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Ukraine peace talks break down – Al Jazeera English
Ukraine peace talks break down – Al Jazeera English. A round of peace talks between Ukrainian and pro-Russian rebel leaders has been scrapped, the host of the negotiations -the foreign ministry of Belarus – has said. Dmitry Mironchik, a spokesman of the ministry, told the AP news agency that the talks broke down on Friday, […]
Yanukovych Proposes Solution to Ukraine’s Civil War; It Fits Obama’s Plan. Washington’s Blog
Yanukovych Proposes Solution to Ukraine’s Civil War; It Fits Obama’s Plan. Washington’s Blog. The Ukrainian President whom U.S. President Obama overthrew in a violent coup this past February isnow proposing that “people will be able to negotiate and Ukraine will once again be united.” The former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, in a lengthy interview published on Christmas […]
Ukraine Temporarily Cuts Off Power To Crimea | Zero Hedge
Ukraine Temporarily Cuts Off Power To Crimea | Zero Hedge. While Ukraine continues to plead with the international community that the Russian annexation of Crimea is illegal and against all international norms and directives, and just after it voted to end its non-aligned status and work towards Nato membership, a move Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called […]
Russia to probe media reports that Ukraine military shot down MH17 — RT News
Russia to probe media reports that Ukraine military shot down MH17 — RT News. Russia’s Investigative Committee is investigating a Russian newspaper report alleging that a Ukrainian military jet shot down Malaysian Airlines passenger plane MH17 over the rebel-held eastern part of the country last summer. “Investigators have talked to the editor-in-chief and journalists of […]
Ukraine Parliament Votes to End Non-Aligned Status in NATO Move – Bloomberg
Ukraine Parliament Votes to End Non-Aligned Status in NATO Move – Bloomberg. Ukraine’s parliament backed a proposal to cancel the country’s non-aligned status, a decision that Russia calls a dangerous step toward seeking membership of NATO. The legislation put forward by President Petro Poroshenko was supported today by 303 of 357 lawmakers in the chamber, hours after […]
Ukraine Central Bank Conned Into Swapping Its Gold For Lead Bricks | Zero Hedge
Ukraine Central Bank Conned Into Swapping Its Gold For Lead Bricks | Zero Hedge. Just when one thought the story of Ukraine and its (now non-existant) gold could not get any more surreal, it did. As a reminder, it was about a month ago when we learned courtesy of an interview on Ukraine TV with the country’s […]
About That Interview – The Automatic Earth
About That Interview – The Automatic Earth. Michael Moore once famously – though by no means famously enough yet, because he was so dead-on – said that ‘you can’t declare war on a noun’. If only Americans had paid better attention. That would have shone a whole different light on, if not outright prevented, insane, […]
Stratfor founder: ‘US fears a resurgent Russia’ — RT News
Stratfor founder: ‘US fears a resurgent Russia’ — RT News. Washington “fears” a resurgent Russia, which harps back to the Cold War says George Friedman, the CEO and founder of forecasters Stratfor. He also believes the US started to meddle in Ukraine in retaliation for Russia outfoxing Obama over Syria. Friedman says the United States […]
The Russian Empire – Is Kazakhstan Next?
The Russian Empire – Is Kazakhstan Next?. Astana’s language and nationality policies have put Kazakhstan at risk of becoming a second Ukraine in 2015, according to Ilya Namovir, a Russian linguist who edits the “Russians in Kazakhstan” portal. The next twelve months are likely to be critical because, as a result of changes in laws […]
Putin, Poroshenko, Merkel, Hollande affirm urgent need for dialogue, ceasefine in Ukraine — RT News
Putin, Poroshenko, Merkel, Hollande affirm urgent need for dialogue, ceasefine in Ukraine — RT News. The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France agree that a meeting of a contact group is urgently needed to kick-start dialogue between Kiev and the country’s East and achieve a lasting ceasefire, the Kremlin announced after a four-side phone […]
Obama To Sign Off On Lethal US Aid To Ukraine By End Of Week, Russian Response To Follow | Zero Hedge
Obama To Sign Off On Lethal US Aid To Ukraine By End Of Week, Russian Response To Follow | Zero Hedge. As we reported over the weekend, in the tumult surrounding Citigroup’s annexation of Congress with the passage of the theatrically dramatic $303 trillion derivative quid-pro-$1.1 trillion spending quo,what most missed is that Congress also unanimously passed […]
UN rights watchdog accuses Kiev forces of torture, inhumane treatment of civilians — RT News
UN rights watchdog accuses Kiev forces of torture, inhumane treatment of civilians — RT News. Kiev-controlled volunteer battalions and the Ukrainian Security Service are involved in an increasing number of human rights violations including torture and forced disappearances of those suspected of “separatism,” according to a UN OHCHR report. The report by the UN High […]
Chevron Pulls Out Of $10 Billion Gas Deal With Ukraine
Chevron Pulls Out Of $10 Billion Gas Deal With Ukraine. Ukraine’s bid to rid itself of its dependence on Russian energy just took a huge hit. Chevron announced that it was pulling out of a deal that it made with the Ukrainian government to develop shale gas in western Ukraine. The $10 billion deal was signed before […]
Russia Warns May Send Troops To Ukraine After Congress Unanimously Votes To Give Lethal Aid To Kiev | Zero Hedge
Russia Warns May Send Troops To Ukraine After Congress Unanimously Votes To Give Lethal Aid To Kiev | Zero Hedge. While the market, and America’s media, was focusing over the passage of the Cromnibus, and whether Wall Street would dump a few hundred trillion in derivatives on the laps of US taxpayers once again (it […]
Russia Warns May Send Troops To Ukraine After Congress Unanimously Votes To Give Lethal Aid To Kiev | Zero Hedge
Russia Warns May Send Troops To Ukraine After Congress Unanimously Votes To Give Lethal Aid To Kiev | Zero Hedge. While the market, and America’s media, was focusing over the passage of the Cromnibus, and whether Wall Street would dump a few hundred trillion in derivatives on the laps of US taxpayers once again (it […]
