Ukraine

Ukraine Live Day 330: 17 Civilians Reportedly Killed As Donetsk Explodes

January 13, 2015

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Ukrainian Government to Encourage Dismantling of Soviet Memorials

January 12, 2015

Staunton, January 11 – The Ukrainian government will “encourage any public initiatives connected with cleansing Ukraine from monuments” to officials and others from the communist past, according to Ukrainian Culture Minister Vyacheslav Kirilenko. His words likely open the way for a new wave of dismantling and demolishing statues of Lenin and other Soviet figures. Ukrainian […]

Ukraine Live Day 329: Fighting Continues To Intensify Ahead Of Talks In Berlin Today

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Ukraine Live Day 328: Fighting Explodes At Donetsk Airport As Germany Cancels Peace Summit

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Ukraine Live Day 327: Russia May Require Ukraine To Repay $3 Billion Loan Early

January 10, 2015

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Ukraine Live 326: Two Civilians And Six Ukrainian Soldiers Killed Over Last 24 Hours

January 9, 2015

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Anti-Semitism To Be Found More Easily In Russia Than In Ukraine, Vishnevsky Says

January 8, 2015

Staunton, January 5 – Following Vladimir Putin, who suggested Viktor Yanukovych was overthrown by a clutch of “nationalists, neo-Nazis, Russophobes, and anti-Semites,” commentators in Russia and sometimes in the West suggested that anti-Semitism was widespread in Ukraine. Indeed, they have made it a major theme in their presentations. But Boris Vishnevsky, a Yabloko deputy in […]

Any Russian Protests Ahead Likely To Be About Economic Issues

Staunton, January 5 – Three Russian experts with whom Russkaya Planeta spoke say that while declines in the standard of living of many Russians in the coming year as a result of the economic crisis may lead to some protests about economic issues, any such demonstrations are unlikely to focus on high politics. On the […]

Ukraine Live Day 325: Eleventh Russian ‘Humanitarian Convoy’ Enters Donbass

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Ukraine Live Day 324: Russian-Backed Forces Continue Attacks Over Orthodox Christmas

January 7, 2015

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