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On the night of April 16 Ukrainian troops were able to repel an “attack against their base in the southeast city of Mariupol.” According to AFP, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said the Ukrainians killed three pro-Russian “assailants” and wounded 13

Wednesday, Ed Lucas of The Economist gave a frightening account of how the Ukrainian crisis could escalate into nuclear war.  As The Economist‘s former Moscow bureau chief, he is better qualified than most to understand the threat of renewed Russian

(AFP) Ukrainian troops repelled an overnight attack on their base in the southeast city of Mariupol, killing three of the assailants and wounding 13, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said Thursday. Around 300 people mounted the attack using guns and petrol

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Iran says that the Ukraine crisis is ‘a divine blessing’ Ukraine’s ‘anti-terrorist operation’ turns into a fiasco Russian ambassador signals coming invasion of east Ukraine Pakistan Taliban refuses to extend ceasefire, wants ‘peace talks’

Edward Lucas, a prominent journalist who works for The Economist, has warned the Ukraine crisis may rapidly devolve, creating the conditions for a potential World War III. Lucas is an expert on Russian affairs, serving as The Economist‘s Moscow bureau

GENEVA/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from East and West will try to defuse the Ukraine crisis on Thursday in Geneva, once frequently the scene of Cold War negotiations, but will risk being upstaged by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Multiple local media outlets in Ukraine are reporting the much anticipated “anti-terrorist” operations in the Eastern Ukraine town of Kramatorsk have failed. Tuesday, Interim President Turchynov warned pro-Russian forces in the east they had until 9 a.m. local time to

On Monday, several dozen angry Ukrainian protesters marched from Independence Square to the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) building with tires, clubs, and even machete in hand to demand the resignation of Interior Minster Arsen Avakov.  They believed Avakov has been weak

From Edward Lucas in the Daily Mail: Deep in the flat and featureless landscape of eastern Ukraine, it is all too ­possible that the outline of World War III is taking shape. … We are soon to face a bleak

On Wednesday, the Federation Council in Russia approved new requirements for foreigners to receive a work visa or residency permit while the State Duma passed a law that would make it easier for native Russian speakers to receive citizenship. The

Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said Russia might sue the US in World Trade Organization (WTO) court because of sanctions placed against St. Petersburg’s Bank Rossiya, which is President Vladimir Putin’s preferred bank. “The WTO gives us some additional possibilities,”

The contempt that America’s enemies have for the United States these days is palpable. The most obvious current example is Vladimir Putin’s disdain for President Obama, whom he regards as little more than a speed-bump on the road to his

Pro-Russian forces continue to push their way through east Ukraine targeting more government buildings in Donetsk and Sloviansk. After these incidents, NATO announced they are going to add more troops in eastern Europe. Forces took over city hall in Donetsk

Many, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have compared what Russia is currently doing with Crimea to what Hitler’s Germany did with the Sudetenland in 1938. Although Clinton has backed off her comparison, the juxtaposition of the two is

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com East Ukraine clashes become dangerous as Kiev strikes back Russia and Europe’s far right become political allies through anti-Americanism Mali separatists appeal to Russia for support on independence Israel claims secret talks with Saudi

(AFP) Russian President Vladimir Putin warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Ukraine was now on the verge of civil war after the Kiev government sent in the army against separatists in the east of the country, the Kremlin said Wednesday.

The West and Russia had different reactions to the Ukrainian anti-terrorist operation in east Ukraine on Tuesday. The Ukrainian army freed the airport in Kramatorsk from pro-Russian forces. The White House said they support the actions of the army. “The

The United Nations Human Rights Council found the ethnic Russians and Russian speakers in east Ukraine are stretching the truth when they claim mistreatment. The UN found a few attacks to be true, but otherwise found nothing of significance. “Although

The large anti-terrorist operation Ukrainian interim President Oleksandr Turchynov promised on Sunday is now taking place in east Ukraine. Tanks were spotted in the east early Tuesday morning. Ukrainian soldiers marched into Kramatorsk, a town close to Sloviansk, where pro-Russian