Nato satellite images of Russian military build-up in and near Ukraine

Nato satellite images of Russian military build-up in and near Ukraine

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 10:49 AM

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Evidence grows of Moscow’s direct military intervention in its neighbour

U.S. air strikes on Syria would face formidable obstacles

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 10:13 AM

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American forces face formidable challenges as President Barack Obama considers an air assault on Islamist fighters in Syria, including intelligence gaps on potential targets, concerns about Syria’s air defenses and fears that the militants may have anti-aircraft weapons, current and former U.S. officials say.

  

In town halls, U.S. lawmakers hear voter anger over illegal migrants

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 10:12 AM

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DALLAS (Reuters) - When Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling sat down with colleagues and constituents at a recent Chamber of Commerce lunch in Dallas, the first question he faced was whether Congress planned to address immigration policy and a burgeoning border crisis.

  

Islamic State executes dozens of Syrian army soldiers: monitor

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 10:12 AM

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters have executed dozens of members of the Syrian army they took hostage after capturing an air base in the northeast of the country, a group monitoring the violence said on Thursday.

  

Camera maker Digital Ally gets $1.1 million order from Michigan police

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 10:11 AM

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(Reuters) - Digital Ally Inc, a maker of wearable cameras, said it received an order of more than $1.1 million from the Michigan police force.

  

Петр Порошенко: «Фактически произошло введение российских войск в Украину»

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 10:04 AM

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Президент Украины Петр Порошенко «в связи с резким обострением ситуации в Донецкой области» отменил визит в Турцию и созывает заседание Совета национальной безопасности и обороны (СНБО) Украины «для разработки плана дальнейших действий». По его словам, «фактически произошло введение российских войск в Украину». Российская сторона и «Донецкая народная республика» (ДНР) эту информацию опровергают.

«Я принял решение отменить рабочий визит в Турецкую Республику в связи с резким обострением ситуации в Донецкой области, в частности в Амвросиевке и Старобешево, поскольку фактически произошло введение российских войск в Украину»,— заявил Петр Порошенко.

Как сообщает пресс-служба президента Украины, в четверг будет созвано заседание Совета национальной безопасности и обороны (СНБО) Украины «для разработки плана дальнейших действий». Украина будет срочно инициировать созыв заседания Совета Безопасности ООН и чрезвычайного заседания Совета ЕС. «Мир должен дать оценку резкому обострению ситуации в Украине»,— сказал президент.

«Место президента сегодня в Киеве»,— добавил господин Порошенко.

Российская сторона утверждает, что войска РФ не участвуют в боевых действиях на территории Украины. «Мы четко заявили, что никакого участия российских военных нет, никакой техники мы не поставляем туда»,— заявил постоянный представитель России при ОБСЕ Андрей Келин. В штабе ополчения ДНР также опровергают информацию о «введении российских войск в Украину».

Ранее в четверг экстренно созвать заседание Совета Безопасности ООН в связи ситуацией на Донбассе страны Запада призвал премьер-министр Украины Арсений Яценюк. «Считаю необходимым, чтобы наши западные партнеры безотлагательно созвали чрезвычайное заседание Совета Безопасности ООН. Россия существенно нарастила военное присутствие в Украине»,— заявил господин Яценюк.

Украинские власти уже обвиняли Россию в переброске российских войск и бронетехники на территорию Донбасса. 15 августа Петр Порошенко в разговоре с британским премьером Дэвидом Кэмероном заявил, что украинская артиллерия уничтожила часть российской колонны тяжелой военной техники, которая якобы пересекла украинскую границу. Российская сторона эту информацию опровергла.

Доцент кафедры политической теории МГИМО Кирилл Коктыш в эфире «Ъ FM»

: «Скорее всего, начинается новый раунд пиар-борьбы, то есть Киеву сегодня крайне необходимо объяснить поражение, масштабное поражение, украинской армии прямым российским вмешательством, и Киев, естественно, на этой версии будет настаивать, потому что в противном случае признать, что украинские войска проигрывают восставшим ополченцам, ну, на самом деле, это смерти подобно, это признание некомпетентности и недееспособности сегодняшнего украинского режима. Поэтому, разумеется, Киев на этой версии будет жестко настаивать, и, наверное, на ее защиту будет класть все, что можно положить».

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16 августа новый глава правительства самопровозглашенной Донецкой народной республики Александр Захарченко объявил о получении подкрепления: «150 единиц боевой техники» (около 30 танков, остальное - БМП и БТР) и «1200 человек личного состава, которые проходили обучение в течение четырех месяцев на территории Российской Федерации». Читайте подробнее

Как на Украине пошла война на опровержение

15 августа Киев объявил об уничтожении части колонны тяжелой военной техники, якобы переброшенной на территорию Украины из России. Данные о пересечении российской бронетехникой границы изначально поступили из западных СМИ. В Минобороны РФ категорически опровергли эту информацию, а в МИД РФ "Ъ" заявили, что Киев занимается «шулерством высокого уровня». Читайте подробнее

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This 75-Year-Old Map Shows Europe ‘Ready for War’by Lily Rothman

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 9:08 AM

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The declarations had not yet come, but on Aug. 28, 1939, Europe already knew war was on its way. On that day, 75 years ago, the armies that would fight what became World War II had gathered.

Just how many soldiers that meant differed by nation, as TIME pointed out to its readers with the map below, which ran in the Sept. 4, 1939 issue. The annotated chart also provides evidence that, no matter how many men were under arms, there was no way for the continent to be entirely ready for what was to follow. In Poland, for example, President Ignacy Moscicki was said to have told Roosevelt that he was willing to negotiate with Germany. By the time Sept. 4 came around — the magazine arrived on stands before then— that willingness had already proved pointless.

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Stay tuned next week for further coverage of the 75th anniversary of the beginning of World War II.

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Israel Acknowledges Jews in fact Khazars, Plans Migration to Ukraine by The European Union Times

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 9:07 AM

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From Left to Right: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Everyone in this photo is Jewish, just a coincidence!

“A blue-ribbon team of scholars from leading research institutions and museums has just issued a secret report to the government, acknowledging that European Jews are in fact Khazars.”, writes Jim Wald on The Times of Israel website. Jim Wald claims Jews have a plan to reform Khazaria (Chazerai in Yiddish) in Ukraine by sending Ashkenazi settlers there.

Texe Marrs seems to take it at face value in his article titled The Serpent People Return to Ukraine. The following question has to be raised though: what if the Khazar origin theory for Ashkenazis is actually disinfo? A Mossad hoax to divert attention away from the real nasty stuff perpetrated by Zionists.

The admission by the Israelis that the Jews are not related to ancient Israel but to Khazaria was reported in The Times of Israel as a Leaked Report: Israel Acknowledges Jews in fact Khazars; Secret Plan for Reverse Migration to Ukraine, March 18, 2014). That article, by Professor Jim Wald, related that the Israeli leadership in Jerusalem is sending military equipment and settlers from Israel to Ukraine.

They have taken charge of that ravaged country’s government and finances and intend eventually to make the Ukraine a “second homeland”. As a huge proof for this report, even though Ukraine’s total Jewish population is currently at only 0.2%, Ukraine’s new President Petro Poroshenko, is Jewish and so is Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. However with all that said, the international media, including the Russian media, are mostly focusing their attention on how how “evil neo-nazi Right Sector rule in Ukraine”. The truth is that the neo-nazis in Ukraine are only used a diversion tactic from the real deal and from who is really in charge in Ukraine.

Their plan, leaked by governmental insiders, came only after Netanyahu and his cabinet reviewed growing DNA genetic evidence that the Jews are not the descendants of Abraham. Instead, they came from Khazaria, of which Kiev, Ukraine is the centerpiece. In fact, the Jews of Israel and the U.S. are of Ukrainian heritage. Ukraine is in the heartland of Khazaria.

No doubt the Zionists have wrapped their greedy fingers around Ukraine, but does it really have anything to do with their Khazar past?

Keep your eyes open for lies, not in hatred or fear, but curiosity and love of truth. Remember that there are Jews doing that too.

        

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Exclusive: Armored column seen in south Russia near border with Ukraine

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 9:03 AM

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KRASNODAROVKA Russia (Reuters) - A Reuters reporter on Thursday saw a column of armored vehicles and soldiers near a Russian village about 3 km (1.9 miles) from the border with Ukraine.

  

Ukraine accuses Russia of invading south-east to help rebelsby Reuters in Kiev

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 9:01 AM

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Defence council claims border town Novoazovsk is under control of Russian forces as Moscow keeps denying troop involvement

Ukraine has accused Russia of mounting an invasion in the south-east of the country in support of pro-Moscow separatists.

Ukraine's security and defence council said the border town of Novoazovsk and other parts of the south-east had fallen under the control of Russian forces. "A counter offensive by Russian troops and separatist units is continuing in south-east Ukraine," the council said in a post on Twitter on Thursday.

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Kiev claims Russia has invaded Ukraine but offers no proofby The European Union Times

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:58 AM

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko

The chorus of allegations about a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has President Poroshenko calling for an emergency meeting of the country’s security and defense council, while the Prime Minister Yatsenyuk is calling for a Russian asset freeze.

“I have made a decision to cancel my working visit to the Republic of Turkey due to sharp aggravation of the situation in Donetsk region, particularly in Amvrosiivka and Starobeshevo, as Russian troops were brought into Ukraine,” Petro Poroshenko said in a statement on his website.

The Russian representative to the OSCE Andrey Kelin has given a firm response to the allegations, saying that “We have said that no Russian involvement has been spotted, there are no soldiers or equipment.”

“Accusations relating to convoys of armored personnel carriers have been heard during the past week and the week before that,” he said. “All of them were proven false back then, and is being proven false again now.”

“There is no sense in these accusations,” he said.

Yet, Ukraine is going to call for a meeting of the UN Security Council, said Poroshenko.

“The world must provide assessment of sharp aggravation of the situation in Ukraine,” he added.

Poroshenko added that on Thursday there will be a meeting of Security and Defense Council to elaborate the plan for further action.

“The President must stay in Kyiv today,” he said.

As with previous allegations of smuggled troops, equipment and other underhand tactics, no evidence has been offered.

Given the confusion arising out of the recent capture of alleged Russian paratroopers and the subsequent videos with interviews released by the Ukrainians, the government is going to the US, EU and the G7 to ask for a freeze on Russian assets.

The Western media has been exploding with allegations, with everyone from the CNN to the New York Times going about the task in a very similar manner: quoting Ukrainian politicians, as well as US figures, the ambassador to Ukraine and the State Department. One similarity could be spotted: they all centered on passionate statements, no evidence, and were followed by a big background into things that took place over the past week.

Whenever there was any mention of someone actually seeing Russian tanks, it seemed a mobile phone was never on hand to take a photograph.

Meanwhile, the OSCE has announced that it’s calling an emergency meeting in Vienna – for the second time in August – giving no further details.

When the head of its Ukraine mission, Paul Picard, was asked if the monitoring team saw any evidence of Russia crossing the border with troops and tanks, the answer was “no.” He told journalists of round-the-clock surveillance by a team of 16 people. The team said “we are hearing shooting, but it’s difficult to tell just how far.”

This didn’t stop the Ukrainian government from alleging that the border town of Novoazovsky in the south-east has fallen under Russian control – a mix of troops and members of the eastern-Ukrainian uprising.

“We only know that the mayor of Novoazovsk said that after 10 rounds of artillery were heard, the Ukrainian soldiers retreated from the city, and the self-defense forces entered,” Kelin said.

He added that “the Ukrainian ambassador has offered no claims to counter this information.”

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Russia, Ukraine Warned Over Gas Supplies

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:54 AM

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European Energy Commissioner urged Russia and Ukraine not to use gas as a blackmail tool in their conflict, and he stressed that energy mustn't be included in possible extra sanctions against Russia.

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Kiev Claims Russia Invasion

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:54 AM

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Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia of invading the country, apparently dashing hopes of a diplomatic response to the crisis and challenging the West to respond.

WorldViews: Ukraine says it’s being invaded by Russia, and can you please retweet by Ishaan Tharoor

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:53 AM

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Ukraine's Foreign Ministry tweeted on Wednesday evening a pair of hashtag slogans, #UkraineUnderAttack and #RussiaInvadedUkraine, urging others to share the message.

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Russian and Ukraine troops battle in south, prompting fears that invasion has begun by Annie Gowen, Karoun Demirjian

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:41 AM

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KIEV, Ukraine — Fighting between Russian troops and the Ukrainian military worsened early Thursday, prompting fears in Ukraine that a Russian invasion of their territory has begun.

Ukrainian troops are continuing to battle combined Russian and separatist forces on a new, southern front around the border town of Novoazovsk, east of Crimea on the Sea of Azov. In addition, a military spokesman said Russian troops are increasing surveillance from northern Crimea, the autonomous Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Moscow in March.

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Ukraine Says Russian Forces Lead Major New Offensive in Eastby By ANDREW E. KRAMER and MICHAEL R. GORDON

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:37 AM

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Tanks, artillery and infantry have crossed from Russia into an unbreached part of eastern Ukraine in recent days, in what Ukrainian and Western military officials are calling a stealth invasion.

Separatist Leader Says Thousands of Russians Have Fought in Ukraine by By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:34 AM

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The comments from a rebel commander sidestep the issue of direct Russian involvement by describing the fighters as volunteers.

Window on Eurasia: Russia’s Military Mobilization System ‘Just as Ineffective as Ukraine’s,’ Moscow Commentator Saysby paul goble (noreply@blogger.com)

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:10 AM

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            Staunton, August 28 – Now that the Russian military has invaded Ukraine and has engaged in combat with Ukrainian forces, it is time to assess the ability of each country to mobilize its forces for war. One Moscow commentator has done that and concluded that “the system of mobilization of the Russian army is just as ineffective as that of the Ukrainian.”

 

            In the current issue of “Sovershenno Sekretno,” Aleksandr Kruglov bases his conclusion not only on the fact that neither country has moved far from its Soviet roots in this regard but also on a close examination of what each has been doing to change that situation in recent years (sovsekretno.ru/articles/id/4295/).

 

            Ukraine’s problems with mobilization have received wide attention in the Russian media over the last months, and Kruglov summarizes them.  Efforts to draft more men have fallen short, often far short, even in western Ukraine, and the draft itself has sparked protests and various forms of draft avoidance, including bribery and even flight to Russia.

 

            Given the need for increasing the size of Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine by five to six times to completely defeat the insurgents backed by Russian forces and the related need for the rotation of personnel through frontline units, such resistance seriously limits the ability of Ukrainian commanders to function, the Moscow analyst says.

 

            What is of even greater concern to Kyiv, he suggests, is that resistance among Ukrainians to military service has grown as losses have mounted, a trend that would likely continue if the fighting were to intensify still further.  One reason for that is that Ukrainian forces are sufficiently disordered already that those who fight may not even gain recognition for having done so and the families of casualties may not get support.

 

            And the Ukrainian authorities may be creating additional problems for themselves by offering those who protest against Kyiv the opportunity to avoid charges or convictions by joining the military, a pattern that could mean that some in Ukrainian uniform may be quite ready to desert or otherwise disorder Ukrainian lines.

 

            Kruglov cites the words of Aleksandr Perendzhiyev, an expert of the Russian Association of Military Political Analysts: “the success of mobilization during war directly depends on how the population of the country views the necessity [of the conflict] and thus supports mobilization.” 

 

            And that in turn, Perendzhiyev continues, depends to no small degree on “how just the system of mobilization” appears to be and how the government takes care of the wounded and the families of casualties.  On paper at least, Russia’s military system is in better shape – the legal arrangements are defined – but in reality, Moscow faces serious problems as well.

 

            The reason for that, Kruglov says, is that “despite the fact that the Russian armed forces are by their potential much stronger than the Ukrainian ones,” they too bear the marks of their origins in the Soviet past. And in the Russian case, many of “the reforms” that have been carried out in the name of economy have only exacerbated problems.

 

            For example, he continues, the number of military commissariats, which serve as Russia’s draft boards, was cut by 20 times, from 1647 to 81, and their personnel were almost “completely demilitarized.” That effectively destroyed the old Soviet system without putting in place an effective new one.

 

            Under current conditions, Moscow analysts say, the Russian military is “already not capable of conducting mass mobilization” as demonstrated by the system’s failure to be able to organize “even modest training” exercises involving reservists. All such efforts have “ended in failure,” and to conceal that, the defense ministry has “classified” the results.”

 

            Even Vladimir Putin’s intervention in June when he called for the activation of the reserves has not worked well. The results have been far less than were anticipated, in part because such actions are expensive and the regime is not willing or able to put the necessary funds at the disposal of the defense ministry.

 

             In Kruglov’s view, “practice shows, including the latest events in Ukraine, that not one even strong army today is capable of achieving victory using cadre military personnel alone.”  Reserves must be called up, but Moscow faces real problems in that regard because the number of its cadres units was cut by 80 percent and thus cannot form the nucleus of a Russian force.

 

            Moreover, he continues, Russia has failed to set up the kind of strategic reserves any prolonged conflict requires. That means, Kruglov says, that the Russian military will not be in a position “to wage a successful war with a serious opponent even within the limits of its own borders.” 

 

            But there is no going back to the “archaic Soviet system of mobilization,” Kruglov suggests, not only because war has changed and made professionalism more important but also because society has changed and is less deferential to the demands of the military. Both those developments will make the mobilization of a Russian military for war more difficult.

 

            More money and time needs to be put into the development of the reserves and their maintenance as a fighting force by providing “a minimum” training periods every six months. “Otherwise,” the “Sovershenno Sekretno” writer says, “in the course of military actions, reservists will become ‘cannon fodder’” and little else.

 

Russian commanders recognize this and have pushed for such a system, one that would copy the American version. But there has been no willingness on the part of the Russian political leadership to support that, Kruglov says. And again the reason almost certainly is money and the government’s unwillingness to divert it from other goals to the military.

 

Such arguments against investment in the reserves always seem compelling during peacetime, Kruglov suggests, but they have all too obvious and negative consequences if and when a country goes to war.

 

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Breakthrough hopes dented as Ukraine accuses Russia of new incursion

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:05 AM

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KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine accused Russia of launching a new military incursion across its eastern border on Wednesday, as hopes quickly faded that Tuesday's talks between their two presidents might mark a turning point in a five-month-old crisis.

  

FBI, Secret Service investigate reports of cyber attacks on U.S. banks

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:05 AM

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(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said it is investigating media reports that several U.S. financial firms have been victims of recent cyber attacks.

  

Russian-backed separatists enter southeast Ukraine town: pro-government fighter

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:05 AM

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KIEV (Reuters) - Separatists, backed by Russian soldiers, have entered the town of Novoazovsk in south-eastern Ukraine, a pro-government militia fighter said on Thursday.

  

Ukraine accuses Russia of launching invasion

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:05 AM

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KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine accused Russia on Thursday of mounting an invasion in the southeast of the country in support of pro-Moscow separatist rebels.

  

More Ukrainian troops desert into Russia, Opposition Grows Stronger by The European Union Times

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:04 AM

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Ukrainian soldiers in a tent camp in Rostov Region

A group of 62 Ukrainian troops have crossed into Russia’s Rostov Region seeking shelter to save their lives amid an intensified counteroffensive recently launched by anti-Kiev militia in southeastern Ukraine.

“Today, 62 servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces turned to Russian border guards asking to let them into the Russian territory near Russia’s settlement of Shramko, Matveyevo-Kurgansky district, with the aim to save their lives,” the spokesman for the FSB’s border guard office in the Rostov Region, Nikolai Sinitsyn, told Itar-Tass news agency on Wednesday.

They were allowed to cross and provided with a transit corridor on the principles of humanism, but only after they left their weapons on the Ukrainian side of the border, Sinitsyn added.

This case became the latest in a series of similar incidents where a total of over 500 Ukrainian troops crossed into Russia since July seeking refuge and medical help.

Earlier this week, Ukraine released videos showing alleged Russian paratroopers captured on Ukrainian territory. Russian Defense Ministry sources were saying that they probably crossed the border by mistake during a routine patrol of an area which wasn’t manned. President Putin, when asked about the issue said he hoped it won’t be blown out of proportion, since Ukrainian troops regularly cross into Russian territory, sometimes in armored vehicles and were never charged with anything and always allowed to return to Ukraine freely.

Kiev’s renewed accusations of Russian military’s alleged operations on Ukrainian territory are “nothing new,” says Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov, adding that Russia regularly refutes such reports. Meanwhile Kiev says it has launched a preliminary investigation into the detained men on suspicion of “aiding terrorist groups.”

Ukraine’s own troops in the meantime are also facing prosecution, with General Prosecutor’s office announcing on Wednesday that 1,083 criminal proceeding had been launched since the beginning of the so-called anti-terrorist operation, with people being charged for “disobedience, unauthorized abandonment of a military unit or place of service, desertion, evasion of military service in another way, and so on.”

Anti-Kiev militia in the meantime announced that almost 90 Ukrainian troops laid down their arms and surrendered on Wednesday alone, following at least 129 the day before, Ria reports.

On Sunday, the main headquarters of the Donetsk People’s Republic announced that it had launched a counteroffensive against Kiev’s “punitive forces” in the region, blocking and surrounding many of the military and paramilitary units.

The military equipment captured from local army depots and those forces surrendering en masse has allowed militia to form 2 tank battalions, 3 multiple launcher rocket system batteries, 2 self-propelled howitzer batteries, 3 cannon battalions of various calibers and 8 mortar batteries, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Donetsk People’s Republic Aleksander Zakharchenko told the press at the time.

The DPR army will no more act in small groups as instead full-bodied independent military units had been formed, he added, announcing the beginning of a major counter-offensive but at the same time calling on Ukrainian troops to surrender and leave the territory of the republic, promising absolute safety for everyone not involved in war crimes against the civilian population.

Ukraine has been engulfed in a violent internal conflict since April, when Kiev’s military began its crackdown on the southeast parts of the country which refused to recognize the coup-installed government.

According to United Nations’ estimates released Tuesday, over 2,249 people have so far been killed and over 6,033 wounded in the fighting in eastern Ukraine. The number of internally displaced Ukrainians has reached 190,000, with another 207,000 finding refuge in Russia, the UN said.

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Washington and Kiev Say Moscow Is Sending Heavily Armed Troops Into Ukraine by David Stout

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:03 AM

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Ukrainian and U.S. officials accused Moscow of sending heavily armed columns across the border into Ukraine on Wednesday — a move that Washington says is likely part of a “Russian-directed counteroffensive” against Kiev.

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During a press conference in Washington on Wednesday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said reports indicated that “additional columns of Russian tanks, multiple rocket launchers, and armored vehicles” entered southeastern Ukraine this week, sharply escalating the five-month-old conflict.

“These incursions indicate a Russian-directed counteroffensive is likely under way in Donetsk and Luhansk. Clearly, that is of deep concern to us,” Psaki told reporters.

In Kiev, military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told the New York Times that an armored Russian column entered the town of Amvrosiyivka on Wednesday in what was likely an attempt to expand the current multipronged counteroffensive against Ukrainian troops.

Separatist forces have long claimed that they use weaponry captured from Ukrainian arsenals. However, American officials argue that the hardware in rebel hands includes highly sophisticated air-defense systems — equipment that the Ukrainian armed forces are not believed to posses, according to the Times.

Ukraine went on to accuse the Kremlin of directing troops toward the coastal city of Mariupol, in what appears to be a bid to draw Ukrainian forces away from the heavy fighting near the rebel strongholds in Luhansk and Donetsk.

The escalation of the conflict comes only hours after an inconclusive round of talks wrapped up between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Belarus on Tuesday night.

Following the meeting, Putin described the increasingly violent war in Ukraine as a purely domestic affair.

“Frankly speaking, we cannot discuss any conditions for a ceasefire or possible agreements between Kiev, Donetsk and Luhansk,” Putin told reporters, according to a transcript published by his office. “This is not our business; it is a domestic matter of Ukraine.”

Putin’s remarks came less than 24 hours after Ukrainian authorities said they captured at least nine Russian paratroopers inside the country earlier this week.

Russian officials later went on to explain that the presence of members of an elite Russian airborne division in Ukraine was likely the result of an accidental incursion that occurred during a patrol.

Putin brushed off the incident — explaining that such incursions aren’t really that big a deal.

“After all, Ukrainian service members entered our territory with armored equipment,” said Putin. “And we didn’t have any problems.”

The U.N. estimates that more than 2,000 people have been killed since the pro-Russia uprising kicked off in April. The fighting has also displaced close to 400,000.

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1,400 cases of 'appalling' sexual exploitation revealed in UK report

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Hundreds of children have been systematically raped, beaten and sex trafficked in a northern English town for more than 12 years. And it is still going on, a government commissioned report says.

    

Ukraine: Russia Has 'Invaded' The Country

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says there has been a Russian military invasion in the country.

Beatings, brainwashing and hard labour: How thousands of people in modern Britain are STILL exploited as slaves - and it could be happening on your street

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Ordinary street: This address is Peckford Place, south London, seemed unremarkable to neighbours - but three women were found inside who said they had been slaves for decades

Ukraine accuses Russia of launching invasion

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KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine accused Russia on Thursday of mounting an invasion in the southeast of the country in support of pro-Moscow separatist rebels.

  

Islamic State executes dozens of Syrian army soldiers: monitor

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:01 AM

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters have executed dozens of members of the Syrian army they took hostage after capturing an air base in the northeast of the country, a group monitoring the violence said on Thursday.

  

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare: 'We worked with a Pentagon adviser' by Keith Stuart

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:00 AM

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The studio behind the latest title consulted soldiers and futurologists to build its vision of a war against private military contractors

The scene is exciting but implausible. Its a shoot out on the Golden Gate bridge, taking place 45 years in the future. Soldiers wearing bionic exoskeletons leap over trucks, firing bizarre directed energy weapons that send out fatal force waves. Drones patrol above, identifying and shooting at targets, one combatant throws a smart grenade that momentarily hovers in the air before locking onto an enemy and scorching in. 

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Indian Muslim Said to Have Joined ISIS Is Reported Deadby By MANSI CHOKSI

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:00 AM

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Arif Majeed was one of four young Indian men believed to have been recruited online to join the militant group in Iraq.

The Americans left me on Iraq's Mount Sinjar. I just want to be lifted out by Abu Sulaiman

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 8:00 AM

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We Yazidis fled to the mountain when Isis attacked the town of Sinjar. But without help, I wonder if there is any hope of going home

Plus: Satellite images show Yazidis still stranded on Mount Sinjar

I was at home when clashes erupted between the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (Isis) fighters and Peshmerga forces. Yazidi fighters had volunteered to form a brigade to protect the town of Sinjar against Isiss relentless efforts to conquer the town. Mortar attacks and gunfire were intensifying, and I could see the residents of the compound started to flee their houses. But Im 58 year old and long-time sufferer of diabetes and heart problems so I was not as swift to flee.

One of my sons I live with my three married sons and their families, including the four children of my eldest son, Sulaiman, who passed away put me in a car with the other members of the family and drove us all to the center of town, trying to get to the northern slope of Mount Sinjar. We were shocked to find Isis fighters in the town, chasing people who were fleeing.

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Kiev Claims Russia Has Invaded East Ukraine to Help Separatists by Reuters

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 7:37 AM

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Ukraine accused Russia on Thursday of mounting an invasion in the southeast of the country in support of pro-Moscow separatist rebels.

Window on Eurasia: West’s ‘Chamberlains of Today’ Will Soon Face a Larger War than the One in Ukraine, Russian Observer Says by paul goble (noreply@blogger.com)

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 7:36 AM

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            Staunton, August 28 – The war Vladimir Putin has launched against Ukraine will not be limited to that country, a reality that “the banal Chamberlains” of the West today have failed to recognize and respond to and that the world will suffer from as a result unless and until a new Churchill emerges, according to a Russian commentator.

 

            Andrey Ivlyev, who writes for the Noviy Region news agency, says today that Putin’s seizure of Crimea and his intervention elsewhere in Ukraine has angered Western leaders but not led them to recognize the true nature of the threat he poses or to take actions to block it (http://nr2.com.ua/publications/Ekspert-Nachataya-Rossiey-voyna-Krymom-YUgo-Vostokom-Ukrainoy-ne-ogranichitsya-78773.html).

 

Putin’s actions “have become possible” in large measure as a result of Europe’s dependence on Russian gas and its “cynical” willingness to try to engage in peacemaking with someone who has shown himself to be an aggressor who shamelessly lies and is seldom if ever called for that.

 

“History is repeating itself,” Ivlyev says. “Over the course of 70 years of well-being, Western leaders have degenerated into banal Chamberlains. The world is waiting for the appearance of a new Churchill.” If that does not happen, “mir” in both its meanings – “the world” and “peace” – “will come to an end.”

 

It is “already obvious to everyone that Russian aggression is the result of the geopolitically pathetic nature of Western leaders” who view money as more important than “law, conscience and honor.”  What has happened in Ukraine already is horrific; “but this is only a pittance compared with what awaits the world tomorrow.”

 

By its pathetic failure to respond with anything more than economic sanctions, he continues, “the Western countries are in fact pushing the Putin criminals to carry out serious military crimes.”  And it is now clear that “sanctions are a fake which are not capable of stopping the fires of the war which has already begun.”

 

Everyone is aware that Ukraine by itself “is not capable of opposing the military might of Russia” and that the West has condemned it to defeat by its “demonstrative inaction.” This Western “policy” is “in every respect immoral,” especially given Western expressions of “concern” about what is going on which in turn are a reflection of “banal hypocrisy and exceptional cynicism.”

 

“The blame for the continuation of Russian aggression in Ukraine lies in full measure on the West” which its “beautiful and correct words” have done nothing to conceal “the traitorous nature” of its failure to act against Putin and Russian aggression, Ivlyev says.

 

“But,” as he points out, “the earth is round, and a time will come when understanding will come as well. Only the price of this understanding,” just like 70 years ago, “will be very high,” yet another confirmation of the truth of the ancient observation that “the most expensive thing on earth is stupidity because one has to pay for it most of all.”

 

 

 

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Ukraine: 'This is a full-scale invasion'

Thursday August 28th, 2014 at 7:14 AM

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Separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, backed by Russian tanks and armored personnel carriers, are battling government forces on two fronts, a Ukrainian military official said.

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28/08/14 07:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. After crisis concentrated on Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk, cities of Mariupol and Novoazovsk become latest battlegrounds Ukrainian forces are digging in around the southern town of Ma...

» Советник Авакова призвал МИД Украины разорвать отношения с Россией - РБК
28/08/14 07:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. СЕГОДНЯ Советник Авакова призвал МИД Украины разорвать отношения с Россией РБК РБК 28.08.2014, Москва 13:04:54 Украина должна должна разорвать дипломатические отношения с Россией и...

» OSCE to Discuss ‘Russian Violations’ in Ukraine
28/08/14 07:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) plans to hold a special meeting Thursday to discuss developments in Ukraine. The U.S. mission to the OSCE said on Twitter th...

» ОБСЕ проведет 28 августа экстренное заседание по Украине - Газета.Ru
28/08/14 07:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. СЕГОДНЯ ОБСЕ проведет 28 августа экстренное заседание по Украине Газета.Ru ОБСЕ назначила экстренное заседание для обсуждения ситуации на Украине. Об этом сообщает Agence France-Pr...

» West Pressures Russia To Explain Military 'Intervention' In Ukraine
28/08/14 07:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The West is increasing its pressure on Moscow to explain what U.S. officials have described as a direct intervention by the Russian military in eastern Ukraine.

» Syria Rebels Capture Israel Crossing
27/08/14 19:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Rebel factions in Syria, including an al Qaeda affiliate, captured a border crossing between Syria and Israel, said Israel's military and Syrian opposition activists, the second major ...

» Young believer visits 23 Mideast Christian communities
27/08/14 19:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Young believer visits 23 Mideast Christian communities Vincent Gélot, a Christian from France, traveled 60000 km in two years in an old 4L car to meet Christian communiti...

» Germany tightens laws against suspected hate crimes
27/08/14 19:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Germany tightens laws against suspected hate crimes The German government passes measures requiring police and courts to take tougher action against suspected hate crimes, follo...

» Gaza fishermen back at sea as long-term truce holds on
27/08/14 19:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Gaza fishermen back at sea as long-term truce holds on The skies over Gaza remain calm as a long-term ceasefire takes hold, ending the deadliest violence in a decade with Israel...

» Poroshenko: All sides in Minsk backed Kiev peace plan
27/08/14 19:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Poroshenko: All sides in Minsk backed Kiev peace plan Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says all sides backed Kiev's peace proposals for ending the fighting in east Ukraine f...

» EU Ready to Ease Russia Concerns Over Ukraine Deal
27/08/14 19:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The European Union is ready to take concrete steps to resolve Russia's concerns about the bloc's broad trade agreement with Ukraine but it won't amend the treaty, the EU's trade chief ...

» Obama Warns of Expanding Battle Against Islamic State
27/08/14 19:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United States is preparing to extend its reach in the effort to contain the group known as the Islamic State. Officials say Washington will do what it needs to do in order to protect ...

» Q-and-A on Westerners who join the fight in Syria
27/08/14 19:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 6 p.m. EDT. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Douglas McAuthur McCain, an American killed in Syria while fighting alongside the Islamic State, was part of a growing number of foreign fighters recruit...

» ISIL threatens to attack Saudi Arabia
27/08/14 19:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. Takfiri ISIL militants have reportedly threatened to attack Saudi Arabia during Eid-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) that marks the culmination of the ann...

» NATO plans to deploy forces to Eastern Europe
27/08/14 19:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Under the pretext of an ‘overt’ Russian threat, NATO is pushing for a ‘readiness action plan’ ...

» A (Very) Basic Twitch User’s Guide | Times Minute | The New York Times
27/08/14 19:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. A (Very) Basic Twitch User’s Guide | Times Minute | The New York Times A guide to the site for the nongamer. Produced by: Carrie Halperin Read the story here: http://ny...

» Enrique Zileri, influential editor of Peruvian magazine Caretas, dies at 83
27/08/14 19:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. Enrique Zileri, a preeminent Latin American journalist and scourge to a succession of repressive Peruvian governments during ...

» Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's new president
27/08/14 19:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's new president Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who will be Turkey's next president after an easy election victory, climbed from a humb...

» Israel 'Did Not Accept Any Hamas Demands'
27/08/14 19:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Palestinians gather around the remains of a tower building housing offices which witnesses said was destroyed by an Israeli air strike in ...

» U.N.: Syria, ISIS committing war crimes
27/08/14 19:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. U.N.: Syria, ISIS committing war crimes A U.N. probe is blasting both sides of the war in Syria, saying both are committing war crimes. Hala Gorani reports. From: CNNInternatio...

» US considering new Iraq relief mission for group under siege by ISIS, official says - Fox News
27/08/14 19:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Fox News US considering new Iraq relief mission for group under siege by ISIS, official says Fox News In this Aug. 4, 2014, photo, an Iraqi boy in a camp of displaced Iraqis who fled f...

» The Look of Silence: second Act of Killing as horrifically gripping as first - Venice film festival review
27/08/14 19:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Joshua Oppenheimer is back with another backstage take on the Indonesian death squads of the 1960s. This followup focusing on an eye doctor who drank the blood of his victims ...

» Blackwater Trial Comes to a Close | The New York Times
27/08/14 19:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. Blackwater Trial Comes to a Close | The New York Times A look at why the case of four Blackwater guards, accused of murdering 17 Iraqis in Nisour Square on Sept. 16, 2007, ha...

» Resentment Grows in Islamist-ruled Mosul
27/08/14 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. More than two months after Islamic State insurgents took over, displays of public brutality and humiliation have become part of a constant drumbeat of indignity endured by the populati...

» Islamic State Runs Economy of Oil Pirating, Extortion
27/08/14 19:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Islamic State runs an illicit economy in Syria and Iraq, pirating oil while exacting tribute from locals, making it one of the world's richest terror groups.

» Israelis and Palestinians Ask If the Latest Fight Was Worth It
27/08/14 19:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. More Israel and Palestinians Reach Open-Ended Cease-Fire Deal Israeli and Palestinian leaders set out Wednesday to sell their constituents convince sell their citizens on what...

» Study: Trash Burning Causes Serious Health Problems
27/08/14 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. More than 40 percent of trash produced around the world today is burned without regulation or oversight in a process that damages public health and contributes to climate chan...

» THOMAS GRAHAM ON REBUILDING US-RUSSIA RELATIONS
27/08/14 16:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia: Other Points of View. Dear Friends, Finally an article on the US-Russia relationship that sums it all up! Tom Graham, is currently the Managing Director at Kissinger Associates where he focuses on ...

» Ukraine gathers its military forces after 100 Russian tanks 'are seen crossing the border' just hours after Vladimir Putin vowed to end bloodshed
27/08/14 15:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Claim puts at risk 'roadmap' to peace discussed in Minsk yesterday Pro-Moscow separatists shelled government-held town of Novoazovsk Town lies on the road to Ukrainian port of Mariupol ...

» Let's be clear about this: Russia is invading Ukraine right now
27/08/14 15:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Vox - All. There are two things happening between Ukraine and Russia right now. First, Russian and Ukrainian leaders are meeting in Belarus to negotiate a peace deal in the Ukrainian conflict that Russia i...

» Новоазовск взят под полный контроль сил АТО
27/08/14 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ForUm - новости Украины и мира. Последние новости и события. Политика, экономика, происшествия. Фото и видеоновости. for-ua.com. Город Новоаk...

» On The Edge Of War: The Latest Russian And Ukraine Troop Movements
27/08/14 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . If Putin needed a pretext to finally drive across the Ukraine border, he got it today following first the death of nearly 40 pro-Russian protesters in Odessa during a confrontation between pro-Russia and pro-...

» СНБО заявляет о подходе подмоги силам АТО в Иловайске
27/08/14 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ForUm - новости Украины и мира. Последние новости и события. Политика, экономика, происшествия. Фото и видеоновости. for-ua.com. Совет нациоl...

» Комбат «Донбасса» подтвердил отправку подкрепления силам АТО в Иловайск
27/08/14 14:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ForUm - новости Украины и мира. Последние новости и события. Политика, экономика, происшествия. Фото и видеоновости. for-ua.com. Командир баm...

» RFERL Video Roundup -- August 27, 2014
27/08/14 12:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. RFERL Video Roundup -- August 27, 2014 Pakistani antigovernment protests continue, Afghan officials charge Pakistani spy agency with helping Taliban, Tajik stude...

» Обама предупредил о расширении боевых действий против «Исламского государства»
27/08/14 12:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by Голос Америки. Обама предупредил о расширен&...

» Россия и конфликт на востоке Украины
27/08/14 12:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by Голос Америки. Россия и конфликт на востоке У...

» Путин прокомментировал ситуацию с российскими десантниками в Украине - Комсомольская Правда в Украине
27/08/14 12:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. ЛІГА.net Путин прокомментировал...

» Russia 'close to recession' due to sanctions as West fears trade damage - The Independent
27/08/14 12:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Independent Russia 'close to recession' due to sanctions as West fears trade damage The Independent Russian officials last night admitted the country's economy was nearing recessi...

» ООН: В результате конфликта на Украине погибли 2200 человек - Главная | Deutsche Welle
27/08/14 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. новостной портал iPress.ua ООН: В результате конфликта на Украине погибли 2200 человек Главная | Deutsche Welle Жертвами вооруженного конфликта на Украине стали уже не менее 2200 ч...

» Яценюк и Турчинов вышли из партии "Батькивщина" - Независимая газета
27/08/14 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Зеркало недели Яценюк и Турчинов вышли из партии "Батькивщина" Независимая газета Спикер украинского парламента Александр Турчинов и назначенный Верховной Радой премьер-м...

» Russian Journalists Attacked on Fact-Seeking Assignment About Ukraine
27/08/14 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russian journalists Vladimir Romensky from the independent Dozhd television channel and Ilya Vasyunin from the Russkaya Planeta news site said they were attacked, threatened a...

» Время Свободы - Дневной выпуск - 27 августа, 2014
27/08/14 12:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Радиопрограммы и подкасты - Радио Свобода. Свежая информация о событиях текущего дня и ее анализ вместе с экспертами. Новости экономики, культуры, науки и техники. Download audio: http://realaudio.rferl.or...

» Ukraine says convoy of 100 Russian tanks have crossed into east
27/08/14 12:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Ukraine accuses Russia of sending 100-tank convoy towards Donetsk

» Яценюк: Украина рассчитывает на помощь НАТО - Новости Армении
27/08/14 12:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Новости Армении Яценюк: Украина рассчитывает на помощь НАТО Новости Армении Премьер-министр Украины Арсений Яценюк заявил, что на саммите НАТО в начале сентября страна ожидает прин...

» Ukraine accuses Russia of stepping up military activity in Crimea - Washington Post
27/08/14 12:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. New York Times Ukraine accuses Russia of stepping up military activity in Crimea Washington Post KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of stepping up military activity i...

» Window on Eurasia: Putin May Not Get His Single History Textbook
27/08/14 12:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, August 27 – Vladimir Putin’s April 2013 call for the creation of a single sch...

» Поддержка кокошника
27/08/14 12:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by Радио Свобода. Поддержка кокошника Виктор Ш&...

» Между генштабами Украины и России состоялся первый контакт - Новости Политики
27/08/14 12:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости Mail.Ru. Массовые акции протеста, прохо&#...

» Украинские дипломаты ждут возобновления консультаций по Донбассу - Украинское национальное информагентство
27/08/14 12:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Обозреватель Украинские дипломаты ждут возобновления консультаций по Донбассу Украинское национальное информагентство МИД Украины надеется на возобновление консультаций трехсторонн...

» Russian paratroopers: 'we entered Ukraine by mistake' video
27/08/14 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Nine Russian servicemen say they mistakenly crossed over into Ukraine, after they were captured by Ukrainian security officials almost a week ago. The men tell reporters they were ta...

» Russia Says It Will Respond To NATO Troop Rotations In East
27/08/14 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Moscow says it will take steps to respond if NATO begins regular troop rotations in the easternmost NATO-member countries.

» U.S. Coast Guard fires on Iranian fishing boat
27/08/14 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. The U.S. Coast Guard fired at an Iranian fishing dhow in the Persian Gulf after the Iranian boat pointed a machine gun at the American crew, the Navy said on Tuesday.

» Ukraine's President urges 'resolute actions' to bring peace
27/08/14 12:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has made a call for peace following one-to-one talks in Belarus with Russia's President Vladimir Putin over the conflict wracking eastern Ukraine.

» Moscow may ban anti-Russian films from cinemas in new censorship threat
27/08/14 12:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Russian culture committee threatens to outlaw movies that show the country and its citizens in a 'primitive and silly way' Politicians in Moscow are calling for new powers to ...

» Ukraine accuses Russia of stepping up military activity in Crimea
27/08/14 12:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of stepping up military activity in the annexed territory of Crimea and s...

» Could smoking marijuana be GOOD for your relationship?
27/08/14 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Researchers at the University at Buffalo in New York, studied the effects of smoking marijuana and if it led to violence, in the first nine years of marriage.

» Putin says troops may have crossed into Ukraine during patrol
27/08/14 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Putin says troops may have crossed into Ukraine during patrol Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russian soldiers may have crossed into Ukraine during a border patrol, a...

» Ukraine Alleges New Russian Troop Movements Following Minsk Crisis Talks
27/08/14 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. ​Ukraine has leveled new allegations about Russian troop movements in its restive east, one day after President Petro Poroshenko promised to draft a new cease-fire plan f...

» RFE/RL Video Roundup -- August 27, 2014
27/08/14 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Pakistani antigovernment protests continue, Afghan officials charge Pakistani spy agency with helping Taliban, Tajik students panic over university registration, plus sto...

» Transparency International Under Pressure In Azerbaijan
27/08/14 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Transparency International’s office in Baku says it is being forced to suspend some of its projects in Azerbaijan because of problems receiving funds through its bank in ...

» Moldovan PM Says Pipeline From Romania Means 'Independence'
27/08/14 12:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Moldova’s Prime Minister Iurie Leanca has marked the anniversary of his country’s 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union by inaugurating a new natural gas...

» U.N. Security Council passes Libya resolution over secret airstrikes
27/08/14 12:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Libya on Wednesday that calls for an immediate ceasefire and includes sanctions for those involved in violence there.

» Nato | World news | The Guardian
27/08/14 12:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Nato | The Guardian. Ukraine crisis: Nato plans east European bases to counter Russia 27 Aug 2014: Nato chief announces move in response to Ukraine crisis and says alliance is dealing with a new Russian mi...

» Russia accused of new military incursions into Ukrainian territory | World news
27/08/14 11:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news | The Guardian. Images released by the Ukrainian anti terrorist operation reportedly showing Russian soldiers who were caught in the Donetsk region. The Russian defence ministry claimed that the...

» Barack Obama: 'Rooting out a cancer like ISIL won't be easy' - video
27/08/14 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. President Barack Obama is vowing justice for those responsible for executing American journalist James Foley. Speaking to veterans at the American Legion National Convent...

» NATO Plans More Visible Presence in Eastern Europe
27/08/14 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. The alliance, which is set to meet next week in Wales as tensions over Ukraine mount, appears eager to show a united front and to demonstrate an ability to respond quickly.

» Window on Eurasia: Moscow ‘Evacuates’ Factory from Ukraine to Chuvashia
27/08/14 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, August 27 – The Russian Spring portal has proudly declared that “the Luhansk ...

» Ukraine crisis forces European defence spending rethink
27/08/14 11:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . * U.S. seizes opportunity to push allies to spend more * Ukraine crisis is reality check for NATO members * Defence spending pledge expected at NATO summit By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Russian...

» РФ продолжит оказывать гуманитарную помощь Донбассу
27/08/14 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Яндекс.Новости: Политика. Россия планирует продолжить гуманитарные акции в помощь жителям юго-востока Украины. Они будут осуществляться под эгидой МККК и при согласовании с официальным Киевом. Накануне в х...

» Ополченцы ДНР не заинтересованы в прекращении огня
27/08/14 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Свободная Пресса. None

» Путь к дипломатическому урегулированию украинского кризиса
27/08/14 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from EchoMSK: Блог | Эхо Москвы. Оригинал статьи читайте на сайте kommersant.ru Украинский кризис не выходит из самой опасной фазы развития. Внимание всего мира приковано к нарастающей жестокости этого конфликт...

» Лавров: Россия признала Порошенко президентом Украины
27/08/14 10:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Deutsche Welle: DW-.WORLD.DE News Russia. Глава МИД РФ заявил, что Россия признала Петра Порошенко президентом Украины несмотря "на все нюансы". Мандат доверия, полученный Порошенко, он должен использовать...

» Украинские силовики заявляют о вторжении бронетехники со стороны РФ
27/08/14 10:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Deutsche Welle: DW-.WORLD.DE News Russia. Украинские военные заявили о попытке прорыва на территорию Украины бронетехники со стороны РФ. Основная часть колонны была остановлена пограничниками.

» Правительство ФРГ: НАТО не должна направить новую систему ПРО против России
27/08/14 10:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Deutsche Welle: DW-.WORLD.DE News Russia. Власти ФРГ придерживаются итогового документа саммита НАТО в Чикаго в 2012 году, согласно которому система ПРО не должна поставить под вопрос стратегическую стабил...

» ЕС и Германия осудили "парад военнопленных" в Донецке
27/08/14 10:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Deutsche Welle: DW-.WORLD.DE News Russia. По мнению представителя ЕС, случившееся в Донецке является нарушением международного права, согласно которому никто не может быть подвергнут унизительному обращени...

» Как Беларусь зарабатывает на контрабанде импорта в Россию
27/08/14 10:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Deutsche Welle: DW-.WORLD.DE News Russia. Эксперты рассказали DW о существующих обходных путях для незаконного реэкспорта европейских товаров, которые используются с тех пор, как Беларусью управляет Алекса...

» СМИ: Россияне считают, что РФ должна помогать сепаратистам на Украине
27/08/14 10:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Deutsche Welle: DW-.WORLD.DE News Russia. Опрос Фонда "Общественное мнение", проведенный в России, показал, что большинство россиян одобряют поддержку их страной сепаратистов на востоке Украины.

» Москва предложит поправки к соглашению об ассоциации ЕС и Украины к 12 сентября
27/08/14 10:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Deutsche Welle: DW-.WORLD.DE News Russia. Россия рассчитывает изменить текст соглашения и приложения к нему с учетом своих интересов, заявил министр экономического развития Алексей Улюкаев.

» Российский МИД опроверг секретные переговоры РФ и США по Украине
27/08/14 10:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Deutsche Welle: DW-.WORLD.DE News Russia. В конце июня в Финляндии действительно прошла российско-американская встреча, но не на официальном уровне, а по линии неправительственных структур, заявила Москва.

» Встреча Путина и Порошенко в Минске: шаг навстречу?
27/08/14 10:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Deutsche Welle: DW-.WORLD.DE News Russia. Переговоры лидеров России и Украины могут быть продолжены. Этот шанс украинские эксперты считают единственным достижением встречи Владимира Путина и Петра Порошенк...

» Кризисная встреча в Минске: Лукашенко в роли миротворца?
27/08/14 10:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Deutsche Welle: DW-.WORLD.DE News Russia. По мнению оппозиции, встреча в Минске лидеров ТС, Украины и высоких чиновников ЕС не означает, что Лукашенко добился прогресса в отношениях с Западом и сыграл роль...

» Берлин настаивает на продолжении переговоров между Москвой и Киевом
27/08/14 10:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Deutsche Welle: DW-.WORLD.DE News Russia. За переговорами Путина и Порошенко в Минске должны незамедлительно последовать другие встречи, считает глава МИД ФРГ.

» Порошенко: генштабы России и Украины начнут консультации
27/08/14 10:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBCRussian.com | Главная. После переговоров с Владимиром Путиным в Минске президент Украины Петр Порошенко объявил о договоренности начать консультации начальников генштабов России и Украины. Они также гов...

» ДНР не видит смысла обсуждать прекращение огня в Донбассе
27/08/14 10:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Яндекс.Новости: Главные новости. На сегодняшний день руководство ДНР не считает целесообразным обсуждать вопрос прекращения огня в Донбассе. Об этом заявили в штабе ополчения самопровозглашенной республики...

» Двойная игра Путина на Украине
27/08/14 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ИноСМИ - Все, что достойно перевода. Президент России ведет себя все непредсказуемее и посылает множество противоречивых сигналов насчет Украины. В тот самый момент, когда перспектива переговоров с его укр...

» Комментарий: Непримиримые позиции в Минске
27/08/14 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Deutsche Welle: DW-.WORLD.DE News Russia. Вооруженные столкновения на востоке Украины продолжатся и после встречи президентов Путина и Порошенко в Минске, считает Инго Маннтойфель. Но надежда на мирное уре...

» Туск: Конфликт на Украине отражается на безопасности Польши
27/08/14 10:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE. По словам премьер-министра Польши, польская разведка обнаружила присутствие регулярных российских войск на Украине.

» Сергей Лавров рассказал на "Селигере" о подогреве "цветных революций"
27/08/14 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Российская Газета. Сергей Лавров рассказал на "Селигере" о подогреве "цветных революций"

» Лавров: Россия не ограничится двумя гуманитарными конвоями на Украину
27/08/14 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Информационное агентство Росбалт. Второй гуманитарный конвой, который готовится к отправке на Восток Украины, не будет последним. Об этом заявил глава МИД РФ Сергей Лавров.

» Востоку Украины ищут переговорное решение // "Берлинская четверка" возобновила консультации
27/08/14 10:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Газета "Коммерсантъ". Главное. Главы МИД России, Германии, Франции и Украины собрались в Берлине, чтобы обсудить украинский кризис. Возобновление переговоров в четырехстороннем формате было предо...

» Российский конвой застрял на границе // Красный Крест настаивает на гарантиях безопасности
27/08/14 10:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Газета "Коммерсантъ". Главное. Досмотр первой партии российских "КамАЗов" с гуманитарным грузом для Донбасса, прибывших к КПП "Донецк", вчера так и не начался. В Красном Кресте "Ъ" это объяснили ...

» Активисты требуют запретить любые акции ЛГБТ в Петербурге
27/08/14 10:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Газета.Ru - Хроника дня. Активисты движения "Россия против содома" обратились к врио губернатора Петербурга Георгию Полтавченко с требованием запретить проведение акций ЛГБТ-сообществ в городе, сообщает "Б...

» Центр Донецка вновь обстрелян
27/08/14 10:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Газета.Ru - Хроника дня. Центр Донецка вновь подвергся обстрелу, есть пострадавшие, передает РИА "Новости" со ссылкой на корреспондента в городе. Как сообщается, мины рвутся в Калининском районе. Снаряды п...

» Журналисты "Крымского телеграфа" вернулись в Симферополь
27/08/14 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ВЕСТИ. Задержанные на Украине два дня назад журналисты газеты "Крымский телеграф" Евгения Королева и Максим Василенко в среду, 27 августа, благополучно вернулись домой. Поезд "Москва-Симферополь", на котор...

» Putin Plays Down Ukraine's Allegation of Russian Troops Crossing the Border - Wall Street Journal
27/08/14 10:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Wall Street Journal Putin Plays Down Ukraine's Allegation of Russian Troops Crossing the Border Wall Street Journal Mr. Putin said he hasn't received a report from the Defense Ministry...

» Russia can't set ceasefire conditions in Ukraine's internal conflict – Putin - RT
27/08/14 10:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Russia can't set ceasefire conditions in Ukraine's internal conflict – Putin RT However, Russia did not and had never set forth conditions for settling Ukraine's internal conflict, Put...

» Путин готов помочь диалогу Киева с сепаратистами - BBC Russian
27/08/14 10:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. РБК Путин готов помочь диалогу Киева с сепаратистами BBC Russian Президент Владимир Путин по итогам переговоров в Минске заявил, что Россия поможет наладить диалог между властями Ук...

» Главы России и Украины Путин и Порошенко провели двустороннюю встречу в Минске - NEWSru.com
27/08/14 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Главы России и Украины Путин и Порошенко провели двустороннюю встречу в Минске NEWSru.com В Минске, где проходит саммит ЕС - Украина - Евразийская тройка, завершилась долгожданная д...

» По итогам переговоров в Минске Владимир Путин сделал ряд важных заявлений - Первый канал
27/08/14 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. РБК По итогам переговоров в Минске Владимир Путин сделал ряд важных заявлений Первый канал Экономическое взаимодействие с Украиной, ситуации на юго-востоке, газовый вопрос - эти клю...

» Russia Moves Production of Rocket Fuel Tanks Out of Ukraine
27/08/14 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Business. The production of high-pressure fuel tanks used in Russian rocket engines is being moved from Ukraine to Russia, as the country's seeks to modernize its defense industry and wean...

» NATO Planning Military Bases on Russia's Doorstep
27/08/14 10:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times News. NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the Western military alliance is planning to set up permanent bases in Eastern Europe, spelling out a development long opposed -and feared - by R...

» Луценко прогнозирует обновление состава новой Рады на 30%
27/08/14 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Информационное агентство УНИАН. Состав Верховной Рады следующего созыва, который изберут на внеочередных выборах 26 октября, будет обновлен на 30%.

» Боевики утверждают, что Стрелков находится в отпуске
27/08/14 10:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Информационное агентство УНИАН. Об этом на пресс-конференции в Москве заявил представитель боевиков Денис Пушилин. представить боевиков Денис Пушилин".

» Эштон назвала главную цель переговоров в Минске
27/08/14 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from СЕГОДНЯ | Самые актуальные новости, мнения, комментарии. По ее словам, главное – это установить мир и безопасность

» Под Псковом с могил погибших десантников сняли таблички с именами
27/08/14 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ПОДРОБНОСТИ: Все новости. На кладбище в деревне Выбуты под Псковом сняли таблички с именами похороненным там 25 августа десантников, которые, возможно, погибли в Украине. Также с могил исчезли венки и лент...

» Правозащитница: госпитали в Ростове-на-Дону переполнены ранеными
27/08/14 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Информационное агентство УНИАН. Госпитали в южных областях России, в частности, в Ростове-на-Дону, переполнены ранеными военнослужащими.

» Донецк снова обстреливают
27/08/14 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from СЕГОДНЯ | Самые актуальные новости, мнения, комментарии. Очевидцы сообщают о пожаре в Киевском районе города

» Боец: Украинская артиллерия начала работать в Иловайске
27/08/14 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости Украины и мира на mignews.com.ua. Украинская артиллерия начала работать в Иловайске.

» Семенченко: Помощь под Иловайск не придет. Нас обманули
27/08/14 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости Украины и мира на mignews.com.ua. Командир добровольческого батальона "Донбасс" Семен Семенченко отрицает предоставление помощи силовикам под Иловайском и призывает пикетировать Генштаб в Киеве.

» Горсовет: В Луганске остро стоит вопрос отсутствия воды
27/08/14 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости Украины и мира на mignews.com.ua. В Луганске обстановка остается критической, а в результате обстрелов происходят новые разрушения.

» СНБО: Колонна из 100 единиц техники украинскую границу не пересекала
27/08/14 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости Украины и мира на mignews.com.ua. Пересечение границы Украины российской колонной с техникой не смогли подтвердить в СНБО.

» Порошенко: Соглашение об ассоциации с ЕС будет передано на ратификацию в средине сентября
27/08/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости Украины и мира на mignews.com.ua. Соглашение об ассоциации Украины с Европейским союзом будет передано на ратификацию в Верховную Раду в средине сентября.

» Reuters: Germany says Russia must stop flow of weapons into Ukraine
27/08/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from KyivPost / Independence. Community. Trust. BERLIN - The flow of Russian forces and weapons into Ukraine is a major problem and Moscow must ensure that it stops, Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesm...

» В Киеве прокурор и два следователя украли из магазина "Граф" ценностей на $2 миллиона
27/08/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ПОДРОБНОСТИ: Новости в Украине. В Киеве прокурор, два следователя и понятые украли из магазина ценностей на $2 миллиона. Правоохранительные органы по факту кражи из магазина "Граф" возбудили уголовное дело...

» Poroshenko, Merkel discuss further format of international talks on situation in Donbas
27/08/14 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from KyivPost / Independence. Community. Trust. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have discussed by phone the results of the Minsk meeting and the further format of intern...

» Польские спецслужбы обнаружили на юго-востоке Украины российские войска, заявил премьер Дональд Туск
27/08/14 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NEWSru.com. Данную информацию, как подчеркнул глава правительства, подтверждают польские спецслужбы и НАТО. Москва ранее неоднократно заявляла, что российских военных на Украине нет, однако накануне Киев с...

» Яценюк: Россия хочет отключить Украину от всех энергетических ресурсов
27/08/14 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NEWSru.com. Украинский премьер Арсений Яценюк заявил, что Украина накопила в своих подземных хранилищах 15 млрд кубометров газа. Он поделился сведениями "о планах России фактически отключить Украину от все...

» Бывшие министр обороны и госсекретарь США считают, что Америка обязана помочь Украине
27/08/14 10:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NEWSru.com. Уильям Перри, бывший министр обороны в администрации Клинтона, и Джордж Шульц, возглавлявший Госдепартамент при Рейгане, в совместной статье выразили обеспокоенность "ненадлежащей реакцией США ...

» Видный представитель Международного комитета Красного Креста на Украине решил уволиться
27/08/14 10:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NEWSru.com. "Я ушел в отставку", - сообщил координатор по связям с общественностью отделения МККК на Украине Андре Лерш, принимавший активное участие в трехсторонних переговорах по первой российской гумани...

» Россия пообещала ответить на расширение НАТО на восток
27/08/14 10:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lenta.ru : Новости. Россия пообещала принять ответные меры в случае расширения НАТО на восточном направлении. Так в российском постпредстве при альянсе прокомментировали слова генсека НАТО. В интервью Guar...

» Ukraine: Armored Personnel Carriers Entered Fom Russia
27/08/14 10:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Ukrainian military says armored personnel carriers have entered eastern Ukraine from Russia. A Ukrainian military spokesman said Wednesday the vehicles were spotted in the restive sou...

» Начальник российского Генштаба генерал армии Валерий Герасимов примет участие в Совещании начальников генеральных штабов государств–членов ШОС в Пекине
27/08/14 10:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS. В ходе совместной работы будут проанализированы итоги сотрудничества за прошедший год, рассмотрены вопросы дальнейшего развития взаимодействия между вооруженными силами дружественных государств.

» Putin Talks to Ukrainian Leader as Videos Show Captured Russian Soldiers
27/08/14 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . MINSK, Belarus — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia held inconclusive talks late Tuesday with the president of Ukraine, extending a reluctant hand to a new leadership vilified in Russia’s state...

» Death by Terror
27/08/14 09:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Editorials. Grief over the killing of a reporter is followed by the chilling knowledge that hostage-taking has become a standard weapon in the terrorist’s arsenal.

» Drones Along Nature’s Trails
27/08/14 09:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Editorials. The National Park Service’s temporary ban on drones is a wise move.

» A Necessary Response to ISIS
27/08/14 09:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Editorials. Defeating the extremist group will require assistance from a broad coalition of nations, including other Muslim countries.

» No Thaw Yet in Ukraine
27/08/14 09:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Editorials. The meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia gave no indication that either side was ready for a cease-fire.

» Путин собирается и дальше расширять границы России
27/08/14 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from UtroUA. Президент России Владимир Путиl...

» Порошенко: Мы требуем решительных действий
27/08/14 09:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from UtroUA. Президент Украины Петр Порошенl...

» Силовики 34 раза вступали в бой с террористами, опубликована карта зоны АТО - Политика
27/08/14 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости на glavred.info. За сутки силы АТО уничтожили б...

» Силовики 34 раза вступали в бой с террористами, опубликована карта зоны АТО - Главред
27/08/14 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Главред Силовики 34 раза вступали в бой с террористами, опубликована карта зоны АТО Главред Вчера, 26 августа, силы АТО на Донбассе вели наступление и нанесли огневые удары украинс...

» Ukraine Prime Minister Says Russia Planning to Cut Off Gas to Europe
27/08/14 09:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says Russia is planning to halt gas flows this winter to Europe.

» Финляндия пустит войска НАТО на свою территорию - Российская Газета
27/08/14 09:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Российская Газета Финляндия пустит войска НАТО на свою территорию Российская Газета На следующей неделе на саммите НАТО в Уэльсе Финляндия подпишет с альянсом соглашение о военной ...

» Ukraine Liveblog Day 191: Fighting In Ilovaisk, Amvrosievka and Novoazovsk
27/08/14 09:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. Yesterday’s liveblog can be found here . An archive of our liveblogs can be found here . For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast ....

» Window on Eurasia: For Ordinary Russians, Moscow’s Use of Regular Army in Ukraine Crosses a Rubicon, Mitrokhin Says
27/08/14 08:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, August 27 – While Russia’s involvement in the fighting in southeastern Ukrain...

» Is ISIS an imminent threat to U.S?
27/08/14 08:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Is ISIS an imminent threat to U.S? David Tafurri, Former UN and State Department Official, talks to Amara Walker about the battle against ISIS. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 ...

» Social media may discourage free expression, even offline - CBS News
27/08/14 08:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CBS News Social media may discourage free expression, even offline CBS News Although the sharing-friendly interface of Twitter or Facebook seems to foster open debate, appearance...

» Public Executions Widespread in Syria, U.N. Panel Finds
27/08/14 08:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. As the three-year civil war evolves, brutality is increasing and detainees held by the government and by armed opposition groups face torture and cruel treatment, the group reported.

» UN: Syria 'Used Chemical Weapons' In April
27/08/14 08:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The United Nations says it believes the Syrian regime used chemical weapons in civilian areas eight times in April.

» No 10 rejects reports that UK is willing to join US air campaign against Isis
27/08/14 08:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Downing Street says there have been no requests from Washington for UK to contribute to air strikes Government sources have expressed surprise over US media reports indicating...

» Afghanistan Vote Audit Is Derailed
27/08/14 08:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Afghanistan's political transition is in disarray less than a week before a planned presidential inauguration, after presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah no-showed at an election a...

» Ukrainian and Russian leaders meet in Belarus as fighting continues in eastern Ukraine video
27/08/14 08:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Government and rebel forces continue to exchange fire on Tuesday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Ilovaysk as the Ukrainian and Russian leaders met for talks in Minsk, Be...

» Russian Soldiers Suspected Of Killing Taxi Driver In Tajikistan
27/08/14 08:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Police in Tajikistan have detained two Russian servicemen on suspicion of killing a taxi driver in the Central Asian nation.

» Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe says new laws are needed to tackle extremists fighting for ISIS
27/08/14 08:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe called for the return of Labour’s anti-terror control order regime because the terror threat has increased since it was watered down by Theresa May after the 2010...

» После Минска: на грани большой войны?
27/08/14 08:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by Радио Свобода. После Минска: на грани большой войны? О встрече в Минске, войне на Украине и пути к миру в Донбассе дискутируют президент Института экономическо... From: Радио Свобода Views: 1603...

» Товарооборот Украины со странами ТС упал на 30% - Порошенко - СЕГОДНЯ
27/08/14 08:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. СЕГОДНЯ Товарооборот Украины со странами ТС упал на 30% - Порошенко СЕГОДНЯ Товарооборот Украины со странами-членами Таможенного Союза уже упал на 30%. Об этом сообщил президент Ук...

» Capture of Russian paratroopers in Ukraine overshadows talks with Russia
27/08/14 08:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Summit meeting between Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko falters over first admission that Russian troops had entered Ukraine's territory

» Putin and Poroshenko extend 'difficult' Ukraine talks one-on-one - Reuters
27/08/14 08:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters Putin and Poroshenko extend 'difficult' Ukraine talks one-on-one Reuters After about six hours of negotiations with their Belarussian and Kazakhstan counterparts and top Europ...

» В Минобороны РФ признали задержание российских солдат на Украине - BFM.Ru
27/08/14 08:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. В Минобороны РФ признали задержание российских солдат на Украине BFM.Ru Военнослужащие вооруженных сил России случайно пересекли участок границы с Украиной. Они были задержаны и пр...

» Sanctions-hit Russian economy nears recession - Yahoo News
27/08/14 08:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Yahoo News Sanctions-hit Russian economy nears recession Yahoo News The Russian economy is nearing recession, officials said Tuesday, with punishing Western sanctions over the Ukraine...

» US Eyes Islamic State Threat
27/08/14 08:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. As the U.S. begins surveillance flights over Syria to track Sunni extremists who claim responsibility for beheading American journalist James Foley, there are mixed messages coming out of...

» Ополченцы объявили о контроле над Иловайском - Lenta.ru
27/08/14 08:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Lenta.ru Ополченцы объявили о контроле над Иловайском Lenta.ru Ополченцы самопровозглашенной Донецкой народной республики установили контроль над городом Иловайск. Об этом во вторн...

» НАТО планирует развернуть в Восточной Европе новые военные базы в свете украинского кризиса. - Радиостанция ЭХО МОСКВЫ
27/08/14 08:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости НАТО планирует развернуть в Восточной Европе новые военные базы в свете украинского кризиса. Радиостанция ЭХО МОСКВЫ Об этом ведущим европейским СМИ заявил генсек альян...

» Moscow Propaganda Pushed Federalization of Ukraine and Then Stopped, Media Survey Finds
27/08/14 08:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. Staunton, August 26 – Russian government media outlets pushed demands for the federalization of Ukraine after the Kremlin indicated that was what Vladimir Putin wanted and t...

» Moscow Patriarchate’s Backing of Russian Aggression Undermining Russian Orthodox Church Everywhere
27/08/14 08:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. Staunton, August 25 – The more the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church [ROC MP] supports Russian aggression in Ukraine, “the fewer chances this church will ha...

» Ukraine detains Russian paratroopers; US ambassador warns of 'counteroffensive' - Washington Post
27/08/14 08:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. New York Times Ukraine detains Russian paratroopers; US ambassador warns of 'counteroffensive' Washington Post MOSCOW — Ten Russian paratroopers captured on Ukrainian territory made f...

» Ukraine cites Russia support for peace plan - Aljazeera.com
27/08/14 08:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Aljazeera.com Ukraine cites Russia support for peace plan Aljazeera.com But there were no indications that would mean an immediate end to the fighting in eastern Ukraine between pro- ...

» Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko in late night talks agree on need to end bloodshed
27/08/14 08:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Presidents of Russia and Ukraine appear divided over interpretation of negotiation outcome

» Captured Russian troops 'in Ukraine by accident' - BBC News
27/08/14 08:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. BBC News Captured Russian troops 'in Ukraine by accident' BBC News Ten Russian soldiers captured in eastern Ukraine crossed the border "by accident", Russian military source...

» Poroshenko Eyes Ukraine Cease-Fire After 'Very Tough Talks' With Putin
27/08/14 08:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko promised after late-night negotiations with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Minsk to work on an urgent ceasefire plan to defuse the separatist ...

» 3 Russians Killed as UTAir Helicopter 'Downed' in Sudan
27/08/14 08:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. A UN peacekeeping helicopter in South Sudan was shot down on Tuesday and three of its crew were killed, Russian airline UTair, which owns the aircraft, said, citing initial in...

» UN Human Rights Report Cites Murder, Kidnap and Torture in Ukraine
27/08/14 08:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Separatists in Ukraine and Ukraine government forces are guilty of a wide array of human rights abuses, including torture, a leaked UN report says.

» U.S. NGO Consultant Jennifer Gaspar Deported From Russia After 10 Years
27/08/14 08:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. A U.S. citizen who worked for NGOs in Russia for a decade has left the country after a court upheld an order to deport her as a threat to national security.

» Крушение Ми-8 в Южном Судане - РИА Новости
27/08/14 08:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Крушение Ми-8 в Южном Судане РИА Новости Вертолет Ми-8 российской авиакомпании "ЮТэйр" потерпел крушение в Южном Судане, один член экипажа выжил, трое погибли. В настоящи...

» Ополченцы установили контроль над зданием депо города Иловайска - Official web-site of radio Vesti FM
27/08/14 08:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Official web-site of radio Vesti FM Ополченцы установили контроль над зданием депо города Иловайска Official web-site of radio Vesti FM Как сообщили в пресс-центре ДНР, украинские ...

» Дачу Януковича под Донецком превратили в базу батальона "Азов" - Российская Газета
27/08/14 08:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Российская Газета Дачу Януковича под Донецком превратили в базу батальона "Азов" Российская Газета Бывшую дачу экс-президента Украины Виктора Януковича на берегу Азовског...

» Ukraine promises ceasefire plan for east
27/08/14 08:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. Pledge follows president’s talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Minsk, though no details of a proposal were given

» Россия намерена откорректировать текст Соглашения ассоциации Украина-ЕС в свою пользу - Ура-Информ
27/08/14 08:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Ура-Информ Россия намерена откорректировать текст Соглашения ассоциации Украина-ЕС в свою пользу Ура-Информ К министерской встрече, которая состоится 12 сентября, Россия намерена в...

» ДНР: Ополченцы полностью взяли под контроль Иловайск - РИА VladTime.ru
27/08/14 08:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Версии.сом ДНР: Ополченцы полностью взяли под контроль Иловайск РИА VladTime.ru В минувшее воскресенье руководство ДНР в лице Александра Захарченко объявило о масштабном контрнасту...

» Рассеянные ополченцами отряды силовиков сбежали из Иловайска - НТВ.ru
27/08/14 08:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. НТВ.ru Рассеянные ополченцами отряды силовиков сбежали из Иловайска НТВ.ru Защитники Донбасса сообщают об освобождении Иловайска. Этим утром ополценцам удалось вытеснить боевиков и...

» Russian Scientists Develop New Vaccine to Fight Ebola Virus
27/08/14 08:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russian scientists have developed an experimental vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus that has raged through the African continent in the past months killing dozens in its ...

» Putin Downplays Reports of Russian Soldiers Captured in Ukraine
27/08/14 08:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday made light of reports on the capture of 10 Russian paratroopers by Ukraine's security services and then retaliated.

» Moldova Inaugurates Gas Pipeline From Romania
27/08/14 08:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Moldova is celebrating the completion of a natural-gas pipeline from Romania that will reduce its reliance on Russia for energy supplies.

» How the World Is Becoming More Equal - Wall Street Journal
27/08/14 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. Wall Street Journal How the World Is Becoming More Equal Wall Street Journal The trend in Sweden holds for the rest of the world . In the early 1870s Italy's life expectancy was under ...

» Santander Journal: A Banker’s Bold Vision Inspires an Arts Center, and Neighbors’ Doubts
27/08/14 07:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Centro Botín, designed by Renzo Piano, is rising in the northern city of Santander, along with complaints that public space is being exploited.

» The Expanding World of Poverty Capitalism - New York Times
27/08/14 07:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. The Expanding World of Poverty Capitalism New York Times In Orange County, Calif., the probation department's “supervised electronic confinement program,” which monitors the movements ...

» Isis: an apocalyptic cult carving a place in the modern world - The Guardian
27/08/14 07:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. The Guardian Isis: an apocalyptic cult carving a place in the modern world The Guardian To view Isis as expressing the core of one of the world's great religions is to endorse Isis's v...

» Ukraine-Russia Talks Yield No Breakthrough
27/08/14 07:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Vladimir Putin says he will "help to create an atmosphere of trust", but insists it is up to Kiev to agree a truce with rebels.

» Philippine de Rothschild, Wine Nobility, Dies at 80
27/08/14 07:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The baroness moved from a career as an actress into the lead role in her family business, producing some of the world’s most renowned Bordeaux.

» The Rundown -- August 27
27/08/14 07:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. RFE/RL in the Media # Gawker quotes Carl Schreck story about American volunteer in Ukraine, but gives credit to "NYT"  # "Roll Call" opinion says Congress should stop fun...

» Aug 27, 2014
27/08/14 07:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News | Breaking US News and International News Headlines - GlobalPost. Aug 27, 2014 2:08 am Tracey Shelton On Location Video: The Yazidis who survived the assault on Sinjar NORTHERN IRAQ — When the I...

» Ukraine: Summit Participants, Russia Support Peace Plan
27/08/14 07:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed on the principles of a peace plan to end fighting in eastern Ukraine. President Poroshenko sp...

» Syria conflict: Chlorine gas used eight times, says UN - BBC News
27/08/14 07:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. BBC News Syria conflict: Chlorine gas used eight times, says UN BBC News The United Nations has accused the Syrian government of using chemical agents in eight separate incidents in a ...

» IMF Chief Lagarde Under Investigation in France
27/08/14 07:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. PARIS (AP) — Christine Lagarde, the chief of the International Monetary Fund, was placed Wednesday under official investigation for negligence in a French corruption probe tha...

» Afghan candidate Ghani pulls observers from election audit
27/08/14 07:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani pulled his observers from a U.N.-supervised audit of votes on Wednesday after rival candidate Abdullah Abdullah dropped out...

» Christine Lagarde, I.M.F. Chief, Under Investigation in France
27/08/14 07:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund said she was being investigated for “simple negligence” in a business dealing that dates to her time as finance minister.

» New Russian Gas Pipeline To China Could Cross Kazakhstan
27/08/14 07:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia and Kazakhstan are considering building a new natural-gas pipeline to China.

» Nato would be powerless to stop a Russian invasion of Eastern Europe, says top British general
27/08/14 07:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. General Sir Richard Shirreff said the military alliance needed to rearm if it was serious about defending itself in the future.

» Dropping Oil Prices Threaten Moscow’s Budget
27/08/14 07:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. More Ukraine: Russian Tank Column Enters Southeast Ukraine: Russia’s Aid Convoy Is a ‘Direct Invasion’ Truck Convoy Returns Swiftly to Russia From Ukraine This article origina...

» Obama on VA: We're gonna fix what's wrong
27/08/14 07:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Obama on VA: We're gonna fix what's wrong President Obama details how his administration will rectify shortfalls in caring for veterans. CNN's Jim Acosta reports. From: CNNInte...

» Poroshenko to seek ceasefire after 'very tough' talks with Putin
27/08/14 07:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MINSK (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko promised after late-night negotiations with Russia's Vladimir Putin to work on an urgent ceasefire plan to defuse the separatist ...

» Russian Investigative Journalist Attacked, Hospitalized
27/08/14 07:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. An investigative journalist in the Russian city of Saratov has been severely beaten by unknown assailants.

» Ukraine's PM says Russia has plans to block gas flows to Europe
27/08/14 07:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday that Kiev knew of plans by Russia to halt gas flows this winter to Europe.

» Herd Mentality: Sheepdogs Provide Lessons in Crowd Control
26/08/14 22:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Sheepdogs have something to teach people about crowd control. A new study looks at what sheepdogs do naturally with their flocks to come up with a computer model that can recreate their b...

» Ukraine: Russians captured in east
26/08/14 22:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Ukraine: Russians captured in east Ukrainian officials say they have captured 10 Russian paratroopers near Donetsk. CNN's Diana Magnay reports. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 ...

» Ivorians try to prevent Ebola by washing with salt
26/08/14 22:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Ivorians try to prevent Ebola by washing with salt In Abidjan, Ivorians add salt to the water they wash with in an attempt to keep the Ebola virus at bay. Duration: 00:30. From:...