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Needed: Obama-Putin Summit on Ukraine
Editor Note: As the death toll mounts in an incipient civil war between east and west Ukraine, a group of retired U.S. intelligence professionals urges President Obama to hold a summit with Russia’s President Putin to defuse the crisis.
May 4, 2014
MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
SUBJECT: Urgent Action on Ukraine
The buck stops with you, Mr. President. If you want to stop a bloody civil war between east and west Ukraine and avert Russian military intervention in eastern Ukraine, you may be able to do so before the violence hurtles completely out of control. You need to take the initiative and do it now.
Ukraine News - May 3, 2014
VIDEO: Rescuers Pull People from Burning Odessa Trade Union Building - TeleManagement
VIDEO: Fierce street battles in Odessa, Ukraine as pro & anti Kiev demos clash - YouTube
VIDEO: Ukraine: Odessa on the edge of all-out street war - YouTube
US urges Kiev to punish those responsible for death of people in Odessa - The Voice of Russia
Ukraine: Neo-Nazi Right Sector Leader Threatens 'Civil War' - Israel National News
VIDEO: Ukraine’s Right Sector Threatens to Blow Pipelines from Russia to EU - YouTube
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Ukrainian Military Strike Rebel-Held City Slavyansk as Fighting Spreads - NYTimes.com
Ukraine President says 'many' rebels killed, wounded in crackdown - usatoday.com
Explosions, gunships rouse Slavyansk to barricades - GlobalPost
Pro-Russian rebels down army helicopters in Slaviansk offensive - France 24
VIDEO: Locals stall troops and armour en route to Slavyansk, Part 1 - YouTube
VIDEO: Human chains of E. Ukrainian residents block Kiev troops, APCs near Slavyansk, Part 2 - Youtube
VIDEO: Slavyansk residents angry at Ukraine military operation - YouTube
VIDEO: Downed Army helicopter burning in Slavyansk - YouTube
VIDEO: Helicopter pilot rescued by separatists - LiveLeak.com
VIDEO: Slavyansk self-defenders guard barricades, prepare for 'Kiev offensive' - YouTube
Ukraine Reinstates Conscription as Security Deteriorates in Eastern Region - VOA
Pro-Russian activists in Slaviansk say 2 Ukrainian Alfa unit officers freed - interfax.com
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Russia, EU, Ukraine fail to reach agreement at gas talks - RT Business
Russia to cut gas to Ukraine in June if no prepayment received - Reuters
Russian energy minister: Ukraine must use some of its IMF loan to repay gas debts - ITAR-TASS
No doubts about Ukraine gas debt, EU intends to help Naftogaz - EU energy commissioner - ITAR-TASS
EU wants same price for Russian gas for all its members: Oettinger - EurActiv
Russian gas supplies 'not guaranteed', EU commissioner warns - EUobserver
Why Putin's Potential Retaliation Against Western Oil Giants Could Backfire - Businessweek
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Explosive Virginia Train Carried Fracked Bakken Oil, Headed to Potential Export Facility
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Platts confirmed CSX Corporation's train that exploded in Lynchburg, Virginia was carrying sweet crude obtained via hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") in North Dakota's Bakken Shale basin. CSX CEO Michael Ward has also confirmed this to Bloomberg.
War w/Russia "Not Unthinkable;" Kerry wars on RT
Kerry’s Propaganda War on Russia’s RT
April 30, 2014
Editor Note:Secretary of State Kerry, who has bumbled through a string of propaganda fiascos on Ukraine, decries Russia’s RT network as a “propaganda bullhorn” that Americans should ignore – just trust what the U.S. government tells you. Right!
By Ray McGovern
When specialists with a good sense of history insist that war with Russia is “not unthinkable” precipitated by events in Ukraine, one should take careful note. The “not unthinkable” quote is from pre-eminent American historian of Russia, Stephen F. Cohen, who recently appeared with John J. Mearsheimer, historian of U.S. foreign policy, on RT’s Crosstalk.
Ukraine News - May 1, 2014
Pro- Russian masked gunmen tighten grip on eastern Ukraine - GlobalPost
From Kiev, no orders as east Ukraine police slip out of control - Reuters
Ukraine President Turchinov says government is helpless to restore order in east, some local law enforcement units support the "terrorists" - AP
Ukraine's Military On Full Alert For Possible Russian Attack - Reuters
VIDEO: Pro-Russian activists storm Lugansk govt HQ - YouTube
VIDEO: Ukraine separatists seize second provincial capital Lugansk, fire on police - usatoday.com
VIDEO: Police leaves Lugansk government building ceding control to the activists - YouTube
VIDEO: Pro-Russian gunmen at the police station in Lugansk - usatoday.com
VIDEO: Armed men guard 'border of Donetsk Republic' - YouTube
Ukrainian Activists Take Control of TV Station in Luhansk - RIA Novosti
Ukraine Unrest: Separatists Seize Buildings In Horlivka - huffingtonpost.com
VIDEO: Pro Russian activists attack police station in Horlivka - YouTube
Maidan opponents seize Alchevsk city council - media - The Voice of Russia
OSCE military observers held in Sloviansk unlikely to be released soon - ITAR-TASS
Donetsk referendum to take place soon, 2000 polling stations ready - The Voice of Russia
Donetsk will not take part in presidential poll: rebel leader - GlobalPost
Meet Igor Strelkov, The Face Of The Insurgency In Eastern Ukraine - AP
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IMF Board Approves $17 Billion for Ukraine - ABC News
IMF Survey : Ukraine Unveils Reform Program with IMF Support - IMF
Ukraine Economy Wounded as First Quarter GDP Shrinks - ibtimes.co.uk
Ukraine’s overall debt for Russian gas grows to $3.492 billion - ITAR-TASS
Ukraine can pay for Russian gas at reduced price or will go to court - ITAR-TASS
IMF says Russian economy already in recession, bleeding capital - latimes.com
Russian Federation: Concluding Statement for the 2014 Article IV Consultation Mission - IMF
Putin Threatens Retaliation Against Western Oil Companies - oilprice.com
GOP senators: Arm Ukraine, hit Russian banks - Yahoo News
NATO not to give direct military aid to Ukraine - ITAR-TASS
U.S., Russia bolster communications to prevent accidental confrontation - Washington Times
Russia Shows Modern Military in Ukraine Crisis - VOA
Putin 'to visit Crimea' for May 9 military parade - Yahoo News
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Ukraine News - Apr 29, 2014
VIDEO: Statement of Separatists Declaring ‘People’s Republic’ In Ukraine’s Luhansk - Youtube
VIDEO: Separatists Proclaim Luhansk Independence in Ukraine - YouTube
VIDEO: Beginnings of the Pro-Ukraine Donetsk demo preceding the violence - YouTube
VIDEO: Donetsk Demo - 2 minutes before violence - YouTube
VIDEO: Donetsk Demo - Violence Erupts - YouTube
VIDEO: Donetsk Demo - Violent Clashes - YouTube
VIDEO: Donetsk demo - Separatists beat a protester holding a Ukrainian flag - YouTube
Mayor of Kharkov, Ukraine shot in back, hospitalized - press service - RT News
VIDEO: Mayor of Kharkov fights for life after being shot - YouTube
Separatists in Ukraine seize Kostiantynivka, another city ... and the music plays on - latimes.com
VIDEO: Militants Occupy Government Building in Kostiantynivka in Eastern Ukraine Part 1 - AOL On
VIDEO: Militants Occupy Government Building in Kostiantynivka in Eastern Ukraine Part 2 - AFP
Pro-Russian activists attack oligarch's bank in Donetsk - The Times of Israel
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U.S. imposes new sanctions on Russian officials and companies - Detroit Free Press
TRANSCRIPT: White House Background Conference Call on Ukraine Sanctions - enewspf.com
POLL: Americans support sanctions, not arms for Ukraine - usatoday.com
EU adds 15 to sanctions list over Russia's actions in Ukraine - GlobalPost
EU signs 1 billion euro ($1.3 billion) memorandum in aid for Ukraine - The Voice of Russia
Ukraine to Sue Russia’s Gazprom - RIA Novosti
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First MAJOR Casualty of Ukraine Unrest
Killing Putin-Obama ‘Trust’
By Ray McGovern
April 28, 2014
Editor Note: Last year, Russian President Putin and U.S. President Obama became a geopolitical odd couple as they worked to cool off hotspots such as Syria and Iran. But U.S. hawks succeeded in killing that collaboration via the crisis in Ukraine, ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern explains.
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“Putin will not talk to Obama under pressure,” American journalist Josh Rogin was told late last week by a close associate of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. If Russia’s President will no longer call or accept calls from the President Obama, this strikes me as the most important casualty so far from U.S.-provoked “regime change” in Ukraine. Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin apparently had conversations on Ukraine almost every week in March; their last talk took place on April 14.
Ukraine News - Apr 28, 2014
Ukraine rebels present captured OSCE observers to media - GlobalPost
VIDEO: Kidnapped OSCE observers appear at press conference in rebel-held Slovyansk - YouTube
Ukrainian separatist leader defends capture of 'Nato spies' - The Observer
VIDEO: European observers detained in Ukraine are branded ‘Nato spies’ - euronews
VIDEO: Separatists in Slovyansk open to prisoner exchange - YouTube
People’s militia fighters in Donetsk region capture three force officers from Kiev - ITAR-TASS
VIDEO: Pro-Russia Separatists Detain Ukrainian Security Service Agents - VICE News
Anti-govt protesters seize TV station in eastern Ukraine, call for own channel - RT News
Pro-Russian Commander in Eastern Ukraine Sheds Light on Origin of Militants - WSJ.com
Supporters of Ukraine’s federalization in Lugansk deliver ultimatum to Kiev authorities: amnesty to all protesters, grant the Russian language official status and organize a referendum - ITAR-TASS
Ukraine federalisation supporters protesting in 2 big east Ukrainian cities - ITAR-TASS
VIDEO: Pro-Russian activists rally in Donetsk calling for a referendum - The Washington Post
Airborne gunmen attack pro-Russia militia checkpoint near weapons depot - RT News
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A White House Split Over Russia - NYTimes.com
G-7 Leaders Statement on Ukraine - The White House
British troops will not fight in Ukraine if Russia invades says defence boss - Mirror Online
Russian and Ukrainian armies shaping up for initial military clash over Slavyansk - DEBKAfile
Slovakia agrees to deliver gas to Ukraine - NBC News
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Ukraine News - Apr 26, 2014
Ukraine moves to blockade activist-held Slovyansk - WSJ.com
VIDEO: Ukraine Decides to Isolate Slovyansk with Blockade - WSJ.com
VIDEO: Army road blocks are installed near Slovyansk - YouTube
'No quarter will be given': Slovyansk rebels gird for siege - GlobalPost
Ukraine rebel city Slovyansk holding international observers - AP
Vyacheslav Ponomarev: the 'people's mayor' who runs Slovyansk - The Guardian
VIDEO: CNN gets rare access to pro-Russia HQ in Slovyansk - YouTube
VIDEO: Ukraine’s Interior Ministry Releases Footage of Slovyansk Operation - Yahoo News
Seven injured in Ukraininan police checkpoint explosion near Odessa - Yahoo News
VIDEO ARCHIVE: A large crowd of Pro-Russians in Donetsk demonstrates, wants referendum - BBC
VIDEO (Ukrainian): Yarosh: Right Sector mobilizes in Southeast Dnepropetrovsk - YouTube
Ukraine Right Sector activists build checkpoint on Transdniestria-Odessa road - ITAR-TASS
Interview with Ukrainian presidential candidate Petro Poroshenko - The Washington Post
Pentagon to Russia: Call us, please? - POLITICO.com
Hagel Waits to Hear From Russian Counterparts - Defense Department
Russian Defense Ministry Says Ready to Discuss Ukraine With Pentagon - RIA Novosti
In a telephone call, Top Russian general voices concern to U.S. counterpart over Ukraine - Reuters
Russia to Draft Black Sea Fleet Development Program by June - RIA Novosti
Kiev Says It Detained Dozens of Russian Agents - RIA Novosti
‘Russian agents captured in Ukraine? Show them!’: Lavrov - RT News
Exclusive: Putin Halts All Talks With White House - The Daily Beast
Obama: Economic sanctions if Russia enters Ukraine - The Washington Post
Warship USS Donald Cook leaves Black Sea - ITAR-TASS
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Ukraine News - Apr 25, 2014
Ukraine forces kill up to five rebels, in response Russia starts drill near border - Reuters
Putin Warns of Consequences as Ukraine Steps Up Offensive - Bloomberg
VIDEO: Russian troops amassing along the Ukraine border - YouTube
Russia demands U.S. stop Ukraine's military operation - Reuters
Kerry: Russia has 'refused to take a single step' to de-escalate Ukraine crisis - Fox News
VIDEO: Secretary Kerry’s Full Statement on Ukraine - C-SPAN.org
East Ukraine tension mirrors mistrust of Kiev leaders, OSCE head says - ITAR-TASS
Churkin: Kiev authorities did not even try to bring people to negotiating table - ITAR-TASS
Russia urges release of Ukrainian protest leader Gubarev - The Voice of Russia
Detained American Journalist Freed in Eastern Ukraine - NBC News.com
Gazprom Charges Ukraine $11.4b Before EU Gas Talks - Bloomberg
EU to assist Ukraine in pay off part of debt to Gazprom, says commissioner - ITAR-TASS
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VIDEOS: Ukrainian ‘Counter-Terror’ Operation Against Pro-Russians Kills 5 - Mediaite
Sloviansk self-defense militants redeploy to city’s downtown - ITAR-TASS
Protest crackdown in Slavyansk put on hold: Ukrainian Media - The Voice of Russia
Ukraine’s parliament to consider proposals on expanding regions’ competences in autumn - ITAR-TASS
Protesters in Ukraine guard biggest weapons cache in eastern Europe - theguardian.com
Right Sector's "Donbass" battalion to assist crackdown on federalists in eastern Ukraine - Ak Zhaik
Miners in Lugansk region refuse to transfer their wages to restore Independence Square - ITAR-TASS
VIDEO: Miners stricking in Lugansk region - YouTube
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Ukraine News - Apr 24, 2014
Ukraine president calls for new offensive after party member found dead - Al Jazeera America
Russia threatens retaliation as Kiev orders military moves in eastern Ukraine - The Washington Post
Russia insists on Ukrainian troop pullout from the Eastern region - DW.DE
VIDEO: Lavrov says Russia will respond if Ukraine interests attacked - RT
Ukraine: Three Russian military intel officers detained - usatoday.com
Scrutiny Over Photos Said to Tie Russia Units to Ukraine - NYTimes.com
Does US evidence prove Russian special forces are in eastern Ukraine? - The Guardian
Russia continues supplying its nuclear fuel to Ukrainian NPP - The Voice of Russia
US troops arrive in Poland for exercises across Eastern Europe amid Ukraine crisis - Fox News
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'Murdered' Ukraine politician faced hostile mob, video shows - Reuters
Murdered politician in Ukraine suffered 'many knife wounds' - GlobalPost
US journalist Simon Ostrovsky held by pro-Russian militia in Ukraine - theguardian.com
Ukraine militants singled out American-Israeli journalist as valuable hostage - Haaretz
Full List Of Journalists Captured In Ukraine: Simon Ostrovsky Among 7 Reporters Kidnapped - AFP
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VIDEO: Pro-Russian Separatists Plan Referendum in Eastern Ukraine - VOA
Pro-Federalization Supporters Gather for Rally in Ukraine’s Donetsk - RIA Novosti
Pro-federalization protesters picketed mayor's office in Ukraine's Kharkov - The Voice of Russia
Ukraine’s authorities say they are ready to hear demands of Ukrainian regions - ITAR-TASS
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Taking the low road to war: Washington and the Corporate Media are in Full Propaganda Mode on Ukraine
By Dave Lindorff
The lies, propaganda and rank hypocrisy emanating from Washington, and echoed by the US corporate media regarding events in Ukraine are stunning and would be laughable, but for the fact that they appear to be aimed at conditioning the US public for increasing confrontation with Russia – confrontation which could easily tip over the edge into direct military conflict, with consequences that are too dreadful to contemplate.
Ukraine News - Apr 22, 2014
Joe Biden arrives in Ukraine as militants seize more buildings in east - latimes.com
Biden offers Ukraine U.S. help on energy, aid allocation - Reuters
Russia accuses Ukraine of violating Geneva peace deal - theguardian.com
Kiev should put end to violence of "Right Sector”: Lavrov to Kerry by phone - The Voice of Russia
VIDEO: Russia accuses Kiev of violating Geneva agreement on Ukraine - YouTube
OSCE mediator in Ukraine meets Slaviansk militants - Reuters
VIDEO: OSCE mediators arrive in eastern Ukraine - CCTV News
VIDEO: Ukraine: OSCE Deputy Chief interview - YouTube
Over 200 Russian Bank Branches to Open in Crimea: Central Bank - RIA Novosti
Russian CB halts operations of units of several Ukrainian banks in Crimea - The Voice of Russia
Ukraine crisis: Russia plans Crimea casino boom - BBC News
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VIDEO: Ukraine PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk Meet The Press 4/20/14 (COMPLETE INTERVIEW) - LiveLeak.com
VIDEO: 'Right Sector' radicals behind deadly gunfight in eastern Ukraine? - YouTube
VIDEO: 'Right sector' marching through Ukraine on Easter Sunday - YouTube
New governor of Lugansk region takes control of courts and police: media - The Voice of Russia
VIDEO: Hundreds of pro-Russian Ukrainians rally in Lugansk - Yahoo News
'People's governor' elected in Kharkov - The Voice of Russia
Unidentified people take control over Ukraine's Kramatorsk police office - The Voice of Russia
Federalists Rally by Administration Building in Ukraine’s Donetsk - RIA Novosti
Ukrainian journalist held by separatists says conditions 'OK' - Reuters
Woman detained in eastern Ukraine denies being spy, says she's reporter - RT News
Ukraine Conflict Becomes Hostage Crisis as Separatists Take Prisoners - TIME.com
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Hidden History: What Nazi-Tied Roots to U.S. International Media Reveals About Ukraine Crisis
Cross-Posted from Occupy.com
Ukraine in Context of Other Major Missed Opportunities
Trying Not to Give Peace a Chance
April 20, 2014
Editor Comment: The trust between President Obama and President Putin helped avert a U.S. war on Syria and get Iran to agree to limit its nuclear program, but the neocon-driven crisis in Ukraine has dashed hopes of building on that success for a more peaceful world.
By Ray McGovern
The unnecessary and regrettable conflict between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine brings to mind sad remembrances of important junctures at which I watched – as a citizen and a CIA analyst – chances for genuine peace with Russia frittered away.
Ukraine News - Apr 19, 2014
Pro-Russian militants continue occupations, PM Yatsenyuk says constitutional reform to decentralize power and protect Russian language - Washington Post
VIDEO: 'Not going anywhere' say Ukraine separatists - YouTube
Ukraine govt sets October 1 deadline for power decentralization debates - Interfax
Kiev Says Protest Crackdown in East Switches to ‘Inactive Phase’ - RIA Novosti
Protesters take control of Seversk in Donetsk region - ITAR-TASS
Anti-Government Protests Continue in Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk - RIA Novosti
People's Mayor, Assistants Reported Missing in Ukraine's Donetsk Region - RIA Novosti
Welcome to the People's Republic of Donetsk - foreignpolicy.com
VIDEO: Thousands flock to Party of Regions congress in Donetsk - YouTube
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57-nation OSCE plays key Ukraine monitoring role - Yahoo News
OSCE Ukraine peacemakers say they need more help - theguardian.com
Pentagon mulls sending ground troops to Poland amid Ukraine crisis - Fox News
Response of EU President Barroso to President Putin’s letter - europa.eu
Need for Russian Gas Creates Eastern EU Split on Sanctions - Businessweek
Ukraine’s Naftogaz Says Gazprom Controls Direction of Slovak Gas Flow - RIA Novosti
Ukraine must repay $9 billion of foreign debt this year: Ukraine Finance Minister - ITAR-TASS
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"Russia with Love": Alaska Gas Scandal is Out-of-Country, Not Out-of-State
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
A legal controversy — critics would say scandal — has erupted in Alaska's statehouse over the future of its natural gas bounty.
It's not so much an issue of the gas itself, but who gets to decide how it gets to market and where he or she resides.
The question of who owns Alaska's natural gas and where they're from, at least for now, has been off the table. More on that later.
Ukraine News - Apr 18, 2014
Diplomats reach deal on defusing Ukraine crisis - The Washington Post
Joint Geneva Statement on Ukraine from April 17: The full text - The Washington Post
VIDEO: Kerry Says Parties Agree to De-Escalate in Ukraine - YouTube
TRANSCRIPT: Kerry and Ashton on April 17 Geneva deal on Ukraine - The Washington Post
VIDEO: Lavrov: Russia, US, EU, Ukraine agree on de-escalation roadmap - YouTube
Ukraine crisis: Putin does not rule out sending in Russian troops - chicagotribune.com
NATO Commander Offers Evidence of Russian Troops in Ukraine - ABC News
Ukraine is holding about 10 suspected Russian intelligence agents: state security - Reuters
Kyiv: Russian Banks Fund Separatists - VOA
Putin admits Russian soliders sent to Crimea - Stuff.co.nz
Russian Defense Ministry Placed $140 Million Order at Crimean Shipyard: Putin - RIA Novosti
US to send 'non-lethal' military aid to Ukraine: Hagel - Yahoo News
EU agrees to Putin's call for gas security talks - Reuters
Pre-payment for gas to Ukraine if current bills not met: Putin - RT Business
Ukraine-EU free trade zone can start working from November 1: EU envoy - ITAR-TASS
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Anti-Kiev protest in east after Ukraine soldiers kill attackers - AFP
VIDEO: Tensions Rise in Eastern Ukraine after 3 Militants Killed in Mariupol - ABC News
VIDEO (Live footage): Three pro-Russian militants killed in Mariupol clashes - YouTube
Anti-govt activists take control of TV tower in Donetsk region - RT News
VIDEO: Students in Lugansk rally in support of Kiev government - YouTube
PHOTOS: Pro-Ukraine rally held in Donetsk - washingtonpost.com
Head of local administration elected by protesters kidnapped in Donetsk region - ITAR-TASS
Party of Regions refuses to vote at Rada until its demands met - ITAR-TASS
VIDEO: OSCE in Lugansk for talks with pro-federalists - YouTube
Flier calling on Donetsk Jews to register now widely seen as fake - Haaretz
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Ukraine News - Apr 17, 2014
Ukraine’s Offensive Falters as Elite Units Defect to Pro-Russia Side, Armored vehicles seen flying Russian flags and carrying defected troops - ABC News
Anti-govt protesters seize Ukrainian APCs, army units 'switch sides' (VIDEOS) - RT News
VIDEO: BBC witnesses "surrender” of Ukrainian soldiers in Sloviansk - BBC News
VIDEO: Crowd cheering Ukraine Armored Vehicles Carrying Defected troops - VOA
VIDEO: Donetsk mayor’s office seized by gunmen - euronews
VIDEO: Government building seized in Slaviansk - euronews
Protesters hoist Donetsk People's Republic's flag in Novoazovsk, Krasnoarmeisk - ITAR-TASS
Protesters control administrative offices in 8 cities of Donetsk Oblast - ITAR-TASS
Crucial railway in Ukraine’s Donetsk region blocked by unknown people - ITAR-TASS
Unknown People Capture 2 Ukrainian Servicemen In Luhansk Region - Ukranian News
Right Sector weapons depot discovered in Odessa: local media - ITAR-TASS
Overall wage arrears in Ukraine reach $70 mln - ITAR-TASS
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Obama: Russia doesn’t want ‘any kind of military confrontation with us’ - washingtonpost.com
VIDEO: Obama says Russia will face "consequences" over actions in Ukraine - CBS News
US Working on Non-Lethal Aid Package for Ukraine - ABC News
U.S. State Dept demands halt to Russian 'provocation' in Ukraine - Yahoo News
Russia blasts US assessment of events in Ukraine’s southeast - ITAR-TASS
Russia's Plans for Four-Party Talks on Ukraine Still on Agenda: Lavrov - RIA Novosti
Ukraine PM Says Russia Exports Terror as Offensive Stalls - Bloomberg
Ukraine submits proof of Russian covert action - EurActiv
Bank of Ukraine denies that Russian bank finances supporters of federalism in Ukraine - ITAR-TASS
Citing Russian Moves, NATO Plans New Deployments - NYTimes.com
Russian Economy Hit by Ukraine Turmoil, Sees Serious Capital Flight - ABC News
Russian gas high on agenda at Geneva summit - Anadolu Agency
Gazprom may use its right to switch Ukraine over to prepayment for May deliveries of gas - ITAR-TASS
Slovakia-Ukraine reverse gas flow deal still unsigned - The Slovak Spectator
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Ukraine News - Apr 16, 2014
Ukraine Military secures Kramatorsk airport from attack (VIDEO) - Yahoo News
VIDEO: Ukraine crisis: Pro-Russian crowds confront troops - BBC News
VIDEO: Ukraine troops launch mission to retake Slavyansk from pro-Russian militants - YouTube
VIDEO: Slavyansk Crowd Chanting by Barricades - YouTube
VIDEO: Watch As Donetsk Locals Stop A Ukraine Tank - Zero Hedge
Ukraine Charges Pro-Federalization Presidential Candidate With Attack on Sovereignty - RIA Novosti
Ukraine pro-Russian presidential candidates attacked in Kiev (VIDEOS) - RT News
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US sends specialists to Ukraine to coordinate activity of its state structures: source - ITAR-TASS
VIDEO: White House Press Briefing: US Supports Ukraine's Efforts to Calm Tensions - YouTube
Ukraine on Verge of Civil War: Russia’s Medvedev - RIA Novosti
'Criminal' use of force by Ukraine would imperil talks: Lavrov - Yahoo News
Lavrov: Yatsenyuk's statements Kiev is ready for talks with South-East correct but late - ITAR-TASS
Germany's RWE to deliver reverse gas supplies to Ukraine via Poland - DW.DE
Slovakia offers way to send Ukraine some gas if Russia cuts supply - Reuters
Medvedev says Ukraine saved hundreds of billions of dollars on Russian gas discounts - ITAR-TASS
Ukraine's Economy Is Nearing Collapse - Forbes
CHARTS: Ukraine’s financial crisis in six charts - Money Supply
Ukraine crisis could hit Russian GDP - BBC News
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Ukraine News - Apr 15, 2014
Massive protests pass in 9 cities of eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region over past day - ITAR-TASS
VIDEO: Injuries reported in pro-Russia attack at Horlivka police HQ in east Ukraine - euronews
VIDEO: Pro Russian protesters seize Slovyansk airport - YouTube
Militia in Slavyansk gets weapons back, starts patrolling city streets: acting mayor - ITAR-TASS
Protesters in Luhansk demand that regional administration disobeys Kiev authorities - ITAR-TASS
Zaporozhye police release over 180 supporters of Ukraine federalization - ITAR-TASS
Russia says east Ukraine must have say in preparing referendum - The Voice of Russia
Exclusive: U.N. Hints Russia and Its Allies Rigged Crimea's Referendum Vote - foreignpolicy.com
Ukraine Currency Continues to Slide - WSJ.com
Ukrainians start withdrawing money from banks: news portal - ITAR-TASS
VIDEO: Ukraine’s Economy Is in Free-Fall: Komileva - Businessweek
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Obama speaks to Putin about violence in Ukraine - usatoday.com
Remarks by US Ambassador Samantha Power at a UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine - usun.state.gov
Statement of Russia's Ambassador Vitalii Churkin to UNSC on Ukraine - Scoop News
CIA Denies Director Brennan’s Role in Protest Crackdown in Ukraine - RIA Novosti
Russian jet passes at close range over US warship in Black Sea - Fox News
Russian assets down sharply on Ukraine conflict fears - Reuters
Growing Tensions in Ukraine Push European Stocks Down - RIA Novosti
Europe speeds up gas storage to prepare for Russian cut - Reuters
Ukraine ready to pay $386 per 1,000 cubic metres of gas - ITAR-TASS
Ukrainian Supreme Court closes Tymoshenko’s ‘gas case’ - ITAR-TASS
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Ukraine News - Apr 14, 2014
VIDEO: Ukraine President Turchynov announces "anti terror operation" - BBC News
Ukraine Forces and Pro-Russian Militants Battle Over Local Police Station in Slovyansk - NYTimes.com
VIDEO: Ukrainian Forces Launch 'Anti-Terrorist' Operation in Slavyansk, Part 1 - YouTube
VIDEO: Ukrainian Forces Launch 'Anti-Terrorist' Operation in Slavyansk, Part 2 - YouTube
VIDEO: Behind the scenes at anti-Maidan barricades in Slavyansk - YouTube
VIDEO: Pro Russian militants seize second building in Slavyansk - YouTube
VIDEO: Helicopters With Ukraine Special Force in Slavyansk - YouTube
VIDEO (Russian): Interview with pro-Russia armed protester in Slavyansk - YouTube
Donetsk special-purpose police refuse to go to Slavyansk - ITAR-TASS
Uniformed men of Ukraine’s now-defunct riot police occupy Donetsk police HQ - The Washington Post
VIDEO: Pro-Russian protesters demonstrate at the Donetsk police HQ - euronews
Several dozen people form living shield to lock in police in Donetsk - ITAR-TASS
Unknown people get into Donetsk regional prosecutor's office overnight - ITAR-TASS
VIDEO: Pro Russia activists seize Kramatorsk Interior Ministry building - YouTube
Ukraine’s far-right leader calls for Right Sector’s total mobilization - RT News
VIDEO: Appeal Of The Right Sector Leader Dmytro Yarosh To The People Of Ukraine - Euromaidan PR
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Biden to Head for Ukraine on Stabilization Mission, will assist on constitutional reform, decentralization, anti-corruption, and free elections - NBC News
Kiev’s use of force in south-eastern Ukraine will foil four-party meeting plan: Lavrov - ITAR-TASS
Is satellite imagery revealing a Russian military buildup on Ukraine’s borders (PHOTOS)?
‘Only widens gap’: Outrage as 20+ Russian journalists barred from entering Ukraine (VIDEO) - RT News
Ukraine suspends gas payments to Russia until talks conclude - Reuters
Naftogaz of Ukraine CEO offers two solutions to gas problem with Russia - ITAR-TASS
Russia sets 4 conditions in return for aid to Ukraine - RT News
U.S.-Ukraine Economic and Finance Working Group - state.gov
Ukraine, Sweden extend contract on nuclear fuel supplies for Ukrainian NPP - ITAR-TASS
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Ukraine News - Apr 12, 2014
PM Arseny Yatsenyuk pledged to push through a law allowing regional referendums in the country - RT
PM Yatseniuk: Constitutional reform aims to give more powers to the regions - nrcu.gov.ua
Yatsenyuk says he wants to have ‘good relations’ with Moscow - ITAR-TASS
Pro-Russia miners take to Donetsk streets in uprising that mimics Kyiv protests - canada.com
VIDEO: Pro-Russia miners reinforce frontline in Donetsk - YouTube
VIDEO (English Subtitles): Woman’s desperate protest in Luhansk - YouTube
VIDEO: Protest Leader Brandishes AK-47 At Pro-Russian Rally In Luhansk - rferl.org
Pro-federalization rally continues in Kharkov - The Voice of Russia
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Russia has no desire to take over eastern Ukraine, No soldiers or spies there: Lavrov - AFP
Russia supports keeping Ukraine's current borders: Lavrov - The Voice of Russia
Rising anti-Russia sentiment threatens Europe stability: Moscow - Yahoo News
Russia calls on US to persuade Ukraine authorities not to use force - Voice of Russia
Exclusive: Key General Splits With Obama Over Ukraine - The Daily Beast
US, French Warships Have Entered Black Sea - RIA Novosti
State Department Again Denies Presence of US Mercenaries in Ukraine - RIA Novosti
US sanctions Crimea's breakaway leaders - Sky News Australia
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Hints of possible deal on Ukraine gas emerge at G20 - Yahoo News
EU set to help Ukraine pay gas bills: Oettinger - Yahoo News
Ukraine pays too high price for Russian gas, State Department says - nrcu.gov.ua
Ukraine prepares to sue Gazprom in Stockholm arbitration - nrcu.gov.ua
Ukraine turns to Germany and France for gas - France 24
Ukraine Sees $7 Billion IMF Funding This Year - Bloomberg
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Ukraine News - Apr 11, 2014
Pro-Russia Separatists Reject Amnesty Offer in Ukraine Standoff, “We demand a referendum on federalization so that the will of the people is heard” - Reuters
VIDEO: Pro-Russian separatists reject Kiev's amnesty - Al Jazeera
Standoff between gvt, protesters intensifies, 24 hours before Kiev ultimatum ends (VIDEOS) - RT News
Demonstrators in Donetsk plan to create ‘people’s army’ - ITAR-TASS
'Nothing to lose' say armed pro-Russians in Ukraine's Lugansk - Yahoo News
1,500 residents in Luhansk gather to defend Security Service building - ITAR-TASS
VIDEO: Many Riot Police now side with anti-Kiev protestors in Donesk - YouTube
VIDEO: Barricades in Luhansk in front of the Security Service building - YouTube
VIDEO (Russian): Formation and Statement of armed protesters in Luhansk - YouTube
VIDEO (Russian): Interview with armed protesters in Luhansk - YouTube
Thousands to rally Sunday for federalism in Kharkiv - The Voice of Russia
Detainees involved in Kharkiv regional administration occupation arrested for 60 days - ITAR-TASS
NATO: Satellite images reveal Russian military buildup on Ukraine's border (PHOTOS) - The Guardian
NATO builds its naval presence in the Black Sea: Russian Defense Ministry - ITAR-TASS
TEXT: Putin’s letter to European leaders on Ukraine's gas debt - Reuters
Russia Won’t Cut Gas-Oil Flow to Europe, German Economists Say - Bloomberg
Slovakia seeks gas talks with Ukraine, Russia, EU; Hungary set to supply Kiev - Reuters
Slovakia Wants EU to Guarantee Payments for Reverse Gas Flows to Ukraine - WSJ.com
Security in threat if decision on US nuclear fuel for Ukraine NPPs political - ITAR-TASS
Hryvnia Falls to Record as Ukraine Bonds Extend Slump - Businessweek
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Ukraine News - Apr 10, 2014
Separatists in east Ukraine call on Putin for help after Kiev warns of force - Reuters
Ukraine's defiant armed separatists prepare for long siege - Reuters
Ukraine separatists free hostages from seized building - usatoday.com
Protesters and representatives of the Ukrainian authorities meet for negotiations - ITAR-TASS
VIDEO: Donetsk separatists remain defiant - CNN
VIDEO: Tires, sacks & razor wire: Donetsk protesters barricade for independence - YouTube
VIDEO: Heavy Artillery outside Donetsk - YouTube
VIDEO: Donetsk governor says won't use force vs. occupiers - YouTube
VIDEO: Separatists in Ukraine: Luhansk standoff continues as Kiev blames Kremlin agents - YouTube
Ukraine's Richest Man Akhmetov Gambles on Peacemaker Role - VOA
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U.S., Russia, Ukraine and EU to meet on Ukraine crisis - Reuters
Lavrov says four-way talks on Ukraine must foster internal dialogue - Reuters
Ukraine: Lavrov and Kerry urge all sides to refrain from violence - euronews
Vladimir Putin has high hopes of positive outcome for Ukraine summit - theguardian.com
Ukraine’s overall debt to Russia stands at $16 billion: Dmitry Medvedev - ITAR-TASS
Exclusive: U.S. Won’t Share Russia Troops Intel With Ukraine - The Daily Beast
US diplomat tweets photo of Russian army build-up near Ukraine - smh.com.au
Second US Navy destroyer heads to Black Sea - RT News
NATO general: U.S. troops may be sent to E. Europe over Ukraine - KOMO News
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Ukraine News - Apr 9, 2014
Donetsk activists fortify barricades after police clear Kharkiv protest site - theguardian.com
Ukraine Stiffens Penalties for Separatism - RIA Novosti
Ukraine Parliament Devolves Into Brawl Amid Russia Crisis (VIDEO) - huffingtonpost.com
VIDEO: Ukraine raids pro-Russian separatists in the Eastern region - Al Jazeera
VIDEO: Ukraine Authorities: Kharkiv Protesters Out - AP
Clashes in Ukraine's Kharkiv after protesters proclaim region's independence (VIDEOS) - RT News
Ukrainian interior minister threatens to sack 30% of Kharkiv police staff - ITAR-TASS
Police Has No Plans to Storm Donetsk Regional Administration Building: Official - RIA Novosti
VIDEO: Ukraine crisis: Inside protesters' Donetsk 'republic' - BBC News
Kiev pursues wrong policy - Donetsk mayor - The Voice of Russia
Tanks heading for Ukraine’s Lugansk on Kiev order - The Voice of Russia
VIDEO: Ukraine: Tanks heading for Ukraine’s Lugansk on Kiev order - YouTube
VIDEO: Ukraine: Lugansk protesters bed in outside SBU office - YouTube
Ukrainian movie releasers say will not run number of Russian movies - ITAR-TASS
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Russia warns of civil war if Ukraine uses force over eastern revolts - CNN.com
Russian FM calls on Kiev, Washington to recognize interests of all Ukraine regions - RT News
VIDEO: Interview with Ukraine's acting foreign minister Andriy Deshchytsia - Bloomberg Television
VIDEO: John Kerry: Russian Agents Trying to Destabilize Ukraine - ABC News
US Contractor Greystone Denies Its 'Mercenaries' in Ukraine - ABC News
VIDEO: Are Mystery Soldiers in Ukraine US Mercenaries? - YouTube
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Ukraine plans to pay Russia for gas after price reduction - ITAR-TASS
Ukraine Says Russian Gas Transit to Europe Under Threat - RIA Novosti
Russia's import from Ukraine decreases by 30.5% in January-February - ITAR-TASS: Economy
IMF Downgrades Russia’s Economic Prospects Amid Ukraine Tensions - RIA Novosti
Ukrainian Crisis Could Cause Russian Economy To Fall 1.8% in 2014: World Bank - RIA Novosti
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Ukraine/Syria News - Apr 8, 2014
Pro-Russians call east Ukraine region independent republic - The Washington Post
East Ukraine Protesters Request Russian 'Peacekeepers' - The Moscow Times
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White House Warns Russia Against Further Moves in Ukraine - VOA
Kerry warns Lavrov Russia faces 'costs' if it further destabilizes Ukraine - THE DAILY STAR
VIDEO: Kerry warns Russia faces 'costs' if destabilizes Ukraine - YouTube
US says will not recognize referendum in East Ukraine - ITAR-TASS
Russia tells Ukraine to stop blaming it for problems - Reuters
Sergei Lavrov Op-Ed: It’s not Russia that is destabilising Ukraine - The Guardian
Russia tells Kiev not to use force in southeast Ukraine - Reuters
Russian Lawmakers Mull Trip to Ukraine’s Donetsk Basin - RIA Novosti
Eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk is Different From Crimea – Russian Lawmaker - RIA Novosti
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Seymour Hersh on Obama, Erdogan, the Syrian rebels and the Syria chemical attack · LRB
Turkey, US dismiss Seymour Hersh report on Syria chemical attack - hurriyetdailynews.com
Statement: White House Refutes Seymour Hersh on the Syria chemical attack - WashingtonPoint
VIDEO: UN on Chemical Attack in Syria and Seymour Hersh - YouTube
UN Report Discusses Alleged Chemical IED Attack Against Syrian Solders In Jobar - aug21st.com
Seymour Hersh's Volcano Problem - Brown Moses Blog
What Does Seymour Hersh Knows About Volcano Rockets? - Brown Moses Blog
Analysis Of Recovered Chemical Weapons Found In Syria - aug21st.com
Why Nigel Farage Has It All Wrong: Smoking Guns, Hexamine, And Syrian Sarin - Brown Moses Blog
Who Attacked Ghouta with Chemical Weapons?: Hexamine Again - whoghouta.blogspot.com
ARCHIVE: Who Attacked Ghouta with Chemical Weapons?: The Conclusion - whoghouta.blogspot.com
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Ukraine News - Apr 7, 2014
Ukraine: Pro-Russians storm offices in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv - BBC News
Ukraine agency: Authorities dismantle group plotting anti-government attack - AP
VIDEO: Ukraine: Pro-Russia activists seize Donetsk government building - YouTube
VIDEO: Ukraine: Protesters storm Kharkov government building - YouTube
VIDEO: Protesters raise Russian flag in Ukrainian city Kharkov - YouTube
VIDEO: Ukraine: Kharkov protest rails against Kiev govt, demands own referendum - YouTube
VIDEO: Ukraine: Pro-Russia protesters storm Lugansk State Security building - YouTube
VIDEO: Ukraine’s Odessa joins massive pro-Russian rallies across Southeast - YouTube
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Kiev sees Russian federalization plans as attempt to destroy Ukraine - The Washington Post
Ridding Ukraine of corruption is vital, says leading presidential candidate Poroshenko - Yahoo News
POLL (FULL REPORT): IRI Public Opinion Survey: Residents of Ukraine, March 14 – 26 - iri.org
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Ukraine News - Apr 6, 2014
Ukraine looks to EU for gas imports as Russian prices leap, PM Yatseniuk says “reverse flows” could save Ukraine $150 per 1,000 cubic meters - Reuters
Ukraine stores natural gas enough for one month: Minister - The Voice of Russia
Third of Ukrainians will not feel rise in gas prices - PM Yatseniuk - Ukrinform
Ukraine moves to crack Russia's hold on its nuclear power - CSMonitor.com
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Moody’s downgrades Ukraine to ‘default imminent’ - RT Business
Ukraine Targets $13.5 Billion Aid in 2014 as EU Warns Russia - Businessweek
Russia seeks over $11 bn in 'debt' from Ukraine - GlobalPost
Biden says aid from the US and other countries would help Ukraine meet its most pressing needs - AFP
VIDEO: How Ukraine's high energy costs and U.S. shale gas are shaping energy geopolitics - WSJ Live
Russian energy minister confirms plans to build Russia-Crimea pipeline - Oil and Gas Technology
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