City by City, Town By Town in the Ukraine
The Guardian has a city by city guide of pro-Russian takeovers in the Ukraine, here. Meanwhile, the Ukrainians “have a good message” for the diplomatic talks in Geneva. Yay! They have a good PR team....
View ArticleMakings of a Deal?
It seems I was wrong: Obama (and Putin) apparently do want a deal: Top diplomats meeting here on the Ukraine crisis Thursday agreed that all parties, including separatists and their Russian backers,...
View ArticleFriday Frustration Cat Blogging
The East, the West, everyone is frustrated. All English speakers in Eastern Ukraine are Amerikan spies. Female BBC journalists are “Yankee Whores.” Communist Cat must harvest more wheat! PLUS, I...
View ArticleMore Ian: The Prelude to the End of the American Era
By Ian Welsh And so it begins. Russia is not restraining the separatists, the Kiev government is finally really sending in the troops, Barack Obama and EU leaders claim they will impose real sanctions...
View ArticleBlackwater in Eastern Ukraine?
German press (Bild am Sonntag) reports that the German secret service BND provided information about US mercenaries operating in the Eastern Ukraine. Purportedly the German government has been briefed...
View Article“Kiev Supporters Burn Opponents Alive in Odessa, Police Do Nothing”
Reader Supported News Odessa Atrocity Erupts in Peaceful City, And No One Wonders Why? The acting president of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov told regional governors on May 1 that the Kiev interim...
View ArticleUkraine Says Russia Has 38,000 Troops on Border Amid ‘Invasion’
Bloomberg, By Kateryna Choursina & Daryna Krasnolutska, June 16 Russia has amassed as many as 38,000 soldiers on its borders with Ukraine and continues to supply arms and personnel to rebel forces...
View ArticleRussia launches large-scale naval drill in Black Sea same day as NATO
RT, July 4 Some 20 warships, over 20 airplanes and helicopters, as well as the marines and coast artillery are taking part in the Black Sea Fleet exercise, Russian Defense Ministry reported. The war...
View ArticleStephen Cohen: Downed Malaysian Plane Raises Risk of War Between Russia and...
Democracy Now, July 18 A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 298 people has exploded and crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing everyone on board. U.S. and Ukrainian officials say the Boeing 777 was shot...
View ArticlePentagon Plan Would Help Ukraine Target Rebel Missiles
New York Times, By David E. Sanger & Eric Schmitt, July 26 The Pentagon and American intelligence agencies are developing plans that would enable the Obama administration to provide specific...
View ArticleHi Ho, Hi Ho, It’s Off To War MEE Go!
Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interests.. (Palmerston, who was no slouch when it came to Imperialism). Let’s examine the evidence: Middle East in Chaos US...
View ArticleCoordinated Sanctions Aim at Russia’s Ability to Tap Its Oil Reserves
New York Times, By Peter Baker, Alan Cowell and James Kanter, July 29 Washington — The United States and Europe kicked off a joint effort on Tuesday intended to curb Russia’s long-term ability to...
View ArticleGood Question, Terrible Answers
Digby asks the question I keep asking: Everyone is aware that Russia is still a nuclear power, right? And that we spent more than 30 years avoiding war with it? #WTH? — digby (@digby56) August 31, 2014...
View ArticleUkraine crisis: Law grants rebels self-rule and amnesty
BBC, September 16 Rebel-controlled regions of eastern Ukraine have been granted self-rule and fighters have been given an amnesty, under a new law adopted by parliament. The measures are in line with...
View ArticleUkraine president asks US Congress for lethal military aid
Petro Poroshenko thanks US for nonlethal assistance, but says ‘one cannot win a war with a blanket’ Al Jazeera, September 18 The United States said on Thursday that it would provide $46 million in new...
View ArticleOmidyar-funded candidate takes seat in new Ukraine parliament
Pando, By Mark Ames, October 30 Ukraine just held its first post-revolution parliamentary elections, and amid all of the oligarchs, EU enthusiasts, neo-Nazis, nepotism babies, and death squad...
View Article21st Century Cold War Has Began; US House Of Reps Passes Resolution 758 Even...
IBT Australia, By Esther Tanquintic-Misa | December 5, 2014 The United States has effectively pushed the button of the 21st century Cold War era. On Thursday, its House of Representatives passed...
View ArticleUkraine and rebels trade prisoners in Donetsk
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have exchanged scores of prisoners with the Ukrainian government near the rebel-held city of Donetsk. BBC, December 26 The rebels were due to swap 150 soldiers for...
View ArticleDistortions, lies and omissions: The New York Times won’t tell you the real...
International papers will cover America’s role in the world honestly. Only our best paper willingly blinds itself. Salon.com, By Patrick L. Smith, January 20 A note arrived a few days ago from one of...
View ArticleUkraine civilians suffer in renewed fighting as truce talks collapse
At least 19 soldiers and civilians killed since peace negotiations broke down Saturday. Al Jazeera, February 1 At least 19 soldiers and civilians have been killed in clashes across eastern Ukraine as...
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