union reached an agreement here on Thursday evening that calls for armed pro-Russian bands to give up the government buildings they have seiz...

» Gabriel García Márquez, Literary Pioneer, Dies at 87
17/04/14 18:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Credit Miguel Tovar/Associated Press Gabriel García Márquez, the Colombian novelist whose “One Hundred Years of Solitude” established him as a giant of 20th-century literature, died on T...

» Ukraine: light in the east | Editorial | Comment is free
17/04/14 18:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. The news from Geneva is good. Russia , the United States, the European Union and Ukraine have agreed some initial steps to calm the situatio...

» Ukraine crisis: Obama says Russia has 'hand' in 'disruption and chaos' - live | World news
17/04/14 17:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. The US has promised Ukraine non-lethal military aid after the low morale among the country's soldiers became evident in confrontations with ...

» U.S., EU, Russia Meet Over Ukraine Crisis
17/04/14 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated April 17, 2014 7:04 a.m. ET US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya (R) to discuss the ongoing situation in Ukraine on April 17, 2014 in Geneva. A...

» Putin Condemns Ukraine Operation - WSJ.com
17/04/14 08:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated April 17, 2014 7:11 a.m. ET Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to a question of residents of Sevastopol, Crimea, during a nationally televised question-and-answer session in Moscow on Thursday. ...

» Президент Чехии: Суть украинской революции в том, что здесь воюют бандиты с бандитами - Политические новости Украины - Земан отметил, что на сегодня никто не сможет помочь Украине
16/04/14 22:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from СЕГОДНЯ | Самые актуальные новости, мнения, комментарии. Президент Чехии: Суть ук ...

» Saudi Arabia's Prince Bandar steps down as intelligence chief
16/04/14 22:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. His departure comes just months after he warned of a 'major shift' from U.S. The move may help smooth relations between Saudi Arabia and Washington Saudi Arabia is calling for more U.S....

» Bandar's Busted Flush | David Hearst
16/04/14 21:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WorldPost Blog on The Huffington Post. The final nail in Prince Bandar bin Sultan's coffin did not come when the former Saudi intelligence chief lost control of the Syria file to his political rival the in...

» Good Poetry Grabs You and Won’t Let Go.
16/04/14 21:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. DBYRD: What makes a good poem? Are there parameters that would be a way of judging what a good poem is and what is not a good poem? Don Share:  You know, it’s such a good quest...

» Saudi Intelligence Chief Replaced
16/04/14 21:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Saudi Arabia's intelligence chief, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, has stepped down from his post. His resignation came at "his own request," according to Saudi state media.  The 65 year o...

» Are US and Russia in New Cold War?
16/04/14 21:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. WASHINGTON — Relations between the United States and Russia have hit a low point since Moscow annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea.  Many analysts are wondering whether th...

» Ukraine Invasion Unlikely as Russia Achieves Goals: General
16/04/14 21:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Russia has staged tanks, fighter jets and an estimated 40,000 troops on its border with Ukraine. But don’t expect them to charge across and start a conventional war — Russia is already achieving w...

» Ukraine Efforts to Regain Control of East Sputter
16/04/14 19:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated April 16, 2014 1:32 p.m. ET Pro-Russian separatists took over City Hall in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk by simply walking in the front door, as Kiev's attempts to retake control of its eastern provin...

» NATO Boosts Its Operations In Response to Russia's Moves on Ukraine -- Update
16/04/14 19:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By Naftali Bendavid BRUSSELS--The North Atlantic Treaty Organization said Wednesday it would increase its flights over allied Baltic nations and send ships to the Mediterranean and Baltic seas in response to ...

» Kyiv Suffers Setback in East Ukraine
16/04/14 19:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. KYIV — Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv suffered a serious setback Wednesday in their efforts to restore order in the troubled east of the country when pro-Russian separatists seized s...

» EXCLUSIVE: UN issues stark warning against arming Ukraine protesters – Amanpour
16/04/14 19:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Amanpour. By Mick Krever, CNN “Whoever arms protesters can be held accountable for potential tragic consequences.” That is the stark warning issued on Ukraine by the U.N. Assistant Secretary Ge...

» Штурм воинской части в Мариуполе отбит
16/04/14 19:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ПОДРОБНОСТИ: Все новости. Штурм воинской части Внутрен&...

» Три БМД, захваченные сепаратистами в Краматорске, вырвались из окружения (видео)
16/04/14 19:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ПОДРОБНОСТИ: Все новости. В Краматорске три украинских ...

» Путин вчера переживал свой звездный час – Политика – Материалы сайта – Сноб
16/04/14 19:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Сноб. Станислав Говорухин, режиссер, дk...

» Путин об Украине: гнев, раздражение и наглая ложь - Политика
16/04/14 19:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости на glavred.info. Трудно сказать, что в активе Пу...

» Политолог рассказал о диагнозе Путина: кесарево безумие - Политика
16/04/14 19:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости на glavred.info. У президента России гиперток&#...

» Психолог о выступлении Путина по Крыму: нарцистичный варвар, мечтающий войти в историю - Политика
16/04/14 19:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости на glavred.info. Эксперт не увидел паранойи в в...

» NYT: В России говорят неправду о событиях в Украине : Новости УНИАН
16/04/14 19:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» В Одессе сепаратисты объявили мобилизацию своих сторонников
16/04/14 18:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости Украины 24 часа в сутки : ЛІГАБізнесІнформ. &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;meta HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" content="0;url='http://news.liga.net/news/politics/1383641-v_odesse_separatisty_obyavili_mobilizatsiyu_...

» Russian Economy Hit by Ukraine Turmoil
16/04/14 18:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: International. Russia's economy slowed sharply at the start of the year as the crisis in Ukraine spooked investors into pulling money out of the country. But with Russian President Vladimir Putin...

» Боеспособность украинской армии привлекла внимание Генпрокуратуры - Последние новости Украины - Начата проверка в Министерстве обороны и Генеральном штабе Вооруженных сил
16/04/14 18:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from СЕГОДНЯ | Самые актуальные новости, мнения, комментарии. Боеспособность украинс...

» Рада решила объявить широкую мобилизацию военнобязанных
16/04/14 18:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ПОДРОБНОСТИ: Все новости. Военным и милиционерам, котор...

» Mahler's 5th Symphony - Visconti's Death in Venice - YouTube
16/04/14 18:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Sep 14, 2013 The meeting of Gustav Mahler's music and Luchino Visconti's imagery is simply magical. Together they infuse such deep emotion into the film Death in Venice that the viewer is incapab...

» Фюле объявил о том, что в Украине действуют иностранные военные группировки
16/04/14 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ПОДРОБНОСТИ: Все новости. В Украине действуют иностран&...

» РЖД остановила продажу билетов в Украину - Новости транспорта - Железнодорожное сообщение между двумя странами прервано
16/04/14 18:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from СЕГОДНЯ | Самые актуальные новости, мнения, комментарии. РЖД остановила продажу k...

» NYT: Военные эксперты призывают Обаму увеличить "нелетальную" помощь Украине : Новости УНИАН
16/04/14 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Обама не хочет злить Россию / REUTERS Об эт ...

» General and Former Defense Official Urge Nonlethal Military Aid for Ukraine
16/04/14 17:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — Ukraine ’s military has an urgent need for nonlethal military assistance like body armor, night-vision goggles, communications gear and aviation fuel to defend against a potential Rus...

» Эксперт: создается впечатление, что Киев «сливает» Восток : Новости УНИАН
16/04/14 17:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Краматорск / REUTERS Такое мнение выразил...

» Ukrainian troops 'demoralised' as civilians face down anti-terror drive | World news
16/04/14 17:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. Pro-Russia supporters block Ukrainian army vehicles in Kramatorsk on 16 April. Photograph: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Getty Images The situation ...

» Чиновники ЕС через Грецию пытаются оказать давление на русских святогорцев на Афоне : Новости УНИАН
16/04/14 17:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Дипломаты ЕС и США пытаются надави...

» Ukraine's troops humiliated as their armoured vehicles are SEIZED by pro-Russian militants
16/04/14 17:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Six armoured personnel carriers move into pro-Russian-held Slavyansk bearing the flag of the Russian Federation Soldier aboard one claims they are from a Ukrainian airborne unit which h...

» US Senator McCain mocks EU's response to Ukraine crisis, says Russia sanctions 'almost a joke'
16/04/14 17:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» BBC News - Ukraine crisis: Hague warns Russia on long-term future
16/04/14 17:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - Politics. 16 April 2014 Last updated at 00:51 ET William Hague said Russia must choose whether it was open to 'diplomacy and de-escalation' There will be serious long-term consequences if Russia...

» U.S. Takes Off The Gloves In Rhetorical Rumble With Russia
16/04/14 16:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. T he U.S. administration has ratcheted up the rhetoric as it wrestles with Russia over mounting tensions in Ukraine, engaging the Kremlin in the kind of confrontational a...

» Russian Professor Explains Media Manipulation
16/04/14 16:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. R ussian state media has been skewered in the West for its often outlandish coverage of events in Ukraine. The "misinformation, exaggerations, conspiracy theories, overhe...

» Kiev's grip on eastern Ukraine weakens as pro-Russians seize army vehicles | World news
16/04/14 16:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. For Kiev's beleaguered army it was meant to be a display of strength. Early on Wednesday a column of six armoured personnel carriers trundle...

» Ukraine crisis: Chaos, confusion and itchy trigger fingers reign in the east as Kiev begins its ‘anti-terrorist’ mission - Europe - World
16/04/14 16:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The attack by the figures in black combat uniform and balaclavas was aimed at a checkpoint adjoining his land, and those manning it shot back. The gunmen ran off through the woods, and appeared to have been p...

» Ukraine’s Push East Falters as Militants Seize Army Vehicles
16/04/14 15:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — A highly publicized Ukrainian Army operation to retake control of Slovyansk and other eastern cities from pro-Russia insurgents appeared to falter badly on Wednesday, with one colum...

» Ukraine crisis: pro-Russian forces seize military combat vehicles - live updates | World news
16/04/14 14:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. • The hastily expanded Ukrainian military presence in the east, billed by Kiev as an "anti-terrorist operation," produced multiple sta...

» The west is obliged to defend Ukraine – and Putin must know what that means | Angus Roxburgh | Comment is free
16/04/14 14:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. A fighter jet flies above Ukrainian soldiers in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, on 16 April 2014. ‘Under the 1994 Budapest Memorandum the...

» NATO chief: alliance increases military presence on eastern border to counter Russian threat
16/04/14 14:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Armed Pro-Russians Push into Ukrainian Towns
16/04/14 14:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Armored personnel carriers with armed men riding on top and flying Russian flags rolled into the Ukrainian city of Sloviansk near the Russian border Wednesday. Some of the men claim they ...

» Ukraine Envoy Defiant but Hopeful About Outcome of Talks
16/04/14 13:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. GENEVA — A Ukrainian envoy says he is hopeful four-way Ukraine talks in Geneva Thursday will deter further Russian military aggression in his country.  But he warns Ukraine wil...

» Ukraine: pro-Russian militias enter Slavyansk - video | World news
16/04/14 13:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Pro-Russian separatists enter Slavyansk, eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday in armoured vehicles. The militias are continuing to spread across the east of the country. The EU and the US say they support Ukraine's ...

» Citing Russian Moves, NATO Plans New Deployments
16/04/14 13:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . BRUSSELS — The head of NATO pledged on Wednesday to immediately step up military patrols along its vast eastern border in response to mounting evidence of Russian interference in Ukraine. The announceme...

» Kiev Offensive Unnerves Ukrainians; Getting the Car Ready for Escape
16/04/14 13:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . For residents of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine , a government offensive against pro-Russian separatists stirred concerns that their safety may be at risk and prompted emergency preparations. Andrei Khabarov, ...

» Ukraine Says Russia Fuels Terror as NATO Boosts Defense
16/04/14 13:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Businessweek.com -- Top News. Ukraine accused Russia of fueling “terrorism” in its eastern regions as NATO bolstered the defense of nearby European nations. Government troops pressed on with an...

» Pro-Russian separatists declare new republic in Ukraine
16/04/14 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Pro-Russian separatists on Wednesday declared a republic in Odessa, a region in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea, following the lead of separatists in the eastern region of Donetsk, the epicenter of the upri...

» Ukraine crisis: Nato to bolster forces in eastern Europe | World news
16/04/14 13:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. Link to video: Ukraine: pro-Russian militias enter Slavyansk Nato has announced it has decided on a series of immediate steps to bolster its...

» Ukrainian troop defections escalate tensions in eastern Ukraine
16/04/14 13:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A line of combat vehicles flying Russian flags rolled Wednesday morning into Slovyansk, a city of 120,000 where separatists have set up roadblocks since Saturday. One soldier named Andrei, speaking to the Ass...

» Ukrainian troops allegedly desert to join pro-Russian forces in Slavyansk
16/04/14 13:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from euronews. Armoured personnel carriers have rolled into the eastern Ukraine city of Slavyansk. Ukraine deserters or soldiers of the Russian army? The facts of what is happening appear lost in the fog of the...

» Russia prepared to let tanks roll across borders: German minister
16/04/14 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . BERLIN Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:29am EDT BERLIN (Reuters) - German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel warned on Monday of an escalation of the crisis in Ukraine , saying " Russia was clearly prepared to allow tanks to ...

» Russia mulls lawsuit against U.S. in WTO over sanctions
16/04/14 12:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . MOSCOW Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:25am EDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is looking at the possibility of filing a lawsuit against the United States in the World Trade Organisation over sanctions hitting Russian banks ,...

» As Syrian army steps up Homs offensive, rebels look for exit or prepare for final fight
16/04/14 12:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Opposition figures and activists say those left inside — less than 1,000 people, the vast majority of whom are fighters — are for the most part looking for a way out, as government forces appear t...

» Nato Bolsters Forces In Eastern Europe
16/04/14 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Digging For The Truth Over Russia And Ukraine Updated: 11:52am UK, Wednesday 16 April 2014 By Ian Woods, Sky News Senior Correspondent Trying to separate fact from fiction is part of a journalist's job, but i...

» Separatists fly Russian flag over Ukrainian armored vehicles
16/04/14 12:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . KRAMATORSK/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Separatists flew the Russian flag on armored vehicles taken from the Ukrainian army on Wednesday, humiliating a Kiev government operation to recapture eastern towns c...

» Crisis in Ukraine - Wall Street Journal
16/04/14 12:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . BRUSSELS—The North Atlantic Treaty Organization said Wednesday it would increase its flights over the Baltic nations and send ships to the Mediterranean and Baltic seas in response to Russia’s thr...

» Combat Vehicles in East Ukraine Raise Russian Flag
16/04/14 12:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated April 16, 2014 10:04 a.m. ET Dozens of heavily armed fighters in military vehicles adorned with Russian flags were seen driving into the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk. Lukas Alpert reports on fa...

» Newshour: Ukraine begins 'anti-terror' action
16/04/14 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Newshour. Ukraine Government 'liberates' strategic airfield; 30 yrs on death row; India transgender victory Download audio: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/newshour/newshour_20140415-2208a...

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16/04/14 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» GlobalNews: 16 Apr 14 Globalpod AM Ukraine Attack
16/04/14 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Global News. Ukraine forces act against pro-Russia militants/ Over 100 girls abducted in Nigeria/ 25th anniversary of Hillsborough disaster Download audio: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/...

» Live Coverage on the Anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings
16/04/14 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Lede. On the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, both victims and survivors are remembered. Dignitaries and average Bostonians gathered to commemorate the fallen and the survivors.

» Tensions Boil Over on Camera in Ukraine’s East and West
16/04/14 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Lede. Video shot by local journalists showed a general and a politician being beaten by mobs in the east and the west of the country.

» Ukraine Receives Additional Aid As Tensions Rise
16/04/14 05:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. WASHINGTON — Tensions are rising in Ukraine even as assurances of international aid to stabilize the country’s battered economy have started pouring in. Despite the promise of...

» Ukrainian Troops Move Against Pro-Russian Separatists
16/04/14 05:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukrainian airborne troops have landed at an airport in the east of the country, at the start of an apparent crackdown on pro-Russian separatists occupying government buildings in 10 local...

» Ukraine Sends Force to Stem Unrest in East
16/04/14 04:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — The Ukrainian military landed airborne troops at an airport about 25 miles south of here on Tuesday, raising tensions with Russia in the opening phase of what the government in Kiev...

» Russia Is Quick to Bend Truth About Ukraine
16/04/14 04:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . MOSCOW — The Facebook post on Tuesday morning by Prime Minister Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia was bleak and full of dread. “Blood has been spilled in Ukraine again,” wrote Mr. Medvedev, once ...

» Game of Drones - NYTimes.com
16/04/14 04:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — It will be tough to go into the big battle against drones without the irrepressible Goose. And Tom Cruise, now 51, will no longer be playing a snot-nosed jockey with a need for speed on the...

» Mr. Putin’s Power Play - NYTimes.com
16/04/14 04:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . When President Vladimir Putin of Russia talks about what is happening in Ukraine these days, it is as if he’s looking into a mirror. He says fascists and nationalists are running amok in Kiev, even as C...

» Putin to Netanyahu: Ukraine to blame for escalation - Diplomacy and Defense Israel News
16/04/14 04:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense and Diplomacy RSS. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday night, to discuss a number of issues including Iran and the escalating crisis in...

» BBC News - Ukrainian troops enter central Kramatorsk
16/04/14 04:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - Europe. 16 April 2014 Last updated at 03:26 ET The BBC's James Reynolds reports from the centre of Kramatorsk Ukrainian troops sent to reclaim locations seized by pro-Russian militia in recent d...

» Russian Intelligence Questioning Latvian Border Crossers on Ukraine
15/04/14 18:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . April 15, 2014 12:00 p.m. ET RIGA, Latvia—The head of Latvia's national security committee is accusing Russian intelligence agents of discretely surveying Latvian opinion near the Baltic nation's easter...

» Ukraine Launches Crackdown on Separatists
15/04/14 18:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukrainian airborne troops landed in a town in the east of the country on Tuesday apparently at the start of an “anti-terrorist operation” to root out pro-Russian separatists -...

» White House Backs Ukraine’s Eastern Offensive | TIME.com
15/04/14 18:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: White House Backs Ukraine’s Eastern Offensive. The White House said Tuesday it supports military action taken on Tuesday by the interim government of Ukraine against separatist militants acros...

» The rolling stones-You can't always get what you want
15/04/14 18:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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15/04/14 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Middle East Online :: Main English Channel. RIYADH - Saudi Arabia has replaced its veteran intelligence chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan "at his own request", an official television station in the kingdom an...

» Saudi Intel Chief Relieved of Duties | Defense News
15/04/14 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Saudi Intel Chief Relieved of Duties The Saudi Arabian intelligence chief, Prince Bandar Bin Sultan, has been 'exempted from his duties' today, according to a Royal decree issued by King Abdullah Bin Abdel Az...

» Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Relieved As Intelligence Chief
15/04/14 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SUSRIS. Patrick W. Ryan | SUSRIS Prince Bandar bin Sultan , the former Saudi ambassador to the United States, is out as President General Intelligence (GIP), the director of Al Mukhabarat Al A’amah. ...

» RUSSIA and THE WEST - РОССИЯ и ЗАПАД: Global Terrorism and Saudi Arabia: Bandarís Terror Network - Al-Manar TV
15/04/14 17:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RUSSIA and THE WEST - РОССИЯ и ЗАПАД. Al-Manar TV  -  ‎Jan 20, 2014‎ Saudi Arabia has all the vices and none of the virtues of an oil rich state like Venezuela. The country is governe...

» Saudi Arabia Spy Chief Steps Down
15/04/14 17:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . DUBAI--Saudi Arabia's intelligence chief Prince Bandar Bin Sultan has been relieved of his post at his request, the official Saudi Press Agency reported Tuesday. The royal decree announcing that Prince Bandar...

» Saudi intelligence chief replaced by his deputy
15/04/14 16:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . RIYADH Tue Apr 15, 2014 2:14pm EDT RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's intelligence chief, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the architect of Riyadh's policy on Syria, has been removed from his post, a royal decree car...

» Saudi spy chief, architect of Syria policy, replaced
15/04/14 16:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By Angus McDowall RIYADH Tue Apr 15, 2014 3:29pm EDT RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian intelligence chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the architect of Riyadh's attempts to bring down Syrian President Bashar al-A...

» White House Expresses Support for Ukraine Crackdown
15/04/14 16:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. WHITE HOUSE — The White House said Tuesday that Ukraine's actions against pro-Russian separatists in the country's eastern region are called for because of the threat to law and ord...

» Deaths in Ukraine as Kiev's troops move on pro-Russian separatists
15/04/14 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Ukrainian troops and armoured vehicles seen about 30 miles from flashpoint city of Slaviansk Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev says Ukraine is 'on the brink of civil war' U.S. Pres...

» The problem facing Asia’s emerging smartphone makers is that they don’t make smartphones
15/04/14 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: The problem facing Asia’s emerging smartphone makers is that they don’t make smartphones. Micromax, an Indian company that emerged from nowhere to become the second-largest smar...

» Russia tests Obama's ability to stop its advances | Military Times
15/04/14 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A pro-Russian activist guards a barricade Tuesday outside the regional police building seized in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk. Ukraine's acting president accused Russia enacting 'brutal plans' to d...

» Liam Fox: Snowden and His Accomplices
15/04/14 13:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . April 14, 2014 7:11 p.m. ET Peace and security are not the natural state of affairs. It is a fact of life that many of those who live comfortable middle-class existences in affluent, liberal, pluralistic demo...

» Ukrainian troops begin military operation to 'destroy foreign invader' | World news
15/04/14 12:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. Ukrainian military and special forces gathered outside Slavyansk on Tuesday in the first real show of force since Kiev announced an "anti-te...

» В Краматорске террористы пытаются захватить военный аэродром
15/04/14 12:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости Украины 24 часа в сутки : ЛІГАБізнесІнформ. &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;meta HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" content="0;url='http://news.liga.net/news/politics/1370599-v_kramatorske_separatisty_pytayutsya_zakhvat...

» Ukraine Says It Has Begun Military Operation in East
15/04/14 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — After days of failing to enforce its own ultimatums, the Ukrainian government on Tuesday began what the president called a military operation to confront pro-Russian militants in th...

» Obama and Putin speak, making little progress (+video)
15/04/14 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | USA. Speaking for the first time in more than two weeks, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin showed little sign of agreement Monday, with the U...

» Survivors, first responders descend on Boston for anniversary - Metro
15/04/14 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Jun Lu and Ling Meng felt they had to make the 7,000-mile trek from their home in China. After losing their only child, Lingzi Lu, at last year’s Boston Marathon, they wanted to be at the race, cheering...

» U.S. anti-Semitic attacks down before Overland Park deaths
15/04/14 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Kansas City Star: National News. OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A group monitoring anti-Semitic attacks in the U.S. cautiously noted a sharp decline in such incidents less than two weeks before the fatal shoo...

» Russia says Ukraine close to civil war as Kiev begins offensive
15/04/14 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . KIEV/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russia declared Ukraine on the brink of civil war on Tuesday as Kiev said an "anti-terrorist operation" against pro-Moscow separatists was under way, with troops and armore...

» Ukraine leader announces anti-terror move in east
15/04/14 11:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Businessweek.com -- Top News. HORLIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents who have seized government buildings across eastern Ukraine dug in Tuesday, fortifying their positions and erecting fresh...

» Ukraine Says Military Operation in East Has Begun
15/04/14 10:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated April 15, 2014 8:53 a.m. ET Acting Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov said that a phased "antiterrorist" operation began in the early morning hours in the northern Donetsk region, where the major...

» BBC News - Ukraine crisis: Russia accused of 'lies and blackmail'
15/04/14 06:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - Home. Russian special agents are behind the seizure of government buildings in eastern Ukraine, the deputy foreign minister has said. Speaking after a deadline for pro-Russian activists to leave...

» How Putin's Image Obsession Helps Explain the Situation in Ukraine
15/04/14 06:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Pacific Standard. While the crisis in Crimea might seem anything but rational, when you look at it through the lens of Putin’s past actions, it starts to make some sense. Angel Merkel said Vladimir P...

» Ukraine: Barack Obama calls on Vladimir Putin to make separatists lay down their arms
15/04/14 06:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Ukraine news, all the latest and breaking Ukrainian news. Earlier, US officials stopped short of announcing a new set of sanctions against Russia but said they were in consultations with European partners ...

» RPT-Kiev's grip loosening on restive eastern Ukraine
15/04/14 05:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Tue Apr 15, 2014 2:02am EDT (Repeats story unchanged) * Central govt struggles to enforce its writ on east * Pro-Russian protesters defying Kiev's rule * Kiev-appointed governor working in secret location * P...

» Get Separatists To Give Up Guns
15/04/14 05:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Ukraine A 'Diplomatic Quagmire' Updated: 1:14pm UK, Monday 14 April 2014 By Robert Nisbet, Europe Correspondent What is unfolding in eastern Ukraine is a diplomatic quagmire with governments and international...

» Burial ground found with human remains accidentally mummified
14/04/14 22:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Archeologists unearth mysterious tribe of people south of the Arctic Circle Experts say they were mummified 'by mistake' by copper used in burial ritual It is thought the group share al...

» Alleged Kansas shooter had long racist history
14/04/14 22:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Two of his victims — William Lewis Corporon, 69, and his grandson, Reat Griffin Underwood, 14 — were Methodists. Now 73, Miller described himself as a Nazi turned Klansman that sunny morning in 19...

» Pro-Russian militants in Ukraine defy government threats
14/04/14 22:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Nothing Turchynov said moved the pro-Russian forces, who seized another police station in another small town, Horlivka. In a nation of 44 million, it became clear that a few hundred men, operating on the...

» Internet Evidence Contradicts Russian Claims on Ukraine, Western Diplomats Say
14/04/14 22:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Lede. Its claims about Ukraine are so at odds with visual evidence online, a French diplomat said, that it seems as if the Russian government "isn’t aware that the Internet exists."

» Google buys drone company that Facebook reportedly eyed for purchase
14/04/14 22:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Security enhanced at Jewish centers across the country
14/04/14 21:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A police car is seen at the entrance to the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Kan., where two of a gunman's three victims were shot April 13, 2014. (Photo: Jamie Squire Getty Images) SHARE 16 CONNECT ...

» Obama, Putin Talk as Unrest Roils Eastern Ukraine
14/04/14 21:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated April 14, 2014 7:51 p.m. ET Ukraine's acting president said he wasn't opposed to a countrywide referendum on possibly granting regions greater autonomy after a deadline for pro-Russian protesters to l...

» Obama speaks with Putin as tensions in eastern Ukraine rise
14/04/14 21:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . President Obama told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday that the U.S. had "grave concern" about Moscow's aggression in Ukraine -- as pro-Russian protesters stormed government buildings in what U.S. officials s...

» Pro-Russia Demonstrators Defy Ukraine's Ultimatum
14/04/14 21:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Pro-Russia demonstrators on Monday defied a government deadline to vacate occupied buildings in exchange for amnesty, as Ukraine's interim president threatened a military crackdown. Dozen...

» Putin to Obama: Ukraine Reports Are ‘Inaccurate’ | TIME.com
14/04/14 20:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Putin to Obama: Ukraine Reports Are ‘Inaccurate’. In a phone call with Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the U.S. President that reports saying Russia was interfering in Sout...

» CIA Boss John Brennan Makes Kiev Stop
14/04/14 20:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Ukraine Buildings Held By Armed Men Updated: 11:43am UK, Monday 14 April 2014 The following buildings and strategic facilities are under control of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine as of 1000 GMT on Monday,...

» Putin Asks Obama To Prevent Ukraine Bloodshed
14/04/14 20:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Russia has asked the United States to use its influence to prevent bloodshed in eastern Ukraine, as Kiev threatened a "large-scale anti-terrorist operation" to remove separatists from government buildings. Ru...

» Jewish center gunman suspect in Kansas faces hate crime charges, possible death penalty
14/04/14 18:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Nydn All Featured Columnist feed. An aging Ku Klux Klansman was facing federal hate crime charges Monday, accused of killing three people, including a doctor and his grandson, during a Passover eve rampage...

» Send in the UN peacekeepers, pleads Ukraine as pro-Russian militias in Ukraine openly defy deadline to lay down guns
14/04/14 17:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Kiev asks for military supports as pro-Russian militants ignore Kiev's deadline to disarm A British photojournalist was assaulted by a mob as he tries to document police station raid To...

» Президент России
14/04/14 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Man to Face Hate Crimes Charges in Kansas Shooting
14/04/14 15:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Prosecutors say there is enough evidence to warrant hate-crimes charges in the shooting spree that killed three people Sunday at a Jewish community center and Jewish retirement complex in...

» The three ages of Putinism
14/04/14 13:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Although it might seem on the surface that the Putin regime hasn’t changed since 2000, in fact there have been profound changes, and in the two years since his re-election the President has in effect cr...

» Ukraine: Putinism is not the smart option for Russia | David Clark | Comment is free
14/04/14 13:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. 'Unwilling to go down in history as the Russian leader who 'lost Ukraine' Putin played the only card available to him.' Photograph: Sasha Mo...

» n+1: The Politics of Cynicism
14/04/14 13:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from n+1. It is a commonplace, at least in the West, that the current regime in Russia is authoritarian, if not totalitarian. A line can be drawn—with caveats about scale and severity—from Putin str...

Президент России

Monday April 21st, 2014 at 10:19 AM

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6/12 Фото пресс-службы Президента России На совместном заседании Государственного совета и Совета при Президенте по реализации приоритетных национальных проектов и демографической политике.21 апреля 2014 года