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Perhaps the Minsk accord hasn't failed yet. But the situation in Debaltseve shows that peace in eastern Ukraine just can't be reached with diplomacy alone...
There can be no talk of a truce when a strategically important city is captured. Nothing could be further from the withdrawal of heavy weapons than attackers advancing in tanks under the massive use of rocket launchers.
Even at the Minsk summit, there was not much hope for de-escalation in eastern Ukraine. In Debaltseve, the separatists completely ignored the first two goals of the 13-point accord: truce and the withdrawal of heavy weapons. They massively broke the ceasefire in order to create a precedent. Thus, they made sure all diplomatic efforts come to nothing.
The fall of Debaltseve is not just a military disaster for Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko, but a political disaster. He faces massive domestic criticism of the Minsk accord... 
But danger looms on the horizon: From Debaltseve, it's not too far to Kharkiv, a major city in Ukraine's north. Mariupol in southern Ukraine is also still in the separatists' cross hairs. The war can still escalate even further.

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Opinion: Diplomacy has reached its limits

Perhaps the Minsk accord hasn't failed yet. But the situation in Debaltseve shows that peace in eastern Ukraine just can't be reached with diplomacy alone, DW's Bernd Johann writes.

There can be no talk of a truce when a strategically important city is captured. Nothing could be further from the withdrawal of heavy weapons than attackers advancing in tanks under the massive use of rocket launchers. And the Minsk accord, designed as a roadmap to peace in eastern Ukraine, isn't even a week old yet.

In the battlefield town of Debaltseve, north of Donetsk, however, that peace process has possibly already been shot to smithereens in its early stages.

Even at the Minsk summit, there was not much hope for de-escalation in eastern Ukraine. In Debaltseve, the separatists completely ignored the first two goals of the 13-point accord: truce and the withdrawal of heavy weapons. They massively broke the ceasefire in order to create a precedent. Thus, they made sure all diplomatic efforts come to nothing.

Bernd Johann heads DW's Ukraine section

Apparently, this happened with Russia's approval.

In a downright provocative manner, Russian President Vladimir Putin made as much clear Tuesday at a press conference in Hungary - an EU member state that borders Ukraine, too.

He declared the political leadership in Kyiv solely responsible for the bloodbath in Debaltseve; Putin even demanded the Ukrainian army should capitulate. He could not have shaped his words more clearly to express his partisanship for the separatists' conquest plans.

Humiliating defeat

The fall of Debaltseve is not just a military disaster for Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko, but a political disaster. He faces massive domestic criticism of the Minsk accord, negotiated in tough talks between Ukraine, the pro-Russian separatists and heads of state and government from Germany, France and Russia. The document is fraught with compromises that are painful for Kyiv. Under Russia's influence, a "frozen conflict" and a separatist state structure have virtually been created on Ukrainian soil.

It was evident even in Minsk that neither the separatists nor Russia would accept a Ukrainian Debaltseve. The main road and train connection between Donetsk and Luhansk runs right through the town, linking the two "People's Republics" in terms of access. In addition, the railway line continues to Russia from Debaltseve, making it so much easier to ship military supplies to the separatists.

For weeks, the Ukrainian army was surrounded in Debaltseve. It didn't stand a chance in the face of an opponent armed with modern Russian weapons. But Poroshenko didn't want to give in, urging the troops instead to bear up. Now the defeated Ukrainian troops have to pull out of Debaltseve. The defeat is humiliating for Poroschenko, who is bound to come under increased domestic pressure.

Diplomacy alone is not enough

Most Ukrainians realize that, left alone in the military field, they can't win the war. That is why diplomatic efforts must continue. Should the pro-Russian fighters stop their advance after the fall of Debaltseve, there is still a chance to save the Minsk peace accord.

But danger looms on the horizon: From Debaltseve, it's not too far to Kharkiv, a major city in Ukraine's north. Mariupol in southern Ukraine is also still in the separatists' cross hairs. The war can still escalate even further.

Perhaps the separatists will be satisfied with the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. But the events in Debaltseve show that diplomacy alone, even on the highest level, won't stop land-robbing aggressors.

Should the pro-Russian fighters actually start moving on Kharkiv or Mariupol any time soon, the issue of weapons for Ukraine must be put on the agenda. In that case, additional sanctions against the separatists' Russian supporters would have to be arranged. European diplomacy has reached its limits.

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• Date 18.02.2015
• Author Bernd Johann / db
• Related Subjects Vladimir Putin, Ukraine
• Keywords Ukraine, Eastern Ukraine, Russia, Debaltseve, Poroshenko, Putin

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Ukraine truce in peril as government troops abandon rail hub

Wednesday February 18th, 2015 at 2:58 PM

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KIEV, Ukraine — The cease-fire in Ukraine was on the brink of collapse Wednesday as the battle for a transport hub came to a head, with the government withdrawing its forces after weeks of fighting to hold on to the strategic location.

The clash for Debaltseve, a key town on the road that connects Donetsk and Luhansk, is a "massive violation" of the truce reached last week, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief spokesman, Steffen Seibert. The European Union urged implementing the truce agreement within hours.

Hanging in the balance is the cease-fire struck last week in an effort to end almost a year of fighting that the United Nations estimates has killed more than 5,600 people and chilled Russia's ties with the U.S. and Europe. Ukrainian Eurobonds and the hryvnia fell to a record as fighting was also reported near the port of Mariupol.

"There seems to be very little chance of this agreement actually being fully implemented," Amanda Paul, an analyst at the European Policy Centre in Brussels, said by phone. "The fact that you have ongoing violations on the ground, the ongoing fighting in key locations, doesn't give much hope for implementation."

Ukraine has evacuated 80 percent of its forces from Debaltseve, President Petro Poroshenko said in Kiev on Wednesday before his departure for the conflict zone. The government wants to complete the withdrawal as soon as possible, according to Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for the country's military.

At least 167 government soldiers have been wounded in Debaltseve, Semen Semenchenko, a Ukrainian military commander, said on Facebook. A total of 132 injured and more than 30 dead were received Wednesday at a mobile military hospital in Artemivskas from government troops withdrawing from Debaltseve, said Yevhen Stepanenko, the deputy head of of the hospital.

The army has "moved everything to a new defense line, setting a foothold to defend the country," Poroshenko said.

The rebels said hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers were surrendering in Debaltseve, Tass news service reported Wednesday, citing Donetsk rebel official Maxim Leschenko.

"The German government strongly condemns the military actions of the separatists in Debaltseve," Seibert said Wednesday. "This is a massive violation since the cease-fire that's been in effect since Sunday. One has to say today that the assessment of the implementation has been sobering."

It was impossible to independently verify claims of troops surrendering. An unspecified number of Ukrainian soldiers, taken by the rebels as prisoners on Tuesday, still remain in captivity, Ilya Kyva, a deputy police chief of the Donetsk region, said by phone Wednesday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters in Moscow that the battle shouldn't be an excuse to undermine the cease-fire agreement.

Lavrov said hostilities had to be halted to calm down the situation in Debaltseve.

"I really expect that common sense will prevail" and the peace process will continue and the situation in the town "won't be used as an excuse to undermine it, as happened before," he told a conference in Moscow on Wednesday.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Poroshenko agreed by phone that "if Russia continues to violate the Minsk agreements, including the most recent agreement signed on February 12, the costs to Russia will rise," according to a White House statement on Tuesday.

With the truce under pressure, Ukraine's allies have resumed discussions over forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin's government to stop the conflict. The EU said Monday that work is "currently ongoing" on potential "further appropriate action" against Russia. Some U.S. politicians have called for supplying arms to Ukraine, which together with its allies says Russia supports the separatists with hardware, cash and troops. Russia denies that it's involved.

"This is the last chance to get things done before it really get difficult for Russia with sanctions," Karl-Heinz Kamp, academic director of the German government's Academy for Security Policy in Berlin, said by phone. "The patience of the West is simply used up and Merkel will have told Putin this is his last chance."

Karl-Georg Wellmann, a lawmaker in Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party and chairman of the German-Ukrainian parliamentary group, told newspaper Tagesspiegel that Germany won't be able to halt U.S. weapons deliveries to Ukraine to fight Russian-supported separatists.

"We will no longer be able to stop weapons deliveries from the U.S. and Canada" after rebel gains in Debaltseve, he told the newspaper in an interview Wednesday. The German government's opposition to arms deliveries hasn't changed, Seibert said.

EU sanctions on Russia are linked to "the situation on the ground" in Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Wednesday in Riga, Latvia.

"If the situation on the ground follows the commitments taken in Minsk last week, obviously this would not be necessary," Mogherini. "We have to see the implementation happening in these very next hours."

The Debaltseve situation creates an "additional momentum for the separatists to push further, to make more territorial gains," Marcin Zaborowski, the head of the Warsaw-based Polish Institute of International Affairs, said by phone on Wednesday. "Once they've achieved victory, they have no incentive to stop."

Zaborowski said it was crucial now to include the U.S. in the peace process.

"Minsk showed that having peace talks without the U.S. at the table is essentially worthless," he said.

_ With assistance from John Walcott in Washington, Helene Fouquet in Paris, James G. Neuger and Andrew Clapham in Brussels, Volodymyr Verbyany, Mark Raczkiewycz and Kateryna Choursina in Kiev, Alexei Anishchuk and Henry Meyer in Moscow, Helena Bedwell in Tbilisi and Krystof Chamonikolas in Prague.

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Ukrainian soldiers beg for help online via Vkontakte as rebels surround them in Debaltseve

Wednesday February 18th, 2015 at 2:55 PM

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Ukrainian soldiers begged for help online as Russian rebels surrounded them in the embattled town of Debaltseve.

The ultra-nationalist militia named 'Right Sector' posted their plea for help to the Ukraine government via its social network Vkontakte just hours before President Petro Poroshenko announced defeat to the separatists.

"The boys have asked for help 10 hours ago!" the message read. "Repost and help! Vladimir Shmatko [head of the Ukrainian Chortkiv region], friends, please take this to the President of Ukraine – most of our 128 brigade is fully surrounded by the Russians in Debaltseve... We can't get out! HELP!!!".

Their cry for help reported via news site Vocativ, has emerged as a sombre Poroshenko surrendered the town today to the self-proclaimed Donestk People's Republic – despite initially denying claims his troops were encircled by the pro-Russian rebels.

Forty-four people have been reportedly killed since fighting broke out in the strategic rail hub, which lies between the rebel-held cities of Donetsk and Lugansk and at least 70 have been wounded.

Russian president Vladimir Putin, said yesterday during a visit to Hungary: "I hope that the responsible figures in the Ukrainian leadership will not hinder soldiers in the Ukrainian army from putting down their weapons."

The retreat has been seen as a major setback to Kiev's forces and a blow to Poroshenko's authority.

On Wednesday, he pulled 80% of units along with two columns from the war zone.

Other grim reports and pictures have been posted via social media accounts of Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists militias -- dismissing hopes of a ceasefire.

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Ukraine Ceasefire In Dispute As Government Forces Pull Out Of Besieged Town

Wednesday February 18th, 2015 at 2:54 PM

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ARTEMIVSK/BULAVYNE, Ukraine, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Government forces were pulling out of an encircled town in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday after a fierce assault by Russian-backed separatists which Kiev and Europe said violated a crumbling ceasefire.
President Petro Poroshenko said more than 80 percent of his troops had left the rail hub following a heavy bombardment and street-by-street battles which he said showed "the true face of the bandits and separatists who are supported by Russia."
The rebels say the ceasefire, negotiated by Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France at a summit in Belarus last week, does not apply to Debaltseve, which links the two rebel-controlled regions of eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk.
Poroshenko and the West say the rebel assault is being reinforced by Russian tanks, artillery and soldiers, though Moscow denies sending forces to join the battle for a region that President Vladimir Putin has called "New Russia."
"The actions by the Russia-backed separatists in Debaltseve are a clear violation of the ceasefire," European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in Brussels, stepping up Western criticism of the rebel offensive on Debaltseve.
"The EU stands ready to take appropriate action in case the fighting and other negative developments in violation of the Minsk agreements continue," she said, making an apparent threat of further economic sanctions on Moscow.
Canada imposed sanctions on Russia over its conduct in Ukraine on Tuesday, a move Moscow said would fuel further tension in Ukraine and prevent the implementation of the ceasefire.
There was little hope when the deal was signed last Thursday in the Belarussian capital Minsk by the rebels, Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE security watchdog that it would hold for long, but its seeming swift collapse has surprised many.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg voiced deep concern about the deteriorating situation in and around Debaltseve, saying: "The refusal of the separatists to respect the ceasefire threatens the agreement."
Britain Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Europe should at least extend its sanctions against Moscow if the ceasefire broke down.
A German government spokesman said the Minsk agreement had been damaged though it made sense to try to implement it.
PUTIN CALLS FOR SURRENDER
Putin showed no sign of backing down over Ukraine on Tuesday evening, when he urged Kiev's pro-Western leaders to let their soldiers surrender to avoid more bloodshed.
Hours later, the Ukrainian withdrawal was under way. A Reuters witness saw weary Ukrainian troops, their faces blackened, some in columns, some in cars, arriving in Artemivsk, about 30 km (20 miles) north of Debaltseve.
For Poroshenko, the retreat may have saved the lives of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers who were all but trapped in the town against a better-equipped army.
But another military defeat, coming as Ukraine approaches the first anniversary of the overthrow of the Moscow-backed president Viktor Yanukovich, may be difficult to stomach for a population weary of a long conflict and could further damage Poroshenko's standing.
Pro-Kiev commanders said some forces had pulled out but there were reports of continued fighting in the town. A Reuters correspondent near Debaltseve saw black smoke rising over the town and heard loud blasts hours after the withdrawal began.
"The withdrawal of forces from Debaltseve is taking place in a planned and organized way," said Semen Semenchenko, who heads the Donbass paramilitary battalion.
"The enemy is trying to cut the roads and prevent the exit of the troops," he said on Facebook.
News of the withdrawal immediately affected financial markets, with the cost of insuring exposure to Ukrainian debt and the spreads of the country's dollar bonds over safe haven U.S. treasury bills soaring to record highs.
The rouble was largely steady against the dollar, but the official rate of Ukraine's hryvnia currency hit a record low.
WITHDRAWAL OF HEAVY WEAPONS
Even before the Ukrainian troops were forced to pull back, last week's peace deal had all but collapsed, with both sides failing to withdraw heavy guns as required after the rebels refused to halt their advance.
But Interfax news agency later cited the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic as saying separatists had begun pulling back artillery from rebel-held areas where fighting had ceased.
Rebels stepped up their offensive on Debaltseve almost immediately after the Minsk deal to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine, which has killed more than 5,000 people, was signed on Thursday.
The deal gave both sides until Sunday to lay down their arms, prompting some analysts to suggest the rebels felt they could take the town within that timeframe.
Russia has already annexed Ukraine's Crimea Peninsula, and Western countries believe Putin's goal is to establish a "frozen conflict" in eastern Ukraine, gaining permanent leverage over a country of 45 million people seeking integration with Europe. (Additional reporting by Pavel Polityuk, Natalia Zinets, Alessandra Prentice and Richard Balmforth in Kiev, Polina Devitt in Moscow; writing by Elizabeth Piper and Timothy Heritage; editing by Giles Elgood)

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U.S. hasn't exhausted toolkit on Russia sanctions -energy envoy

Wednesday February 18th, 2015 at 2:53 PM

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Published: 12:16 EST, 18 February 2015 | Updated: 12:16 EST, 18 February 2015

By Nidhi Verma and Douglas Busvine

NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The United States could intensify sanctions against Russia if the Kremlin continues to destabilize eastern Ukraine, a senior U.S. government official said.

Washington and the European Union imposed sanctions after Russia annexed Crimea last March and supported pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine.

"We haven't exhausted our toolkit," Washington's special envoy and coordinator for international energy affairs Amos Hochstein said in an interview late on Tuesday.

"Everyone wants to be in a place where we don't need more sanctions, but if the actions by Russia in east Ukraine continue, then I expect sanctions will continue as well," he told Reuters while in New Delhi for an energy conference.

The Leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France sealed a deal last week that calls for a ceasefire in south-eastern Ukraine as of Feb. 15. [ID: nL5N0VM0DB]

But pro-Russian rebels and government forces have continued to engage in street battles in a town in east Ukraine, scuppering hopes for the European-brokered peace deal.

Ukrainian government forces were pulling out of Debaltseve on Wednesday after an assault by Russian-backed separatists who Kiev and Europe said violated a crumbling ceasefire.

The West's response centered first on financial and travel restrictions on key individuals but by mid-year it had effectively cut off overseas funding to corporate Russia.

"I think what you have seen over the past year, that there has been a careful and calculated escalation of the actions," said Hochstein, a State Department official who has coordinated economic sanctions against Russia and Iran.

On Iran, the Obama administration is continuing to work with mainly Asian buyers of Iranian light oil called condensate to limit those purchases, Hochstein said.

In addition to the sanctions on Russian individuals, Washington has banned the Russian oil industry from access to services vital to develop deepwater, Arctic offshore and shale energy projects.

Washington reckons that these sanctions, if kept in force, could eventually depress output from one of the world's largest oil-producing countries, which relies on Soviet-era fields for the bulk of its output of 10.6 million barrels per day.

In Brussels, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said the actions by the Russia-backed separatists in Debaltseve were a clear violation of the ceasefire.

"The EU stands ready to take appropriate action in case the fighting and other negative developments in violation of the Minsk agreements continue," she said, making an apparent threat of further economic sanctions against Moscow.

Canada imposed sanctions on Russia on Tuesday, in a move Moscow said would prevent the implementation of the ceasefire. (Reporting by Nidhi Verma and Douglas Busvine; Editing by James Dalgleish)

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Kiev unmoved on weapons withdrawal as troops pull out of Debaltseve

Wednesday February 18th, 2015 at 2:50 PM

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Ukraine's army will only consider withdrawing heavy weaponry from a designated eastern buffer zone “when the shelling stops,” the country’s deputy defence minister said in an interview Wednesday, as the strategic town of Debaltseve fell into separatist hands.

There were signs that a ceasefire may indeed follow the humiliating defeat for the Ukrainian army, which had fought for weeks to hold onto the key transport hub despite being effectively surrounded by Russian-backed fighters. Columns of exhausted Ukraine troops and equipment were seen leaving Debaltseve on Wednesday, a day after the rebels claimed to have taken control of the centre of town and video evidence emerged of the pounding the Ukrainian forces had sustained while trying to defend it.

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“This morning the Ukrainian armed forces together with the National Guard completed an operation for a planned and organized withdrawal from Debaltseve. As of now we can say that 80 per cent of our units have left,” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in an audio message released by his press service. However, the retreat seemed more chaotic than organized, with some soldiers fleeing on foot, and others spotted hailing taxis to take them away from the front line.

Mr. Poroshenko, who was reportedly headed to the war zone for a special meeting with his security council, said two columns of troops remaining in Debaltseve were expected to also withdraw.

Following the capture of Debaltseve – which links the main rebel-held cities of Donetsk and Lugansk – Russia’s Interfax news agency reported that the rebels had begun to withdraw their heavy artillery from other parts of the front line. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, besides Debaltseve, a ceasefire deal signed in Minsk last week was now in effect around the rest of the conflict zone.

Immediately following the singing of the Minsk deal last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a press conference that he had warned Mr. Poroshenko during negotiations that some 8,000 Ukrainian troops were surrounded in Debaltseve and should lay down their arms before the ceasefire could begin. “Ukrainian authorities believe… that their troops are not encircled,” Mr. Putin said at the time, sounding incredulous.

Under the Minsk agreement, which has been largely ignored so far, both sides were due to have begun withdrawing their artillery and rocket systems on Monday to create a 100-kilometre wide buffer zone. But the future of the pact fell into doubt as fighting continued in and around Debaltseve, which separatist leaders claimed fell on their side of the ceasefire line.

In an interview Wednesday with The Globe and Mail, Ukraine’s deputy defence minister, Petro Mekhed, said that the Ukrainian forces were “regrouping” around Debaltseve and that the situation on the ground was constantly shifting.

Speaking just before the Interfax report was published, he said it was impossible to consider fulfilling the Minsk accords while the separatists were continuing to attack all along the front line. “How can we withdraw when we are being shelled more than 40 times a day, in all sectors?” he asked. “When the shelling stops, we will start the withdrawal of heavy weapons.”

The 10-month old conflict, which began shortly after a pro-Western revolution in Kiev toppled a Moscow-backed government, has taken at least 5,500 lives so far. Some estimates put the figure at more than 7,000 dead.

Sitting in a boardroom inside the country’s Defense Ministry headquarters in Kiev, Mr. Mekhed said the war in east Ukraine would not be over until the government regained control of a 400-kilometre stretch of the Russian border that is now under the control of the separatists. Ukraine claims that thousands of Russian troops, backed by advanced tanks and artillery, have crossed through that section of the border to bolster the rebel forces.

While the Kremlin heatedly denies the accusations, the United States, Canada and other NATO allies also accuse Moscow of fuelling the conflict in Donetsk and Lugansk. A report released Tuesday by Bellingcat, an open-source investigation site, found evidence that artillery had been fired from Russian territory into Ukraine in support of a rebel advance last summer.

Mr. Mekhed accused the separatist forces of recklessly shelling civilian areas, and denied accusations that the Ukrainian army had done the same, despite reports by human-rights organizations accusing both sides of ignoring international law in the conflict.

Even as he spoke, several dozen protesters – most of them women – gathered outside the Defence Ministry to demand the government do more to aid the outgunned soldiers still trapped in Debaltseve. Snezhana Arutyunyan, a 33-year-old hairdresser, said her brother was in Debaltseve, and that he had been furious and scared when she spoke to him on Tuesday.

“He said there were Chechens [fighting alongside the pro-Russian separatists] who were shooting everyone in the city and that [the Ukrainians] can’t even shoot back because of the ceasefire.”

Standing beside Ms. Arutyunyan was a grim-faced Inna Penya, a 25-year-old shopkeeper who said she was three months pregnant. Ms. Penya said her husband was in Debaltseve and she hadn’t heard from him in almost a week.

In announcing the commencement ceasefire on Saturday, Mr. Poroshenko said Ukrainian forces would not be allowed to break use their weapons unless they had permission from his office. Mr. Mekhed, however, said that didn’t apply to the soldiers surrounded in Debaltseve, who were allowed to defend themselves.

Mr. Poroshenko has repeatedly warned that he will be forced to introduce martial law if the Minsk ceasefire fails. Mr. Mekhed said that martial law was a “serious step” that would ban political activities and allow the army to commandeer factories and other property for the war effort. “It would mean we’re repeating the 1930s and 40s when Hitler started to annex countries in Europe. Now Putin has annexed Crimea and he is trying to start a war in Europe,” Mr. Mekhed said.

Mychailo Wynnyckyj, a Kiev-based political analyst, said the introduction of martial law was now “a very real possibility. The political pressure on Poroshenko to declare [it] is massive.”

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Debaltseve falls to Ukraine rebels; troops retreat

Wednesday February 18th, 2015 at 2:46 PM

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A Ukrainian government troop waves to a armored vehicle driving on the road towards Debaltseve near the town of Artemivsk, Ukraine on Friday.(Photo: Petr David Josek/AP)

ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine —

After weeks of relentless fighting, the embattled Ukrainian rail hub of Debaltseve fell Wednesday to Russia-backed separatists, who hoisted a flag in triumph over the town. The Ukrainian president confirmed that he had ordered troops to pull out and the rebels reported taking hundreds of soldiers captive.

Associated Press reporters saw several dozen Ukrainian troops retreating with their weapons Wednesday morning from the town in eastern Ukraine, covered in dirt and looking exhausted. Some were driving to the nearby town of Artemivsk in trucks while several others, unshaven and visibly upset, were on foot.

One soldier spoke of heavy government losses, while another said they had not been able to get food or water because of the intense rebel shelling. A third spoke of hunkering down in bunkers for hours, unable to even go to the toilet because of the shelling. They smoked cigarettes in the frigid winter air and gratefully accepted plastic cups of tea given to them by locals.

"We're very happy to be here," the hungry soldier told the AP. "We were praying all the time and already said goodbye to our lives a hundred times."

Russian Channel One showed the rebels hoisting their flag over a high-rise building in Debaltseve.

By Wednesday morning, the army had withdrawn 80 percent of its troops from the town and two more columns had yet to leave, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said. In face-saving comments, he denied claims by the rebels that the Ukrainians were surrounded and said the troops were leaving Debaltseve with their weapons and ammunition.

"Debaltseve was under our control, it was never encircled. Our troops and formations have left in an organized and planned manner," he said in televised comments. He denied reports of large Ukrainian casualties and hundreds of soldiers captured.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a visit Tuesday to Budapest, had urged Kiev to admit defeat in the contested town, saying "the only choice" of the Ukrainian troops was to "leave behind weaponry, lay down arms and surrender."

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg accused the separatists of refusing to respect a cease-fire agreement and urged Russia "to end support for separatists and to withdraw forces and military equipment from eastern Ukraine." Russia has denied supplying the separatists with troops and weapons, a claim scoffed at by Western nations and Ukraine, who point to NATO satellite pictures of Russian weapons in eastern Ukraine.

Poroshenko sought to portray the withdrawal as a tactical decision that "laid shame on Russia, which called on the Ukrainian troops yesterday to lay down arms, raise the white flag and surrender.

"The Ukrainian troops... gave a blow in the teeth to those who were trying to encircle them," he said at a Kiev airport as he traveled to eastern Ukraine to "shake the hands" of the soldiers leaving Debaltseve.

Russian state-owned television showed images Wednesday of several dozen Ukrainian troops being escorted along a village road by the rebels.

The withdrawal attracted fierce criticism from Ukrainian nationalist politicians as well as from the commanders of volunteer battalions fighting alongside government troops. Semyon Semenchenko, a battalion commander and a member of parliament, on Facebook accused the military command of betraying the country's interests in Debaltseve.

"We had enough forces and means," he said. "The problem is the command and coordination. They are as bad as can be."

The fierce fighting around Debaltseve, which links the two major separatist cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, had raged on despite a cease-fire deal brokered by European leaders which took effect Sunday.

Some retreating troops said Wednesday they had not received any reinforcements from the government in Debaltseve and had been walking and retreating for a whole day. One Ukrainian soldier who introduced himself only as Nikolai said he was not even sure if his unit was retreating or being rotated out of Debaltseve.

"I don't know, our commanders didn't tell us whether it's retreat or just rotation," he said. "They just told us to change our positions because our unit had been staying there for quite a long time and we had sustained quite big losses."

The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France who negotiated the cease-fire deal last week are expected to talk about its implementation later Wednesday, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Wednesday accused the Russian-backed rebels in Debaltseve of acting "in clear violation of the cease-fire."

"Russia and the separatists have to immediately and fully implement the commitments agreed to in Minsk, in line with yesterday's U.N. Security Council resolution, starting with the respect of the cease-fire and the withdrawal of all heavy weapons," Mogherini said in a statement.

In Berlin, the German government condemned rebels' advance on Debaltseve. Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert described the onslaught as "a serious strain on the (Minsk cease-fire) agreement as well as hopes for peace in eastern Ukraine."

Elsewhere in the conflict zone, rebel leaders said Wednesday that they had begun withdrawing heavy weaponry from parts of the front line where the cease-fire was holding. Basurin told Russian Rossiya 1 channel that rebels were pulling back five self-propelled guns from Olenivka, south of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, on the road to the government-controlled port of Mariupol.

"This is the first step," Basurin said. "We're not waiting for Ukraine to start pulling back the weaponry together with us."

Observers from the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe, responsible for monitoring the cease-fire, have tried to get to Debaltseve since Sunday but have been blocked by the rebels. The separatists' Donetsk News Agency quoted rebel official Maxim Leshchenko saying the OSCE will be allowed to visit Debaltseve "soon."

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Vasilyeva reported from Moscow. Peter Leonard in Vuhlehirsk, Ukraine, Yuras Karmanau in Minsk, Belarus, and John-Thor Dahlburg in Brussels contributed to this report.

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mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Iraq’s U.N. ambassador warned Tuesday that Islamic State militants might be trafficking human organs to help fund their campaign of terror. In a briefing to the U.N. Security Council, Amb...

» Greece handed ultimatum as eurozone bailout talks fail
18/02/15 08:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Greece handed ultimatum as eurozone bailout talks fail Eurozone ministers have handed Greece an ultimatum to request an extension to its bailout programme after crunch talks col...

» Rebels Claim Control of Crucial Ukraine Town as Truce Imperiled - Bloomberg
18/02/15 08:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Rebels Claim Control of Crucial Ukraine Town as Truce Imperiled Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Rebels in eastern Ukraine said they took over the strategic crossroad town Debaltseve and...

» Donetsk residents without water, electricity as fight goes on
18/02/15 08:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Donetsk residents without water, electricity as fight goes on In a district of north Donetsk caught in the crossfire between pro-government and separatist forces, residents live...

» Yes, I?ll Say It: Marie Harf Had a Point
18/02/15 08:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Google News. Yes, I?ll Say It: Marie Harf Had a Point Daily Beast  - ‎26 minutes ago‎ The State Department spox phrased it badly (“root causes”), but there's something to consi...

» 'Islamic State's ambitions in Libya are a direct threat to Europe' - Telegraph.co.uk
18/02/15 08:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk 'Islamic State's ambitions in Libya are a direct threat to Europe' Telegraph.co.uk On Sunday, when Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant supporters began circulati...

» US to Allow Export of Armed Military Drones - ABC News
18/02/15 08:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Fox Business US to Allow Export of Armed Military Drones ABC News The Obama administration is amending its regulations for weapons sales to allow the export of armed military dro...

» Argentine Official Lashes Out at U.S. Over Prosecutor Dispute
18/02/15 08:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Other countries should not interfere in the case of the mysterious death of Alberto Nisman, Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman said.

» Putin finds warm welcome in Hungary, despite European chill
18/02/15 08:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed a deal to keep supplying gas to Hungary on Tuesday on a visit to Budapest that cemented Hungary's close ties with the Kreml...

» Harf Truths and Whole Lies - Wall Street Journal
18/02/15 08:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Wall Street Journal Harf Truths and Whole Lies Wall Street Journal Poor Marie Harf. The State Department's deputy spokesman is being mercilessly mocked for an interview she gave ...

» World Briefing: Spanish Judge Drops Charges Against 9 Priests in Sexual Abuse Case
18/02/15 08:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A Granada judge said only one of the 12 people indicted in the case would be tried because the statute of limitations had expired against the others.

» 'There's An Awful Lot' Of Somalis Driving Cabs, Says Joe Biden - Daily Caller
18/02/15 08:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN International CBS News 'There's An Awful Lot' Of Somalis Driving Cabs, Says Joe Biden Daily Caller U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrives for a meeting with Ukraine U.S. Vice ...

» Icy Storm Paralyzes Eastern US; More Cold to Come - Christian Daily
18/02/15 08:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Icy Storm Paralyzes Eastern US; More Cold to Come Christian Daily A deadly winter storm paralyzed much of the eastern United States on Tuesday, snarling transit and shutting down...

» WorldViews: Where Saddam Hussein’s statue once stood in Baghdad, there’s now a portrait of Iran’s supreme leader
18/02/15 08:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. Perhaps nothing illuminates more starkly the transformation underway in Iraq than the billboard depicting the late Iranian le...

» Argentina asks US to press Iran on 1994 bombing during nuclear talks
18/02/15 08:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Attack on Jewish center is backdrop for ongoing political saga in which state prosecutor has mysteriously died and sitting president may face charges Argentina wants the Unite...

» Biden: Including immigrants key to stopping extremism in US
18/02/15 08:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 6:35 a.m. EST. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States must ensure that immigrants are fully included in the fabric of American society to prevent violent ideologies from taking root at ho...

» US sets deadline over crisis-era charges
18/02/15 08:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. DoJ given 90 days to decide if cases can be brought against individuals

» Warplane strikes at western Libyan town Zintan: official
18/02/15 08:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A war plane carried out air strikes on a western Libyan town allied with the internationally recognized government on Tuesday, in what officials charged was an atta...

» Future ISIS leader seen in newly released photo - CBS News
18/02/15 08:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. CBS News Future ISIS leader seen in newly released photo CBS News CBS News has obtained a photo of the man who would become the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) whi...

» Awash in opium, Afghan 'wild west' slips from Kabul's grasp
18/02/15 08:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. FARAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - In fields less than a 10-minute drive from the intelligence headquarters of Afghanistan's remote western province of Farah, farmers are planting their fi...

» Argentine Official Lashes Out at US Over Prosecutor Dispute - New York Times
18/02/15 08:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Channel News Asia Argentine Official Lashes Out at US Over Prosecutor Dispute New York Times INTENDENTE ALVEAR, Argentina — Fallout from the mysterious death of a federal prosecutor ra...

» Report: Immigration Program Stirs Security, Economic Concerns
18/02/15 08:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A U.S. immigration investment program is coming under new scrutiny after an investigative report questioned the desirability of some who have used it to come to America.   The report by t...

» Navy frigate intercepts Russian warship in the Channel: HMS Argyll escorts heavily-armed vessel as tensions heighten between UK and Russia
18/02/15 08:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. epa04623834 A photo made available by the British Ministry of Defence 17 February 2015 of the Royal Navy's HMS Argyll (background left) shadowing the Russian warship Yaroslav Mudryy as ...

» Chicago-area imam charged with sex abuse at Islamic school
18/02/15 08:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 6:35 a.m. EST. CHICAGO (AP) -- The longtime head of a suburban Chicago Islamic school has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman who worked there, and a civil suit filed Tuesday ...

» Just Biden being Biden? VP's odd moves give pause
18/02/15 08:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 6:35 a.m. EST. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Here's the thing about impromptu moments in politics: Often they work, sometimes they fall flat, but occasionally they turn out downright awkward. Vice...

» UN Security Council adopts resolution endorsing new cease-fire on Ukraine crisis - Xinhua
18/02/15 08:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. teleSUR English UN News Centre UN Security Council adopts resolution endorsing new cease-fire on Ukraine crisis Xinhua UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Tu...

» Ukraine confirms pro-Russia forces' seizure of Debaltseve as EU denies ceasefire failure - video
18/02/15 08:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Ukrainian military spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, confirms that pro-Russia forces have seized parts of the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve on Tuesday, ignoring the ceasef...

» ISIS militants reportedly burn to death 45 people in western Iraqi town - Fox News
18/02/15 08:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. ISIS militants reportedly burn to death 45 people in western Iraqi town Fox News Islamic State militants reportedly have burned to death 45 people in the western Iraqi town of al...

» Ukraine denies Russia-backed rebels control transport hub Debaltseve - CBC.ca
18/02/15 08:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CBC.ca Ukraine denies Russia-backed rebels control transport hub Debaltseve CBC.ca Several Ukrainian government soldiers have been ambushed and taken prisoner in Debaltseve, the ...

» Struggling in Europe, Muslims Look to US for Better Model
18/02/15 08:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Some activists trying to counter jihadist recruiters across Europe worry that they are slowly losing the battle for the continent’s Muslim youth. One reason, they say, is that neither the...

» Islamic State Militants Reportedly Burn to Death 45 in Iraqi Town - TheBlaze.com
18/02/15 08:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Islamic State Militants Reportedly Burn to Death 45 in Iraqi Town TheBlaze.com Islamic State militants burned to death 45 people in the Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, the local polic...

» Kosovo PM Calls For End To Exodus On Independence Anniversary
18/02/15 08:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Kosovo marked the seventh anniversary of independence from Serbia on February 17 7 with Prime Minister Isa Mustafa urging citizens not to leave the mainly ethnic Albanian...

» Vietnam Plays Up US Invitation to Communist Party Chief
18/02/15 08:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Vietnam's state-run media this week featured articles touting an invitation for Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to visit the United States and China this year. The repo...

» Chief prison inspector calls for review of super-jails
18/02/15 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Nick Hardwick urges government to investigate mistakes at opening of G4S-run Oakwood before building more supersized prisons The chief inspector of prisons has called for a fu...

» Putin tells Kiev to let troops surrender as Ukraine ceasefire unravels
18/02/15 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. NIKISHINE, Ukraine/BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kiev to let its soldiers surrender to pro-Russian rebels, who spurned a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and f...

» Al Qaeda 'pledge of allegiance' to be disclosed in 'NY subway bomber trial'
18/02/15 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Abid Naseer, pictured, goes on trial today in New York after pleading not guilty to accusations of a conspiracy to bomb the New York City subway and The Trafford Centre in Manchester, E...

» Putin takes 'Russia still has friends' tour to Hungary (+video) - Christian Science Monitor
18/02/15 07:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Christian Science Monitor Putin takes 'Russia still has friends' tour to Hungary (+video) Christian Science Monitor The Russian president's visit to Hungary is part of a greater ...

» Putin tells Kiev to let troops surrender as Ukraine ceasefire unravels - Reuters
18/02/15 07:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Putin tells Kiev to let troops surrender as Ukraine ceasefire unravels Reuters NIKISHINE, Ukraine/BUDAPEST, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kiev to let i...

» Obamacare Signups Top 11 Million In Second Year, White House Says - Huffington Post
18/02/15 07:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Wall Street Journal Obamacare Signups Top 11 Million In Second Year, White House Says Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has beaten its own estimates for Obam...

» Doctors will be rewarded for cutting back on antibiotics
18/02/15 07:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Health chiefs fear the drugs are being taken so freely they are losing their power to fight deadly infections.

» No good reason to retire Rahm's critics - Chicago Sun-Times
18/02/15 07:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Chicago Sun-Times No good reason to retire Rahm's critics Chicago Sun-Times Ald. Scott Waguespack stands in support o Communities United for Quality Education protest in oppositi...

» As Rivals Falter, India’s Economy Is Surging Ahead
18/02/15 07:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. An industrial project under construction in Pune. Some economists predict India's growth could surpass China's next year.

» Hungary Keeps Visit by Putin Low-Key as It Seeks to Repair Relations With West
18/02/15 07:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A trip to Hungary by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia Vladimir V. Putin’s Hungary trip was a far cry from the triumphant reception he received in Serbia in October. Mr. Putin arrived i...

» US to Allow Sales of Military Drones to Allies
18/02/15 07:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Obama administration unveiled a new policy Tuesday allowing foreign allies to buy military drones as part of its global counterterrorism fight. The State Department said that although...

» U.S. to Allow Sale of Armed Drones to Some Allies
18/02/15 07:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The State Department announced Tuesday it would allow sales of armed drones to allies and partners on a case-by-case basis, a move that stands to dramatically expand exports of America...

» Veterans in Congress Bring Rare Perspective to Authorizing War
18/02/15 07:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Lawmakers who served The current Congress has 26 veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Afghanistan, and they have emerged as some of the most important voices in the debate over auth...

» Americans May See Appeal of Medical Tourism in Cuba
18/02/15 07:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. As the Obama administration chips away at the economic isolation of Cuba, the medical tourism industry is among those trying to figure out what the easing of tension will mean for them.

» Greek Minister's Style Irks Eurozone Peers
18/02/15 07:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis flouts traditions of decorum established by his counterparts, officials say, complicating negotiations over Greece’s debt.

» Obama administration puts immigration protections on hold after order - Los Angeles Times
18/02/15 07:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Los Angeles Times Obama administration puts immigration protections on hold after order Los Angeles Times President Obama's plans to protect millions of immigrants from deportation wer...

» Despite Ukraine Truce, a Battle That Continues - New York Times
18/02/15 07:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Times Despite Ukraine Truce, a Battle That Continues New York Times ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — A battle for a railroad town in eastern Ukraine escalated sharply on Tuesday, wi...

» New Rules Set on Armed Drone Exports
18/02/15 07:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Obama administration’s move to preserve a lead in a fast-growing market also means wider use of a controversial weapon in the battle against terrorism.

» Islamic State executes 40 people in Iraq - India Today
18/02/15 07:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. India Today Islamic State executes 40 people in Iraq India Today Picture for representational purpose. Photo: ReutersThe Islamic State (IS) on Tuesday executed over 40 people in ...

» Fear of Israeli Leaks Fuels Distrust as U.S. and Iran Hold Nuclear Talks
18/02/15 07:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Aides to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have said they are being kept in the dark about details of the negotiations, but American officials say that is not true.

» Putin: Ukraine Should Surrender In Debaltseve
18/02/15 07:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A fighter with separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic army sits on top of an armoured personnel carrier in the village of Ni...

» LI officials want stricter state laws for monitoring sex offenders - Newsday
18/02/15 07:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. LI officials want stricter state laws for monitoring sex offenders Newsday Nassau Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves said she is "extremely disheartened" after a court ruling Tues...

» Alabama’s Governor Apologizes to India After a Man Was Injured in a Police Encounter
18/02/15 07:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. The governor of Alabama has tendered an apology to the government of India for the actions of two police officers in the city of Madison last week that resulted in serious injuries to an Indian man. ...

» Gaps in France’s Surveillance Are Clear; Solutions Aren’t
18/02/15 07:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The nation chose to stop monitoring Saïd and Chérif Kouachi before they struck Charlie Hebdo. But there is no consensus on what lessons to learn.

» Return visit to Communist Cuba finds new hope amid change
18/02/15 07:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 6:35 a.m. EST. HAVANA (AP) -- Rolling toward customs with a 60-pound suitcase filled with clothing and electronics for friends, my stomach clenched when a female agent in a light green ...

» Eastern US Hit by Record Snow, Bitter Cold
18/02/15 07:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The eastern and central parts of the United States are being hit with unusually cold weather, and meteorologists say the worst is not over yet. Heavy snowfalls have paralyzed traffic in m...

» Putin Calls On Ukraine Troops Encircled at Debaltseve to Surrender
18/02/15 07:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling on pro-Russian rebels to allow besieged Ukrainian troops safe passage out of the encircled town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine. Speaking Tues...

» Behold! The best of North Korea’s 349 new propaganda slogans!
18/02/15 07:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. SEOUL — This year, the Kim Jong Un regime has been hard at work revitalized its sloganeering, with 349 fresh political mottos to ponder. The latest list is worth a read, to get a s...

» Liking the Islamic State on Facebook is a crime in Britain
18/02/15 07:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. LONDON — UK arrests show how cheering terror on social media can get you thrown in jail. read more

» Iraq Envoy to U.N.: ISIS Might Be Harvesting Organs
18/02/15 07:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. (UNITED NATIONS) — Iraq’s ambassador to the United Nations asked the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to look at allegations that the Islamic State (ISIS) is using organ harvesting as a w...

» UN Security Council to Hold Emergency Meeting on Libya
18/02/15 07:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency session Wednesday on the crisis in Libya, a country that has struggled for political stability while militia groups a...

» Yanis Varoufakis: How I became an erratic Marxist
18/02/15 07:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Before he entered politics, Yanis Varoufakis, the iconoclastic Greek finance minister at the centre of the latest eurozone standoff wrote this searing account of European capi...

» Alabama governor apologizes for police assault that left visitor from India ... - The Week Magazine
18/02/15 07:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The Week Magazine IBNLive Alabama governor apologizes for police assault that left visitor from India ... The Week Magazine Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) has written a letter t...

» Afghan Troops Launch Offensive Against Taliban
18/02/15 07:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Afghan security forces have launched a large offensive against the Taliban militants in the country's south before the group’s spring offensive.

» Civilian Casualties in Afghan War Topped 10,000 in 2014, U.N. Says
18/02/15 07:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The figure, a record since the United Nations began tallying in 2009, reflects the altered nature of a war in which almost no Western troops are still fighting.

» War Takes Toll on Afghan Civilians
18/02/15 07:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A U.N. report said around 3,700 civilians were killed and 6,850 injured by violence in 2014, making it the most violent year since the U.S.-led invasion of 2001.

» Infographic reveals the sleep habits of world's most successful people
18/02/15 07:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. EXCLUSIVE: The infographic, created by Berkshire-based Made to Measure Blinds, reveals the sleep habits of people such as Barack Obama, Margarate Thatcher and Winston Churchill.

» Poland will comply with ruling in CIA prisons case: minister
18/02/15 07:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will comply with a European Court of Human Rights ruling that the country had hosted a secret CIA jail, foreign minister Grzegorz Schetyna said on Wednesday.

» Putin Says Ukrainian Forces Should Surrender to Rebels as Violence Escalates
18/02/15 07:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Ukraine Tuesday to allow its troops to surrender to rebel forces, as fighting escalated sharply in the country’s eastern region. “I hope that the responsible fi...

» Despite ban, fox hunts still thrive, and divide, in Britain - Washington Post
18/02/15 07:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. BBC News Despite ban, fox hunts still thrive, and divide, in Britain Washington Post IBSTONE, England — The horses wait in the farmyard, tails braided and manes gleaming, while huntsme...

» Do older people lose interest in sex? Ten myths of ageing – debunked
18/02/15 07:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. From older people getting into more car accidents to worries about falling, here are some of our favourite ageing myths busted Many surveys prove this to be false. In one stud...

» Rebels continue rail hub onslaught - Irish Independent
18/02/15 07:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Irish Independent Rebels continue rail hub onslaught Irish Independent Ukrainian government soldiers on a road from the town of Artemivsk to Debaltseve. (AP Open Gallery 1 Ukrain...

» Giant snowball fight breaks out in Washington DC
18/02/15 07:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ODN. Giant snowball fight breaks out in Washington DC Snowed-in Washington residents engage in a massive snowball fight in the US capital. Report by Sarah Kerr. From: ODN Views: 0 0 ratings Time...

» Obama view of US role in Arab world challenged by crises
18/02/15 07:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 5:15 a.m. EST. WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's view of the U.S. role in the Middle East and North Africa is being challenged by deepening crises in the very countries he has...

» UN: Afghan Civilian Deaths Rose 25 Percent in 2014
18/02/15 07:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The number of Afghan civilians killed by conflict-related violence rose by 25 percent last year to the highest level since at least 2009, according to a new United Nations report released...

» Key issues in the states' lawsuit over immigration
18/02/15 07:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 5:15 a.m. EST. WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's plan to shield more than 4 million immigrants living in the country illegally from deportation is on hold after a judge tempor...

» Pro-government forces start pulling out of besieged Ukrainian town
18/02/15 07:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Pro-government forces began on Wednesday to pull out of the town of Debaltseve which is under siege from Russian-backed rebels, commanders of pro-government paramilita...

» Reports: Ukraine Troops Leaving Key Town
18/02/15 07:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A fighter with separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic army sits on top of armoured personnel carrier in village of Nikishine

» WorldViews: Europe’s far right still loves Putin
18/02/15 07:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's anti-immigrant National Front, is a politician on the rise. According to a recent surve...

» The Don Sahong Area
18/02/15 07:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Don Sahong

» In Afghanistan's deadliest year, battles, not bombs, top killer of civilians - Reuters
18/02/15 07:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters In Afghanistan's deadliest year, battles, not bombs, top killer of civilians Reuters KABUL (Reuters) - Battles between the Taliban and government forces were responsible ...

» Ukrainian troops begin leaving embattled transport hub
18/02/15 07:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — SVITLODARSK, Ukraine — Hundreds of Ukrainian troops began leaving the embattled eastern city of Debaltse...

» Greece says will submit loan extension request on Wednesday
18/02/15 07:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's government confirmed it would ask on Wednesday for an extension to its loan agreement with the euro zone, which it distinguishes from its full bailout program.

» Iran supreme leader: American Sniper made to 'harass and offend the Muslims'
18/02/15 07:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly calls Clint Eastwood’s film ‘propaganda against Muslims’, while head of American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee calls movie a ‘turning po...

» Ukraine Troops Begin Pullback From Debaltseve
18/02/15 07:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Ukraine began withdrawing its troops from the embattled railway hub of Debaltseve after pro-Russia rebels overran much of the town despite last week’s European-brokered cease-fire deal.

» HSBC: Swiss bank searched as officials launch money-laundering inquiry
18/02/15 07:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Officials open investigation into suspected ‘aggravated money laundering’ and search bank’s Geneva premises Prosecutors in Geneva searched the premises of HSBC’s have announce...

» Afghans ordered out of Pakistan as 'diversion' in militant fight
18/02/15 07:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. PESHAWAR, Pakistan/TORKHAM, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan immigrants ordered out of Pakistan in what officials say is a bid to root out militants are, some analysts say, scapegoats be...

» Iraq envoy to UN: Islamic State might be harvesting organs - Times of India
18/02/15 06:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Times of India Iraq envoy to UN: Islamic State might be harvesting organs Times of India UNITED NATIONS: Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations asked the UN Security Council on Tuesda...

» Middle East Updates / Iran's Supreme Leader vows firm stand on nuclear issue - Haaretz
18/02/15 06:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Haaretz Middle East Updates / Iran's Supreme Leader vows firm stand on nuclear issue Haaretz Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers speech during a meeting with air for...

» US and Russian officials trade blows over Ukraine ceasefire - video
18/02/15 06:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. US and Russian officials trade blows during a United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the...

» WorldViews: 5 countries where police officers do not carry firearms — and it works well
18/02/15 06:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. In the United States, it seems obvious that police officers carry guns and are allowed to use them.In other places, however, ...

» Greece to submit loan request to euro zone, Germany resists
18/02/15 06:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ATHENS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Greece will submit a request to the euro zone on Wednesday to extend a "loan agreement" for up to six months but EU paymaster Germany says no such deal is ...

» Canada Imposes More Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine
18/02/15 06:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Canada has imposed additional sanctions against Moscow and its sympathizers over the Ukraine conflict.

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» Quiet Flows The Dark Money On The Hudson River
17/02/15 20:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Russia: Quiet Flows The Dark Money On The Hudson. Russia: Quiet Flows The Dark Money On The Hudson by Eurasianet.org Remember when Russian anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny dubbed Russia...

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17/02/15 18:36 from Mike Nova - Google+
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» Raw: Large Flames Near WV Train Derailment - YouTube
17/02/15 14:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Feb 16, 2015 A train carrying more than 100 tankers of crude oil derailed in southern West Virginia on Monday, sending at least one into the Kanawha River, igniting at least 14 tankers and sparki...

» Despite Ukraine Truce, Battle for Debaltseve Continues
17/02/15 14:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — A battle for a railroad town in eastern Ukraine escalated sharply on Tuesday, with both the Ukrainian army and Russian-backed militants saying that their soldiers were engaging in p...

» 2,317,1292,317,1292015-02-17Marc Bennetts: How Putin is priming Russia for nuclear stand-off
17/02/15 14:27 from Mike Nova - Google+
2,317,129 2,317,129 2015-02-17 Marc Bennetts: How Putin is priming Russia for nuclear stand-off with the West Marc Bennetts: How Putin is priming Russia for nuclear stand-off with the West Tuesday February 17 th , 2015  at  3:10 PM Comme...

» Marc Bennetts: How Putin is priming Russia for nuclear stand-off with the West
17/02/15 14:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Marc Bennetts: How Putin is priming Russia for nuclear stand-off with the West. Earlier this month, as fighting raged in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russian rebels and forces loyal to the West...

» Putin Fires Medvedev Ally as Kremlin Rift Grows
17/02/15 14:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Newsweek. World Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, March 27, 2014. Ekaterina Shtukina/RIA Novosti/Pool/Reuters R...

» The American Education of Vladimir Putin
17/02/15 13:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Master Feed : The Atlantic. "The problem you Americans have in dealing with us is that you think you understand us, but you don't. You look at the Chinese and you think: 'They're not like us.' You look at ...

» Putin's 'hands-on management': How the Russian leader makes it personal
17/02/15 13:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. Moscow — Regarded from the West, Russia ’s political system may seem something like an inscrutable sphinx, with a big – perhaps smiling – Vladimir...

» Putin's pals: Who is helping steer the Kremlin now?
17/02/15 13:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. Moscow — The West’s response to Russia ’s alleged military aid to Ukraine ’s rebels has been based on the idea that the biggest influence in Russi...

» Here's who backs Putin in Europe — and why
17/02/15 13:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Military & Defense Contributors. Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts after peace talks on resolving the Ukrainian crisis in Minsk, February 12, 2015. Populist parties of both right and left...

» Vladimir Putin will keep pushing because he can see we are unprepared
17/02/15 13:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defence News and UK Military News. In the case of Libya in 2011, Britain and France acted decisively, but never answered the famous General David Petraeus request: “Tell me how this ends”. Toda...

» ДНИ.РУ ИНТЕРНЕТ-ГАЗЕТА ВЕРСИЯ 5.0 / Главу ДНР подстрелили в Дебальцево
17/02/15 13:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Дни.ру. 17:34 / 17.02.2015 ДНР , Донбасс , Захарченко , Укра&...

» Despite Ukraine Cease-Fire, Battle for Railroad Town Continues
17/02/15 12:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Pro-Russian separatist fighters with an armored personnel carrier on Tuesday in the village of Nikishine, southeast of Debaltseve, Ukraine.

» Ukraine: Rebels Take PoWs After 'Seizing' Town
17/02/15 12:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The Russian-backed separatists claim to have taken control of 80% of Debaltseve, a key transportation hub.

» The CIA asked me about controlling the climate – this is why we should worry
17/02/15 12:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Geoengineering has many risks, and we don’t yet know the CIA’s intentions. But given the lack of political will on climate change, we have to look at it On January 19, 2011, I...

» EU Border Chief: Record Flow of Migrants Likely in 2015
17/02/15 12:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A record number of migrants look set to flow into Europe this year, with human traffickers becoming increasingly aggressive as they take advantage of chaos in Africa and the Middle East, ...

» The view from the Kremlin - The Economist
17/02/15 12:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. The Economist The view from the Kremlin The Economist Last year Mr Putin lopped off Crimea, redrawing Europe's map by force. The war he hallucinated into reality in eastern Ukraine has...

» Tactical pause in Putin's assault on Ukraine - Financial Times
17/02/15 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Tactical pause in Putin's assault on Ukraine Financial Times he deal agreed by Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko in Minsk on Thursday provides a ray of hope that the conflict in east...

» Putin's Latest Victory - Wall Street Journal
17/02/15 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Wall Street Journal Putin's Latest Victory Wall Street Journal So what better time for Vladimir Putin to agree to another cease-fire that consolidates his military gains, extracts addi...

» Putin's posture casts cloud over Ukraine ceasefire - Financial Times
17/02/15 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Financial Times Putin's posture casts cloud over Ukraine ceasefire Financial Times When Vladimir Putin met the press in Minsk on Thursday to announce a ceasefire deal in eastern Ukrain...

» Vladimir Putin will keep pushing because he can see we are unprepared - Telegraph.co.uk
17/02/15 12:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk Vladimir Putin will keep pushing because he can see we are unprepared Telegraph.co.uk In June 2012, Mitt Romney, who was hoping to be President of the United States, vi...

» Here's who backs Putin in Europe — and why - Business Insider
17/02/15 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Business Insider Here's who backs Putin in Europe — and why Business Insider ReutersRussian President Vladimir Putin reacts after peace talks on resolving the Ukrainian crisis in Minsk...

» Putin Wins, Obama Loses, in Draft Plan for Ukraine - Center for Research on Globalization
17/02/15 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Center for Research on Globalization Putin Wins, Obama Loses, in Draft Plan for Ukraine Center for Research on Globalization “Russian President Vladimir Putin ; President of Ukraine, P...

» Wanted: Russian-speaking spies to help MI5 keep tabs on Vladimir Putin - Telegraph.co.uk
17/02/15 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk Wanted: Russian-speaking spies to help MI5 keep tabs on Vladimir Putin Telegraph.co.uk Any intelligence uncovered will be fed back to teams of investigators in London, ...

» Putin: Will he go nuclear? - Telegraph.co.uk
17/02/15 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk Putin : Will he go nuclear? Telegraph.co.uk Earlier this month, as fighting raged in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russian rebels and forces loyal to the Western-backed g...

» Putin's pals: Who is helping steer the Kremlin now? - Christian Science Monitor
17/02/15 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Christian Science Monitor Putin's pals: Who is helping steer the Kremlin now? Christian Science Monitor Moscow — The West's response to Russia's alleged military aid to Ukraine's rebel...

» Putin's 'hands-on management': How the Russian leader makes it personal - Christian Science Monitor
17/02/15 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Christian Science Monitor Putin's 'hands-on management': How the Russian leader makes it personal Christian Science Monitor The Kremlin has been able to make its decisions without publ...

» Putin's net-worth is $200 billion says Russia's once largest foreigner investor - CNN (blog)
17/02/15 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Putin's net-worth is $200 billion says Russia's once largest foreigner investor CNN (blog) CNN's FAREED ZAKARIA GPS features an interview with Bill Browder, the CEO of Hermitage Capita...

» A businessman learns from a bad investment in Putin - Washington Post
17/02/15 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. New York Post 2paragraphs.com A businessman learns from a bad investment in Putin Washington Post I first met Bill Browder when he came to tell The Post's editorial board that its crit...

» Putin Fearing Russian Subservience to China Casts Wider Asia Net - Bloomberg
17/02/15 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Christian Science Monitor Business Insider Putin Fearing Russian Subservience to China Casts Wider Asia Net Bloomberg Russian President Vladimir Putin , left, speaks with Indian Prime ...

» US 'wants to demolish Putin' in Ukraine - Press TV
17/02/15 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Kyiv Post US 'wants to demolish Putin ' in Ukraine Press TV All Washington wants “to do is to demolish Russia, demolish the name of President Putin , who has been extraordinary in his ...

» Путин и клещи для Венгрии - Радио Свобода
17/02/15 12:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Радио Свобода Путин и клещи для Венгрии Радио Свобода К визиту Владимира Путина , намеченному на вторник, в Венгрии готовятся очень активно. Мэр Будапешта внезапно предлагает переим...

» Foreign Minister: Putin's Upcoming Visit To Budapest Could Be Crucial - Hungary Today
17/02/15 12:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Hungary Today Foreign Minister: Putin's Upcoming Visit To Budapest Could Be Crucial Hungary Today Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Budapest could be crucial from the point o...

» Запад не понимает, кто такой Путин - Вести.Ru
17/02/15 12:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Вести.Ru Запад не понимает, кто такой Путин Вести.Ru Всегда интересна заграничная реакция на крупные события. Правда, часто, когда начинаешь изучать ее скрупулезно, натыкаешься на д...

» Путин уволил одного из своих советников без объяснения причин - NEWSru.com
17/02/15 12:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Медиагруппа "Звезда" Путин уволил одного из своих советников без объяснения причин NEWSru.com Президент Владимир Путин своим указом освободил Сергея Дубика от должности своего совет...

» Билл Браудер оценил состояние Путина в $200 млрд - Forbes Россия
17/02/15 12:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Snob.ru Билл Браудер оценил состояние Путина в $200 млрд Forbes Россия «Я считаю, что оно (состояние Путина ) составляет $200 млрд. После 14 лет у власти и (учитывая) суммы, которые...

» The American Education of Vladimir Putin - The Atlantic
17/02/15 12:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. The Atlantic The American Education of Vladimir Putin The Atlantic Because of his KGB history, Vladimir Putin is typically accused in U.S. media of harboring an anti-American, Cold War...

» There'll be no peace while Putin is squatting in Ukraine's living room - The Guardian
17/02/15 12:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. The Guardian There'll be no peace while Putin is squatting in Ukraine's living room The Guardian Even if the opinion polls that suggest Putin enjoys sky-high popularity in Russia today...

» Putin Fires Medvedev Ally as Kremlin Rift Grows - Newsweek
17/02/15 12:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Newsweek Putin Fires Medvedev Ally as Kremlin Rift Grows Newsweek Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially dismissed one of his ten advisors, 52-year-old Sergei Dubik, according...

» Putin Visit to Hungary Shows He Still Has Friends in Europe - ABC News
17/02/15 12:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Hungary Today Putin Visit to Hungary Shows He Still Has Friends in Europe ABC News Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to Budapest on Tuesday to meet the leader some Hungarians ca...

» Putin visit to Hungary shows he still has friends in Europe - Yahoo News
17/02/15 12:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Yahoo News Putin visit to Hungary shows he still has friends in Europe Yahoo News For Putin , now shunned by many nations around the world, the visit is important because it shows he s...

» Putin's Hungary visit aims to show it 'pays off' to be friend of Russia - analyst - euronews
17/02/15 12:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Yahoo News Putin's Hungary visit aims to show it 'pays off' to be friend of Russia - analyst euronews Orban has said that commercial ties will top the agenda during this week's talks w...

» Putin Visits EU Ally Hungary to Talk Energy - The Moscow Times
17/02/15 12:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. The Moscow Times Putin Visits EU Ally Hungary to Talk Energy The Moscow Times President Vladimir Putin arrives in Hungary on Tuesday for a rare working visit to an EU member state sinc...

» If Putin Should Proceed - Wall Street Journal
17/02/15 12:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. RT The Guardian If Putin Should Proceed Wall Street Journal Russia's President Vladimir Putin thinks the West is decadent and weak. He sees the European Union in financial crisis and N...

» Prosecutors call for Dominique Strauss-Khan to be CLEARED on pimping charges
17/02/15 12:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. 'Neither the judicial enquiry nor the hearing' proved Strauss-Kahn was guilty of procuring prostitutes for sex parties he attended in Paris, Brussels and Washington, said prosecutor Fre...

» Greek Strategy of Highlighting Germany’s Nazi Past Has Backfired
17/02/15 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. Of all the general rules that have evolved over time for those about to ask for money, one is pretty much at the top of every list: don’t gratuitously insult the guy you’re asking ahead o...

» E. Ukraine Cease-fire Breach Traps Thousands of Civilians
17/02/15 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.N. human rights office says it is very alarmed by reports thousands of civilians are trapped in the eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltseve. The agency says pitched battles between pro...

» Dominique Strauss-Kahn trial: Prosecution calls for acquittal
17/02/15 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. The former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn should be cleared of “pimping”, the French state prosecutor said today.

» Russia's Economy: Good, Bad, And Everything In Between - Forbes
17/02/15 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Russia's Economy: Good, Bad, And Everything In Between Forbes Rosstat, Russia's state statistics service, just released figured on January 2015 industrial production. They're worth ta...

» 17:34 / 17.02.2015 ДНР, Донбасс, Захарченко, УкраинаГлава самопровозглашенной Донецкой народной республики получил ранение в ногу при ... - Дни.Ру
17/02/15 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Дни.Ру 17:34 / 17.02.2015 ДНР, Донбасс, Захарченко, УкраинаГлава самопровозглашенной Донецкой народной республики получил ранение в ногу при ... Дни.Ру Руководитель самопровозглаше...

» Prosecutor Asks for Charges Against Dominique Strauss-Kahn to Be Dropped
17/02/15 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. The case against the former International Monetary Fund chief appeared to fall apart when five of the six plaintiffs retracted their accusations against him.

» Украина: в районе Дебальцево военные попали в плен - BBC Russian
17/02/15 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. СЕГОДНЯ Украина: в районе Дебальцево военные попали в плен BBC Russian Генеральный штаб вооруженных сил Украины сообщил о том, что группа военнослужащих 101-й отдельной бригады охр...

» Переговоры по Дебальцево продолжаются, несмотря на обстрелы - Газета.Ru
17/02/15 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. СЕГОДНЯ Переговоры по Дебальцево продолжаются, несмотря на обстрелы Газета.Ru Официальный спикер украинского генштаба Владислав Селезнев заявил, что в Соледаре проходят переговоры ...

» Covering A Violent Year In Ukraine – Interpreter Podcast
17/02/15 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. This week on The Interpreter podcast: as the anniversary of the Euromaidan revolution arrives, Matt Sienkiewicz , Assistant Professor of Communication and International Stud...

» Putin May Be Forced to Compromise on Ukraine But Only If He has “a Victory Smile’ on His Face, Oreshkin Says
17/02/15 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, February 17 – Vladimir Putin has ever fewer resources to prosecute his war in Ukrain...

» A Most Violent Year
17/02/15 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. One year ago today Viktor Yanukovych offered the people of Ukraine a deal: the government would give the protesters amnesty if they would abandon their positions in Maidan S...

» Putin, in Reaching Out to the Right in Europe, has Not Forgotten the Left, Kubansky Says
17/02/15 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, February 17 – Vladimir Putin’s ostentatious flirting with right-wing national...

» Can Russia Survive After Ukraine? - Daily Beast
17/02/15 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Daily Beast Can Russia Survive After Ukraine? Daily Beast On the day pro- Russian forces' artillery fire encircled over 5,000 Ukrainian soldiers in the town of Debaltseve in Eastern U...

» Hungarians march in protest against Vladimir Putin visit
17/02/15 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Critics say visit of Russian president to one of few remaining allies in Europe is a "failure for Hungary"

» Clashes over Ukraine rail hub test pledges to begin weapons withdrawal
17/02/15 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News: News and Headlines from Europe - The Washington Post. ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces and pro-Moscow rebels traded fire near a strategic railway hub Tuesday after a deadline to begin wit...

» Russia and the West Must Begin Thinking Seriously about a World ‘After Ukraine,’ Kolerov Says
17/02/15 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, February 17 – Modest Kolerov, an outspoken champion of Russian nationalism an...

» Порошенко заявил о новых этапах мобилизации - BFM.Ru
17/02/15 12:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Украина Порошенко заявил о новых этапах мобилизации BFM.Ru Украинский президент Петр Порошенко подписал указ «О сроках проведения очередных призывов граждан Украины на срочную ...

» How digital detectives say they proved Ukraine attacks came from Russia
17/02/15 12:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. A group of investigative journalists who specialise in image analysis say they have proved a series of key artillery strikes on Ukrainian forces in summer 2014 came from inside Russi...

» ‘Lead from behind’ strategy will plague the U.S.
17/02/15 12:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Guelph-News (from http://www.guelphmercury.com). Any administration's national security strategy written for public consumption inevitably involves platitudes, vacuous rhetoric and self-congratulation. But...

» germany security strategy - Google Search
17/02/15 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Germany says new security strategy will respond to Russia Reuters - 1 hour ago Share Shared on Google+. "Russia's actions in Ukraine fundamentally change the security ... The new strategy would mean the Germa...

» Germany Says Russian Moves Triggering Military Shift
17/02/15 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . (Bloomberg) -- Germany’s defense chief said Russia’s use of unconventional military force to exploit its dominance over former Soviet states will have “far-reaching consequences” as Be...

» Germany says new security strategy will respond to Russia
17/02/15 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . BERLIN Tue Feb 17, 2015 9:46am EST BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will overhaul its security strategy in coming years in response to Russian attempts to use "power politics and military force" to assert its inter...

» Why you should never throw a lit firecracker into a manhole - YouTube
17/02/15 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Feb 17, 2015 CCTV shows the moment an exploding manhole cover hit children, after a boy threw a lit firecracker into a sewer - triggering the blast. Report by Claire Lomas.

» Ukraine explosion: Mortar fire collides with gas pipeline injuring journalists - YouTube
17/02/15 11:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Feb 17, 2015 Pro-Russian rebels bombarded government troops they they say are encircled in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday and a plan for both sides to pull back their heavy guns stalled, pushing a fr...

» Dramatic footage shows TV crew fleeing Ukraine explosion - YouTube
17/02/15 11:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Feb 17, 2015 Dramatic footage shows the moment a TV news crew were forced to run from a huge explosion in eastern Ukraine. Report by Claire Lomas.

» Russia shelled Ukrainians from within its own territory, says study - The Guardian
17/02/15 11:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Mashable Russia shelled Ukrainians from within its own territory, says study The Guardian When Ukrainian forces came under withering attack in the east of the country last summer, sol...

» Russia Blames The West After IS Mass Beheading In Libya
17/02/15 11:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has said the West is to blame for events that led to the recent mass beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya.

» Putin Paradise Becomes Economic No-Go Zone Where Cash Rules - Bloomberg
17/02/15 11:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Christian Science Monitor Putin Paradise Becomes Economic No-Go Zone Where Cash Rules Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Nearly a year after Russia annexed Crimea, Moscow's man here, Oleg Saveli...

» Ukrainian separatists say they have captured strategic rail hub
17/02/15 11:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Pro-Russia forces claim to have seized Debaltseve, after days of fighting in defiance of a ceasefire deadline to remove weapons from the front line Ukrainian separatists claim...

» At Least 20 Dead by Electrocution in Haiti Carnival Accident
17/02/15 11:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. At least 20 people were killed during a Carnival parade in Haiti's capital early Tuesday when a music group's float hit a low-hanging power line, causing them to be electrocuted, officials ...

» How blogger Brown Moses used open-source information to analyse missile attacks on Ukraine – video
17/02/15 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Blogger and citizen journalist Eliot Higgins – aka Brown Moses – explains how he used open-source information to determine cross-border artillery attacks that appear to b...

» Russia shelled Ukrainians from within its own territory, says study
17/02/15 10:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Satellite images, digital detective work and social media provide strongest evidence yet of Russian crossborder shelling, according to investigation When Ukrainian forces came...

» Dulwich Hamlet hope anti-homophobia in football campaign is blueprint to others at top of game
17/02/15 10:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Non-league club’s friendly with Stonewall is worth celebrating, but only serves to highlight the antipathy by many at the elite level On a cold February night last Wednesday, ...

» Remembering the shelling: 'We saw a glow, they were burned alive'
17/02/15 10:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Ukrainian soldiers recall attacks by Grad launchers and heavy artillery – which they are convinced came from within Russia Ukrainian soldiers remember the onslaught that raine...

» Greece: Key Dates As Debt D-Day Looms Large
17/02/15 10:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The next month is critical in Greece's efforts to renegotiate its debts or face the risk of being forced to leave the euro.

» Huge explosion in Ukraine as mortar shell hits gas pipeline – video
17/02/15 10:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. A mortar which hit a gas pipeline in eastern Ukraine causes a major explosion. TV crews film a huge fire and clouds of smoke nine miles from the besieged town of Debaltse...

» Record flow of migrants likely this year: EU border chief
17/02/15 10:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WARSAW (Reuters) - A record number of migrants look set to flow into Europe this year, with human traffickers becoming increasingly aggressive as they take advantage of chaos in Africa...

» The Path Of Blood: Remembering Ukraine's Maidan Massacre
17/02/15 10:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Between February 18 and 21, 2014, antigovernment protests in central Kyiv descended into deadly violence. Ukrainian government forces fought fierce battles with the demon...

» CIA bought, destroyed Iraqi CWs - The Nation
17/02/15 10:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. RT CIA bought, destroyed Iraqi CWs The Nation NEW YORK - The Central Intelligence Agency, working with American troops during the occupation of Iraq, repeatedly purchased nerve-agent r...

» U.S. Intensifies Effort to Blunt ISIS’ Message
17/02/15 10:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A tiny State Department agency will be revamped and expanded to coordinate existing attempts to counter the Islamic State’s propaganda machine.

» Russian researchers expose breakthrough US spying program - Reuters
17/02/15 10:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters Russian researchers expose breakthrough US spying program Reuters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency has figured out how to hide spying software ...

» Bryan Stevenson: If it's not right to rape a rapist, how can it be OK to kill a killer?
17/02/15 10:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. On a visit to Australia, the acclaimed US lawyer says ‘there is no natural way to systematically engage in killing another human being’ – which is why state executions dehuman...

» Video shows rampant anti-Semitism on the streets of Paris - New York Daily News
17/02/15 10:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. New York Daily News Video shows rampant anti-Semitism on the streets of Paris New York Daily News Reporter Zvika Klein of Israeli outlet NRG posted a video of the verbal abuse and phys...

» U.S. Shadow Group ‘Has Embedded Spyware in Foreign Computer Networks’
17/02/15 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. The U.S. has succeeded in embedding virtually untouchable “implants” that are capable of spying on and even damaging foreign computer in several foreign computer networks capable of spying on and eve...

» Report bares US cyber-espionage tactics - Herald Sun
17/02/15 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Herald Sun Report bares US cyber-espionage tactics Herald Sun ... ​. The US intelligence agencies in question. Source: Associated Press. New research from a Russian computer secu...

» Massive Explosion As Oil Tanker Train Derails
17/02/15 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Investigations are under way to discover if winter storms may have caused the train to derail on a flat stretch of track.

» Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject ceasefire
17/02/15 10:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. VUHLEHIRSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Pro-Russian rebels pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces on Monday and Kiev said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce was being viola...

» An Indian Woman Married Her Alleged Rapist in the Prison Where He Was Being Held
17/02/15 10:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. An Indian woman in the eastern state of Orissa married a man she accused of raping her, saying it was her “own decision to marry him.” The woman’s father said the family had no choice but to accept t...

» A federal judge just put the brakes on Obama's immigration actions - Vox
17/02/15 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. azcentral.com A federal judge just put the brakes on Obama's immigration actions Vox Federal judge Andrew Hanen just ruled that the Obama administration has to temporarily halt i...

» Ukraine crisis: Army and rebels stall heavy arms pullout - BBC News
17/02/15 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. BBC News Ukraine crisis: Army and rebels stall heavy arms pullout BBC News Ukraine's government and separatist rebels have failed to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the fron...

» Huge snow storm paralyses central US as New York cold hits record low
17/02/15 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Government offices closed and 2,600 flights cancelled Temperature plunges to 5F in New York and 6F in the capital Ten inches of snow dumped in some areas Schools and roads als...

» Putin Visits Hungary Amid Protests
17/02/15 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. President Vladimir Putin is expected in Hungary on February 17 -- the Russian leader's first bilateral visit to a European Union country since June.

» Homeless Man Arrested for Texas Islamic Center Fire Says It Was an Accident ... - TheBlaze.com
17/02/15 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. TheBlaze.com Homeless Man Arrested for Texas Islamic Center Fire Says It Was an Accident ... TheBlaze.com The homeless man arrested Monday evening in connection with Friday's fir...

» Islamic Terror Strikes During Obama's Golf Weekend - Fox News (blog)
17/02/15 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Fox News (blog) Islamic Terror Strikes During Obama's Golf Weekend Fox News (blog) By: Jim Geraghty (National Review). It's As If America's Been Benched in the War Against ISIS. ...

» Ebola: the race to find a cure
17/02/15 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. In October, scientists set out to do something unprecedented – conduct a drugs trial during an epidemic to find a treatment for a lethal disease. Could they make history and c...

» Greece defies creditors, seeking credit but no bailout
17/02/15 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Talks between Greece and euro zone finance ministers over the country's debt crisis broke down on Monday when Athens rejected a proposal to request a six-month ext...

» Ukraine Truce Hangs by Thread as Fighting Rages Near Eastern City of Debaltseve
17/02/15 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. The fragile cease-fire in Ukraine appears to be near The fragile ceasefire in Ukraine appeared on the verge of collapse just 48 hours after it was being implemented, as separatist fighters and govern...

» Malware hidden in hard drive firmware - iAfrica.com
17/02/15 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. iAfrica.com Malware hidden in hard drive firmware iAfrica.com The company said the threat posed by the attackers, known as The Equation Group, "surpasses anything known in t...

» Video confession shown at trial over 'American Sniper' death - Lake Placid News
17/02/15 10:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Video confession shown at trial over 'American Sniper' death Lake Placid News STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — A videotaped confession by the former Marine accused in the fatal shootin...

» Rebels say cannot 'morally' stop fighting Ukraine troops in Debaltseve
17/02/15 10:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatists cannot "morally" stop fighting for the town of Debaltseve in east Ukraine because it is "internal territory" and must respond to fi...

» Russian researchers find ‘US spy software’
17/02/15 10:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Kaspersky Labs said it found programs in computers used in 30 countries including Iran and China

» Merkel, Putin, Poroshenko agree steps on ceasefire: Germany
17/02/15 10:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on concrete steps with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to allow the OSCE to observe the situation in eastern Ukraine given t...

» Ukraine rebels say they cannot 'morally' stop fighting government troops
17/02/15 10:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Struggle for the rail junction of Debaltseve in east Ukraine involves ‘internal territory’ and therefore separatists will fight on despite ceasefire agreement, says spokesman ...

» The world's tallest tower block goes on sale - Telegraph.co.uk
17/02/15 10:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk The world's tallest tower block goes on sale Telegraph.co.uk The World One Tower is the tallest tower of three in the scheme that also includes a gym, spa and cricket p...