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Ukraine crisis: Observers' safety threatened but Russia tells them to stay (CBC.ca/AP) 05/31/2014
Andrii Deshchytsia: Russia moves from doubletalk to double standards (Kyiv Post) 05/31/2014
The Ukrainian far right Svoboda party: From the margins to the mainstream and back again? (Blog) 05/31/2014
Ukrainian Defense Ministry: Russian-Made Drone in Ukraine Airspace Shot Down (Breitbart News Network) 05/31/2014
Six Ukrainian separatists killed around Donetsk airport (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/31/2014
Some Kiev barricades come down; protesters balky (Washington Post/AP) 05/31/2014
Some Kiev barricades come down, but protesters 'have no plans to leave' (Christian Science Monitor/AP) 05/31/2014
Six Ukrainian separatists killed around Donetsk airport (Reuters) 05/31/2014
Kiev vows to push on and crush separatists. Kremlin calls for end to bloodshed amid claims it furnishes weapons and fighters (Irish Times) 05/31/2014
Putin's Ukraine ambitions hinge on allies he can't rely on (Stars and Stripes) 05/31/2014
Hagel spars with China over territorial disputes (Yahoo/AP) 05/31/2014
Ukraine Says Prepared to Pay Gas Arrears to Russia if Gets Contract First (The New York Times/Reuters) 05/31/2014
Plans to remove Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages in Crimean schools? (KHPG) 05/31/2014
The Kremlin’s Propaganda Coup in Donetsk (KHPG) 05/31/2014
Chechen leader denies sending fighters to Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/31/2014
Chechen Leader Denies Sending Fighters To Eastern Ukraine (RFE/RL) 05/31/2014
Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 30 May (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/31/2014
Brad Pitt's Ukrainian attacker pleads no contest to battery (Reuters) 05/31/2014
Hagel: Russia aggressive actions galvanized NATO (Yahoo/AP) 05/31/2014
Six Ukrainian separatists killed around Donetsk airport (Yahoo/AP) 05/31/2014
The Rot Among the Rebels in Ukraine (The Daily Beast) 05/31/2014
Civilian Donbas Battalion forming National Guard unit (Kyiv Post) 05/31/2014
Family banks and money for nothing: How Yanukovych's finances worked (Kyiv Post) 05/31/2014
Separatist leader says six insurgents killed in attempt to collect bodies at Donetsk airport; military says they attacked (Kyiv Post) 05/31/2014
Russia Says Monitors Should Stay in Ukraine (The New York Times/AP) 05/31/2014
The Opinion-Makers: How Russia Is Winning the Propaganda War (Der Spiegel) 05/30/2014
The Opinion-Makers: How Russia Is Winning the Propaganda War (Der Spiegel) 05/30/2014
Russia and Ukraine Keep Talks Alive in Gas Feud (The New York Times) 05/30/2014
Nadia Diuk: Nadia Diuk Writes about Her Experience Observing Ukraine’s Election for IRI (International Republic) 05/30/2014
Ukraine's President-elect vows vengeance over helicopter attack (VIDEO) (CNN) 05/30/2014
Ukraine crisis: India asks nationals to leave Donetsk, Lugansk (First Post) 05/30/2014
A Tale of Two Europes. Ukraine is desperate to escape what Europe’s far-right wants to become (Slate.com) 05/30/2014
Obama to Meet Ukraine President-Elect in Poland (ABC/AP) 05/30/2014
With country in turmoil, Ukraine gets a boxing match [Oleksandr Usyk] (SI.com/AP) 05/30/2014
Now Comes The Hard Part: Vitali Klitschko Aims To Clean Up Kyiv (RFE/RL) 05/30/2014
Gerard Depardieu's Tax Rate Is Less Than Yours (RFE/RL) 05/30/2014
Vostok Battalion, A Powerful New Player In Eastern Ukraine (RFE/RL) 05/30/2014
Swiss Chairperson-in-Office assures President-elect of OSCE’s continuing commitment to de-escalation in Ukraine (OSCE) 05/30/2014
Like North Korea, Putin’s Russia ‘Destroying Itself from Within,’ [Rashit] Akhmetov Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/30/2014
Ukraine’s Counter-Terrorism Effort in East Far More Effective and Less Horrific than Russia’s in the North Caucasus (Window on Eurasia) 05/30/2014
Putin’s Repressive Policies Prompting Regions, Some Post-Soviet States to Overfulfill the Plan (Window on Eurasia) 05/30/2014
Russia’s Conflict of Narratives (KHPG) 05/30/2014
Ice Cream, Corpses, and the Big Bear: Repatriating Dead Russians From Ukraine (Vice.com) 05/30/2014
Ukraine Says it Shot Down a Russian Spy Drone (Vice.com) 05/30/2014
The Chaos In East Ukraine Is Hitting LGBT People Particularly Hard (Buzzfeed) 05/30/2014
Despite Russian drawdown from border, fighting continues in eastern Ukraine (+video) (Christian Science Monitor) 05/30/2014
Ministry of Defense to Admit Financial Embezzlement Within the Framework of ATO (EuromaidanPR) 05/30/2014
Op-ed: Europe’s Dangerous New Fault Line. Matthew D’Ancona (The New York Times) 05/30/2014
Maternity hospital attacked in Ukraine. Mortar shells fired in the town of Slaviansk. Amazingly nobody was killed (VIDEO) (Al Jazeera) 05/30/2014
Nadia Diuk: Nadia Diuk Writes about Her Experience Observing Ukraine’s Election for IRI (International Republic) 05/30/2014
Obama to meet Ukraine president-elect in Poland (Yahoo/AP) 05/30/2014
East Ukraine quiet raises leadership questions (Yahoo/AP) 05/30/2014
Brad Pitt's Prankster Appears in Court (VIDEO) (Yahoo/AP) 05/30/2014
Ukraine tells Russia part payment of back gas bill on its way (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/30/2014
No full Russian withdrawal from Ukraine border yet: White House (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/30/2014
Putin, in call with Hollande, urges halt to 'bloodshed' in Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/30/2014
Was Russian Commander in Eastern Ukraine Involved in Crimes Against Civilians in Chechnya? (Eurasia Daily Monitor) 05/30/2014
The EBRD @EBRD: Amazing pix from #Chernobyl this week, the eastern segment of the New Safe Confinement has now been lifted into place (Twitter) 05/30/2014
Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 29 May (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/30/2014
Russian-led rebels dig in for Ukraine attack (Al Jazeera) 05/30/2014
Russia's FSB Charges Ukrainian Film Director Sentsov With Crimea Terrorist Plot. Sentsov Supporters Say Charges Are Drummed Up, Aimed at Stifling Dissent (The Wall Street Journal) 05/30/2014
Is Russia orchestrating east Ukraine violence? (BBC) 05/30/2014
Reasons for the world to care about Scottish independence vote (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/30/2014
Attacks on journalists, switching off channels and denial of access continue in Ukraine, warns OSCE media freedom representative (OSCE) 05/30/2014
Ukraine: we have 'completely cleared' rebels from parts of east. Defence minister says forces will press ahead with a military offensive against rebels in the east until peace and order have been restored (Daily Telegraph/AFP) 05/30/2014
Babylon'13 Premier of 'Bogdan' short film - Cloister Cafe, NYC tonight at 6:45pm (Facebook) 05/30/2014
(PETITION) President Faust: Investigate the anti-Ukrainian actions of the Harvard police and rescind the order against Dr. Torgovitsky (MoveOn.org) 05/30/2014
U.S. Officials Say Most Russian Troops Have Left Ukraine Border (The New York Times) 05/30/2014
In Russian-ruled Crimea, a crackdown on journalists and activists who don't toe Kremlin line (Kyiv Post) 05/30/2014
Ukraine vows to bring peace to east (BBC) 05/30/2014
Civilian Donbas Battalion forming National Guard unit (Kyiv Post) 05/30/2014
Russia and Ukraine in Talks Over Gas Supplies (The New York Times) 05/30/2014
A recap of stunts by man who accosted Brad Pitt (Yahoo/AP) 05/30/2014
West has little chance of curbing Putin Ukraine intervention: Czech foreign minister (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/30/2014
Opposition leaders say they hold power in Abkhazia (Reuters) 05/30/2014
Quoting Old Testament, new pro-Russia militia group lines up in Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/30/2014
EU says Ukraine must pay Russia for gas, Moscow must offer fair price (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/30/2014
Second group of Ukraine monitors out of contact (Yahoo/AP) 05/30/2014
OSCE says more monitors detained in eastern Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/30/2014
Ukraine Vows Continued Offensive As Second OSCE Team Missing (RFE/RL) 05/30/2014
Luhansk pro-Russian separatists say they have released OSCE group (Kyiv Post/Interfax-Russia) 05/30/2014
Ukraine army will push on with offensive against rebels: defense minister (Reuters) 05/30/2014
Ukraine Leads Distressed Rally as Poroshenko Eases Tensions (Bloomberg) 05/30/2014
Rebels down helicopter, killing general (Ukrainian Journal) 05/30/2014
European Commission gas talks to go ahead as Moscow cutoff date nears (Ukrainian Journal) 05/30/2014
Ukraine will scrap coal-to-gas plants due to cost, says official (Ukrainian Journal) 05/30/2014
Kiev to issue $1.93 million of Naftogaz bonds before Gazprom deadline (Ukrainian Journal) 05/30/2014
East Ukraine Town Digs In for Fight. Pro-Russian Locals Rally to Repel Military Attempt to Retake Town, Blaming Government for Bloodshed (The Wall Street Journal) 05/30/2014
Fringe Polish Nationalist Emerges in Donetsk (Wall Street Journal) 05/30/2014
Russians Invade Donetsk (VIDEO) (Kyiv Post) 05/30/2014
EU, Russia, And Ukraine To Hold Crisis Talks On Gas Debt (RFE/RL) 05/30/2014
Pro-Russian Troops Reportedly Evict Other Rebels From Donetsk HQ (RFE/RL) 05/30/2014
CIS Prime Ministers Meet In Minsk [Ukraine, which is proposing to withdraw from the CIS, is represented by a delegation led by Ukraine's ambassador to Belarus, Mykhaylo Yezhel] (RFE/RL) 05/30/2014
Conference: States, Peoples, Languages: A Comparative Political History of Ukrainian, 1863-2013; 11–13 June 2014, Harvard University (HURI) 05/30/2014
NATO URGED TO STEP UP SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE (NATO-PA) 05/30/2014
NATO Parliamentary Assembly Strips Russia of Associate Member Status (Wall Street Journal) 05/30/2014
Ukraine’s Acting Defense Minister Says Government Pressing on in East (Wall Street Journal) 05/30/2014
Man who accosted Pitt has reputation for stunts (Yahoo/AP) 05/30/2014
Russia has withdrawn most troops from Ukraine border: U.S. official (Reuters) 05/30/2014
Contact lost with Luhansk-based Monitors: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (OSCE) 05/30/2014
Putin's Ukraine ambitions hinge on allies he can't rely on (Los Angeles Times) 05/30/2014
Anxious Ukrainians hope Poroshenko can keep them from abyss (Reuters) 05/30/2014
Russia detains Ukrainians over alleged Crimea plot (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/30/2014
Statement of Concerned Scholars on the Current Predicament of the Crimean Tatars (scholarsforqirim.com) 05/29/2014
Russian Roulette (Dispatch 45). Residents of Sloviansk are braving checkpoints and gunfire to flee the area for safer parts of the country. (VIDEO) (Vice.com) 05/29/2014
Minus Ukraine, will new Eurasian Union live up to Putin's dreams? (+video) (Christian Science Monitor) 05/29/2014
Why are Ukraine's armed forces so ineffective? (+video). Ukraine's military proved impotent during the Russian annexation of Crimea, and has been struggling to deal with pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine (Christian Science Monitor) 05/29/2014
Op-ed: The Autocracy Challenge. David Brooks (The New York Times) 05/29/2014
Patriarch Kirill accuses Ukrainian Greek-Catholics of Russophobia (RISU) 05/29/2014
Kerry raises concerns about Ukraine, Syria with Lavrov (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/29/2014
Ukraine's empty seat at table darkens party for Putin's new ex-Soviet bloc (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/29/2014
Gas talks set for Friday as Ukraine cut-off deadline looms (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/29/2014
Op-ed: No, Thomas Friedman, Putin Didn't 'Blink' On Ukraine (Forbes) 05/29/2014
Worldview: Truth on Ukraine and Jews (Philadelphia Inquirer) 05/29/2014
Rock the barricades: the Ukrainian musicians soundtracking the unrest. How have Ukrainian musicians responded to their country's unrest? Some sang at the barricades in Kiev's Maidan square, while others stayed silent (Guardian) 05/29/2014
What Are Eastern Ukraine's (Legitimate) Grievances With Kyiv? (RFE/RL) 05/29/2014
Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 28 May (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/29/2014
Ukraine's empty seat at table darkens party for Putin's new ex-Soviet bloc (Chicago Tribune/Reuters) 05/29/2014
UKRAINE CONFLICT, RUSSIA TENSIONS TOP AGENDA AT NATO PA SPRING SESSION (NATO-PA) 05/29/2014
US troubled by new Ukraine violence (Yahoo/AP) 05/29/2014
AP sources: Russian troops leaving Ukraine border (Yahoo/AP) 05/29/2014
Pro-Russia Troops Take Symbol of Ukraine Uprising (The New York Times) 05/29/2014
Russia and 2 Neighbors Form Economic Union That Has a Ukraine-Size Hole (The New York Times) 05/29/2014
Ukraine Election Results Discredit Kremlin Propaganda (Forbes) 05/29/2014
Ukraine Prime Minister Vows Not to Pay 'Political' Price of Russian Gas (Wall Street Journal) 05/29/2014
Ukraine's rebels in crisis after Donetsk 'coup'. Vostok Battalion, a pro-Russian group, seize control of Donetsk Peoples' Republic's headquarters, plunging rebel movement in east into crisis (Daily Telegraph) 05/29/2014
Ukraine's Rebels Are in a Power Struggle Against Each Other (Mashable) 05/29/2014
Russia’s Wins and Losses in Ukrainian Crisis Up to Now Compared (Window on Eurasia) 05/29/2014
Reporter's Notebook: Separatists In Eastern Ukraine Think Journalists Are Either For Them Or Against Them (RFE/RL) 05/29/2014
Reconstructing the deadly May 22 firefight near the Seversky Donets River in Luhansk Oblast (Kyiv Post) 05/29/2014
At least 18 western Ukrainians killed in eastern Ukraine war (Kyiv Post) 05/29/2014
Rebels down helicopter; another big loss for Kiev (Yahoo/AP) 05/29/2014
Profits slide at Russia's Sberbank as Ukraine crisis, economy bite (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/29/2014
Ukraine's president says ready to sign EU trade deal soon (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/29/2014
Ukraine President Says Separatists Shot Down Helicopter, Killing 14. Oleksandr Turchynov Tells Parliament a General Is Among the Dead (The Wall Street Journal) 05/29/2014
Rebel leader says his men holding OSCE monitors (Yahoo/AP) 05/29/2014
Ukraine Military Helicopter Shot Down; 14 Dead (Mashable) 05/29/2014
Ukraine sees Russia as source of insurgent threat (Yahoo/AP) 05/29/2014
Russia and Ukraine clash at UN over violence (Yahoo/AP) 05/29/2014
Russia urges West to press Kiev to avert Ukraine 'catastrophe' (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/29/2014
Ukraine separatists down army helicopter, 14 killed (Reuters) 05/29/2014
Kremlin adviser steps up war of words with U.S. over Ukraine [Sergei Glazyev] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/29/2014
At Least 12 Dead, Including General, After East Ukraine Rebels Down Army Helicopter. Ukraine vows revenge, blaming Russia for encouraging the separatist conflict. (Buzzfeed) 05/29/2014
Ukraine military helicopter down; at least 12 dead (Yahoo/AP) 05/29/2014
Separatists Shoot Down Ukrainian Helicopter (VOA) 05/29/2014
Ukraine vows more military action against separatists. President-elect says he will seek talks with Putin [Washington Post] (Boston Globe) 05/29/2014
Yatseniuk calls on Russians to block entry of militants into Ukraine (Ukrainian Journal) 05/29/2014
Ag ministry warns of rebel plot to seize Luhansk grain stores (Ukrainian Journal) 05/29/2014
EnergoAtom signs radioactive waste treatment agreement with UTEM (Ukrainian Journal) 05/29/2014
Ukraine Short Sellers Bail on Losing Bond Market Wagers (Bloomberg) 05/29/2014
Poroshenko to attend 'D-Day' anniversary (Ukrainian Journal) 05/29/2014
Poland’s Warmed-Over Cold Warrior [Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski]. The death of Poland’s last communist dictator comes 25 years after its first free elections, two events that tell us a lot about the old Cold War and the new one (Daily Beast) 05/29/2014
Brad Pitt Struck In Face At 'Maleficent' Premiere [Vitaliy Sedyuk] (RFE/RL) 05/29/2014
Ukrainian journalist arrested in Brad Pitt assault (Yahoo/AP) 05/29/2014
'Boycott Russia App' a Hit for Patriotic Ukrainians (VIDEO) [dated 5/22/2014] (Bloomberg) 05/29/2014
Soviet tactics in ongoing attacks on Mustafa Jemiliev (KHPG) 05/29/2014
Luhansk: Kremlin-backed militants cut off Ukrainian TV channels (KHPG) 05/29/2014
Two more Ukrainian activists disappear in Crimea (KHPG) 05/29/2014
Mejlis condemns ‘political’ dismissal of Lenur Islyamov (KHPG) 05/29/2014
Ukraine army helicopter shot down near Sloviansk (BBC) 05/29/2014
Demand for an anti-oligarch president. Oleksandr PASKHAVER: “To keep the credit of people, Poroshenko must fight the old system – his comrade-in-arms” (The Day) 05/29/2014
Russia's Rosneft to boost jet fuel supplies to Crimea airport (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/29/2014
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan create economic union over which Ukraine crisis exploded (Yahoo/AP) 05/29/2014
Russia forges huge economic bloc with Kazakhstan and Belarus (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/29/2014
Putin builds new union on ashes of Soviet empire (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/29/2014
Putin creates ex-Soviet trade bloc, denies new USSR (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/29/2014
Putin Signs Economic Alliance With Kazakhstan and Belarus [The missing party was Ukraine...] (The New York Times) 05/29/2014
Poland’s Forgotten Dissident [Jacek Kuron] (The New York Times) 05/29/2014
China respects Ukraine's choice: envoy (China Daily) 05/29/2014
Polish FM nominated for top EU foreign policy role [Radek Sikorski] (BBC) 05/29/2014
Panel discussion and The White Paper presentation: “The Evolving Crisis in Ukraine: Its Global Implications” [A Razom event at NYU, with Paul Goble and others] (Facebook) 05/29/2014
The Evolving Crisis in Ukraine: Its Global Implications [Livestream at 6:00 PM EST TODAY] (NYU) 05/29/2014
Spaceship with 3-man crew docks at space station (Yahoo/AP) 05/29/2014
European Olympic bodies donate $100,000 to Ukraine (Yahoo/AP) 05/29/2014
Incoming Ukrainian President Poroshenko Requests Time on EU Deal. Officials See No Sign He Is Stalling on Agreement (Wall Street Journal) 05/28/2014
Ukraine Says Missing OSCE Monitors Held by Cossacks (VIDEO). Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsia talks about Russia's annexation of Crimea, the four missing members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's vote-monitoring mission, and tensions in the eastern part of the country. (Bloomberg) 05/28/2014
Melnyk leads boycott of World Cup sponsors (Ottawa Citizen) 05/28/2014
Presidential Building Is Stormed in Restless Georgian Region (The New York Times) 05/28/2014
Rebutting Critics, Obama Seeks Higher Bar for Military Action ['In some ways, that was a straw-man argument, since even his fiercest opponents do not advocate American ground forces to counter Russian intervention in Ukraine or to stop the civil war in Syria.'] (The New York Times) 05/28/2014
Crimean Vineyards of Last Czar Withstand Time and Tumult (The New York Times) 05/28/2014
Russian drone shot down in the Donetsk region in the area of the ATO (Inforesist) 05/28/2014
“I have always been a boichukist”. Lessons in life and creativity from monumentalist artist Antonina Ivanova (The Day) 05/28/2014
The Liashko phenomenon. Expert: “Whenever Liashko said ‘bastard’ to a gentleman in parliament, everybody seemed to agree with him” (The Day) 05/28/2014
Poroshenko promises to raise Ukrainian army pay to $83 a day (Kyiv Post) 05/28/2014
Donetsk remains lawless place on May 28 (Kyiv Post) 05/28/2014
Call for joint Ukrainian-Russian human rights mission for Donbas (KHPG) 05/28/2014
The Battle for Donetsk International Airport: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 44) (VIDEO) (Vice News) 05/28/2014
Yes, There Are Chechen Fighters in Ukraine, and Nobody Knows Who Sent Them There (Vice News) 05/28/2014
The World Finally Realizes That Hosting the Winter Olympics Totally Sucks (Vice News) 05/28/2014
In Photos: The Deadly Aftermath of the Battle for Donetsk Airport (Vice News) 05/28/2014
The Invisible Refugee Crisis in Ukraine. Thousands of refugees have fled eastern Ukraine (New Republic) 05/28/2014
Hayden Panettiere Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Fiance Wladimir Klitschko (Yahoo) 05/28/2014
Fearing Kiev's jets, Ukraine's rebels hold their ground. 'In Kiev they say that this is the army of our people, so why are they coming here to shoot at the people?' A report from the rebel-held streets of the Donetsk People's Republic (Haaretz) 05/28/2014
Full transcript of President Obama’s commencement address at West Point (Washington Post) 05/28/2014
Russia's Propaganda War Will Backfire (Moscow Times) 05/28/2014
Analyst: Chechen Fighters Sent to Ukraine On Russian Orders (VOA) 05/28/2014
A Resounding Rejection of Russia. Poroshenko's solid victory in Ukraine's elections signals a major setback for Russia. (US News) 05/28/2014
Merkel Criticizes Russia's Crimean Annexation (RFE/RL) 05/28/2014
Uneasy Calm Reported In Donetsk After Bloody Battle (RFE/RL) 05/28/2014
Putin's Diplomatic Isolation by West to End at D-Day Events in France. President Hollande to Hold Talks with Putin on Ukraine Crisis, Then See Obama (The Wall Street Journal) 05/28/2014
Ukraine's President-Elect Vows to Crush Eastern Rebels. 'Anti-Terrorist' Operation Has 'Only Just Begun' (The Wall Street Journal) 05/28/2014
Can Ukraine’s New President Handle Putin? (Daily Beast) 05/28/2014
Ukrainian boy reunites with mom in Queens after congressman helps clip red tape (New York Daily News) 05/28/2014
Ukraine, Russia Leaders to Attend D-Day Ceremonies (VOA) 05/28/2014
Putin's Ukraine Strategy Of Chaos Has Worked Too Well — Here's How He's Adapting (Business Insider) 05/28/2014
UN Welcomes Ukraine Election; Calls for Calm; Dialogue (Voice of America) 05/28/2014
Mikheil Saakashvili: The Tasks Ahead for Ukraine's New President (The Wall Street Journal) 05/28/2014
Ukraine President Needs to Stay in Power: Eurasia Group President and Founder Ian Bremmer (VIDEO) (Bloomberg) 05/28/2014
Ukraine’s new leader gets D-Day invite from France (Washington Post) 05/28/2014
MAIDAN: TONIGHT, TOMORROW. A short film shows Ukraine as its new government reckons with the rise of the country’s far right. (The New Yorker) 05/28/2014
Ukraine’s Election Exposes Putin's Lies. By Alexander J. Motyl (World Affairs Journal) 05/28/2014
WORLD RUSSIA FORUM 2014 Speakers: James Carden - Contributing Editor, The American Conservative; former advisor to the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission at the U.S. Department of State; Stephen Cohen - Professor, New York University and Princeton University. Stephen Cohen is a russophile, who has been actively defending Russia's actions in Ukraine, just as he defended the Soviet Union and lamented its breakup; Leonid Gozman - President, Union of Right Forces movement (SPS); Thomas Graham - Kissinger Associates (TBC); Robert Legvold - Professor, Columbia University; Jack Matlock - Former U.S. Ambassador to Moscow; Wayne Merry - Former State Department and Pentagon Official; Mark Ritchie – Minnesota Secretary of State; Matthew Rojansky - Director, Kennan Institute; Michael Stopford - Former NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Strategic Communications (Russia House) 05/28/2014
Polish priest abducted in Ukraine is released (Yahoo/AP) 05/28/2014
The anatomy of Russian information warfare. The Crimean operation, a case study. By Jolanta Darczewska [PDF] (OSW) 05/28/2014
Obama’s Choices: Syria and Ukraine [Frontline] (PBS) 05/28/2014
A Probationary Presidency. Ukrainian billionaire Petro Poroshenko won the election. But can he win over the people? (Foreign Policy) 05/28/2014
Donetsk remains lawless place on May 28 (Kyiv Post) 05/28/2014
Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 27 May (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/28/2014
Ukrainian forces kill more than 50 rebels (Ukrainian Journal) 05/28/2014
As Gazprom deadline looms, Kiev raises stakes on gas row with Russia (Ukrainian Journal) 05/28/2014
There's still a chance for Naftogaz-Gazprom agreement, says PM (Ukrainian Journal) 05/28/2014
AmCham and EBA laud progress in stabilizing customs agencies (Ukrainian Journal) 05/28/2014
Ukraine Firefight Shatters Post-Election Optimism (Bloomberg) 05/28/2014
Despite Ukraine Crisis, Russia Pursues Eurasian Integration Dream (RFE/RL) 05/28/2014
EU Backs New Ukrainian Leadership (RFE/RL) 05/28/2014
Where are the sanctions? There were overt – and successful – efforts to disrupt the elections in two regions, and there are now large numbers of trucks with armed fighters crossing the Russian border into Ukraine. Only the ’grave consequences’ for Russia are yet to be seen. (KHPG) 05/28/2014
Forget judicial overhaul: for court presidents it’s business as usual (KHPG) 05/28/2014
Stakhanov pro-Russian militants draw up lists of ‘enemies of the people’ (KHPG) 05/28/2014
Putin, Hollande to Discuss Ukraine Crisis (VOA) 05/28/2014
Russian Skepticism about Parties Opening the Way to a Return to One Party Rule, Commentator Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/28/2014
Chechen leader Kadyrov denies sending troops to Ukraine (BBC) 05/28/2014
Catholic priest kidnapped in Donetsk (RISU) 05/28/2014
Op-ed: The Living Ghosts of Moscow. By Masha Gessen (The New York Times) 05/28/2014
Putin voices hope for settling Ukraine gas dispute (Yahoo/AP) 05/28/2014
Russia's Lavrov warns of 'fratricidal war' in Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/28/2014
Putin builds new union on ashes of Soviet empire (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/28/2014
Merkel says lessons of world wars strengthened her Crimea stance (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/28/2014
Russia's Gazprom says Ukraine will owe $5.2 billion as of June 7 (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/28/2014
Soccer-Ukrainian championship results and standings (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/28/2014
Ukraine's gas stockpiling builds winter buffer against supply cut (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/28/2014
Calm returns after battle as divided east Ukraine city awaits fate (Reuters) 05/28/2014
Miners rally in favour of separatists in eastern Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/28/2014
Residents fear violence in Ukraine's flashpoint city of Donetsk (+VIDEO) (CNN) 05/28/2014
John Kerry, Secretary of State: Interview With Chris Cuomo of CNN New Day (State.gov) 05/28/2014
Can Poroshenko and Putin deal on Ukraine? (+video) (Christian Science Monitor) 05/27/2014
Ukraine president's top task: hold his country together (+video) (Christian Science Monitor) 05/27/2014
Ukraine’s Jewish leaders celebrate defeat of far right. Community heads say Petro Poroshenko’s sweeping victory sends important message of unity (Times of Israel) 05/27/2014
Ukraine Leaving CIS Shoots Down Kremlin's Imperial Ambitions (The Moscow Times) 05/27/2014
Ukrainian Troops Captured Me and Then Asked for a Selfie. By Simon Ostrovsky (Vice News) 05/27/2014
Russia's Aircraft Carrier Crossed Into A NATO Member State's Exclusive Economic Zone With Total Impunity (Business Insider) 05/27/2014
Beyond the barricades and battles in Kyiv – the art of Ukraine (Euronews) 05/27/2014
MAIDAN: TONIGHT TOMORROW (The New Yorker) 05/27/2014
The Battle for Ukraine (VIDEO) James Jones, Frontline (PBS) 05/27/2014
Ben Cardin Statement On Ukrainian Presidential Election [D-Md., Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Commission] (Senate.gov) 05/27/2014
Zen gardens, waterfalls and models: Inside the £4,850-a-night celebrity spa in Spain where Russian President Vladimir Putin 'is detoxing on beans, grains and miso soup' (Daily Mail) 05/27/2014
Armed Men Set Fire to Donetsk Hockey Stadium (+VIDEO) (NBC) 05/27/2014
Luhansk region, Ukraine: Militants from Russia crush border (Belsat TV) 05/27/2014
Ukraine Elects a New President: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 43) (+VIDEO) (VICE News) 05/27/2014
Ukraine: The Antidote to Europe’s Fascists? by Timothy Snyder (The New York Review of Books) 05/27/2014
Israel rescues Ukrainian Jews stranded by fighting (Jerusalem Post) 05/27/2014
Editorial: Ukraine and Europe's future. Nationalism is a growing and disruptive force (Chicago Tribune) 05/27/2014
US Amb: Russian Involvement in Ukraine Now Hard to Deny (VOA) 05/27/2014
DONETSK PRO-RUSSIAN REBELS REELING AFTER AIRPORT DEFEAT (Al Jazeera) 05/27/2014
Ukraine Faces Hurdles in Restoring Its Farming Legacy (The New York Times) 05/27/2014
Russians Revealed Among Ukraine Fighters (The New York Times) 05/27/2014
Op-ed: Putin Blinked. By Thomas L. Friedman (The New York Times) 05/27/2014
EU calls on Russia to help end fighting in Ukraine (Yahoo/AP) 05/27/2014
Obama to meet Poroshenko next week in Europe (Yahoo/AP) 05/27/2014
The reality of Ukraine’s conflict in a Donetsk morgue (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/27/2014
Denmark says believes OSCE monitors held by separatists in Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/27/2014
Pro-Russian Militants Deploy Rap Recruitment Video (+VIDEO) (NBC) 05/27/2014
How Soviet Kitchens Became Hotbeds Of Dissent And Culture : The Salt : (NPR) 05/27/2014
In pictures: Ukrainian security forces fight Pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk (Daily Telegraph) 05/27/2014
At least 45 Kremlin-backed insurgents killed in Donetsk; government in control of airport, railway (UPDATES, VIDEO) (Kyiv Post) 05/27/2014
Katya Gorchinskaya: A handful of pictures from Ukraine's presidential election and what they mean (Kyiv Post) 05/27/2014
Dissolve the Ukrainian Parliament! By Anders Aslund (Peterson Institute for International Economics) 05/27/2014
OSCE says has lost contact with monitors near Donetsk (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/27/2014
Russian troops may be slowly pulling back from Ukraine border: NATO (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/27/2014
Putin says Kiev must stop military operation in east Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/27/2014
Ukraine accuses Kremlin of sending 'terrorists' over border (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/27/2014
Over 50 rebels killed in biggest Ukraine government assault (Reuters) 05/27/2014
Ukraine raises stakes in Russia dispute with stolen gas claims (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/27/2014
Russia ridicules sanctions threats; Poroshenko visit not planned (Reuters) 05/27/2014
Kiev launches air strikes against rebels (Ukrainian Journal) 05/27/2014
Ukraine demands 2.2 billion cubic metres of gas 'stolen' by Gazprom in Crimea (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/27/2014
Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received until 26 May, 18:00 (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/27/2014
Ukraine's arms firms walk tightrope between Kiev and Moscow. In quiet defiance of a promise by Kiev's pro-European government to cut arms ties with Moscow, a state-owned defence firm in eastern Ukraine has vowed to work around the clock to fill every Russian order it gets. (Reuters) 05/27/2014
Press remarks by Danylo Lubkivsky, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine (Ukraine Crisis Media Center) 05/27/2014
Russia's Gazprom says has no idea what Ukraine means by 'stolen' gas (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/27/2014
Europe's energy commissioner cites progress in gas talks with Russians (Ukrainian Journal) 05/27/2014
Russia says it's ready for dialogue with Ukraine's new president (Ukrainian Journal) 05/27/2014
Klitschko claims knockout victory in Kiev's mayoral election (Ukrainian Journal) 05/27/2014
Ukraine's Naftogaz says no real progress made with Russia over gas (Reuters) 05/27/2014
Ukraine Drafts $2.5 Billion Russia Gas Plan to Avoid Cuts (Bloomberg) 05/27/2014
Ukraine Forces Retake Airport, Fighting Goes On In Donetsk (RFE/RL) 05/27/2014
Live Blog: Fighting In Eastern Ukraine (RFE/RL) 05/27/2014
Agreement On Eurasian Economic Union To Be Signed In Astana, Kazakhstan [presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia plan to sign their agreement on creation of the Eurasian Economic Union (EES) on May 29] (RFE/RL) 05/27/2014
Rivne Buries Soldiers Killed In Eastern Ukraine (RFE/RL) 05/27/2014
Separatist Leader Says 50 Militiamen Died in Ukraine Attack (The New York Times) 05/27/2014
As many as 45 Kremlin-backed insurgents killed in heavy fighting on May 26-27 in Donetsk (UPDATES) (Kyiv Post) 05/27/2014
Ukraine’s illegal coal mines are dirty, dangerous and deadly (Kyiv Post) 05/27/2014
Border guards clash with armed men from Russia; one severely wounded, vehicles seized (UPDATES) (Kyiv Post) 05/27/2014
OSCE group in Donetsk region might have been captured (Kyiv Post/Interfax-Russia) 05/27/2014
Jackson Diehl: Ukraine’s Poroshenko says he wants direct U.S. military aid (Washington Post) 05/27/2014
Theatre director and artist still held captive by Kremlin-backed militants (KHPG) 05/27/2014
Abducted journalists as exchange for arrested terrorists? (KHPG) 05/27/2014
Slovyansk: police chief released by pro-Russian militants (KHPG) 05/27/2014
Journalists’ rights most infringed in Crimea and Donetsk region (KHPG) 05/27/2014
Moscow to Block Five Million Russian Citizens from Traveling Abroad (Window on Eurasia) 05/27/2014
Anti-Semitism Less a Threat in Ukraine than in Russia, Verkhovsky Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/27/2014
Putin’s Obsession about Ukrainians Comparable to Stalin’s about Poles and Hitler’s about Jews, Felshtinsky Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/27/2014
Dozens die as Donetsk airport 'retaken' (BBC) 05/27/2014
A former Mennonite church building is being restored and transformed into a Greek Catholic church (RISU) 05/27/2014
Dozens Dead After Fiercest Fighting Yet In East Ukraine. Separatist leader says 50 pro-Russian militiamen killed in heavy fighting with Ukrainian forces for control of a crucial airport (Buzzfeed) 05/27/2014
Defeating the Kremlin’s plans. Both citizenry and winners of the election have reached a new level of political maturity, featuring consolidation and rationality (The Day) 05/27/2014
Unpaid debts problem for Russia-Ukraine gas deal (Yahoo/AP) 05/27/2014
Dozens reported killed in eastern Ukraine fighting (Yahoo/AP) 05/27/2014
Republicans want Obama to confront Russia on nukes (Yahoo/AP) 05/27/2014
Russia urges Ukrainian president to launch talks (Yahoo/AP) 05/27/2014
French National Front is 'fascist, extremist' - German minister (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/27/2014
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission: Contact lost with Donetsk-based team (OSCE) 05/27/2014
Ukraine PM Hopes Gazprom, Naftogaz Sign Agreement By Thursday -- Interfax (WSJ/Interfax-Russia) 05/27/2014
Russia must respect Ukrainian choice, says Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (CNN) 05/26/2014
Ukrainians Are More European Than the French (Bloomberg) 05/26/2014
Ukrainians make a liar out of Putin. Elections reveal the far right is dead in Ukraine. The European Union is a different story. (Macleans) 05/26/2014
Interview: Why Did Euroskeptics Triumph At EU Poll? (RFE/RL) 05/26/2014
Analysis: Ukraine's Likely President Leans Toward West but Must Face Moscow (Voice of America) 05/26/2014
Poroshenko Rolls Up His Sleeves: Ukraine's New President's Top, Top Priorities (RFE/RL) 05/26/2014
Poroshenko, Moscow Signal They're Ready For Dialogue (RFE/RL) 05/26/2014
On The Maidan: Should I Stay Or Should I Go? (RFE/RL) 05/26/2014
Russian TV Announces Right Sector Leader [Dmytro Yarosh] Led Ukraine Polls [Russia, which habitually makes up its own 'news' about events in Ukraine, has been insisting that the Right Sector is a fascist party and is highly popular in Ukraine -- neither is true] (RFE/RL) 05/26/2014
Russian Prime Minister On Second Day Of Crimea Visit (RFE/RL) 05/26/2014
Chechen Leader Claims Credit For Release Of Russian Journalists [held by terrorists in Ukraine] (RFE/RL) 05/26/2014
EU Energy Chief Sees Chance Of Moscow-Kyiv Gas Deal By June (RFE/RL) 05/26/2014
Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received until 25 May, 18:00 (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/26/2014
Press Statement, John Kerry: 2014 Presidential Elections in Ukraine [The United States congratulates the people of Ukraine and the Ukrainian government for their historic elections on May 25th...] (State.gov) 05/26/2014
NATO Secretary General congratulates Ukrainian people on Elections (NATO) 05/26/2014
Presidential elections in Ukraine mark milestone for further de-escalation, says Swiss Chairperson-in-Office (OSCE) 05/26/2014
Ukraine Election Largely In-Line With International Commitments, Says OSCE. Election Respected Fundamental Freedoms in the Vast Majority of the Country, Says OSCE Initial Report (The Wall Street Journal) 05/26/2014
Despite violence and threats in east, Ukraine election characterized by high turnout and resolve to guarantee fundamental freedoms, international observers say (OSCE) 05/26/2014
Ukraine Forces Appear to Oust Rebels From Airport in East (The New York Times) 05/26/2014
Ukraine’s Next President Vows to Restore Order and Mend Russia Ties (The New York Times) 05/26/2014
Fear Persists in a Divided Ukraine (VIDEO) (The New York Times) 05/26/2014
Poroshenko headed to first-round victory (Ukrainian Journal) 05/26/2014
Obama calls Ukrainian election 'important step forward' for country (Ukrainian Journal) 05/26/2014
Scores of armed separatists gather outside of Akhmetov home (Ukrainian Journal) 05/26/2014
Italian journalist and Russian translator killed in eastern Ukraine (Ukrainian Journal) 05/26/2014
Donbas residents don't think Poroshenko's election will end crisis (Kyiv Post) 05/26/2014
Ukrainian army battles Kremlin-backed separatists in Donetsk; at least one civilian killed in crossfire (LIVE UPDATES) (Kyiv Post) 05/26/2014
Former US secretary of state Albright: Putin lies to Russian people 'on an hourly basis' (Kyiv Post) 05/26/2014
SBU busts huge arms smuggling channel, accuses ex-top spy Yakymenko of running it (VIDEO) (Kyiv Post) 05/26/2014
Local election watchdogs give clean bill of health to presidential election (Kyiv Post) 05/26/2014
Poroshenko wins in landslide, vows to 'bring peace' to Ukraine (VIDEO) (Kyiv Post) 05/26/2014
Russian fake shows CEC claiming Right Sector win (KHPG) 05/26/2014
Russian human rights defender and Italian journalist killed in Donbas (KHPG) 05/26/2014
Two Luhansk journalists seized by pro-Russian militants (KHPG) 05/26/2014
Putin Suffers ‘Crushing Defeat’ in Ukrainian Elections, Illarionov Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/26/2014
Russia’s Choice of a Future More Limited than Most Think, Pastukhov Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/26/2014
Has Putin Really Lost ‘the Shortest Cold War in History?’ (Window on Eurasia) 05/26/2014
Crimean Anschluss Undercuts Putin’s Promise of Common Legal Space in Russia (Window on Eurasia) 05/26/2014
Ukraine crisis: Battle to control Donetsk airport (VIDEO) (BBC) 05/26/2014
Ukraine vote: A turning point, or business as usual? (BBC) 05/26/2014
Orthodox priest among detained terrorists in Luhansk region (RISU) 05/26/2014
Fierce Battle Breaks Out At East Ukraine Airport. Ukraine’s army clashed fiercely with rebels who seized the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk Monday (Buzzfeed) 05/26/2014
Ukraine launches airstrike on pro-Moscow rebels (Yahoo/AP) 05/26/2014
Ukraine's new leader to talk to Russia and east (Yahoo/AP) 05/26/2014
Observers hail Ukraine election as 'genuine' (Yahoo/AP) 05/26/2014
Early returns: Candy tycoon Poroshenko wins Ukraine's presidential election in the 1st round (Yahoo/AP) 05/26/2014
Battle at Donetsk airport; new Ukraine leader says no talks with 'terrorists' (Reuters) 05/26/2014
Man in a hurry, Ukraine's new leader flashes steel behind smile [Poroshenko] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/26/2014
Boxing champ Klitschko becomes mayor of Kiev, says time for protesters to leave (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/26/2014
Ukrainian helicopters strike Donetsk airport terminal (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/26/2014
Successful Ukraine election 'major step' towards de-escalation - EU (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/26/2014
Merkel says first round win for Poroshenko good news (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/26/2014
Ukraine's Poroshenko says separatists must lay down arms (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/26/2014
International observers applaud Ukraine election (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/26/2014
Blasts, gunfire at ukraine airport seized by pro-Russia rebels (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/26/2014
Obama upbeat on Ukraine vote, but Russia's stance seen pivotal (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/26/2014
In fear of violence, Ukraine’s eastern hub becomes ghost town [Donetsk] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/26/2014
'Chocolate king' Poroshenko declares victory in Ukraine presidential poll (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/26/2014
Gunmen in Donetsk, Ukraine. CNN. May 26, 2014 (VIDEO) (YouTube) 05/26/2014
Authorities: Hackers foiled in bid to rig Ukraine presidential election results (Kyiv Post) 05/25/2014
'Terror' forces OSCE election monitors from Ukraine's Donetsk (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/25/2014
Voices From Ukraine’s ‘Borderlands’: Fears Of ‘Chaos’ Bring People To The Polls (RFE/RL) 05/25/2014
Poroshenko Declares Victory In Ukraine Vote; Runoff Likely Averted (RFE/RL) 05/25/2014
Interview: Russia Watcher Lucas Says 'Tide Has Turned A Bit' For Ukraine [Edward Lucas, senior editor of the British weekly The Economist] (RFE/RL) 05/25/2014
Snapshot: Who Is Petro Poroshenko? [Winner of today's presidential election in Ukraine] (RFE/RL) 05/25/2014
Displaced From Crimea, Voting On The Mainland (RFE/RL) 05/25/2014
Obituary: Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland's Last Communist Leader (RFE/RL) 05/25/2014
In eastern Ukraine, disruptions leave many unable to vote (USA Today) 05/25/2014
OSCE Representative mourns death of Italian journalist and his assistant in Ukraine (OSCE) 05/25/2014
Poroshenko faces many challenges as president, has few tools to handle them (NEWS ANALYSIS) (Kyiv Post) 05/25/2014
CEC says no major disruptions aside from Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts (Kyiv Post) 05/25/2014
Crimean Tatars come to Kherson oblast to vote (KHPG) 05/25/2014
Donetsk: pro-Russian gunmen terrorize polling stations (KHPG) 05/25/2014
Despite Its Crudeness, Putin’s Propaganda Campaign Works Where He Needs It, Polish Study Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/25/2014
Ukraine’s Fate Rests with ‘Denationalized Russian-Speaking Slavs,’ Moscow Expert Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/25/2014
Moscow Infecting Ukraine with ‘Russian Disease,’ Kyiv Commentator Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/25/2014
Ukraine elections: Runners and risks (BBC) 05/25/2014
Profile: Ukraine 'chocolate king' President Poroshenko (BBC) 05/25/2014
Exit poll: Candy tycoon elected Ukraine president (Yahoo/AP) 05/25/2014
A long line signals hope in a Ukraine neighborhood (Yahoo/AP) 05/25/2014
Ukraine holds presidential vote; rebels block it (Yahoo/AP) 05/25/2014
Italian journalist killed in eastern Ukraine (Yahoo/AP) 05/25/2014
Merkel, Hollande call Putin on eve of Ukraine vote (Yahoo/AP) 05/25/2014
Dynamic Poroshenko grabs his chances on path to Ukrainian presidency (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/25/2014
Ukraine's Poroshenko calls for parliamentary election this year (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/25/2014
Armed Ukraine rebels rally outside home of richest man [Akhmetov] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/25/2014
Ukraine's Poroshenko claims presidency, vows European course (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/25/2014
At dinner with Putin, menu of Crimean flounder and Russian grievances (Reuters) 05/25/2014
Ukraine says fires warning shots at Russian helicopters (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/25/2014
Polling stations sit next to rebel barricades in Ukraine's Mariupol (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/25/2014
Putin says no new Cold War, no way back to the USSR (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/25/2014
Harper Government Ignores Advice About Ukraine Election Observer Mission (Huffington Post/CP) 05/24/2014
Ukraine poised for crucial vote (Deutsche Welle) 05/24/2014
Observers Go to Ukraine for Election Separatists Plan to Disrupt (New York Times) 05/24/2014
Ukraine's 'Kamikaze' Cabinet Makes Way For Presidential Vote (TIME) 05/24/2014
Ukraine Prepares for Election as Violence Persists (Bloomberg) 05/24/2014
Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received until 23 May, 18:00 (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/24/2014
Putin’s Shift on Ukraine Result of His Visit to Beijing, Kazan Editor Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/24/2014
Russia’s ‘Negative Convergence’ about More than Just Economics, Eidman Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/24/2014
Reporter's Notebook: Dnipropetrovsk Defies East Ukraine Stereotypes (RFE/RL) 05/24/2014
Prime Minister Urges Voters To 'Defend Ukraine' (RFE/RL) 05/24/2014
Media Turn In Mixed Performance As Ukraine Campaign Comes To An End (RFE/RL) 05/24/2014
Ukraine, on edge, prepares to vote after bloodshed (Reuters) 05/24/2014
International election observers in Ukraine to hold press conference on Monday (OSCE) 05/24/2014
Carl Bildt: Markets will cause Russia more pain than sanctions. Sweden's Foreign Minister calculates Russia has lost $150bn in recent months, he tells Alexander Lebedev (The Independent) 05/24/2014
Separatist Hotspots In Eastern Ukraine - map (RFE/RL) 05/24/2014
Clashes in Eastern Ukraine Ahead Of May 25 Vote (RFE/RL) 05/24/2014
In Ukraine heartland, politics second to money (Yahoo/AP) 05/24/2014
Election under threat in eastern Ukraine (Yahoo/AP) 05/24/2014
Ukraine's presidential vote: a step out of crisis (Yahoo/AP) 05/24/2014
Photo: Ukrainian presidential candidate Poroshenko meets with U.S. Secretary of State Albright in Kiev (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/24/2014
Russia says has not received gas payments from Ukraine - minister (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/24/2014
Prime minister Yatseniuk says election will be triumph for Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/24/2014
Putin signals he will work with Ukraine leader, but blasts U.S. (Reuters) 05/24/2014
Photo: Election commission officials install ballot boxes at a poling station in Kiev (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/24/2014
CNN Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto A polling station in Mariivka, E. #Ukraine raided & closed by forces of the 'Donetsk People's Republic' (Twitter) 05/24/2014
Live Updates: Ukraine Readies for Election (Mashable) 05/24/2014
Presidential candidates partially reveal campaign financing (Kyiv Post) 05/24/2014
Dobkin poised to lead Party of Regions to defeat in May 25 presidential election (Kyiv Post) 05/24/2014
Vote disruption fears are looming as the nation observes day of silence (Kyiv Post) 05/24/2014
Ukraine fails to prevent illegal border crossing by a group of armed men (Kyiv Post) 05/24/2014
Putin on Obama: 'Who Is He to Judge? Seriously?' (CNS) 05/23/2014
Good sign for Ukraine elections? Putin says he'll respect Sunday's result. Russia's leader said he would work with whomever the Ukrainian people choose on Sunday to be president, though he added that Ukraine must not join NATO [BRAMA: In other words, not really...] (Christian Science Monitor) 05/23/2014
Vox Pops: Ukrainians Say Who's Getting Their Vote And Why (RFE/RL) 05/23/2014
Russian Railways paid billions of dollars to secretive private companies. The state-owned rail giant, run by an old friend of President Vladimir Putin, has awarded vast sums to contractors who disguise their ownership, a Reuters investigation finds (Reuters) 05/23/2014
The Man Who Gave Ukraine's Army 1,000 Bulletproof Vests (Mashable) 05/23/2014
'Leviathan' leads a Russian invasion at Cannes. Amid unrest in eastern Ukraine and a return to Cold War-like politics, a powerful satire that depicts local corruption in Vladimir Putin's Russia has stormed the Cannes Film Festival. (Yahoo/AP) 05/23/2014
With election day approaching, OSCE Chairperson welcomes progress on national dialogue in Ukraine, calls for stopping violence and provocations (OSCE) 05/23/2014
Russia Says Ukraine Border Withdrawal Will Take Weeks (RFE/RL) 05/23/2014
Calm Streets Mask Deep Divisions in Donetsk (The New York Times) 05/23/2014
Ukraine Faces Struggle to Gain Control of Militias, Including Those on Its Side (The New York Times) 05/23/2014
Ukrainian Billionaires Play Politics (Forbes) 05/23/2014
Will Ukraine's new president tame country's elite? By Russia Foundation chairman David Clark (CNN) 05/23/2014
Ukraine vote aims to unify country amid Russia's presence (WDEF/AP) 05/23/2014
Raiffeisen Ukraine Unit Written Down by Quarter on Crisis (Bloomberg) 05/23/2014
TREPIDATION, INTIMIDATION IN EASTERN UKRAINE AS SUNDAY’S ELECTION NEARS (Al Jazeera) 05/23/2014
Who's in control of the rebellion in Donetsk? (Ukrainian Week) 05/23/2014
Interfaith prayer tent in Donetsk attacked by armed men of the so-called 'People's Republic of Donetsk' (RISU) 05/23/2014
Russia’s increasingly repressive grip on Crimea (KHPG) 05/23/2014
Another civic activist abducted in Luhansk [Ilya Yefremov] (KHPG) 05/23/2014
Donetsk region: Hostages to lawless armed militants (KHPG) 05/23/2014
The Man Who Gave Ukraine's Army 1,000 Bulletproof Vests (Mashable) 05/23/2014
Putin Acts to Calm Investors [Putin said Friday that he will 'respect the choice of the Ukrainian people,' though with the caveat that he expects the new authorities to stop the violence in the southeastern pro-Russian separatist provinces.] (The Moscow Times) 05/23/2014
Yakunin Lashes Out Against West, Says Russia Will Turn East (The Moscow Times) 05/23/2014
Putin Slams U.S. Special Forces as 'Unprofessional' for Letting Snowden Slip (The Moscow Times) 05/23/2014
Putin Tells Obama to Get a New Job (The Moscow Times) 05/23/2014
Ukraine: Anti-Kiev Forces Running Amok (Human Rights Watch) 05/23/2014
Militia backed by presidential candidate Lyashko takes credit for assassination of Russian-backed separatist (VIDEO) (Kyiv Post) 05/23/2014
Moscow Urged to Draw Federal Districts without Regard to Existing Political Borders (Window on Eurasia) 05/23/2014
Ukraine struggles to contain violence in east as key vote approaches (Washington Post) 05/23/2014
Cannes: Critics' Week winner The Tribe scores sales [Plemya, Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy] (Screen Daily) 05/23/2014
THE TRIBE / PLEMYA. Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy (Semaine de la Critique) 05/23/2014
OSCE representative releases report on media freedom in Ukraine, calls for respect of journalist's rights ahead of presidential elections (OSCE) 05/23/2014
Ukrainian Donbas Battalion ambushed in Donetsk Oblast village; at least five killed (Kyiv Post) 05/23/2014
OSCE's Tana de Zulueta, who leads largest-ever election observation mission, talks about Ukraine's May 25 presidential vote (Kyiv Post) 05/23/2014
Putin says he will work with new Ukrainian authorities after presidential election (Kyiv Post/Interfax-Russia) 05/23/2014
8 soldiers reported killed at checkpoint (Ukrainian Journal) 05/23/2014
NATO: Russia still keeps large 'coercive force' despite withdrawals (Ukrainian Journal) 05/23/2014
EU urges Putin to reach natgas supply compromise with Ukraine (Ukrainian Journal) 05/23/2014
EU EUR250 million State-Building 'advance payment' coming this month (Ukrainian Journal) 05/23/2014
Ukraine Election to Cast Vote on Bond Rally: East Europe Credit (Bloomberg) 05/23/2014
Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received until 22 May, 18:00 (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/23/2014
Eight Things You Didn't Know About The Ukrainian Election (RFE/RL) 05/23/2014
Amnesty Says Crimean Tatars At Risk Of Persecution (RFE/RL) 05/23/2014
Walesa Says Ukraine's Maidan Gave Russia Pretext To Intervene (RFE/RL) 05/23/2014
Putin Says Sanctions Will Have 'Boomerang Effect' On West (RFE/RL) 05/23/2014
Putin To Share His Economic Vision At Boycotted Forum (RFE/RL) 05/23/2014
Vox Pops: Ukrainians Say Who's Getting Their Vote And Why (RFE/RL) 05/23/2014
Missing The Vote: Fear Trumps Election Hopes In Donetsk (RFE/RL) 05/23/2014
Putin: Russia will respect result of Ukraine vote (Yahoo/AP) 05/23/2014
Ukraine leader: Sunday's presidential vote crucial (Yahoo/AP) 05/23/2014
Russian FM slams West over Ukraine (Yahoo/AP) 05/23/2014
Putin seeks better ties with West but blasts U.S. over Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/23/2014
Putin says Russian business feels real impact from sanctions (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/23/2014
Pro-Ukraine forces clash with separatists, at least two dead [in rural settlement of Karlovka, about 15 km (10 miles) west of Donetsk] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/23/2014
'Maidan' to Ukraine's next president: we will be watching you. By Gareth Jones (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/23/2014
Russia's biggest concern over Ukraine is it joins NATO - Putin (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/23/2014
Visa and Mastercard to stay in Russia, help create payment system (Reuters) 05/23/2014
Russia to complete troop pullback from Ukraine border 'within days' - deputy defence minister (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/23/2014
Putin describes situation in Ukraine as civil war (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/23/2014
Russia's Lukoil, France's Total agree to tap tight oil in Siberia (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/23/2014
Russia will respond to increased NATO activity near border - top general (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/23/2014
Russian court demands U.S. Library of Congress hand over Jewish texts (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/23/2014
Orthodox patriarch does not represent us in meeting Pope, says metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev (RISU) 05/23/2014
Ukrainian Political System is Stronger than Russian One, Kasparov Blogger Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/23/2014
Can a ‘Russian Orthodox Chekist’ Make a Revolution Abroad? (Window on Eurasia) 05/23/2014
Crimean Tatars View Russia as If It Were Still the Soviet Union, Zorin Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/23/2014
Russian Occupation Threatens Crimea’s Fragile Environment, Ecologist Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/23/2014
Crimeans could face five years imprisonment for peaceful protest (KHPG) 05/23/2014
Kramatorsk women who defended their street forced into hiding (KHPG) 05/23/2014
Donetsk election commission work – conspiratorial and dangerous (KHPG) 05/23/2014
Abducted press photographer released [Milana Omelchuk] (KHPG) 05/23/2014
Live Updates: Countdown to Ukraine's Election (Mashable) 05/23/2014
Tax Police investigates pro-Russian daily for money laundering (Kyiv Post) 05/23/2014
UKRAINIAN VOTERS, SEEKING STABILITY, FAVOR ‘CHOCOLATE KING’ POROSHENKO (Al Jazeera) 05/23/2014
Infographic: Ukraine's 2014 presidential election (Al Jazeera) 05/23/2014
MAY 25 IS A DAY OF RECKONING FOR ALL OF EUROPE (Al Jazeera) 05/23/2014
Putin Indicates He’ll Respect Result of Ukrainian Election (The New York Times) 05/23/2014
Op-ed: The Pushback in Ukraine. By ADRIAN KARATNYCKY (The New York Times) 05/23/2014
Letters: A Ukrainian Appeal to Europe (The New York Times) 05/23/2014
Video: Eastern Ukraine: Aftermath of 'fatal gun battle' (BBC) 05/23/2014
Will Ukraine polls bring tensions to a head in the east? (BBC) 05/23/2014
VIDEO: Russia's Putin says Ukraine in 'full-scale civil war' (BBC) 05/23/2014
A Voice From Slavyansk – May 23, 2014 [William Risch] (website) 05/23/2014
Letter: Unacceptable, Outrageous, Low. It is Mr Putin, not Prince Charles, who should apologise (The Times) 05/23/2014
Could This Be the Real Reason Putin Is in Ukraine? (Video) (Vanity Fair) 05/22/2014
'Boycott Russia App' a Hit for Patriotic Ukrainians (VIDEO) (Bloomberg) 05/22/2014
“Battle Zones: Ukraine & Syria” [Frontline] (PBS) 05/22/2014
Ukraine elections: Runners and risks (BBC) 05/22/2014
World Bank Boosts Support for Recovery in Ukraine (World Bank) 05/22/2014
'The Tribe' ('Plemya'): Cannes Review [Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy] (Hollywood Reporter) 05/22/2014
Cannes Review: Shocking Sign Language Drama and Critics Week Winner 'The Tribe' is an Unprecedented Cinematic Accomplishment [Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy] (Hollywood Reporter) 05/22/2014
Cannes: ‘The Tribe’ Wins Critics’ Week Awards [Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy] (The Wrap) 05/22/2014
A Ukraine Secessionist from Moscow Builds Greater Russia, One Province at a Time. Alexander Borodai Helped the Kremlin Seize Crimea; Now He's ‘Prime Minister’ of Donetsk (Atlantic Council) 05/22/2014
Ukraine’s Zombie Revolution. The Donetsk People’s Republic is a Soviet zombie state propped up within Ukraine’s borders (Slate.com) 05/22/2014
People Who Compared Putin To Hitler (Business Insider) 05/22/2014
The Kremlin’s Crazy Shock Troops (The Daily Beast) 05/22/2014
Crimeans get Russian price shock (Kyiv Post) 05/22/2014
Health Ministry reports 16 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Donetsk Oblast; Luhansk Oblast declares martial law (LIVE UPDATES, VIDEO) (Kyiv Post) 05/22/2014
Only 6,000 Crimeans registered to vote (Kyiv Post) 05/22/2014
Residents angry with war as 18 soldiers killed on May 22 (VIDEO) (Kyiv Post) 05/22/2014
Ukraine: The Edge of Democracy by Timothy Snyder (The New York Review of Books) 05/22/2014
Ukrainian Voters Hope Ballots Will End Crisis (Voice of America) 05/22/2014
Ukraine Forces Suffer Worst Losses of Crisis Amid Unrest (Bloomberg) 05/22/2014
Ukraine protest film in Cannes has 'cast of thousands' [Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa, documentary film 'Maidan'] (Chicago Tribune/Reuters) 05/22/2014
Maidan Documentary Director Sergei Loznitsa: 'It's The People Who Interest Me' (RFE/RL) 05/22/2014
Deadliest day for Ukraine troops: 16 slain in raid (Yahoo/AP) 05/22/2014
Chocolate king tipped as Ukraine's next president. Ukraine's front-runner presidential candidate: realist ready for compromise (Yahoo/AP) 05/22/2014
Ukrainian military servicemen met with Pope of Rome (RISU) 05/22/2014
UOC-MP confirms that Yanukovich’s regime sought to remove Metropolitan Volodymyr from Primate’s post (RISU) 05/22/2014
Violence and Doubts About Credibility as a Troubled Ukraine Election Nears (The New York Times) 05/22/2014
NATO Steps Back Into the U.S.S.R. (The New York Times) 05/22/2014
Competing Visions for Russia’s Economic Future (The New York Times) 05/22/2014
Ukraine's Presidential Vote: a Step Out of Crisis (The New York Times/AP) 05/22/2014
An Appeal to Europe, From Ukraine’s Ambassador [KOSTIANTYN YELISIEIEV, Ambassador of Ukraine to the European Union] (The New York Times) 05/22/2014
Memories of Maidan. Christiane Amanpour. Producer Andrew Tkach and 'Babylon 13' bring give a ground-level view of the protests on Kiev's Maidan Square (CNN) 05/22/2014
THE BOROWITZ REPORT [News Satire]: AN APOLOGY FROM PRINCE CHARLES (The New Yorker) 05/22/2014
Ukraine's Chocolate King to the Rescue. Ukrainians hope that Petro Poroshenko can lead them out of the current crisis. But can one man provide the solution to all the country's problems? (Foreign Policy) 05/22/2014
What Putin wants, in a nutshell (Foreign Policy) 05/22/2014
CANNES: Slaboshpytskiy’s ‘The Tribe’ Tops Critics’ Week [Plemya, Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy] (Variety) 05/22/2014
The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union by Serhii Plokhy, June 1 book presentation and signing (New York) (Ukrainian Museum) 05/22/2014
Putin tells investors Russia wants good ties, respect (Reuters) 05/22/2014
U.S. sanctions have no impact on work, life - head of Russia's Rosneft (Reuters) 05/22/2014
Moscow Trying to Force Crimean MSD to Break With Crimean Tatars (Window on Eurasia) 05/22/2014
Donetsk and Luhansk Latest Manifestations of Blanquist Actions, Ikhlov Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/22/2014
The West’s Real Double Standards in the Ukrainian Crisis (Window on Eurasia) 05/22/2014
’Terrorism’ trials for Crimean film director and other opponents of annexation (KHPG) 05/22/2014
More armed attacks on Luhansk regional election commissions (KHPG) 05/22/2014
Human rights groups oppose current draft bill on amnesty for separatists (KHPG) 05/22/2014
Terrorists attack Ukrainian military in Donetsk Oblast, killing 8. 18 are injured (Ukrainian Week) 05/22/2014
Donetsk sees deadliest attack on troops (BBC) 05/22/2014
Donetsk hoots in support of Ukraine’s integrity (The Day) 05/22/2014
Russian gov't brands Prince Charles's comments on President Putin 'outrageous' (Winnipeg Free Press/AP) 05/22/2014
Pro-Russian Rebels Launch Deadliest Attack Yet in Eastern Ukraine (Mashable) 05/22/2014
Putin ally expects flurry of China deals in new role (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/22/2014
Prince Charles provokes diplomatic row with Russia by comparing Putin to Hitler (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/22/2014
13 Ukrainians killed in clash with separatists - president's office (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/22/2014
Templeton's Hasenstab praises Ukraine government's crisis response (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/22/2014
Russian says military moving away from Ukraine (Yahoo/AP) 05/22/2014
APNewsBreak: US Nazi-suspect case moves ahead [Michael Karkoc] (Yahoo/AP) 05/22/2014
AP journalists see 11 dead at Ukraine checkpoint (Yahoo/AP) 05/22/2014
11 Ukrainian troops dead, 33 wounded by rebels (Yahoo/AP) 05/22/2014
Germany: recognize legitimacy of Ukraine vote (Yahoo/AP) 05/22/2014
Amid Chaos: How Will Eastern Ukrainians Manage To Vote? (RFE/RL) 05/22/2014
Western CEOs Quit Russian Business Forum Over Ukraine Crisis (RFE/RL) 05/22/2014
Biden In Cyprus To Rally For Unity, Pressure On Russia (RFE/RL) 05/22/2014
Khodorkovsky Warns Sanctions Could Further Isolate Russia (RFE/RL) 05/22/2014
Kyiv Calls For UN Security Council Meeting Amid Deadly Violence (RFE/RL) 05/22/2014
What You Need To Know About Russia And China's Gas Deal (RFE/RL) 05/22/2014
The Costs Of Russia's Ukraine 'Victory' (RFE/RL) 05/22/2014
Rescuing the Yiddish Ukraine. In the Shadow of the Shtetl: Small-Town Jewish Life in Soviet Ukraine. By Marci Shore. JUNE 5, 2014 ISSUE (The New York Review of Books) 05/22/2014
As Elections Loom, Fighting Turns Deadly in Ukraine. Ukraine’s acting prime minister, Arseniy P. Yatsenyuk, called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council (The New York Times) 05/22/2014
EU might give EUR1.6 billion more aid if Kiev implements reforms (Ukrainian Journal) 05/22/2014
US providing $11.4 million for May 25 presidential elections (Ukrainian Journal) 05/22/2014
Moscow again says it is moving troops but US and NATO voice skepticism (Ukrainian Journal) 05/22/2014
Stores close as 'Luhansk People's Republic declares 'martial law' (Kyiv Post/Interfax-Russia) 05/22/2014
Militants of self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics hijack vehicles of PrivatBank (Kyiv Post/Interfax-Russia) 05/22/2014
Billion-dollar medical project helped fund “Putin’s palace” on the Black Sea (Reuters) 05/22/2014
When Putin ordered up new hospitals, his associates botched the operation (Reuters) 05/22/2014
Poroshenko appeals for 1st-round victory (Ukrainian Journal) 05/22/2014
11 Ukrainian troops dead, 33 wounded by rebels (Washington Post/AP) 05/22/2014
Ukraine forces, pro-Russian rebels clash as election looms (Reuters) 05/22/2014
Russia moves troops, military equipment out of Ukraine border area (Reuters) 05/22/2014
Russian force on Ukraine border still very large and threatening - NATO commander (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/22/2014
Kremlin tells media to play down investment forum boycott - email (Reuters) 05/22/2014
Russia says Kiev stepping up operation in eastern Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/22/2014
Some Russian forces may be preparing to withdraw from Ukraine border - NATO (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/22/2014
Russian vanity projects lose luster (Reuters) 05/22/2014
Belarus leader says Ukraine must be united state. Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has criticized separatist referendums in Ukraine and warned Russia not to take any more ex-Soviet territory after annexing Crimea, Russian media reported. (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/22/2014
Anti-Terrorist Operation spokesman: Krasnyi Lyman is purged of terrorists, fighting continues near Sloviansk (Ukrainian Week) 05/21/2014
The Myth of Russian-Speaking Regions. If Russian becomes the second state language or even acquires official status in part of Ukraine’s territory, this will aggravate the discrimination of the Ukrainian-speaking majority and will ease the Kremlin’s expansion (Ukrainian Week) 05/21/2014
Ukraine official: Putin’s plans have failed [Andriy Parubiy, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine] (Euractiv) 05/21/2014
Russian Navy is Planning Summer Expeditions to Contested Arctic Region [home to the world's largest untapped oil reserves] (The Moscow Times) 05/21/2014
Rise Ukraine!, an opposition rally in Kyiv on May 18 ended in clashes between “antifascists” and opposition demonstrators (Ukrainian Week) 05/21/2014
Ukraine and the Shame of Europe. From the left to the right, Kiev's putative friends found reasons to think that Putin isn't such a bad fellow. (The Wall Street Journal) 05/21/2014
Fascism Comes to Ukraine -- From Russia (Real Clear Politics) 05/21/2014
Hitler and Putin - Charles was right: Moving borders, stoking paranoia, and cutting backroom deals... We have seen this all before, writes EDWARD LUCAS (Daily Mail) 05/21/2014
Ukrainian businessman takes a stand against pro-Russian separatists (NPR) 05/21/2014
The Kremlin's Trolls Go West (The Moscow Times) 05/21/2014
Donetsk's People Republic: One Building, Endless Bureaucracy. Inside the 11-Story Building That's Calling Itself the People's Republic of Donetsk. By Julia Ioffe (New Republic) 05/21/2014
Russia Sent Twitter a Court Order to Ban an Account — And Twitter Complied (Mashable) 05/21/2014
Ukrainian leaders claim progress; Russian officials make conciliatory gestures (+VIDEO) (Washington Post) 05/21/2014
Ukraine Steps Up Security for Polling Day (NDTV/AFP) 05/21/2014
Ukraine Criticized Over Detentions of Journalists Working for Russian News. British National Released, but Two Other Reporters Held Since Sunday (The Wall Street Journal) 05/21/2014
Solidarity Eludes Ukraine Separatist Groups as Presidential Election Nears (The New York Times) 05/21/2014
Prince Charles Passes Comment on Putin, and a Nation Is Aghast (The New York Times) 05/21/2014
China and Russia Reach 30-Year Gas Deal (The New York Times) 05/21/2014
Ukraine Tycoon's Workforce Protests Against Pro-Russians (Voice of America) 05/21/2014
Putin Questions Ukraine Vote Legitimacy (Voice of America) 05/21/2014
Tymoshenko Loses Magic in Ukraine Presidential Race (Voice of America/Reuters) 05/21/2014
Ukraine's Poroshenko Seeks First Round Poll Win, Says Stability at Stake (Voice of America/Reuters) 05/21/2014
Biden: Europe's Borders Should Not Be Changed at Gunpoint (Voice of America) 05/21/2014
Ukraine's three answers to Russia's fear campaign (Christian Science Monitor) 05/21/2014
Ukraine: UN official cites ‘worsening’ human rights situation in southern, eastern regions (United Nations) 05/21/2014
Ukraine crisis may speed defence buys, but budgets stay stuck (Reuters) 05/21/2014
Ukraine says Russia should lose 2018 World Cup over Crimea (Chicago Tribune/Reuters) 05/21/2014
Ukraine's Coal Miners Are At The Center Of A Political Storm (PHOTOS) (Huffington Post) 05/21/2014
Ukraine Tensions Ease Before Election After Putin Troops Pledge (Businessweek) 05/21/2014
OSCE Representative for National Dialogue Roundtables and OSCE Chief Monitor to Ukraine to address media in Kyiv on Thursday (OSCE) 05/21/2014
Russia Claims Troop Withdrawal Under Way (RFE/RL) 05/21/2014
Russian Media Take To Twitter To #SaveOurGuys (RFE/RL) 05/21/2014
Kansas adds Ukrainian prospect to recruiting class [Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk] (Yahoo/AP) 05/21/2014
UN: Death toll in weeks of Ukraine violence at 127 (Yahoo/AP) 05/21/2014
In Ukraine, chaos meets self-declared independence. The Donetsk People's Republic is starting to smell. (Yahoo/AP) 05/21/2014
Ukraine sees letup in tensions, but vote at risk (Yahoo/AP) 05/21/2014
Putin says troops withdraw to help Ukraine vote (Yahoo/AP) 05/21/2014
Kerry says Russia-China gas deal not linked to Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/21/2014
Russia vows to retaliate against U.S. human rights sanctions (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/21/2014
Poland's Tusk says EU energy divisions cost 30 billion euros/year (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/21/2014
Racism and Anti-Semitism Ceasing to Be ‘Indecent’ in Putin’s Russia (Window on Eurasia) 05/21/2014
Self-Proclaimed Donets Republic is ‘Russia without Putin,’ Roshchin Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/21/2014
To mark anniversary of Taras Shevchenko’s reburial, The Day offers an online tour of the Shevchenko Museum. The collection includes a Moryntsi village parish register with the poet’s birth record, his academy certificate, manumission paper, death mask... and originals of his artworks (The Day) 05/21/2014
“Ukraine is very far from the media-hyped ‘fascism’ and ‘radicalism’”. Anna ZIGURE on positive values, the Maidan, Latvian literature, and her family (The Day) 05/21/2014
Ukraine's Presidential Election: 7 Big Things You Need to Know (Mashable) 05/21/2014
Nataliya Vasilyeva @NatVasilyeva: Journos who fled Korrespondent, Ukr Forbes launches this great new magazine which doesn't even have a website yet. (Twitter) 05/21/2014
Crisis Turns Ukrainian Public Opinion (VOA) 05/21/2014
DAKHABRAKHA Psycho Folk (Ukraine) in concert Friday 05.07.13 at Roskilde 2013 (Artrock) 05/21/2014
In Eastern, Southern Ukraine, The Police Sometimes Melt Away (RFE/RL) 05/21/2014
CVU warms of heavy pressure on election commission heads (KHPG) 05/21/2014
VIDEO: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 39) Meeting the Donbass Battalion (Vice News) 05/21/2014
Putin to snub Prince Charles at D-Day commemoration after Royal compares Russian leader to Hitler (Daily Mail) 05/21/2014
Joseph Zisels: The Level of Anti-Semitism in Ukraine is Low and Gradually Decreasing (RISU) 05/21/2014
Biden Warns Russia Against Undermining Ukraine Poll (RFE/RL) 05/21/2014
Ukraine suspends pension payments in rebel east (Turkish Press) 05/21/2014
White House petition against Russia collects 100,000 signatures (Ukrainian Journal) 05/21/2014
EU disburses first loan tranche of EUR100 million to Ukraine (Ukrainian Journal) 05/21/2014
Ukraine won't make prepayment for Russian gas in June, says Yatseniuk (Ukrainian Journal) 05/21/2014
US: No evidence of Russian troop pullback (Ukrainian Journal) 05/21/2014
Ukraine's 'Chocolate King' aims for top job [Poroshenko] (+VIDEO) (CNN) 05/21/2014
How Putin Launched the Circassian National Movement (Window on Eurasia) 05/21/2014
Putin Seeks to Destabilize Former Soviet Space Not Occupy It and to Repress Russia Not Modernize It (Window on Eurasia) 05/21/2014
South Osetia Must Join Russian Federation ASAP, North Osetia Mufti Says [(T)he mufti said, “there cannot be peace” between Russia and those who are working against it.] (Window on Eurasia) 05/21/2014
Luhansk CVU: election commission members are not cannon fodder (KHPG) 05/21/2014
Armed militants attack election commission in Artemivsk (KHPG) 05/21/2014
Kramatorsk: Women drive armed militants out from their street (KHPG) 05/21/2014
Russia signs 30-year gas deal with China [but no official price] (BBC) 05/21/2014
Is Stalin’s First Major Act of Ethnic Engineering About to be Reversed or Exacerbated? (Window on Eurasia) 05/21/2014
Pro-Ukrainian activists in Luhansk go into hiding, wait for help from Kyiv (Kyiv Post) 05/21/2014
The Gangs of Kyiv, and Odessa, and Dnepropetrovsk (Transitions Online) 05/21/2014
Tymoshenko sinks in polls, but regaining political recognition (Kyiv Post) 05/21/2014
UNHCR says internal displacement affects some 10,000 people in Ukraine (UNHCR) 05/20/2014
“Putin’s Doctrine” as a Threat to the International System (Wilson Center) 05/20/2014
Crimea: Putin's War for Oil and Gas? (World Affairs Journal) 05/20/2014
RUSSIA, CHINA SIGN DEAL TO BYPASS U.S. DOLLAR (Al Jazeera) 05/20/2014
Did China Just Checkmate Russia in Ukraine? (Fiscal Times) 05/20/2014
For Crimea's Tatars, Russia's Occupation is a ‘Third Tragedy’. Note to Western Governments: ‘The Tatars Understand That They Now Face a Long, New Struggle’ (Atlantic Council) 05/20/2014
Ukraine bans entry to RT crew sent to cover presidential election [Russia Today is a known propaganda vehicle for the current government of Russia] (Russia Today) 05/20/2014
Ahead Of Ukraine's Presidential Election, Is Maidan Finished in Kyiv? (Forbes) 05/20/2014
“Marshall Plan” for eastern Ukraine (The Day) 05/20/2014
Putin gets a beating (SUSAN HWANG) 05/20/2014
Terrorists in Sloviansk Free Local Evangelical Bishop (RISU) 05/20/2014
Russian TV Blames Nymphs For Retread 'Ukraine' Footage (RFE/RL) 05/20/2014
Akhmetov Is Shocked, Shocked To Find That Separatism Is Going On In Donetsk! (RFE/RL) 05/20/2014
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine - based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 19 May (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/20/2014
Crimean Tartars Remember Exile—in Kyiv. By Vladimir Kara-Murza (World Affairs Journal) 05/20/2014
Magnitsky Sanctions Designations. OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL (Treasury.gov) 05/20/2014
Press Statement, Jen Psaki: Additional Sanctions Under the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act (State.gov) 05/20/2014
Ukraine Eurobonds Rise 6th Day as Russia Says Troops Withdrawing (Bloomberg) 05/20/2014
Ukraine's Military Is Raising Money Through Text Donations And It's Going To Need Them (Huffington Post) 05/20/2014
Ukraine's Richest Man Speaks Out Against Separatists (The Wall Street Journal) 05/20/2014
Putin vs. Humanity. A folk-singing German discovered for himself the real nature of the Maidan protests on the sidelines of a conference that brought together intellectuals from around the world to support Ukraine’s freedom. (Daily Beast) 05/20/2014
Russia: 5 Are Convicted in 2006 Murder of Journalist [Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya] (The New York Times/Reuters) 05/20/2014
After Neutrality Proves Untenable, a Ukraine Oligarch Makes His Move [Rinat Akhmetov] (The New York Times) 05/20/2014
Conflict Fatigue Deepens in East Ukraine, Just Days Before Vote (The New York Times) 05/20/2014
Far-Right Fever for a Europe Tied to Russia (The New York Times) 05/20/2014
Déjà vu? Poroshenko vs Tymoshenko. Ukraine risks returning to the post-Orange Revolution internal squabbles very soon (Ukrainian Week) 05/20/2014
In Ukraine, Akhmetov Calls Peaceful Protest Against Separatists (RFE/RL) 05/20/2014
Miners Enter The Fray In Eastern Ukraine (RFE/RL) 05/20/2014
Can Russia Unplug From The World? (RFE/RL) 05/20/2014
AUDIO: Russia and China haggle over a half-billion dollar gas deal, and the US says it won't back down after indicting members of the Chinese military for cyber theft [Max Pyziur, natural gas analyst] (Talk Radio News Service) 05/20/2014
Nato chief describes 'outrageous' Russia as threat to Europe (EUobserver) 05/20/2014
Putin in China: A win-win situation for Beijing (Deutsche Welle) 05/20/2014
Stakhanov goes back to work after gunmen deactivate transformers (Ukrainian Journal) 05/20/2014
Ukraine can cope with June 1 Russian gas shutoff, says president (Ukrainian Journal) 05/20/2014
Europe's energy commissioner cites progress on Ukraine-Russia gas deal (Ukrainian Journal) 05/20/2014
Kremlin announces another troop pullback (Ukrainian Journal) 05/20/2014
Russia says Ukraine election may aggravate situation (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/20/2014
Petition: Designate Russia as a 'State Sponsor of Terrorism' [add your name to the petition] (Petitions.Whitehouse.gov) 05/20/2014
Locals get angry with pro-Russia separatists (Yahoo/AP) 05/20/2014
China gives Putin a diplomatic boost (Yahoo/AP) 05/20/2014
Russian army readies return from Ukrainian border (Yahoo/AP) 05/20/2014
Ukraine's hobbled navy: "Times are not the best" (Yahoo/AP) 05/20/2014
Putin yet to seal gas deal on China visit, wins support on Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/20/2014
EU pays out first loan tranche to Ukraine [100 million euros (81 million pounds, $137 mil)] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/20/2014
Factbox: Leading candidates in Ukraine's May 25 presidential race (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/20/2014
Pentagon: U.S. sees no movement in Russian troops near Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/20/2014
Ukraine's richest man urges peaceful protests against separatists [Akhmetov] (Reuters) 05/20/2014
Election officials at sharp end in separatist Ukraine city (Reuters) 05/20/2014
Kremlin says Putin has ordered troops from border with Ukraine (Reuters) 05/20/2014
Innocent civilian or terrorist: Russian TV caught using old footage (KHPG) 05/20/2014
Osman Pashaev leaves Crimea [founder of the Crimean Internet channel CrimeanOpenCh] (KHPG) 05/20/2014
Crimean Tatars demand end to repression, call for international support [Speakers included Mustafa Jemiliev, veteran Crimean Tatar leader, and Josef Zisels, head of Vaad Ukraine] (KHPG) 05/20/2014
Incidents of anti-Semitism noted in areas seized by pro-Russian militants (KHPG) 05/20/2014
Abducted journalist Serhiy Shapoval released (KHPG) 05/20/2014
Visa, MasterCard Weigh Russia Exit as Ukraine Vote Looms (Bloomberg) 05/20/2014
U.S. LNG Won’t Replace Russian Gas as Europe Seeks Supply (Bloomberg) 05/20/2014
China and Russia Fail to Reach Agreement on Gas Plan (The New York Times) 05/20/2014
Op-ed: Mr. Putin’s Far-Right Friends (The New York Times) 05/20/2014
Editorial: A Critical Election in Ukraine (The New York Times) 05/20/2014
Gunmen seize control of district election offices in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, steal ballots and documents (Kyiv Post) 05/20/2014
Akhmetov makes a business decision to keep Donbas in Ukraine (UPDATE) (Kyiv Post) 05/20/2014
Akhmetov, condemning 'genocide of Donbas,' calls for peaceful rally today at noon against Kremlin-backed separatists in Donetsk, Luhansk (VIDEO) (Kyiv Post) 05/20/2014
U.S. And NATO Say No Russian Troop Withdrawal (RFE/RL) 05/20/2014
Moscow Plans to Track Anyone Convicted of Extremism after Release from Prison (Window on Eurasia) 05/20/2014
European Film Academy Calls For Release Of Arrested Ukrainian Director In Moscow (Deadline.com) 05/19/2014
Stop forcing Ukraine into a narrative of Moscow versus Washington. We are told that this is a geopolitical battle instead of an attempt by ordinary Ukrainians to take back control from the oligarchs (Guardian) 05/19/2014
'The Russian War on Ukraine Is One of the Proving Grounds of Principle in Our Time'. Remarks from Kiev (New Republic) 05/19/2014
Kyiv's Bid To Ban Communist Party Could Provoke 'Radical Opposition' (RFE/RL) 05/19/2014
Ukraine, European Union Face A Big Week Of Elections (Investor's Business Daily) 05/19/2014
The patriotic volunteers of the 'Black Army' who want to save their land only make it more dangerous (Independent) 05/19/2014
Ukraine Standoff has Worldwide Implications (VOA) 05/19/2014
Fear and Hope in Ukraine (Forbes) 05/19/2014
In Ukraine, Religious Tensions Contribute To Worsening Political Divide, Russian Orthodox Official Says (Huffington Post/Reuters) 05/19/2014
Ukraine calls for more Russia sanctions (Ukrainian Journal) 05/19/2014
Ukraine and Russia fail to reach agreement on natgas prices and debt (Ukrainian Journal) 05/19/2014
Separatist leader detained and then freed by armed supporters (Ukrainian Journal) 05/19/2014
Ukraine to cut partly power supplies to Crimea for 'maintenance' (Ukrainian Journal) 05/19/2014
Ukraine Official: 32 Victims of Odessa Violence Possibly Poisoned (VOA) 05/19/2014
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine - based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 18 May (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/19/2014
Ukraine soldier killed in 'kindergarten' rebel attack (Zee News/AFP) 05/19/2014
The Ukrainian City That Refuses to Implode. By David Frum [Odessa] (The Atlantic) 05/19/2014
Ukraine Bonds Rise to 5-Week High as BofA to Commerzbank Upgrade (Bloomberg) 05/19/2014
South-Eastern Ukraine: New Political Reality (Fars News) 05/19/2014
Conflicting sides should stop targeting media professionals covering Ukraine crisis, says OSCE representative (OSCE) 05/19/2014
Ukrainian Troops, Kramatorsk Self-Defense Forces Clash on City Outskirts (Fars News) 05/19/2014
Russia’s interference in Ukraine’s national election must carry consequences (Washington Post) 05/19/2014
East Ukrainian Town Luhansk Elects Leader (NDTV) 05/19/2014
Ballots or barricades for Ukraine voters? (Deutsche Welle) 05/19/2014
Soviet-Style Sexual Politics Returns. In troubled Odessa, suspicion of foreigners and dissenters is once again on the rise, with women often its targets and its tools. (Daily Beast) 05/19/2014
Russian TV Airs Old Footage In Fresh Ukraine Atrocity Claim (RFE/RL) 05/19/2014
Chloroform Found In Building In Ukraine Where 32 Pro-Russian Rebels Died (RFE/RL) 05/19/2014
Slovak gas pipeline seen ready to supply Ukraine from September (Reuters) 05/19/2014
Congress Targets Russian ‘Satan’ Missile (Daily Beast) 05/19/2014
Burning Bridges: Rival Soccer Fans Urge Ukraine Unity (NBC) 05/19/2014
Hansen: Why Ukraine Needs to be More Like Finland (Atlantic Council) 05/19/2014
NATO considers strengthening defences in eastern Europe over Russia’s illegal military actions in Ukraine (National Post) 05/19/2014
Putin’s ‘Controlled Chaos’ Policy in Southeast Ukraine Could Backfire on Russia, Pastukhov Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/19/2014
Putin’s Russia ‘Already Almost a Totalitarian State,’ Democratic Activists Say (Window on Eurasia) 05/19/2014
Kremlin Playing with Orthodox Terrorism Just as Tsars Did with Black Hundreds, Mitrokhin Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/19/2014
Moscow Devotes Little Scholarly Attention to Ukraine Because There is Little Official Demand for It (Window on Eurasia) 05/19/2014
Lviv residents hope normal life returns (BBC) 05/19/2014
Russia calls on U.N., OSCE for impartial probe of Ukraine deaths [Odessa] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/19/2014
U.N. sees abductions, intimidation of election officials in Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/19/2014
Biden to reassure Romania, Cyprus of U.S. support in Ukraine crisis (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/19/2014
Exclusive - Western banks may steer clear of Russian loans for a year (Reuters) 05/19/2014
NATO does not plan to put nuclear arms, new troops in eastern Europe (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/19/2014
No sign of Russian troop pullback from Ukraine border - Pentagon (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/19/2014
Russia says no complaints over Slovakia's reverse gas flows to Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/19/2014
Kremlin again says Putin has ordered troops from Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/19/2014
Russian church the absent player at pope-patriarch summit (Reuters) 05/19/2014
Russia says ties with EU and NATO need 'rethink' (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/19/2014
Twitter Blocks Pro-Ukrainian ['Right Sector'] Political Account for Russian Users (Mashable) 05/19/2014
EU sees two more rounds of talks on Russia-Ukraine gas dispute (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/19/2014
Crimean Tatar journalist detained after remembrance gathering in Simferopol (updated) [Osman Pashaev] (KHPG) 05/19/2014
Young student activist arrested in Crimea (KHPG) 05/19/2014
Ukrainian film producer facing Russian ‘terrorism’ charges [Oleg Sentsov] (KHPG) 05/19/2014
Op-ed: Gettysburg on the Maidan. By Roger Cohen (The New York Times) 05/19/2014
Ukraine Crisis Pushing Putin Toward China (The New York Times) 05/19/2014
Op-ed: Dmitry Tymchuk's military blog: Ukrainians rising to defend nation (Kyiv Post) 05/19/2014
Interior Ministry: Chloroform discovered in Odessa Trade Unions building where 32 died (UPDATE) (Kyiv Post) 05/19/2014
Fans of Ukrainian army show their support on Instagram (Kyiv Post) 05/19/2014
Weekend clashes leave at least one dead as Kremlin-backed separatists go on offensive (VIDEO) (Kyiv Post) 05/19/2014
Turchynov seeks ban of Communist Party for support of separatists (Kyiv Post) 05/19/2014
Poroshenko goes for first-round knockout on May 25 presidential election (Kyiv Post) 05/19/2014
Why Putin Really Will Pull Back. The Russian president has announced once again that he’s backing his troops away from the Ukrainian brink. This time he probably means it, and he has good reason. (Daily Beast) 05/19/2014
NASA: Russia alone can't end space station work (Yahoo/AP) 05/19/2014
NASA: Space station can work without Russia (Yahoo/AP) 05/19/2014
Putin orders troops near Ukraine to return home (Yahoo/AP) 05/19/2014
Obama touts business influx; some firms exit, too (Yahoo/AP) 05/19/2014
US: No sign Russia pulling back troops from border (Yahoo/AP) 05/19/2014
Threats aim to derail Ukraine's presidential vote (Yahoo/AP) 05/19/2014
Rebrov appointed Dynamo Kiev coach (Yahoo/AP) 05/19/2014
Focus on Russia-China gas deal as Putin visits Shanghai (Reuters) 05/19/2014
Top Russian general warns NATO over activity near border (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/19/2014
Book Review: Plokhy's 'The Last Empire' Is the Best Account of the Soviet Collapse Yet. By By Stephen M. Norris (The Moscow Times) 05/18/2014
Ukrainian Oligarch Akhmetov Strives to Claw Back Influence in Separatist East (The Moscow Times) 05/18/2014
Ukraine and historic parallels: A reading list for understanding war (Seattle Times) 05/18/2014
Ukraine election body raises security concern (The Peninsula Qatar/AFP) 05/18/2014
Ukraine Jews Celebrate Lag B'Omer in Odessa (Jewish Daily Forward) 05/18/2014
Former Official: Ukraine Wants Old US Gear (DefenseNews.com) 05/18/2014
Ukraine Forces Repel Rebel Attack as Candidate's Office Torched (Businessweek) 05/18/2014
Ukraine Separatist Region Will Hold Election in Sept.: Spokesman (Businessweek) 05/18/2014
At least 24 servicemen killed during Ukraine’s anti-terrorist operation (Kyiv Post) 05/18/2014
Why the Revival of Nationalist Myths in Ukraine Should Alarm Us (HNN) 05/18/2014
Thousands of Crimean Tatars Mark 70th Anniversary of Deportation (Window on Eurasia) 05/18/2014
Putin Much Less Dangerous Personally than is His ‘Russian World’ Idea, Piontkovsky Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/18/2014
Without a Massive Intervention, Putin Will Not Achieve Goals in Ukraine or in Russia, Eidman Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/18/2014
Seventy years after their deportation, Crimean Tatars defy meeting ban to commemorate anniversary (VIDEO) (Kyiv Post) 05/18/2014
VIDEO: New Yorkers Boycott Spivakov's concert held in Avery Fisher Hall in New York City (YouTube) 05/18/2014
Ukraine marks 1944 deportation of Crimea's Tatars (Yahoo/AP) 05/18/2014
Hard for NATO to defend Baltic states from Russia - Spiegel (Reuters) 05/18/2014
Crimean Tatars commemorate Soviet deportation despite ban (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/18/2014
Op-ed: A Vote for Ukrainian Freedom. By YULIA V. TYMOSHENKO (The New York Times) 05/18/2014
Front-Runner in Ukraine Election May Be Shifting Putin’s Stance (The New York Times) 05/18/2014
From the Autumn of Nations to the Assault on Nations: Eastern Europe between Empire and Fascism. By Alexander J. Motyl (Freedom Express) 05/18/2014
Ukraine crisis in space: US takes on the Russians, only this time it's over the International Space Station (Independent) 05/18/2014
Ukraine marks 1944 deportation of Crimea's Tatars (Yahoo/AP) 05/18/2014
Petition: Designate Russia as a 'State Sponsor of Terrorism' [add your name to the petition only 5 days left to] (Petitions.Whitehouse.gov) 05/18/2014
Ukraine crisis will be 'game changer' for NATO (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/18/2014
Ukraine approaching point of no return, says UN chief (BBC) 05/18/2014
Ukraine Journalists Still Enduring Brutal Kidnappings, Imprisonment, and Maybe Worse (Daily Beast) 05/18/2014
Crimean Tatars defy ban on remembrance (KHPG) 05/18/2014
FSB detains Polish journalist in Crimea over ‘anti-Russian texts’ (KHPG) 05/18/2014
Chicago native to return to Ukraine to monitor elections. George Sajewych was injured during protests in Kiev in February (Chicago Tribune) 05/18/2014
Soccer-Ukrainian championship results and standings (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/18/2014
Failing Ukraine state plays in to Russia's hands (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/18/2014
×åðåç ñèëüíó ïîâ³íü íà Ëüâ³âùèí³ ï³äòîïèëî ïîíàä 1,2 òèñÿ÷³ õàò / 1200 homes in Lviv region under water after severe flooding (ÒÑÍ) 05/18/2014
10 òèñÿ÷ êðèìñüêèõ òàòàð ï³äòðèìàëè âèìîãó íàäàòè Êðèìó ñòàòóñó íàö³îíàëüíî-òåðèòîð³àëüíî¿ àâòîíî쳿 / 10,000 Crimean Tatars in Simferopol defy Russian order not to publicly commemorate 70th anniversary of Stalin's deportations from Crimean; demand national autonomy (ÒÑÍ) 05/18/2014
Gray Zone: Mariupol Sinks Into Power Vacuum (RFE/RL) 05/17/2014
‘Single Command’ Prepared Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimean Operations, Donetsk Leader Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/17/2014
Crimean Tatars Call Off Rally [The Mejlis said 'no mass rallies will take place in the center of Simferopol' on May 18. It called instead for Tatars to gather at religious centers and other locations.] (RFE/RL) 05/17/2014
In Ukraine, Akhmetov Calls Peaceful Protest Against Separatists (RFE/RL) 05/17/2014
Eastern Ukrainians rap Kiev in talks (Yahoo/AP) 05/17/2014
Ukraine’s Vigilante Peacemakers (Daily Beast) 05/17/2014
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine - based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 16 May (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/17/2014
Ukrainian Director Arrested by Russian Secret Service in Crimea, Accused of Terrorist Act [Oleg Sentsov] (Hollywood Reporter) 05/17/2014
Ukraine’s Population Challenge (FiveThirtyEight.com) 05/17/2014
Ukraine's interim foreign minister advocates tougher Russia sanctions (Deutsche Welle) 05/17/2014
Petition: Designate Russia as a 'State Sponsor of Terrorism' (Petitions.Whitehouse.gov) 05/17/2014
Moscow Patriarch Said Primary Source of Putin’s ‘Russian World’ Idea (Window on Eurasia) 05/17/2014
Luhansk separatist leader Bolotov free in Ukraine after suspicious 'shootout' (Kyiv Post) 05/17/2014
Separatists Recapture Their Leader on the Eve of Peace Talks in Ukraine (The New York Times/Reuters) 05/17/2014
Ukraine is all for dialogue, but not under the barrel of a Russian gun. Don't fall for Putin publicly distancing himself from pro-Russia separatists in the east. It's nothing more than a diplomatic trick (Guardian) 05/17/2014
After Crimea, ‘One Spark’ Could Engulf Russia in Pogroms, Moscow Observers Say (Window on Eurasia) 05/17/2014
Donets Resembles Ulster Not Catalonia, Shiropayev Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/17/2014
Like the Greek Colonels, Russia Now Bans ... (Window on Eurasia) 05/17/2014
John Kerry: 70th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar Deportation (State.gov) 05/17/2014
Ukraine Holds Second Round Of 'National Dialogue' With Separatist Leaders Absent (RFE/RL) 05/17/2014
Crimean Tatars Call Off Rally (RFE/RL) 05/17/2014
Russian Clamp on Crimean Tatar Remembrance (KHPG) 05/17/2014
In Taking Crimea, Putin Gains a Sea of Fuel Reserves (The New York Times) 05/17/2014
Besieged Ukraine Region Hosts Session on Crisis (The New York Times) 05/17/2014
Eastern Ukrainians rap Kiev in talks (Yahoo/AP) 05/17/2014
Separatists recapture their leader on the eve of peace talks in Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/17/2014
“Premier” Aksionov bans Crimean Tatar rallies to commemorate the 70th anniversary of deportation by Soviet authorities (Ukrainian Week) 05/17/2014
Ukraine proclaims May 18 as Day of Crimean Tatars' Rights (RISU) 05/17/2014
Russian propaganda uses Jewish question as a weapon of war, - Berel Rodal (RISU) 05/17/2014
Conference “Ukraine: Thinking together” started in Kyiv (RISU) 05/17/2014
VIDEO: Timothy Snyder: Ukrainian History, European Future. Timothy D. Snyder is a well-known historian and professor of history at Yale University. Speaking at the National University 'Kyiv-Mohyla Academy' on May 15, 2014 on deep connection and strong bonds between Ukrainian and European history. (YouTube) 05/16/2014
VIDEO: Colbert mocks Russia: “Putin has thrown a high-stakes hissy fit” - Salon.com (Salon.com) 05/16/2014
McCain urges US to send arms to Ukraine (PressTV) 05/16/2014
Meet the Russian Orthodox Army, Ukrainian Separatists' Shock Troops (NBC) 05/16/2014
Russian Cybersnake May Be Putin's Secret Weapon (Bloomberg) 05/16/2014
VIDEO: Colbert mocks Russia: “Putin has thrown a high-stakes hissy fit”. Colbert: 'Russia, our space boyfriends broke up with us!' (Salon.com) 05/16/2014
Crimean Tatars condemn ban on rally to mark Stalin's persecution (Chicago Tribune/Reuters) 05/16/2014
Diane Francis: Ukraine needs to call Putin’s bluff (Financial Post) 05/16/2014
Obama's strategy of letting Putin hang himself is working (Vox) 05/16/2014
Ukraine's richest man does what gov't forces couldn't (CBS) 05/16/2014
Enter the Oligarchs. Ukraine's Richest Man Ousts Separatists From Town After Government Fails (Slate.com) 05/16/2014
Vladimir Putin Has Been Outplayed by Barack Obama (Mother Jones) 05/16/2014
Pro-Russian Militias Are Torturing People In Eastern Ukraine (Business Insider) 05/16/2014
Current Events in Ukraine Are the Most Important and Momentous in the 21st Century (UAcrisis.org) 05/16/2014
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine - based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 15 May (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/16/2014
Ukraine proclaims May 18 as Day of Crimean Tatars' Rights (QHA) 05/16/2014
WORKERS PUSH OUT PRO-RUSSIAN ACTIVISTS IN EASTERN UKRAINE CITY (Al Jazeera) 05/16/2014
2 Ukraine oligarchs speak up for unity, against pro-Russia faction (Chicago Tribune) 05/16/2014
EU Talks With Russia and Ukraine Made Progress, Rabbitte Says (Bloomberg) 05/16/2014
Crimean Tatars condemn ban on rally to mark Stalin's persecution (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/16/2014
Ukraine's Far Right Candidate Reflects Mainstream Nationalist Views [Oleh Tyahnybok] (VOA) 05/16/2014
Local Ukrainian leader will help monitor election in homeland (Macombe Daily Tribune) 05/16/2014
NATO Chief on Putin's Reassurances: Don't Believe It (Bloomberg) 05/16/2014
Ukrainian churches face shaky future (Baptist Press) 05/16/2014
Religious tensions deepen Ukraine splits - Russian Orthodox official (Chicago Tribune/Reuters) 05/16/2014
In Eastern Ukraine, Torture Is New Weapon (RFE/RL) 05/16/2014
Interview: Mustafa Dzhemilev -- 'There Is A Certain Tension In The Air' (RFE/RL) 05/16/2014
Podcast: That '70s (Spy) Show [The Power Vertical] (RFE/RL) 05/16/2014
Ukraine Crisis Echoes 1914, German Ex-Leader Schmidt Says (Businessweek) 05/16/2014
Crimean Tatars condemn ban on rally to mark Stalin's persecution (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/16/2014
Petition: Designate Russia as a 'State Sponsor of Terrorism' (Petitions.Whitehouse.gov) 05/16/2014
Fortune threatened, Ukraine's richest man joins the fray [Multi-billionaire Rinat Akhmetov] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/16/2014
Most Ukrainians view Russian influence as negative (KHPG) 05/16/2014
OUTRAGE: Home of Mustafa Jemiliev searched (KHPG) 05/16/2014
So who is sabotaging Ukraine’s presidential elections? (KHPG) 05/16/2014
Crimean Puppet government bans mass events on eve of Deportation anniversary (KHPG) 05/16/2014
Bottler Coca-Cola HBC's Q1 loss larger than expected, Russian rouble hurts (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/16/2014
Soccer-Ukrainian championship results and standings (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/16/2014
Germany welcomes Ukraine talks but warns of human rights abuses [...by pro-Russian terrorists in Crimea and eastern regions of Ukraine] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/16/2014
Russia lambasts U.N. report on rights in Ukraine (Reuters) 05/16/2014
Russia says will discuss gas price discount if Kiev pays $2.237 billion of debt (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/16/2014
ArcelorMittal opposes Western sanctions against Russia (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/16/2014
Steelworkers join police patrols in east Ukraine. Ukraine tycoon [Akhmetov] sends steelworkers to join police in eastern Ukraine; company talks with rebels (Yahoo/AP) 05/16/2014
Pro-Russian insurgents retreat in Ukraine's east (Yahoo/AP) 05/16/2014
U.N. monitors warn on human rights in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/16/2014
Russian FSB search home of member of Crimean Tatar Mejlis (KHPG) 05/16/2014
Kremlin-backed militants chain and beat young civic activist in Luhansk (KHPG) 05/16/2014
Infantilism on the Rise among Russians, ‘Nezavisimaya Gazeta’ Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/16/2014
Circassians Block Road to Protest Killing of One of Their Own (Window on Eurasia) 05/16/2014
Russian Speakers Abroad ‘Not a Community, Not a Diaspora, and Not a Single Ethnos,’ Moscow Scholar Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/16/2014
Overnight Fighting Reported In Eastern Ukraine (RFE/RL) 05/16/2014
Flash film night! #Babylon'13 with Director Volodymyr Tykhyy and Cameraman Yuri Gruzinov (Maidan victim and Crimean hostage) today in New York (Ukrainian Museum) 05/16/2014
We Are All Ukraine Exhibition, Art by Waldemart Klyuzko (Kyiv), opening Saturday, May 17 at 7 pm (Ukrainian Museum) 05/16/2014
'Dark Night Bright Stars: in concert', play about Taras Shevchenko and Ira Aldridge this Sunday, May 18 at 3:30 pm (Ukrainian Museum) 05/16/2014
Kerry to Moscow: Don't disrupt May vote (Ukrainian Journal) 05/16/2014
Ukraine will pay $4 billion if Gazprom stops price hike, says official (Ukrainian Journal) 05/16/2014
Ukrainian army claims destruction of two eastern rebel bases (Ukrainian Journal) 05/16/2014
Ukraine asks Gazprom to return natural gas seized in Crimea (Ukrainian Journal) 05/16/2014
Ukraine Needs $4.2 Billion or More in Bank Boost, Kubiv Says (Bloomberg) 05/16/2014
U.S. Waited Months to Send Ukraine Spare Tires (Daily Beast) 05/16/2014
Ukraine's puppet masters. A typology of oligarchs. Sergii Leshchenko (Eurozine) 05/15/2014
Ukraine’s May 25 Vote May Be Its Freest Yet, Despite Crisis, Election Official Says (Atlantic Council) 05/15/2014
Steelworkers rout separatists in city of Mariupol, Ukraine (Globe and Mail) 05/15/2014
Ukrainian basketball prospect Mykhailiuk to visit KU [Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk] (KUsport70s.com) 05/15/2014
Ukraine’s Tireless Shepherd [Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk] (National Catholic Register) 05/15/2014
Background Briefing on Ukraine. Senior State Department Official (State.gov) 05/15/2014
“Ukraine: Thinking together” Programme (Eurozine) 05/15/2014
Businessmen in Eastern Ukraine Want Curbs on Separatists (VOA) 05/15/2014
How Kiev can still keep the Donbas. By Alexander J. Motyl @ajam (Al Jazeera) 05/15/2014
Former Ambassador To Russia: Putin Has No Master Plan For Ukraine [Michael McFaul] (NPR) 05/15/2014
Lens: Tangled Identities and Allegiances in Ukraine (The New York Times) 05/15/2014
Ukraine crisis may lead to Western military bases closer to Russia (Kansas City Star) 05/15/2014
Ukraine Slides Deeper Toward War as Russia Warns on Vote (Bloomberg) 05/15/2014
Ukraine Government Reports Military Success Against Separatists (RFE/RL) 05/15/2014
Puck You, U.S.A.! Russian Media Starts Fake War On Ice (RFE/RL) 05/15/2014
Moscow Uses Divide-And-Conquer Strategy With Crimean Tatars (RFE/RL) 05/15/2014
Kerry Tells Moscow 'Let Ukraine Vote,' Warns Of More Sanctions (RFE/RL) 05/15/2014
Russian Businessman Under Sanctions Fires Broadside at West [President of Russian Railways, Vladimir I. Yakunin] (The New York Times) 05/15/2014
Workers Seize City in Eastern Ukraine From Separatists (The New York Times) 05/15/2014
Dynamo Kiev win Ukrainian Cup after mass brawl (Reuters) 05/15/2014
Ukraine asked by UEFA to play matches in safe cities (Reuters) 05/15/2014
Petition: Designate Russia as a 'State Sponsor of Terrorism' (Petitions.Whitehouse.gov) 05/15/2014
Ukrainian language pushed out of Crimean schools (KHPG) 05/15/2014
Ukraine tycoon set for first round win in presidential vote - survey [Poroshenko] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/15/2014
Kerry: US set to levy more sanctions on Russia (Yahoo/AP) 05/15/2014
West urges Russia not to meddle in Ukraine election, Britain says (Reuters) 05/15/2014
Ukraine wants Russian troop withdrawal to cement OSCE road map (Reuters) 05/15/2014
Russia says received no formal annexation request by Ukrainian region (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/15/2014
Putin urges Europe to do more to help Ukraine, end gas dispute (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/15/2014
Pro-Russians protest at Merkel meeting in Berlin (PressTV) 05/15/2014
Ukraine continues 'anti-terrorism' crackdown (Al Jazeera) 05/15/2014
Energy Security in Focus as Ukraine Unsettles EU Talks (Bloomberg) 05/15/2014
How NATO Jabs Russia on Ukraine (Consortiumnews.com) 05/15/2014
Ukraine's western neighbours want crisis plan to ensure energy if Russia cuts off gas (Yahoo/AP) 05/15/2014
Ukraine Eurobonds Reach Week-High on Russia Bet; Hryvnia Gains (Businessweek) 05/15/2014
Rebel commander warns of onslaught on Ukrainian forces [Sergei Zdrilyuk, Slaviansk] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/15/2014
Ukraine Ready to Pay Russia $4B by End of May for Gas (VOA) 05/15/2014
Support for Putin Soars in Ukraine Crisis: Poll (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/15/2014
Criticizing Ukraine, Russia says gas should be paid for (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/15/2014
Ukraine must pay cash for gas, says Russia's Putin (BBC) 05/15/2014
Putin: Ukraine must pre-pay for gas from June 1 (Yahoo/AP) 05/15/2014
Putin Demands Ukraine Pay Ahead for Gas Supply (TIME) 05/15/2014
Ukraine crisis spurs East Mediterranean gas hopes (Reuters) 05/15/2014
Op-ed: Great Russia’s Grand Choice. By MAXIM TRUDOLYUBOV (The New York Times) 05/15/2014
Weisenthal Centre outraged by Kremlin-funded Russia Today’s anti-Semitic clip (KHPG) 05/15/2014
Polish students collect money for mother of student killed on Maidan (KHPG) 05/15/2014
Luhansk: Pro-Russian militants threaten election officials with reprisals (KHPG) 05/15/2014
Pro-Russian militants abduct Luhansk school head (KHPG) 05/15/2014
Russian Analyst Calls for Dividing Up Romania Following Partition of Ukraine (Window on Eurasia) 05/15/2014
Moscow Faces Problems in Absorbing Crimea into Russian Legal Space (Window on Eurasia) 05/15/2014
OSCE Plan a ‘Face Saving’ Cover for West’s Retreat on Ukraine, Russian Parliamentarians Say (Window on Eurasia) 05/15/2014
Donets a Distillation of the Worst of Soviet and Imperial Past, Rufabula Writers Say (Window on Eurasia) 05/15/2014
In WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK Saturday May 17th, 2014 2pm - 4pm. BLKFLM x GUTTERDUST #UkraineRising Mobile Gallery. NEW YORK CITY Filmmaker Vanessa Black of BLKFLM is taking her #UkraineRising project to the streets. Again. (YouTube) 05/15/2014
Resist or cooperate? Crimean Tatars split over Russian rule (Reuters) 05/15/2014
Luhansk region legislature plans to issue Verkhovna Rada ultimatum (Kyiv Post/Interfax-Russia) 05/15/2014
‘We oppose bearded men in dresses,’ say bearded men in dresses. Russian Orthodox Church is being ridiculed by social media users for opposing Eurovision Song Contest winner Conchita Wurst (Gay Star News) 05/15/2014
Polish PM says NATO needs larger presence in eastern Europe (Reuters) 05/15/2014
Russian envoy says OSCE statements on Ukraine influenced by Kiev: agency (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/15/2014
Putin ally lambasts Western values embodied by Conchita Wurst (Reuters) 05/15/2014
Two rebel bases liquidated, pro-Russian rebel leaders issue ultimatum with threat of military action (+VIDEO) (Kyiv Post) 05/15/2014
Regionals, Communists snub Rada session, protest ongoing security operation (Kyiv Post/Interfax-Russia) 05/15/2014
Inside East Ukraine’s Make-Believe Republics. A journey through the looking glass into the fake states run by losers who claim they’ve just won independence (with a little help from Mother Russia). (Daily Beast) 05/15/2014
Live Blog: Crisis In Ukraine (RFE/RL) 05/15/2014
Elusive Muscovite with three names takes control of Ukraine rebels [Colonel Igor Strelkov, aka Strelok, aka Igor Girkin] (Reuters) 05/15/2014
Ukraine's largest mining company predicts 'imminent' recession (Ukrainian Journal) 05/15/2014
Ukraine's SBU security service probing gas pipeline explosion (Ukrainian Journal) 05/15/2014
Moscow softens stance on restarting natgas negotiations with Ukraine (Ukrainian Journal) 05/15/2014
Kiev leaders push for regional autonomy (Ukrainian Journal) 05/15/2014
Ukrainian sniper victim sees few signs of optimism [Olesya Zhukovska] (Washington Post/AP) 05/15/2014
Ukraine’s interim leaders struggle to keep country from splitting apart ahead of vote (Washington Post) 05/15/2014
Ukraine reports military success in the east (Yahoo/AP) 05/15/2014
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine - based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 14 May (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/15/2014
Russian mercenaries in the Donbas. By Myroslav Shkandrij (Ukrainian Winnipeg) 05/15/2014
Resist or cooperate? Crimean Tatars split over Russian rule (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/15/2014
Íà ï³äòðèìêó êðèìñüêèõ òàòàð. Ìóñòàôà Äæåì³ëºâ îòðèìຠíàãîðîäó Ïëàòôîðìè ºâðîïåéñüêî¿ ïàì’ÿò³ òà ñóìë³ííÿ (Äåíü) 05/15/2014
Top 10 Castles of Ukraine (SunCity Travel) 05/14/2014
KRONOS QUARTET - REVIEW. The finale features Ukranian artist, Mariana Sadovska, who sings the haunting Chernobyl (The Big Issue) 05/14/2014
US ambassador refutes Lavrov, says Ukraine is not near civil war (Al Jazeera) 05/14/2014
Anti-Semitism Rising in Russia as Simon Wiesenthal Center Accuses RT (New Republic) 05/14/2014
The Right Goal in Ukraine. Don’t be distracted by Putin and his antics. The real test is stabilizing Ukraine. (Slate.com) 05/14/2014
×àñ-Time: Eurovision, #Bablylon'13 filmmakers Volodymyr Tykhyy, Yuri Gruzinov (VOA) 05/14/2014
The Tiger and the Bear: China-Russia Alliance Shrouded in Mystery (UA News) 05/14/2014
Ukraine on the Brink: What Are the Risks? Andrey Popel, Timothy Frye (VIDEO) (Bloomberg) 05/14/2014
Russia's Patriotic Fix (RFE/RL) 05/14/2014
U.S. Agents Start Hunting for Sanctioned Russians’ ‘Shiny Toys’ (Bloomberg) 05/14/2014
Bill Clinton On Putin And Ukraine (Business Insider) 05/14/2014
National Guardsman: Vicious house-to-house combat to ensue in Sloviansk if Ukrainian forces enter city (Kyiv Post) 05/14/2014
Volunteer Donbass Battalion takes up arms to defend Ukraine, defeat separatists (Kyiv Post) 05/14/2014
Akhmetov calls for constitutional reform, decentralization (INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT) (Kyiv Post) 05/14/2014
Refugees from eastern Ukraine housed in Mezhyhirya (Kyiv Post/Interfax-Russia) 05/14/2014
Ukraine Crisis Stirs Fears of New Nuclear Arms Race (VOA) 05/14/2014
Russian tweeters ridicule Orthodox Church's condemnation of Conchita Wurst [Tweet: ‘We oppose bearded men in dresses,’ say bearded men in dresses] (Independent) 05/14/2014
VIDEO: Kramatorsk Ambush Footage: Ukrainian army video of efforts to rescue wounded in East Ukraine [Ukraine News One] (YouTube) 05/14/2014
Israel Blocks Russian Warship From Docking Over Ukraine [Warning: may contain disinformation. RIA Novosti is controlled by the Russian govt] (RIA Novosti) 05/14/2014
France’s Sale of 2 Ships to Russians Is Ill-Advised, U.S. Warns (The New York Times) 05/14/2014
Talks on Ukraine Crisis Open in Kiev Without Representation for Separatists (The New York Times) 05/14/2014
Crimean Anschluss Hasn’t Made Russia a Great Power, Moscow Analyst Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/14/2014
Moscow Conducting ‘War of a New Type’ Against Ukraine, Kyiv Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/14/2014
Putin has Erected a New Kind of ‘Propaganda State,’ Yakovenko Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/14/2014
Ìóêè ïðîòâåðåç³ííÿ. Íàêàëþâàííÿ åéôîð³¿, âèïåñòóâàíå ãó÷íîþ ðîñ³éñüêîþ ïðîïàãàíäîþ, çàõëèíóëîñÿ ïåðåä ìîâ÷àçíîþ ðåàëüí³ñòþ — à ùî äàë³? (Äåíü) 05/14/2014
Ñïèñîê çíèêëèõ ç Ìàéäàíó ñêîðîòèâñÿ íà 3 ëþäèíè (svidomo.org) 05/14/2014
Äëÿ óêðà¿íö³â çà êîðäîíîì ñòâîðèëè 114 âèáîð÷èõ ä³ëüíèöü (Vidia) 05/14/2014
Turchynov and EC president meet to discuss May 25 elections (Ukrainian Journal) 05/14/2014
Putin wants Russian defence industry to be self-sufficient [should stop relying on foreign components] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/14/2014
EU partly to blame for Ukraine crisis: Merkel's deputy (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/14/2014
EBRD slashes forecasts in half, warns of Russia recession (Reuters) 05/14/2014
Olympics-IOC sets up fund for crisis-hit Ukraine athletes (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/14/2014
Ukraine president will not be fully legitimate - Russian official (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/14/2014
Ukraine More Anti-Semitic Than Russia, Says New Poll (RFE/RL) 05/14/2014
OSCE Representative welcomes new Ukrainian public service broadcasting law as way to improve media pluralism (OSCE) 05/14/2014
Flash film night! #Babylon'13 with Director Volodymyr Tykhyy and Cameraman Yuri Gruzinov (Maidan victim and Crimean hostage) this Friday in New York (Ukrainian Museum) 05/14/2014
No holds barred in Russia’s propaganda war (KHPG) 05/14/2014
Luhansk Internet site suspends work after threats to journalists (KHPG) 05/14/2014
Lviv journalist held hostage in Slovyansk released [Yury Lelyavsky, ZIK] (KHPG) 05/14/2014
Kiev talks open without rebels (BBC) 05/14/2014
Lviv students hosted more than a thousand students from Eastern Ukraine (RISU) 05/14/2014
Ukraine Set for Visa-Free EU Travel... (Transitions Online) 05/14/2014
Petition: Designate Russia as a 'State Sponsor of Terrorism' (Petitions.Whitehouse.gov) 05/14/2014
Ukraine launches talks but its foes are missing (Yahoo/AP) 05/14/2014
Oil above $102 on Ukraine crisis, US supply drop (Yahoo/AP) 05/14/2014
Ukraine set to launch dialogue under OSCE plan (Yahoo/AP) 05/14/2014
European Football - Ukraine FA overturns decision to hold Cup final behind closed doors. People power has led to the Ukrainian football federation (FFU) to overturn its decision to stage Thursday's Cup final between Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk behind closed doors. (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/14/2014
Senior U.S. diplomat says actions against Russia 'starting to bite' (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/14/2014
Russia says revised gas price for Ukraine is possible (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/14/2014
EBRD Says Ukraine Set For Deep Recession, Russia To Stagnate (RFE/RL) 05/14/2014
New NBU regulations aim to crack down on currency speculators (Ukrainian Journal) 05/14/2014
Ukraine Opens 'National Unity' Talks Amid Report Of New Attack (RFE/RL) 05/14/2014
Diplomacy continues amid EU aid for Ukraine (Deutsche Welle) 05/14/2014
Opinion: Mission impossible for Ukraine's round-table talks. Time is running out for meaningful mediation in Ukraine. The goal of orderly elections may be hard to achieve unless Moscow relents, says DW's Europe correspondent, Bernd Riegert. (Deutsche Welle) 05/14/2014
Merkel: Violence has no place at round-table talks (Deutsche Welle) 05/14/2014
Russia sees Ukraine on the 'brink of civil war' (Deutsche Welle) 05/14/2014
Ukraine Gas Producer Appoints R. Hunter Biden to Board (NBC) 05/14/2014
Ukraine president will not be fully legitimate: Russian official (Chicago Tribune/Reuters) 05/14/2014
Ukraine Seeks to Raise $1 Billion Through Sale of U.S.-Backed Bonds. Bond Deal Will Give Country Access To Global Debt Markets At Cheap Rates (The Wall Street Journal) 05/14/2014
Ukraine 'Close to Civil War' Says Russian Foreign Minister. Solution Urgently Needed That Would Consider 'Needs of All the Country's Regions' (The Wall Street Journal) 05/14/2014
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine - based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 13 May (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/14/2014
Now Putin Has to Figure Out What to Do With the Separatists (BusinessWeek) 05/14/2014
Karelians Seek International Recognition of Russia’s Occupation of Their Republic [Ukrainian organizations may wish to send the Karelians a statement of support] (Window on Eurasia) 05/14/2014
Defining Novel about the Crimean Tatars Appears in Ukrainian [Lily Hyde's Dream Land] (Window on Eurasia) 05/14/2014
Ukraine holds talks to end crisis, rebels not invited (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/14/2014
US satellite photos purport to show Russian troops near Ukraine border (Ukrainian Journal) 05/14/2014
Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in ambush (Ukrainian Journal) 05/14/2014
Comment: In Ukraine, the US is dragging us towards war with Russia. By John Pilger [Warning: disinformation] (Guardian) 05/13/2014
Op-ed: Ukraine needs Russia and the West. By Katrina vanden Heuvel [editor and publisher of The Nation magazine, wife of Prof. Stephen F. Cohen, a Soviet apologist known as 'Vladimir Putin's Best Friend in the American Media' (The Daily Beast, 3/16/2014)] (Washington Post) 05/13/2014
Russia Picks A Fight With U.S. In Space — Bad Move, Mr Putin (TIME) 05/13/2014
Ðåæèñåðêà [³ðëÿíà Òêà÷] ç ä³àñïîðè ïðåäñòàâèëà â Êèºâ³ âèñòàâó ïðî Øåâ÷åíêà. «Òåìíà í³÷. ßñí³ çîð³» ïðî çóñòð³÷ Òàðàñà Øåâ÷åíêà òà Àéðè Îëäð³äæà (Vidia) 05/13/2014
U.S. releases satellite images of Russian forces near Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/13/2014
Separatists Terrorizing, Kidnapping, Beating Citizens in Ukraine. By Alexander J. Motyl (World Affairs Journal) 05/13/2014
Putin Tries New Approach To Imposing Order In North Caucasus (RFE/RL) 05/13/2014
Kyiv announces first 'round table' talks, without separatists, on Steinmeier visit (Deutsche Welle) 05/13/2014
In Ukrainian media, an uncivil war of words (Columbia Journalism Review) 05/13/2014
The Sun Sent A Reporter To The Russian Embassy Dressed As Conchita Wurst (Buzzfeed) 05/13/2014
Did Putin Plan the Odessa Massacre? He has certainly exploited it. (National Review) 05/13/2014
Opinion: Ukraine vs Russia: A mafia state's cover-up? (Al Jazeera) 05/13/2014
Biden’s Son, Polish Ex-President Quietly Sign On To Ukrainian Gas Company (Buzzfeed) 05/13/2014
Maidan and Beyond, Part I (Huffington Post) 05/13/2014
David Cameron To Be Questioned About UK's Response To Ukraine Crisis (Huffington Post) 05/13/2014
Why Aren’t Sanctions Stopping Putin? (Yahoo/Daily Beast) 05/13/2014
Ukraine’s Fighting Words (Daily Beast) 05/13/2014
Russians' Own Iron Curtain – in Their Heads (The Moscow Times) 05/13/2014
The European Security Situation Has Changed, Finnish President Says (ERR) 05/13/2014
Russia’s Media Imperialism (Freedom House) 05/13/2014
At Center of Ukraine Talks, Degrees of Decentralizing (The New York Times) 05/13/2014
John Kerry: Remarks With Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini After Their Meeting (State.gov) 05/13/2014
Ukraine in ‘Undeclared War’ With Russia as Rebels Unite (Bloomberg) 05/13/2014
Secretary Kerry Discusses Ukraine's Upcoming Elections on May 25 (VIDEO) (State.gov) 05/13/2014
Ukraine skeptical about talks; 6 soldiers killed (Yahoo/AP) 05/13/2014
Separatists kill seven Ukraine soldiers in heaviest loss for Kiev forces (Reuters) 05/13/2014
White House says no issue with Biden's son, Ukraine gas company (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/13/2014
Op-ed: The Square People, Part 1. By Thomas L. Friedman (The New York Times) 05/13/2014
A look at the proposed peace plan for Ukraine (Yahoo/AP) 05/13/2014
Danylo Lubkivsky: First Round of the All-Ukrainian Unity Dialogue Will Take Place in the Rada on May 14 (UAcrisis.org) 05/13/2014
Meet the Cossack ‘Wolves’ Doing Russia’s Dirty Work in Ukraine (TIME) 05/13/2014
Torture in 2014: 30 Years of Broken Promises [REPORT] (Amnesty International) 05/13/2014
Russians flex their natural gas muscles (Ukrainian Journal) 05/13/2014
Pro-Moscow rebel leaders call for their region to join up with Russia (Ukrainian Journal) 05/13/2014
EU adds to list of Russians facing asset freezes and travel bans (Ukrainian Journal) 05/13/2014
Nuland: US government providing aid ahead of presidential vote (Ukrainian Journal) 05/13/2014
Summer school in Ukraine for students from around the world (Kyiv Mohyla Foundation) 05/13/2014
Ukraine Boosts Russian Gas Imports as Gazprom Deadline Looms (Bloomberg) 05/13/2014
Ukraine Break-Up: Economist Spells Out the Risk to Bonds (The Wall Street Journal) 05/13/2014
Chronicle of Russian Aggression...The dishonesty is staggering (KHPG) 05/13/2014
Crimean Tatars forced to hold commemoration under only Crimean Tatar flag (KHPG) 05/13/2014
Odessa journalist beaten, his flat set alight for anti-Putin stand [Oleksandr Yaroshenko, a.k.a. Serhiy Levitanenko] (KHPG) 05/13/2014
Russian FSB detains Ukrainian film producer in Simferopol [Oleg Sentsov, Ukrainian film producer and EuroMaidan activist] (KHPG) 05/13/2014
Germany Renews Diplomatic Effort to Ease Ukraine Crisis (The New York Times) 05/13/2014
Six Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Ambush in Eastern Ukraine: Defense Ministry (The New York Times/Reuters) 05/13/2014
Ukraine: 6 Soldiers Ambushed, Killed in the East (The New York Times/AP) 05/13/2014
Ten Ways the Crimean Anschluss is Imposing Costs on Russia (Window on Eurasia) 05/13/2014
Putin’s War in Ukraine Last Gasp Effort to Save Russian Empire, Pastukhov Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/13/2014
Putin Names Army General as Presidential Plenipotentiary to Siberia (Window on Eurasia) 05/13/2014
Putin Centralizes Moscow’s Administration of North Caucasus (Window on Eurasia) 05/13/2014
The Donbas stayed at home. Expert: “Most residents of Donetsk region support a united Ukraine” (The Day) 05/13/2014
Dnipropetrovsk region will promote the Cossack songs as a global brand. The regional council is preparing application for the songs to be added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List (The Day) 05/13/2014
“Quantum leap” in society. Svitlana MASHAROVSKA: “The ongoing early elections signal Ukraine’s transition from the Yanukovych era to a modern state” (The Day) 05/13/2014
Irina KHAKAMADA: “The opposition also bears responsibility for bringing Russia back into the past” (The Day) 05/13/2014
A list of liars. State awards put journalists in Russia on a par with special agents (The Day) 05/13/2014
They died for us. The Day begins publishing a series of stories about the Ukrainian soldiers who fell in battle with terrorists in eastern Ukraine (The Day) 05/13/2014
“How can the money stolen from Ukrainians be recovered?” Daryna KALENIUK about the London forum on a “special” question (The Day) 05/13/2014
Photos: Strong Arm of the State: Alexander Chekmenev’s Post-Independence Ukraine Passport Photos (TIME) 05/13/2014
Moscow Patriarchate Synodal Information Department statement on Ukraine’s entry ban for Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk (RISU) 05/13/2014
Joint statement after the meeting between the European Commission and the Ukrainian Government (Europa.eu) 05/13/2014
Ukraine: 6 soldiers ambushed, killed in the east (Yahoo/AP) 05/13/2014
EU, Ukraine sign $1.37 billion deal on aid (Yahoo/AP) 05/13/2014
Romanian president summons gov't over Russia (Yahoo/AP) 05/13/2014
Western bosses withdraw from Russian economic conference (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/13/2014
Ukraine tells Russia not to use natural gas as a 'weapon' (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/13/2014
'Six troops killed in ambush in east' (BBC) 05/13/2014
Ukrainian speakers leave Donetsk amid pro-Russia surge (BBC) 05/13/2014
Six Ukrainian soldiers killed in ambush in eastern Ukraine: Defense Ministry [Kramatorsk] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/13/2014
What is Putin's next move? (BBC) 05/13/2014
Ukraine's PM tells Moscow not to wield gas as a weapon (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/13/2014
Rebels appeal to join Russia after east Ukraine referendum (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/13/2014
Russian Activist Stabbed After Pro-Ukraine Rally (RFE/RL) 05/13/2014
Three Dead In Apartment Block Explosion In Ukraine [believed to be a gas leak; Mykolaiv] (RFE/RL) 05/13/2014
A Potted Pathé History Of Ukraine (RFE/RL) 05/13/2014
CHAOS AND FEAR GRIP RESIDENTS IN EASTERN UKRAINE AFTER REFERENDUM (Al Jazeera) 05/12/2014
A “Preacher of Peace” Amid Conflict [Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk] (Catholic World Report) 05/12/2014
Europeans Dither on Defense While Putin Laughs. The Continent's leaders use American inaction as an alibi for their own lack of resolve (The Wall Street Journal) 05/12/2014
Nationalism Is Exactly What Ukraine Needs. Democracy fails when citizens don't believe their country is worth fighting for. By Anne Applebaum (New Republic) 05/12/2014
“Cautious” or not, Putin may still annex eastern Ukraine (Quartz) 05/12/2014
Russia Vows ‘Harsh’ Response to Airspace Snub and to Raid of a Delegates’ Jet (The New York Times) 05/12/2014
Russia Keeps Its Distance After Ukraine Secession Referendums (The New York Times) 05/12/2014
Ukraine Kiev conference: Thinking Together (New Republic) 05/12/2014
Russian Historian Says East Ukraine Referendums 'Make No Sense' (RFE/RL) 05/12/2014
Interview: Three Weeks A Hostage In Slovyansk [Serhiy Lefter, a Ukrainian journalist working for a Polish NGO] (RFE/RL) 05/12/2014
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine - based on information received from 18:00, 9 May until 18:00, 11 May (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/12/2014
OSCE/ODIHR and HCNM release report by Human Rights Assessment Mission in Ukraine (OSCE) 05/12/2014
Ukraine crisis complicates German-French spat over euro (Marketwatch) 05/12/2014
Ukraine Separatists Slap Travel Ban on President Barack Obama (NBC) 05/12/2014
In One Eastern City, Ukrainians Find Battle Hits Too Close to Home [Slovyansk] (The New York Times) 05/12/2014
Editorial: What Mr. Putin Can’t Control (The New York Times) 05/12/2014
Ukraine referendums create 'new reality' - media (BBC) 05/12/2014
Reports Of Plans To Evacuate Odesa’s Jewish Community Appear To Miss Mark (RFE/RL) 05/12/2014
Ukraine to Get Development Bank Cash to Boost Economy (Bloomberg) 05/12/2014
Ukraine Is Urged to Extend Autonomy for Ethnic Hungarians...adding to demands on the leadership in Kiev that’s trying to fight off pro-Russian separatists (Bloomberg) 05/12/2014
Donetsk Separatists Call For Russian Absorption, Troops (RFE/RL) 05/12/2014
Explainer: How Ukraine's Referendums Broke The Rules (RFE/RL) 05/12/2014
If Moldova Joins EU, Moscow Could ‘Unhitch’ Transdniestria from Chisinau, Rogozin Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/12/2014
Budget Figures Show Putin has Been Preparing for War for Four Years, Nemtsov Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/12/2014
Putin’s System is the ‘Negative Convergence’ of Worst of Capitalism and Worst of Sovietism, Eidman Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/12/2014
Luhansk will not take part in Ukraine's presidential election - RIA [Russian government controlled 'news' agency] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/12/2014
EU moves cautiously to raise pressure on Russia over Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/12/2014
Romania president invites U.S. Vice President Biden - local media (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/12/2014
Gazprom says gas flows to Europe via Ukraine remain stable (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/12/2014
Separatists claim victory in eastern Ukraine; Kremlin calls for talks with Kiev government (Washington Post) 05/12/2014
Russia says it respects outcome of east Ukraine self-rule vote (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/12/2014
Diehl: Pussy Riot explains Putin’s foreign policy. Putin is acting defensively in Ukraine (Washington Post) 05/12/2014
New video of kidnapped girls released by Boko Haram (Washington Post) 05/12/2014
Russians really hate that a bearded lady won Eurovision (Washington Post) 05/12/2014
Chris Dzieciolowski @kdzieciol: Map of #Ukraine redrawn at #Donetsk Peoples' Republic leader Denis Pushilin's office. Room 1007 (Twitter) 05/12/2014
Inside Putin's Rigged Ukraine Election (Daily Beast) 05/12/2014
Czech Defence Minister sees no NATO troops stationed on Czech soil (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/12/2014
Ukraine government denounces referendum as 'farce' as Moscow calls for dialogue (Fox) 05/12/2014
Pro-Moscow rebels declare referendum win (Ukrainian Journal) 05/12/2014
EU taking first cautious step towards sanctioning of Russian companies (Ukrainian Journal) 05/12/2014
One killed, another wounded when guard disperses eastern crowd (Ukrainian Journal) 05/12/2014
OSCE not pushing Ukraine to halt 'counter-terrorism,' says official (Ukrainian Journal) 05/12/2014
Kiev Condemns Separatist Vote as Russia Offers Modest Support. Ukraine Authorities Dismiss Referendums as ‘Farce’ (The New York Times) 05/12/2014
Despite Pressure, France Won't Cancel Warship Deal With Russia (The New York Times) 05/12/2014
Self-rule referendums 'a farce' (BBC) 05/12/2014
Russian Black Sea Fleet to transfer 4 ships to Ukraine before May 17 (Kyiv Post) 05/12/2014
Turchynov calls referendums in Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts 'a farce' (Kyiv Post) 05/12/2014
Donetsk, Luhansk steam through another Soviet-style vote, so now what? (UPDATE) (Kyiv Post) 05/12/2014
'Luhansk People's Republic' won't have Ukrainian presidential election on May 25 (Kyiv Post/Interfax-Russia) 05/12/2014
Officials: EU to add 13 people to Ukraine list (Yahoo/AP) 05/12/2014
Kremlin pushes for dialogue after Ukraine vote (Yahoo/AP) 05/12/2014
Insurgents say Ukraine region opts for sovereignty (Yahoo/AP) 05/12/2014
Ukraine jitters push oil above $100 (Yahoo/AP) 05/12/2014
Lavrov to envoys: watch Russian TV to get truth on Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/12/2014
Results show 96.2 percent support for self-rule in east Ukraine region - RIA [Russian government controlled 'news' agency] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/12/2014
Despite pressure, France won't cancel warship deal with Russia (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/12/2014
EU adds two Crimean companies, 13 people to Russia sanctions list (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/12/2014
Brent [crude oil] rises towards $109 on renewed Ukraine tensions (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/12/2014
Saudi Arabia, OPEC would cover for any Ukraine-related oil shortage-Naimi (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/12/2014
Ukraine's Luhansk may hold referendum on joining Russia - RIA [Russian government controlled 'news' agency] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/12/2014
Russia ready for gas talks with Kiev only if it pays debt (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/12/2014
VIDEO: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO): Ukraine - Eurovision and Crimea Coin (YouTube) 05/11/2014
Putin Fails Big as a Strategist. By Alexei Bayer (The Moscow Times) 05/11/2014
Slideshow: Disputed vote in east Ukraine (Reuters) 05/11/2014
The Morning After Eurovision, Russia Gets Up On Wrong Side Of The Bed (RFE/RL) 05/11/2014
The Battle in Ukraine Means Everything. Fascism returns to the country it once destroyed. By Timothy Snyder (New Republic) 05/11/2014
Eastern Ukrainians vote for self-rule in referendum opposed by West (Washington Post) 05/11/2014
Shakhtar Donetsk wins Ukrainian soccer title again (Yahoo/AP) 05/11/2014
One man killed in clash with Ukrainian National Guard - agency [Krasnoarmeisk] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/11/2014
Armed men [identified as Ukrainian national guard] in eastern Ukraine open fire on crowd [Krasnoarmeisk] (Yahoo/AP) 05/11/2014
Ukraine rebels claim referendum victory (Yahoo/AP) 05/11/2014
Donetsk separatist leader says oblast will form its own government, including military (Kyiv Post) 05/11/2014
Letters: Germany, Russia and Ukraine [Re “Why Germans love Russia” (Opinion, May 6) by Clemens Wergin] (The New York Times) 05/11/2014
Russia Revisits Its History to Nail Down Its Future (The New York Times) 05/11/2014
Ukraine Vote on Separation Held in Chaos (The New York Times) 05/11/2014
Putin’s Referendum Win (KHPG) 05/11/2014
Ukraine casts shadow as investors take pulse of fragile economy (Reuters) 05/11/2014
Ukraine Regions Hold Sovereignty Vote (TIME/AP) 05/11/2014
Austrian drag queen wins Eurovision song contest [Ukraine in 6th place; Russia booed, 7th place] (Yahoo/AP) 05/11/2014
Putin’s Only Way Out of Ukrainian Problems is a Purge at Home, Dzhemal Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/11/2014
Ukraine’s Federalization Would Lead to ‘Palestinization’ of Donbass, Latnina Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/11/2014
‘A is for “Anti-Maidan”’ -- Moscow’s Ugly Lessons for Russian Children (Window on Eurasia) 05/11/2014
Putin’s Tactics in Ukraine Now Recall Stalin’s Actions There in World War II (Window on Eurasia) 05/11/2014
Ukraine regions hold sovereignty vote (Washington Post/AP) 05/11/2014
Ukraine referendum: Polls open to decide on independence for east. Polling stations have opened in eastern Ukraine for an independence referendum denounced by Kiev, Russia and the West (Daily Telegraph) 05/11/2014
Angelina Jolie halts film premiere to get serious about world affairs (KJRH) 05/11/2014
Moldova confiscates petition [calling on Moscow to recognize a separatist region] from deputy Russia PM (Yahoo/AP) 05/11/2014
2 Ukraine regions vote on sovereignty (Yahoo/AP) 05/11/2014
Ukraine regions hold sovereignty vote (Yahoo/AP) 05/11/2014
Germany's Schroeder defends party with Putin (Yahoo/AP) 05/11/2014
Schroeder says his Putin meeting helped free OSCE hostages (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/11/2014
East Ukraine referendum raises fears of dismemberment (Reuters) 05/11/2014
Polls open for presidential election in Lithuania (Yahoo/AP) 05/11/2014
Austria's 'bearded lady' Conchita Wurst wins Eurovision Song Contest (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/11/2014
Mariupol - Ballot Box (VIDEO) (YouTube) 05/11/2014
Front-runner Poroshenko regrets Ukraine's surrender of nuclear arsenal, noncommittal on foreign alliances (Kyiv Post) 05/11/2014
Steady Turnout of Early Voters in Eastern Ukraine (The New York Times) 05/11/2014
Ukraine: the brain basket of Europe (Business Reporter) 05/11/2014
Why is Ukraine's Army So Appallingly Bad? (New Republic) 05/11/2014
Ukraine rebels hold referendums in Donetsk and Luhansk (BBC) 05/11/2014
Petition: Designate Russia as a 'State Sponsor of Terrorism' (Petitions.Whitehouse.gov) 05/11/2014
Separatists report high voter turnout (LIVE UPDATES) (Kyiv Post) 05/11/2014
Top Russian Orthodox cleric says refused entry to Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/11/2014
Separatists Hold Snap Secession Vote in Rebel-Held Eastern Ukraine (Mashable) 05/11/2014
In Pictures, Eastern Ukraine Votes in 'Self-Rule' Referendum (Mashable) 05/11/2014
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Dismisses 'Criminal' Referendums In East (RFE/RL) 05/11/2014
Ukraine separatist says will form own state bodies, military after vote (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/11/2014
Russian History Is on Our Side: Putin Will Surely Screw Himself [Somebody please send the Daily Beast a letter -- Kyiv-Rus is not part of Russia's history!] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/11/2014
Radoslaw Sikorski @sikorskiradek: Along with separatists' Beer Drinkers' Club is running referendum on Donetsk joining UK, after city founder John Hughes. Both equally valid. (Twitter) 05/11/2014
Unscrambling Rogozin's Flight To Russia (RFE/RL) 05/10/2014
In Eastern Ukraine, Breakaway Vote Looms Amid Fears of Violence (VOA) 05/10/2014
Ukrainian journalists visit Newport News court, jail (NewPort News Daily Press) 05/10/2014
Ukraine security forces cede Mariupol streets to pro-Russian protesters after deadly clash (Daily Telegraph) 05/10/2014
The 'disappeared' whose voices will be silent in vote on self-rule in Ukraine's east. Pro-Russian separatists continue to hold a number of prisoners against their will, in a campaign against dissent (Daily Telegraph) 05/10/2014
Amid Much Uncertainty, Separatists Prepare for Voting in Eastern Ukraine (The New York Times) 05/10/2014
Militants hold Red Cross workers for seven hours in east Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/10/2014
Mariupol Man - 'We'll go to Lviv and finish fascism' (water on lens) (VIDEO) (YouTube) 05/10/2014
Op-ed: More Chopsticks, Please. By Thomas L. Friedman (The New York Times) 05/10/2014
Mariupol police confirm death of traffic police chief Sayenko (Kyiv Post/Interfax-Russia) 05/10/2014
Moscow Scholars Question Pew Poll Findings on Russian Tolerance of Separatism (Window on Eurasia) 05/10/2014
Press Statement: On the Illegal Referenda in Eastern Ukraine (State.gov) 05/10/2014
Putin Asserts Right of Russians to Self-Determination Even Though Peoples of Russia Don’t Have It (Window on Eurasia) 05/10/2014
Russia Lacks the Capacity to Oppose NATO, Retired Colonel Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/10/2014
Russia Ratchets Up Ukraine’s Gas Bills in Shift to an Economic Battlefield (The New York Times) 05/10/2014
Serhiy Leftner: “What their victorious end is, I have no idea”. Two journalists, Serhiy Leftner and Artem Deineha, held hostage by the Kremlin-backed militants in Slovyansk are now safe in Kyiv (KHPG) 05/10/2014
Massive arrests of opposition activists start in Belarus (Ukrainian Week) 05/10/2014
Ukraine's leader gains stature with honest image (Washington Post/AP) 05/10/2014
OSCE PA President calls for cancellation of “absurd” referendums in eastern Ukraine (OSCEPA) 05/10/2014
NATO's Vershbow Warns Against Moves To Bring Transdniester 'Closer To Russia' (RFE/RL) 05/10/2014
Petition: Designate Russia as a 'State Sponsor of Terrorism' (Petitions.Whitehouse.gov) 05/10/2014
Putin’s Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism [dated 4/14/2014] (World Affairs Journal) 05/10/2014
Eastern Ukraine's vote: a key moment (Yahoo/AP) 05/10/2014
Germany, France press Putin to help calm Ukraine (Yahoo/AP) 05/10/2014
Russians slide down UK billionaires list as Ukraine crisis bites (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/10/2014
Romania queries Moscow after deputy PM sends bomber jet tweets (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/10/2014
Chaos and suspicion in a Ukrainian city spinning out of control [Mariupol] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/10/2014
Vote for self-rule would spell disaster, Ukraine tells rebels (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/10/2014
PM Orban calls for autonomy for ethnic Hungarians beyond borders (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/10/2014
Militants hold Red Cross workers for 7 hours in east Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/10/2014
Ukraine rebels' no-frills referendum fraught with perils (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/10/2014
Russia, the improbable human rights crusader (KHPG) 05/10/2014
Couple shot dead at pro-Russian militant checkpoint (KHPG) 05/10/2014
Media report the shooting dead of a priest at a militant checkpoint [Orthodox priest, Father Pavlo Zhuchenko] (KHPG) 05/10/2014
France, Germany threaten Russia over poll (BBC) 05/10/2014
May 9 in Ukraine: a fire at the TV tower, a shootout in Mariupol, Putin’s visit to Crimea (Ukrainian Week) 05/10/2014
The Independent: G7 leaders prepared an 'emergency response plan' to assist Ukraine if Russia restricts gas supplies (Ukrainian Week) 05/10/2014
Ñòåïàí Áàíäåðà – ñèí ñâîãî ÷àñó ³ æåðòâà ãåîãðàô³¿ – ÷åñüêèé äîñë³äíèê / Stepan Bandera – a product of his time and victim of geography – Czech researcher David Svoboda (Radio Svoboda) 05/10/2014
Ukraine has to defend itself, patriarch says (Globe and Mail) 05/09/2014
The Man Who Stood Up to Putin. How Russia's 'biggest cheerleader' became the Kremlin's fiercest critic and persuaded Congress to roll the White House on sanctions [William Browder was the one-man force campaigning for the Magnitsky Act] (The Wall Street Journal) 05/09/2014
Russia said it moved its troops away from Ukraine. Satellite images seem to say otherwise (Washington Post) 05/09/2014
It Was A Crazy Bloody Day In The Eastern Ukrainian City Of Mariupol (Buzzfeed) 05/09/2014
Op-ed: After carving up Ukraine, where will Putin turn next? By Masha Gessen (Washington Post) 05/09/2014
From Crimea, Putin Trumpets Mother Russia. The Russian president traveled to Sevastopol, where he used the anniversary of victory over the Nazis to assert that Moscow had the right to annex the peninsula (The New York Times) 05/09/2014
Deadly Gun Battle in Eastern Ukraine Overshadows Victory Day [Mariupol] (Mashable) 05/09/2014
Fire Temporarily Knocks Out Broadcast Service in Kiev (The New York Times) 05/09/2014
Separatists Defy Kiev and Putin on Referendum (The New York Times) 05/09/2014
Kiev Officials Rule Out Foul Play in TV Cables Fire (The Wall Street Journal) 05/09/2014
Ukrainian Bonds Drop First Time in Week Amid Deadly Clashes (Bloomberg) 05/09/2014
Donetsk Governor Says Kyiv Has Not Lost Control of East [businessman Serhiy Taruta] (VOA) 05/09/2014
Ukraine's Leaky Border with Russia (Businessweek) 05/09/2014
Pro-Russians In Eastern Ukraine Gear Up For Self-Rule Referendums (RFE/RL) 05/09/2014
Kyrgyz Bazaars Feel The Squeeze Of The Customs Union (RFE/RL) 05/09/2014
Kadyrov Denies Chechen Military Involvement in Ukraine Fighting (RFE/RL) 05/09/2014
OSCE Chief Monitor condemns violence in Mariupol in eastern Ukraine (OSCE) 05/09/2014
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine - based on information received up until 8 May 2014, 18:00 (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/09/2014
KinofestNYC film festival schedule (KinofestNYC.com) 05/09/2014
Remembering the Red Army and Rape. By Alexander J. Motyl (World Affairs Journal) 05/09/2014
NATO, facing assertive Russia, ponders what to do (Yahoo/AP) 05/09/2014
Will the Donetsk referendum matter? (BBC) 05/09/2014
U.S. Department of State To Offer Second Massive Online Course for English Language (State.gov) 05/09/2014
The Force of Hope. Who Is to Stop Separatism? (Ukrainian Week) 05/09/2014
C.J. Chivers @cjchivers (New York Times journalist) photo: More posing w gunmen at seized bldg. UKR calls them terrorists. Not all agree. Child, after snap. V-Day, Slovyansk (Twitter) 05/09/2014
From Kiev to Kaput. Tom Nagorski book review of 'The Last Empire' by Serhii Plokhy (The Wall Street Journal) 05/09/2014
In Ukrainian City Under Blockade, Citizens Go to Ground, and Below [Slovyansk] (The New York Times) 05/09/2014
Ukrainian Forces Attack Militant-Held Police Station. At least seven people were killed and 40 were injured as the government battled pro-Russian fighters in the city of Mariupol (The New York Times) 05/09/2014
Fighting in southern Ukraine city kills at least 3 [Mariupol] (Yahoo/AP) 05/09/2014
Heavy Clashes In Mariupol As Ukrainian Security Forces Target Separatists (RFE/RL) 05/09/2014
Ukraine Steps Up Security Ahead Of Victory Day (RFE/RL) 05/09/2014
Russia Demands Ukraine To Pre-Pay For Gas (RFE/RL) 05/09/2014
Why Moscow Desperately Wants a ‘New Cold War’ – and Why There Isn’t and Won’t be One (Window on Eurasia) 05/09/2014
Petition: Designate Russia as a 'State Sponsor of Terrorism' (Petitions.Whitehouse.gov) 05/09/2014
Fighting breaks out in Ukrainian coastal city as country makes patriotic holiday (Washington Post) 05/09/2014
Eastern Ukraine's vote: a key moment (Yahoo/AP) 05/09/2014
NATO chief: Putin's Crimea visit 'inappropriate' (Yahoo/AP) 05/09/2014
Putin visits annexed Crimea on Victory Day (Yahoo/AP) 05/09/2014
Russia displays its might amid Ukrainian crisis (Yahoo/AP) 05/09/2014
Media freedom situation in Ukraine continues to deteriorate drastically, says OSCE representative (OSCE) 05/09/2014
EU to beef up Ukraine sanctions list on Monday: Commissioner (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
Putin says others should respect Russians' rights (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
Putin marks Victory Day in Crimea as Ukraine violence flares (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
Ukraine rebels' no-frills referendum fraught with perils (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
About 20 pro-Russia rebels killed in fighting in east Ukraine - minister (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
Conflict follows Russia, Ukraine into Eurovision song contest (Reuters) 05/09/2014
Belarus won't block creation of Eurasian Economic Union (Reuters) 05/09/2014
Putin says Russia stronger with Crimea (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
Ukrainian troops storm eastern police HQ, building ablaze [Mariupol] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
Russia stages big Victory Day parade amid Ukraine crisis (Reuters) 05/09/2014
Ukraine's security forces struggle to meet rebellion in east (Reuters) 05/09/2014
Ukraine condemns Putin visit to Crimea as escalation of crisis - statement (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
NATO chief says Putin Crimea visit 'inappropriate' (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
Ukrainian troops, pro-Russian rebels clash in Mariupol, eight dead - Interfax-Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
Poland says Kremlin's conciliatory moves on Ukraine are empty words (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
Ukraine security service says "saboteurs" disrupted state TV (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
Ukraine matches to be staged behind closed doors (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
Russia sanctions could hammer German growth - report (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
Abductions rise in east Ukraine as pro-Russian rebels brook no dissent (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
Ukraine rebels ignore Putin call to delay self-rule vote (Reuters) 05/09/2014
France slams 'illegal referendums' calls by Ukraine separatists (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
On war anniversary, Putin says don't betray those who defeated fascism (Reuters) 05/09/2014
Russia to switch Kiev to gas prepayment from June (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/09/2014
Putin hails 'return' of Crimea; fighting kills 3 (Yahoo/AP) 05/09/2014
21 dead in fierce fighting in Ukraine city of Mariupol (Business Recorder) 05/09/2014
The Group of Seven (G7) (Council on Foreign Relations) 05/09/2014
Kiev 2014 Is Not Berlin 1948. By Stephen L. Carter (Bloomberg View) 05/09/2014
Avakov says 21 dead in Mariupol after clashes between police and separatists on Victory Day (LIVE UPDATES, VIDEO) (Kyiv Post) 05/09/2014
Abducted pro-Ukrainian activist murdered [Valery Salo, head of the Prosvita Society in Krasny Lyman (Donetsk oblast)] (KHPG) 05/09/2014
Why did Putin intervene in referendum? (BBC) 05/08/2014
Don’t Be Fooled: The Kremlin Isn’t Backpedaling (The American Interest) 05/08/2014
Ukraine Travel Warning (Travel.State.gov) 05/08/2014
Further sanctions against Russia are outlined, tied to Ukraine’s presidential election (Washington Post) 05/08/2014
Vladimir Putin’s new world order with the West. Vladimir Putin offers the West a Faustian bargain (Washington Post) 05/08/2014
Op-ed: The Russians Love Their Children, Too. By Pamela Druckerman (The New York Times) 05/08/2014
Ukrainians Favor Unity, Not Russia, Polls Find (The New York Times) 05/08/2014
Ukraine in maps: How the crisis spread (BBC) 05/08/2014
Ukraine crisis boosts Russian patriotism (BBC) 05/08/2014
New poll shows eastern Ukraine’s separatists are wrong (Washington Post) 05/08/2014
Belarus eyes its own intervention in Ukraine turmoil (Washington Times) 05/08/2014
In Odessa, Home-Grown Combatants Keep Pro-Russia Forces in Check (The New York Times) 05/08/2014
Ukrainian Security Official Blasts Putin's Statement On Referendum [Andriy Parubiy] (RFE/RL) 05/08/2014
Putin To Discuss Ukraine, Custom's Union With C.I.S. Leaders (RFE/RL) 05/08/2014
Russia, Not Ukraine, is a Failed State, Shteppa Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/08/2014
‘Russia Is Not a Multi-National Country,’ RISI Expert Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/08/2014
Ukraine PM says he suspects Putin plot for victory day (Chicago Tribune/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Ukraine conflict hits home among Russian-speaking Israelis (Haaretz) 05/08/2014
Dread fills Odessa, Ukraine, on eve of Victory Day (Washington Post) 05/08/2014
Ukraine's Expanding National Guard Includes Kyiv Pro-Western Protesters (Voice of America) 05/08/2014
Kiev's Molotov Museum (Newsweek) 05/08/2014
Kiev Jews set up self-defense unit to combat anti-Semitism (Haaretz) 05/08/2014
Ukraine leaders propose 'round table' on eastern rebellion (Chicago Tribune/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Ukraine Crisis Hits Wheat Harvest. United Nations' Food Agency Says Instability Has Reduced Planting Area (The Wall Street Journal) 05/08/2014
Ukraine's political divisions play out among its Orthodox congregations. The main Orthodox church is divided into two major factions, one loyal to Kiev, the other to Moscow, complicating efforts to push national unity (Christian Science Monitor) 05/08/2014
Putin to face Western leaders at D-Day anniversary (Yahoo/AP) 05/08/2014
Ignoring Putin, Ukraine insurgents to hold vote (Yahoo/AP) 05/08/2014
Poll: Most Ukrainians want a unified country (Yahoo/AP) 05/08/2014
No plans for Obama-Putin meeting at D-Day events (Yahoo/AP) 05/08/2014
Putin oversees Russian nuclear forces exercise (Yahoo/AP) 05/08/2014
Germany welcomes Putin's 'constructive tone' (Yahoo/AP) 05/08/2014
Putin: Troops have pulled back from Ukraine border (Yahoo/AP) 05/08/2014
US: 'No evidence' of Russia pulling troops back (Yahoo/AP) 05/08/2014
Russia urges United States to push Ukraine government into talks (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Ukraine says peace road map has some common ground with its ideas (Reuters) 05/08/2014
Ukraine leaders propose 'round table' on eastern rebellion (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Ukraine PM says he suspects Putin plot for victory day (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
No decision on French carrier deal to Russia before Oct-source (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
East Ukrainian border post attacked from Ukrainian side [Izvarino, Luhansk] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Russia says has expanded sanctions against U.S., Canada (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Ukrainians surveyed want country to remain whole - Pew report (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Russia says Ukraine presidential vote 'senseless' without dialogue (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Russia says Kiev undermining OSCE efforts to resolve Ukraine crisis (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
UK says deploys a destroyer to track Russian aircraft carrier (Reuters) 05/08/2014
Russia on 'dangerous' path on Ukraine: U.S.'s Burns (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Putin to join Obama, Merkel at WW2 event in France (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
EU says wants to see if Putin acts on Ukraine withdrawal (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Russia's Putin urges 'equal' dialogue between Kiev, rivals in east (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Britain's Hague says no sign of Russia withdrawing troops (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Russia defence ministry says Ukraine assembles 15,000 troops on border -agency (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Ukraine says ready for talks with the east, not with 'terrorists' (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine vote unanimously to vote on May 11 (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Russian Foreign Ministry suggests NATO chief 'blind' (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Obama says kidnapping of Nigerian girls shows man's 'darkest impulses' (Reuters) 05/08/2014
Ukrainian PM terms Putin call to postpone separatist vote 'hot air' - agency (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/08/2014
Ukraine: Art from former president's home on display at museum (+video) (Christian Science Monitor) 05/08/2014
Two Odessa fire survivors, both in the anti-government camp, tell their stories (Kyiv Post) 05/08/2014
Neo-Nazis in Moscow’s Service (KHPG) 05/08/2014
School head threatened for refusing to hold Luhansk “referendum” (KHPG) 05/08/2014
Mustafa Jemiliev awarded Poland’s Solidarity Prize (KHPG) 05/08/2014
Armed militants attack Luhansk regional election commission (KHPG) 05/08/2014
John Kerry: On the Occasion of Europe Day (State.gov) 05/08/2014
Putin asks separatists to postpone vote (Ukrainian Journal) 05/08/2014
Gas price resolution needed by June to avoid gas war, says official (Ukrainian Journal) 05/08/2014
NBU bans Ukraine banks from operating in Russian-occupied Crimea (Ukrainian Journal) 05/08/2014
IMF outlines Ukrainian plans to raise end-user gas and heating rates (Ukrainian Journal) 05/08/2014
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine - based on information received up until 6 May 2014, 19:00 (OSCE) 05/08/2014
Moldovan Foreign Minister addresses OSCE PC, says dialogue must continue in critical times, warns of spillover effect of Ukraine's crisis (OSCE) 05/08/2014
Pro-Russian Separatists To Hold Secession Referendums (RFE/RL) 05/08/2014
Russia Complains About Statue Vandalism In Austria [Unknown individuals... painted a blue and yellow Ukrainian flag on... the memorial to 'Soviet Soldiers-Liberators'] (RFE/RL) 05/08/2014
Explainer: The Separatist Referendums In Eastern Ukraine (RFE/RL) 05/08/2014
On Russia's Borders, Opposition Mounts to Patriotic Symbol Ahead Of Victory Day (RFE/RL) 05/08/2014
What to Do When Russia Invades Your Country (The Daily Beast) 05/07/2014
Ukrainian Jewish leader says Russia is the threat [Josef Zissels] (The Canadian Jewish News) 05/07/2014
Russian Diplomat’s Sexist Attack On Pussy Riot (Buzzfeed) 05/07/2014
Young Ukrainians Brush Aside the Crisis and Voice Optimism About the Future (The New York Times) 05/07/2014
Putin Announces Pullback From Ukraine Border (The New York Times) 05/07/2014
Graphics: Despite Concerns about Governance, Ukrainians Want to Remain One Country. Most Ukrainians Want to Maintain Current Borders… (Pew Research) 05/07/2014
Multi-ethnic Odessa wrestles with legacy of day of killing (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
Why Jews and Ukrainians Have Become Unlikely Allies. The history of Jewish-Ukrainian relations hasn't been a happy one. But these days, the two sides are joining forces against Vladimir Putin. (Foreign Policy) 05/07/2014
Separatist Pets Are Taking Over The Russian Internet (Buzzfeed) 05/07/2014
John Kerry: Remarks With Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard Before Their Meeting (State.gov) 05/07/2014
Ukraine continues its military offensive (Ukrainian Journal) 05/07/2014
Obama administration working on more new sanctions against Russians (Ukrainian Journal) 05/07/2014
Ukraine ready to back more Geneva talks, says foreign minister (Ukrainian Journal) 05/07/2014
State department spokesperson praises Ukraine leadership restraint (Ukrainian Journal) 05/07/2014
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine - based on information received up until 5 May 2014, 19:00 (OSCE) 05/07/2014
Explainer: Why The Russia-Ukraine Gas Dispute Is Making Europe Worried (RFE/RL) 05/07/2014
Russia Jeered, Ukraine Cheered, But Both Advance To Eurovision Finals (RFE/RL) 05/07/2014
Putin Calls For Postponement Of Referendums In East Ukraine (+VIDEO) (RFE/RL) 05/07/2014
Georgia Wants NATO Defense (RFE/RL) 05/07/2014
The Siege Of Sevastopol: Why The Crimean Campaign Means So Much To Moscow (RFE/RL) 05/07/2014
Russian Couple Burns Passports In Lviv [to protest Moscow's actions in Ukraine] (VIDEO) (RFE/RL) 05/07/2014
Putin Acting Now Because He Sees Western Weakness Giving Moscow a Window of Opportunity, Analyst Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/07/2014
Transdniestria ‘First Liberated Part of Novorossiya,’ Russian Commentator Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/07/2014
Ukrainian presidential hopeful, touring Washington, says both U.S. and Russia inflame crisis [Valery Konovalyuk] (Kansas City Star) 05/07/2014
Ukraine Wants West to Increase Economic Pain on Russia (Voice of America) 05/07/2014
Ukrainian Forces Appear to Make Little Progress in East (Voice of America) 05/07/2014
Is Ukraine Military Ready to Thwart Russian Invasion? (Voice of America) 05/07/2014
Ukraine candidate: Zero tolerance for terrorists [Poroshenko] (Yahoo/AP) 05/07/2014
Ukraine Gets First Tranche of IMF Rescue Package (Wall Street Journal) 05/07/2014
Ukraine Frees A Pro-Russia Leader In Swap For Captured Security Officers (Wall Street Journal) 05/07/2014
Report: Putin wants delay in referendum in Ukraine's Donetsk region (CNN) 05/07/2014
Russia questions Ukraine holding an election while its troops are deployed. Ukraine crisis dominates as Council of Europe foreign ministers meet (CNN) 05/07/2014
Sanctions meant to hurt Russia take bite in Europe (Yahoo/AP) 05/07/2014
Khodorkovsky warns Baltics over Russia threat (Yahoo/AP) 05/07/2014
Putin urges postponing eastern Ukraine referendum (Yahoo/AP) 05/07/2014
UN officials meet with Ukraine government (Yahoo/AP) 05/07/2014
US denounces referendum plans in east Ukraine (Yahoo/AP) 05/07/2014
Ukraine tightens cordon around rebellious city [Slovyansk] (Yahoo/AP) 05/07/2014
Dolphin named 'Peace' born in ailing Ukraine city (Yahoo/AP) 05/07/2014
White House to remove Russia from trade benefits program (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
Germany's Merkel warns Russia against 'old patterns of thinking' (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
Analysis - Putin's Ukraine move shows wariness of overplaying hand (Reuters) 05/07/2014
Ukraine's Poroshenko urges more sanctions if Russia backs referendum (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
NATO calls on Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine's border (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
White House says no sign Russia has pulled back from Ukraine border (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
Soccer-Ukrainian championship results and standings (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
Rebel leader released in exchange for Ukrainian security men-separatists (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
After 10 years as president, Putin's ratings fly high on Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
Western investors report Russian business trouble due to Ukraine crisis (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
Time ticking for Ukraine, Russia to avoid new gas war (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
British foreign minister says Russia must back Ukraine polls (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
'We're already not in Ukraine' - rebel east readies secession vote (Reuters) 05/07/2014
Baltics can keep lights on if Russia turns off the gas (Reuters) 05/07/2014
Russian stocks surge after Putin calls for Ukraine referendum delay (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
Ukraine forces briefly occupy city hall in eastern Mariupol (Reuters) 05/07/2014
Russia's Putin tells OSCE chief ready to discuss Ukraine crisis solution (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
EU warns Russia not to deepen crisis in Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
Poland, in snub to Kremlin, awards prize to Crimean Tatar leader (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
Kremlin says U.S. firms face pressure to skip Russia forum (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
Siemens CEO expresses regret for comments on Ukraine standoff (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
Kerry condemns Ukraine referendum as 'contrived and bogus' (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
NATO commander says must consider permanent troops in Eastern Europe (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
Eyes on Ukraine, Putin tightens curbs on protesters (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
U.S. sees Ukraine link in Russian flights near California, Guam (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/07/2014
Who is to blame for 46 Odessa deaths? (Kyiv Post) 05/07/2014
Donetsk: Eastern Ukraine descends into chaos, lawlessness (Kyiv Post) 05/07/2014
Ukrainians form militias to defend nation against chaos (Kyiv Post) 05/07/2014
From Russia with arms and ammunition (KHPG) 05/07/2014
Member of Crimean Tatar Mejlis assaulted in Simferopol (KHPG) 05/07/2014
CVU: Don’t deprive Ukrainians of their voting rights (KHPG) 05/07/2014
Russia's Self-Isolation (The Moscow Times) 05/06/2014
Op-ed: Ukraine Fights for Its Truth (The New York Times) 05/06/2014
As Ukrainian Election Looms, Western Powers and Russia Campaign for Influence (The New York Times) 05/06/2014
Op-ed: Why Germans Love Russia. By Clemens Wergin (The New York Times) 05/06/2014
Russia Quietly Tightens Reins on Web With ‘Bloggers Law’ (The New York Times) 05/06/2014
Acting Prosecutor General: Police helped separatists in Odesa on May 2 (Ukrainian Week) 05/06/2014
Brash Ukrainian Mogul Prepares to Fight U.S. Bribery Charges (The New York Times) 05/06/2014
Yuppie, Get Your Gun. Harking back to the partisans of World War II, young Ukrainians train for irregular combat against the Russians (Politico) 05/06/2014
Ukraine's Naftogaz Joins EU Gas Register to Integrate Network (The Wall Street Journal) 05/06/2014
Kiev Is Blowing Its Chance to Take Back East Ukraine (Daily Beast) 05/06/2014
White House urging US execs to avoid Russian forum (Yahoo/AP) 05/06/2014
Ukrainian Cup final moved due to unrest in east (Yahoo/AP) 05/06/2014
34 reported dead, mostly insurgents, in Ukraine (Yahoo/AP) 05/06/2014
Britain: Russia wants to disrupt Ukraine vote (Yahoo/AP) 05/06/2014
Ukraine sends elite force to Odessa due to unrest (Yahoo/AP) 05/06/2014
Moldova puts borders on alert amid Ukraine unrest (Yahoo/AP) 05/06/2014
US: Russian planes more active in Asia-Pacific (Yahoo/AP) 05/06/2014
Merkel criticises Russia over planned military parade in Crimea (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/06/2014
Germany says Ukraine is close to war, widens travel warning (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/06/2014
Gazprom says gas flows to Europe via Ukraine remain stable (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/06/2014
Putin honors journalists as Ukraine propaganda war heats up (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/06/2014
NATO: Russia might achieve goals in eastern Ukraine without invasion (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/06/2014
Ukraine moves forces to Odessa, helicopter downed in east (Reuters) 05/06/2014
Russian, Ukraine foreign ministers in brief meeting in Vienna (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/06/2014
Both sides bury dead as Ukraine slides towards war (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/06/2014
What Russian TV won’t show about the events in Odessa (KHPG) 05/06/2014
Memorial to Victims of the Holocaust desecrated near Novomoskovsk (Dnipropetrovsk oblast) (KHPG) 05/06/2014
CVU: Pro-Russian activists sold information about pro-Ukrainian activists in Odessa (KHPG) 05/06/2014
UHHRU condemns police role in Odessa tragedy [Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union] (KHPG) 05/06/2014
How did Odessa's fire happen? (BBC) 05/06/2014
John Kerry: Remarks With EU High Representative Lady Catherine Ashton After Their Meeting (+VIDEO) (State.gov) 05/06/2014
Kiev sends special forces unit to Odessa (Ukrainian Journal) 05/06/2014
Russians don't need to invade Ukraine, says top NATO Europe commander (Ukrainian Journal) 05/06/2014
Privatbank closes Donetsk, Luhansk offices, citing safety threat (Ukrainian Journal) 05/06/2014
European Union, Ukraine and Russia to hold talks in two weeks (Ukrainian Journal) 05/06/2014
“Reversing the Logic of Escalation in Ukraine: Next Steps by the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship” – OSCE Chairperson’s address (Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation) 05/06/2014
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine - based on information received up until 19:00, 4 May (OSCE) 05/06/2014
Kyiv Ditches Separatist-Linked St. George Ribbon As WWII Symbol [Replaced with poppy] (RFE/RL) 05/06/2014
The Politically Correct Russian Alphabet From 'Anti-Maidan' To 'Yalta' [PC in Russia, that is] (RFE/RL) 05/06/2014
Member Of Crimean Tatar Mejlis Beaten By 'Self-Defense' Group (RFE/RL) 05/06/2014
Kerry Calls Eastern Ukraine Referendum 'Crimea Play-Book' (RFE/RL) 05/06/2014
Russian State TV Anchor: 'Propaganda Is Journalism' (RFE/RL) 05/06/2014
UN Expresses Concerns Over Ukraine Violence (RFE/RL) 05/06/2014
Ukraine Parliament Holds Emergency Meeting (RFE/RL) 05/06/2014
Moldovan Forces Put On Alert (RFE/RL) 05/06/2014
Russian, Ukrainian Ministers Join Council Of Europe Talks (RFE/RL) 05/06/2014
Has Putin Delayed Eurasian Union by Pushing Too Hard and Too Soon? (Window on Eurasia) 05/06/2014
Putin has Set Off a Conflagration in Ukraine that Will Engulf Russia, Pastukhov Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/06/2014
VIDEO: SBU intercepted phone call between Moscow and Donetsk (YouTube) 05/06/2014
Ukraine dominates Council of Europe meeting (KWCH) 05/06/2014
Putin's 'Human Rights Council' Accidentally Posts Real Crimean Election Results (Forbes) 05/05/2014
Obama Aides Tell Executives to Skip Forum (The New York Times) 05/05/2014
Chasing Death Camp Guards With New Tools (The New York Times) 05/05/2014
Deadly Clashes Erupt in Ukraine as Troops Push Toward a Rebel-Held City [Slovyansk] (The New York Times) 05/05/2014
OSCE military observers released from captivity in Slaviansk (Ukrainian Journal) 05/05/2014
IMF board approves $17 billion Standby Arrangement for Ukraine (Ukrainian Journal) 05/05/2014
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine - based on information received up until 02 May 2014, 19:00 (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/05/2014
Interview: Crimean Tatar Leader Expects Tensions To Rise (RFE/RL) 05/05/2014
Explainer: What Is The Crimean Tatar Mejlis? (RFE/RL) 05/05/2014
Russia Criminalizes Nazi-Crimes Denial (RFE/RL) 05/05/2014
Dzhemilev: Hundreds Of Crimean Tatars Prosecuted For Illegal Border Crossing (VIDEO) (RFE/RL) 05/05/2014
Eurovision: Will Ukraine-Russia Conflict Strike A Sour Note? (RFE/RL) 05/05/2014
Russia Urges Ukraine To Stop 'Bloodshed' (RFE/RL) 05/05/2014
Crimea's Chief Prosecutor Threatens To Ban Mejlis (VIDEO) (RFE/RL) 05/05/2014
Odesa Pro-Russia Detainees Transferred To Central Ukraine (RFE/RL) 05/05/2014
Acting President Says Russia 'At War' With Ukraine (VIDEO) (RFE/RL) 05/05/2014
Turchynov Says Moscow 'Destabilizing' Ukraine (RFE/RL) 05/05/2014
Ukrainian-Born Tennis Star Dies Of Cancer [Elena Baltacha] (RFE/RL) 05/05/2014
Ukrainian Events a Delayed Reaction to USSR’s Peaceful Disintegration in 1991, ‘Vedomosti’ Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/05/2014
Crimea More Likely to Become a ‘Second Daghestan’ rather than a ‘Second Tatarstan,’ Experts Say (Window on Eurasia) 05/05/2014
Crimean Schools Shifting from Ukrainian to Russian as Language of Instruction (Window on Eurasia) 05/05/2014
Ukraine crisis: Can Ukraine, Russia avoid another gas shutoff? (+video) (Christian Science Monitor) 05/05/2014
Why Putin's Ukrainian 'New Russia' Could Be an Ungovernable Mess (Businessweek) 05/05/2014
US to unleash tax collector on Russian banks (Yahoo/AP) 05/05/2014
Romanian Navy conducts Black Sea drills (Yahoo/AP) 05/05/2014
Fighting breaks out in insurgent-held Ukraine city [Slovyansk] (Yahoo/AP) 05/05/2014
Victim of Ukraine violence buried in Odessa (Yahoo/AP) 05/05/2014
Odessa police free 67 detained in deadly clashes (Yahoo/AP) 05/05/2014
U.S. recognizes Syria opposition offices as 'foreign mission' (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/05/2014
Exclusive: Global anti-money laundering group moves meeting from Moscow (Reuters) 05/05/2014
Cycle of violence in Ukraine dims hope of resolution (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/05/2014
Condemning Kiev 'neo-Nazis' and West, Russia details abuses (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/05/2014
EU squares up to tough choices without Russian gas (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/05/2014
Lithuania says Russia suspends military inspections deal (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/05/2014
Separatist referendum would exacerbate Ukraine crisis - Germany (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/05/2014
Germany hopes May 25 election can help restore calm in Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/05/2014
Pirelli head says U.S. sanctions will not impact Rosneft deal (Reuters) 05/05/2014
Puppet Prosecutor threatens to dissolve Crimean Tatar Mejlis (KHPG) 05/05/2014
Even Russian human rights body finds Crimean referendum falsified (KHPG) 05/05/2014
In eastern Ukraine, the mob rules (Reuters) 05/05/2014
How Putin Is Reinventing Warfare. Though some deride Russia for backward thinking, Putin's strategy in Ukraine betrays a nuanced understanding of 21st century geopolitics. (Foreign Policy) 05/05/2014
Pro-Russians storm Odessa police station (Ukrainian Journal) 05/05/2014
German foreign minister calls for 2nd international Ukraine conference (Ukrainian Journal) 05/05/2014
Ukraine Vows to Press Military Offensive in Pro-Russian East (VOA) 05/04/2014
Odesa Activists Released After Mob Attacks Police Building (RFE/RL) 05/04/2014
Odesa Doctor Or Random Dentist? Claims Of Atrocities, Anti-Semitism Face Scrutiny (RFE/RL) 05/04/2014
Side deals with Moscow thwart drive to wean Europe off Russian gas (Reuters) 05/04/2014
Ukraine unrest: Sorrow and anger in Odessa (BBC) 05/04/2014
Putin’s Russia More Fascist than Ukraine, Comparison Shows (Window on Eurasia) 05/04/2014
Putin as a Fascist Leader Bears Total Responsibility for Crisis in Ukraine, Commentator Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/04/2014
Putin Faces Dangers If He Attacks in Ukraine or If He Doesn’t (Window on Eurasia) 05/04/2014
Kyiv's Maidan is once again a place to enjoy an ice cream cone (GlobalPost) 05/04/2014
Ukraine Crisis Emboldens Obama's US Critics (Voice of America) 05/04/2014
Ukraine crisis: tension mounts in Kramatorsk after army rolls in (The Guardian) 05/04/2014
Ukraine Crisis: Fear of Wider Pain Tempers Sanctions. Threat to Global Growth Shows Why West Is Moving Gingerly Against Russia's Putin (The Wall Street Journal) 05/04/2014
Pro-Russians storm Odessa police station, free dozens of detainees (Chicago Tribune/Reuters) 05/04/2014
Kiev Struggles to Break Russia’s Grip on Gas Flow (The New York Times) 05/04/2014
Pro-Russian crowd storms police HQ in Ukraine port [Odessa] (Yahoo/AP) 05/04/2014
Ukraine PM appeals for unity after Odessa tragedy (Yahoo/AP) 05/04/2014
Germany calls for second Geneva meeting on Ukraine (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/04/2014
Russia sees push for Ukraine 'dialogue' with rebels soon (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/04/2014
Pro-Russian activists surround Odessa police HQ, demand release of detainees (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/04/2014
Abducted activists freed (KHPG) 05/04/2014
Ukraine crisis: Can Kiev gain the upper hand? (BBC) 05/04/2014
Editorial: President Obama and the World [see: RUSSIA AND UKRAINE] (The New York Times) 05/03/2014
Standoff As Crimean Tatar Leader Again Denied Entry Into Crimea (RFE/RL) 05/03/2014
Odesa Dispatch: 'Some Murders Are Announced' (RFE/RL) 05/03/2014
Kerry welcomes monitors' release in Ukraine, eyes larger OSCE role (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Top 8 “separatist” contradictions (KHPG) 05/03/2014
Affront or Offensive? Russian OMON block Mustafa Jemiliev (KHPG) 05/03/2014
EuroMaidan activists abducted in Luhansk [Alexei Beda and Anna Mokrousova] (KHPG) 05/03/2014
Kerry to Russia: End backing of Ukraine insurgents (Yahoo/AP) 05/03/2014
Ukrainian journalists visit Daily Press. Rivne Vicherne group is part of an international exchange program (Newport News Daily Press) 05/03/2014
Ukraine Presses Pro-Russia Militants After Fighting Spreads to a Port City (The New York Times) 05/03/2014
These People Are Still Being Held by Armed Separatists in Ukraine (Vice News) 05/03/2014
«Íàøà öåëü – Êèåâ». Íàðîäíûé ãóáåðíàòîð Ëóãàíùèíû îáúÿâèë ïîëíóþ ìîáèëèçàöèþ 'Our goal [target] is Kyiv.' Luhansk 'People's Governor' declared full mobilization (Inforesist) 05/03/2014
Ukrainian forces tighten grip on rebels in embattled Kramatorsk, Sloviansk (Kyiv Post) 05/03/2014
Police say pro-Russians accidentally set fatal Odessa fire with Molotov cocktails (LIVE UPDATES, VIDEO) (Kyiv Post) 05/03/2014
Eyewitnesses to Odessa carnage: Pro-Russian side, armed for war, started shooting (Kyiv Post) 05/03/2014
SBU: Yanukovych allies Arbuzov and Klymenko financed riots in Odessa (Kyiv Post) 05/03/2014
Presidential Administration: Russia’s Federal Security Service armed Odesa separatists (Kyiv Post) 05/03/2014
Ukraine says Russian envoy's role shows Kremlin in charge of separatists (Kyiv Post) 05/03/2014
Russia Calls on U.S. to Help Stop Kiev's Military Drive (The New York Times/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Ukraine Presses Pro-Russia Militants After Fighting Spreads to Odessa (The New York Times) 05/03/2014
Behind the Masks in Ukraine, Many Faces of Rebellion (The New York Times) 05/03/2014
Euromaidan PR: Crimeans gather at border between #kherson & #Crimea. Demanding that Berkut let Mustafa Cemilev Into #Crimea EMPR pic.twitter.com/5cCJkYdKYB (Twitter) 05/03/2014
OSCE observers held in Ukraine released (Yahoo/AP) 05/03/2014
Dozens killed in Ukraine riot and fire; OSCE monitors freed (Reuters) 05/03/2014
Ukraine Reports Kramatorsk Success (RFE/RL) 05/03/2014
Ukraine says Odessa unrest planned and financed from abroad [i.e., Russia] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Ukraine says Odessa unrest planned by and financed from abroad (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Dozens killed in Ukraine riot and fire; OSCE monitors freed (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Ukraine retakes security service HQ in eastern town of Kramatorsk (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Ukraine says heavy fighting in Kramatorsk, war descends in its east (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Kremlin says Kiev, West responsible for Odessa bloodshed - agencies (Reuters) 05/03/2014
OSCE confirms observers released in Slaviansk (Reuters) 05/03/2014
Dozens die in Odessa, rebels down Ukraine helicopters (Reuters) 05/03/2014
Police in Ukraine's Odessa detain 130 after fire, fighting kill dozens (Reuters) 05/03/2014
Ukraine says operations against rebels continue; 'we are not stopping' (Reuters) 05/03/2014
Abducted OSCE observers freed (BBC) 05/03/2014
Voices from Odessa: 'Nobody expected this' (BBC) 05/03/2014
‘State of shock in Odessa’ (VIDEO) (BBC) 05/03/2014
Ukraine unrest: 'Country sliding towards civil war' (BBC) 05/03/2014
After release of abducted inspectors and Ukrainian hosts, Swiss CiO calls for enhancing cooperation and efforts towards political solution (OSCE) 05/03/2014
Customs Union has Not Boosted Cross-Border Ties in Ways Putin Promised, Study Finds (Window on Eurasia) 05/03/2014
‘Putin is a Fascist’ Heading toward War, Feltshtinsky Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/03/2014
Media in Ukraine and Russia in stark contrast over Odessa blaze (BBC) 05/03/2014
Factbox: Ukraine says groups from Moldova's Transdniestria stir unrest in Odessa (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
A split Ukraine would likely default on foreign debt: S&P (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Odessa police call for calm after 42 die in clash (Yahoo/AP) 05/03/2014
‘State of shock in Odessa’ (VIDEO) (BBC) 05/03/2014
After release of abducted inspectors and Ukrainian hosts, Swiss CiO calls for enhancing cooperation and efforts towards political solution (OSCE) 05/03/2014
Dozens killed in Ukraine riot and fire; OSCE monitors freed (Reuters) 05/03/2014
Ukraine Reports Kramatorsk Success (RFE/RL) 05/03/2014
OSCE observers held in Ukraine released (Yahoo/AP) 05/03/2014
Odessa police call for calm after 42 die in clash (Yahoo/AP) 05/03/2014
A split Ukraine would likely default on foreign debt: S&P (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Factbox: Ukraine says groups from Moldova's Transdniestria stir unrest in Odessa (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Ukraine says Odessa unrest planned and financed from abroad [i.e., Russia] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Ukraine says Odessa unrest planned by and financed from abroad (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Dozens killed in Ukraine riot and fire; OSCE monitors freed (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Ukraine retakes security service HQ in eastern town of Kramatorsk (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Ukraine says heavy fighting in Kramatorsk, war descends in its east (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Kremlin says Kiev, West responsible for Odessa bloodshed - agencies (Reuters) 05/03/2014
OSCE confirms observers released in Slaviansk (Reuters) 05/03/2014
Dozens die in Odessa, rebels down Ukraine helicopters (Reuters) 05/03/2014
Police in Ukraine's Odessa detain 130 after fire, fighting kill dozens (Reuters) 05/03/2014
Ukraine says operations against rebels continue; 'we are not stopping' (Reuters) 05/03/2014
Abducted OSCE observers freed (BBC) 05/03/2014
Voices from Odessa: 'Nobody expected this' (BBC) 05/03/2014
Ukraine unrest: 'Country sliding towards civil war' (BBC) 05/03/2014
Media in Ukraine and Russia in stark contrast over Odessa blaze (BBC) 05/03/2014
‘Putin is a Fascist’ Heading toward War, Feltshtinsky Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/03/2014
Customs Union has Not Boosted Cross-Border Ties in Ways Putin Promised, Study Finds (Window on Eurasia) 05/03/2014
Voices from Odessa: 'Nobody expected this' (BBC) 05/03/2014
Ukraine says operations against rebels continue; 'we are not stopping' (Reuters) 05/03/2014
Police in Ukraine's Odessa detain 130 after fire, fighting kill dozens (Reuters) 05/03/2014
Dozens die in Odessa, rebels down Ukraine helicopters (Reuters) 05/03/2014
OSCE confirms observers released in Slaviansk (Reuters) 05/03/2014
Kremlin says Kiev, West responsible for Odessa bloodshed - agencies (Reuters) 05/03/2014
Ukraine says heavy fighting in Kramatorsk, war descends in its east (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Ukraine retakes security service HQ in eastern town of Kramatorsk (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Dozens killed in Ukraine riot and fire; OSCE monitors freed (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Ukraine says Odessa unrest planned by and financed from abroad (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Ukraine says Odessa unrest planned and financed from abroad [i.e., Russia] (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Factbox: Ukraine says groups from Moldova's Transdniestria stir unrest in Odessa (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
A split Ukraine would likely default on foreign debt: S&P (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/03/2014
Odessa police call for calm after 42 die in clash (Yahoo/AP) 05/03/2014
OSCE observers held in Ukraine released (Yahoo/AP) 05/03/2014
Ukraine Reports Kramatorsk Success (RFE/RL) 05/03/2014
Dozens killed in Ukraine riot and fire; OSCE monitors freed (Reuters) 05/03/2014
After release of abducted inspectors and Ukrainian hosts, Swiss CiO calls for enhancing cooperation and efforts towards political solution (OSCE) 05/03/2014
Customs Union has Not Boosted Cross-Border Ties in Ways Putin Promised, Study Finds (Window on Eurasia) 05/03/2014
‘Putin is a Fascist’ Heading toward War, Feltshtinsky Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/03/2014
Media in Ukraine and Russia in stark contrast over Odessa blaze (BBC) 05/03/2014
Ukraine unrest: 'Country sliding towards civil war' (BBC) 05/03/2014
‘State of shock in Odessa’ (VIDEO) (BBC) 05/03/2014
Abducted OSCE observers freed (BBC) 05/03/2014
Putin the Predictable. The Russian leader follows a consistent strategy. First he condemns. Then he copies. (Slate.com) 05/02/2014
A Message for Russia (and the World) From the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (National Review) 05/02/2014
Aleksander Kwasniewski: After Ukraine Putin will seize Belarus, Kazakhstan and Latvia (Charter'97) 05/02/2014
Opinion: Putin's Not Post-Communist, He's Post-Fascist (Der Spiegel) 05/02/2014
Russian ban on Mustafa Jemiliev enforced (KHPG) 05/02/2014
The EU's response to Ukraine has been a betrayal. Russia's hostility has only served to intensify Ukrainians' lust for a European future – but the EU just looks on (Guardian) 05/02/2014
Ukraine suffers deadliest day in months; 34 killed in Odessa (+VIDEO) (Washington Post) 05/02/2014
Aleksander Kwasniewski: After Ukraine Putin will seize Belarus, Kazakhstan and Latvia (Charter 97) 05/02/2014
Highlights of State Department and USAID Efforts to Support Press and Media Freedom (State.gov) 05/02/2014
Ukraine, U.S. Economy To Be Focus Of Gold Market Near 200-Day Average (Forbes) 05/02/2014
Ukraine billionaire in presidential vote intends to unite nation [Petro Poroshenko] (Los Angeles Times) 05/02/2014
John Kerry: Commemorating World Press Freedom Day (State.gov) 05/02/2014
Press Statement: Tragic Loss of Life in Odesa (State.gov) 05/02/2014
Ukraine offensive sparks deadly clashes in Odessa (Washington Post/AP) 05/02/2014
Ukrainian Jewish mayor who survived assassination attempt recovering in Haifa hospital (Jerusalem Post) 05/02/2014
OSCE Chief Monitor calls for end to violence in Ukraine (OSCE) 05/02/2014
Russia’s buildup on the Ukraine border (Washington Post) 05/02/2014
Did Ukraine Outfox Putin With Its Offensive In Slovyansk? (Forbes) 05/02/2014
Talbott: What We're Hearing from Putin Is Another Stunning Case of the Big Lie (The Brookings Institution) 05/02/2014
Does a 2006 Russian Novel Provide Clues to Putin’s Next Move? (Window on Eurasia) 05/02/2014
By Portraying Russian Radicals in Ukraine as Heroes, Moscow is Creating a Threat to Russia, Inozemtsev Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/02/2014
Russian Officials Persecuting Christians as Well as Muslims in Occupied Crimea (Window on Eurasia) 05/02/2014
Crimean Tatars an Inspiration and Model for Non-Russians in Russia, Chuvash Journal Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/02/2014
'I Should Kill You Right Here'. Pro-Russian rebels kidnap more U.S. journalists amid fresh unrest in east Ukraine. 'Do you know the things America has been doing here?' (Buzzfeed) 05/02/2014
More Than 40 People Killed During Violent Clashes In Ukraine’s Odessa (Buzzfeed) 05/02/2014
Dozens Dead in Odessa as New Violence Spreads to Southern Ukraine (Mashable) 05/02/2014
This Is What Happened in Ukraine Today (Mashable) 05/02/2014
Ukraine: Views from the people of Moscow (VIDEO) (BBC) 05/02/2014
Dozens killed in Odessa fire amid clashes (VIDEO) (BBC) 05/02/2014
Russia denies saboteurs tried to cross Ukraine border -report (Reuters) 05/02/2014
Political fever rises as Ukraine breaks apart (Reuters) 05/02/2014
Russia, West accuse each other of hypocrisy on Ukraine (Reuters) 05/02/2014
Obama, Merkel vow broader Russian sanctions if Ukraine election derailed (Reuters) 05/02/2014
Insurgents shoot down 2 Ukraine helicopters [Slovyansk] (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Journalists covering Ukraine detained, then freed (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Obama: Ukraine moving to restore order in the east (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Obama, Merkel threaten broader Russia sanctions (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Ukraine: Many insurgents killed in Slovyansk (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Police: 31 dead in protest-linked Odessa fire (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Security Council holds emergency Ukraine meeting ['Russia ... has released bands of thugs on Ukraine ... and is suddenly discovering this mixture might escape its control,' French ambassador Gerard Araud said.] (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
US, Germany warn Putin not to disrupt Ukraine vote (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Ukrainian unrest spreads; dozens dead in Odessa (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
OSCE media freedom representative deeply troubled by continuing deterioration of journalists’ safety in Eastern Ukraine (OSCE) 05/02/2014
How Russian Media Turned Construction Site Into 'Concentration Camp' (RFE/RL) 05/02/2014
Tensions High After Ukraine Launches Slovyansk Offensive (RFE/RL) 05/02/2014
Obama: Russia Directly Supports Ukrainian Separatists (RFE/RL) 05/02/2014
Clashes In Odesa Leave Dozens Dead (RFE/RL) 05/02/2014
'I Should Kill You Right Here'. Pro-Russian rebels kidnap more U.S. journalists amid fresh unrest in east Ukraine. 'Do you know the things America has been doing here?' (Buzzfeed) 05/02/2014
Ukrainian Jewish mayor who survived assassination attempt recovering in Haifa hospital (Jerusalem Post) 05/02/2014
OSCE Chief Monitor calls for end to violence in Ukraine (OSCE) 05/02/2014
Ukraine offensive sparks deadly clashes in Odessa (Washington Post/AP) 05/02/2014
Press Statement: Tragic Loss of Life in Odesa (State.gov) 05/02/2014
John Kerry: Commemorating World Press Freedom Day (State.gov) 05/02/2014
Ukraine billionaire in presidential vote intends to unite nation [Petro Poroshenko] (Los Angeles Times) 05/02/2014
Ukraine, U.S. Economy To Be Focus Of Gold Market Near 200-Day Average (Forbes) 05/02/2014
Highlights of State Department and USAID Efforts to Support Press and Media Freedom (State.gov) 05/02/2014
Clashes In Odesa Leave Dozens Dead (RFE/RL) 05/02/2014
Obama: Russia Directly Supports Ukrainian Separatists (RFE/RL) 05/02/2014
Tensions High After Ukraine Launches Slovyansk Offensive (RFE/RL) 05/02/2014
How Russian Media Turned Construction Site Into 'Concentration Camp' (RFE/RL) 05/02/2014
OSCE media freedom representative deeply troubled by continuing deterioration of journalists’ safety in Eastern Ukraine (OSCE) 05/02/2014
Ukrainian unrest spreads; dozens dead in Odessa (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
US, Germany warn Putin not to disrupt Ukraine vote (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Security Council holds emergency Ukraine meeting ['Russia ... has released bands of thugs on Ukraine ... and is suddenly discovering this mixture might escape its control,' French ambassador Gerard Araud said.] (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Police: 31 dead in protest-linked Odessa fire (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Ukraine: Many insurgents killed in Slovyansk (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Obama, Merkel threaten broader Russia sanctions (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Obama: Ukraine moving to restore order in the east (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Journalists covering Ukraine detained, then freed (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Insurgents shoot down 2 Ukraine helicopters [Slovyansk] (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Obama, Merkel vow broader Russian sanctions if Ukraine election derailed (Reuters) 05/02/2014
Russia, West accuse each other of hypocrisy on Ukraine (Reuters) 05/02/2014
Political fever rises as Ukraine breaks apart (Reuters) 05/02/2014
Russia denies saboteurs tried to cross Ukraine border -report (Reuters) 05/02/2014
Dozens killed in Odessa fire amid clashes (VIDEO) (BBC) 05/02/2014
Ukraine: Views from the people of Moscow (VIDEO) (BBC) 05/02/2014
This Is What Happened in Ukraine Today (Mashable) 05/02/2014
Dozens Dead in Odessa as New Violence Spreads to Southern Ukraine (Mashable) 05/02/2014
More Than 40 People Killed During Violent Clashes In Ukraine’s Odessa (Buzzfeed) 05/02/2014
Crimean Tatars an Inspiration and Model for Non-Russians in Russia, Chuvash Journal Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/02/2014
Russian Officials Persecuting Christians as Well as Muslims in Occupied Crimea (Window on Eurasia) 05/02/2014
By Portraying Russian Radicals in Ukraine as Heroes, Moscow is Creating a Threat to Russia, Inozemtsev Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/02/2014
Does a 2006 Russian Novel Provide Clues to Putin’s Next Move? (Window on Eurasia) 05/02/2014
Talbott: What We're Hearing from Putin Is Another Stunning Case of the Big Lie (The Brookings Institution) 05/02/2014
Did Ukraine Outfox Putin With Its Offensive In Slovyansk? (Forbes) 05/02/2014
Ukraine billionaire in presidential vote intends to unite nation [Petro Poroshenko] (Los Angeles Times) 05/02/2014
Did Ukraine Outfox Putin With Its Offensive In Slovyansk? (Forbes) 05/02/2014
Talbott: What We're Hearing from Putin Is Another Stunning Case of the Big Lie (The Brookings Institution) 05/02/2014
Does a 2006 Russian Novel Provide Clues to Putin’s Next Move? (Window on Eurasia) 05/02/2014
By Portraying Russian Radicals in Ukraine as Heroes, Moscow is Creating a Threat to Russia, Inozemtsev Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/02/2014
Russian Officials Persecuting Christians as Well as Muslims in Occupied Crimea (Window on Eurasia) 05/02/2014
Crimean Tatars an Inspiration and Model for Non-Russians in Russia, Chuvash Journal Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/02/2014
'I Should Kill You Right Here'. Pro-Russian rebels kidnap more U.S. journalists amid fresh unrest in east Ukraine. 'Do you know the things America has been doing here?' (Buzzfeed) 05/02/2014
More Than 40 People Killed During Violent Clashes In Ukraine’s Odessa (Buzzfeed) 05/02/2014
Dozens Dead in Odessa as New Violence Spreads to Southern Ukraine (Mashable) 05/02/2014
This Is What Happened in Ukraine Today (Mashable) 05/02/2014
Ukraine: Views from the people of Moscow (VIDEO) (BBC) 05/02/2014
Dozens killed in Odessa fire amid clashes (VIDEO) (BBC) 05/02/2014
Russia denies saboteurs tried to cross Ukraine border -report (Reuters) 05/02/2014
Political fever rises as Ukraine breaks apart (Reuters) 05/02/2014
Russia, West accuse each other of hypocrisy on Ukraine (Reuters) 05/02/2014
Obama, Merkel vow broader Russian sanctions if Ukraine election derailed (Reuters) 05/02/2014
Insurgents shoot down 2 Ukraine helicopters [Slovyansk] (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Journalists covering Ukraine detained, then freed (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Obama: Ukraine moving to restore order in the east (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Obama, Merkel threaten broader Russia sanctions (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Ukraine: Many insurgents killed in Slovyansk (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Police: 31 dead in protest-linked Odessa fire (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Security Council holds emergency Ukraine meeting ['Russia ... has released bands of thugs on Ukraine ... and is suddenly discovering this mixture might escape its control,' French ambassador Gerard Araud said.] (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
US, Germany warn Putin not to disrupt Ukraine vote (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Ukrainian unrest spreads; dozens dead in Odessa (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
OSCE media freedom representative deeply troubled by continuing deterioration of journalists’ safety in Eastern Ukraine (OSCE) 05/02/2014
How Russian Media Turned Construction Site Into 'Concentration Camp' (RFE/RL) 05/02/2014
Tensions High After Ukraine Launches Slovyansk Offensive (RFE/RL) 05/02/2014
Obama: Russia Directly Supports Ukrainian Separatists (RFE/RL) 05/02/2014
Clashes In Odesa Leave Dozens Dead (RFE/RL) 05/02/2014
Highlights of State Department and USAID Efforts to Support Press and Media Freedom (State.gov) 05/02/2014
Ukraine, U.S. Economy To Be Focus Of Gold Market Near 200-Day Average (Forbes) 05/02/2014
John Kerry: Commemorating World Press Freedom Day (State.gov) 05/02/2014
Press Statement: Tragic Loss of Life in Odesa (State.gov) 05/02/2014
Ukraine offensive sparks deadly clashes in Odessa (Washington Post/AP) 05/02/2014
OSCE Chief Monitor calls for end to violence in Ukraine (OSCE) 05/02/2014
Ukrainian Jewish mayor who survived assassination attempt recovering in Haifa hospital (Jerusalem Post) 05/02/2014
Ukraine has been and remains committed to the implementation of the agreements reached at the meeting of heads of the foreign policy offices of Ukraine, Russia, EU and the United States in Geneva on 17 April 2014 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine) 05/02/2014
Timothy Ash: Ukraine's intensive day (Kyiv Post) 05/02/2014
One man shot dead in clashes in Ukraine's Odessa - police (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/02/2014
Russia calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine as tensions soar (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/02/2014
Ukraine says Russian 'saboteurs' attempted to cross border (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/02/2014
UKRAINE'S ACTING PRESIDENT SAYS RUSSIAN 'ARMED SABOTEURS' ATTEMPTED TO CROSS INTO UKRAINE OVERNIGHT, WERE PUSHED BACK BY UKRAINIAN BORDER TROOPS (Reuters) 05/02/2014
Real, Russian and Neo-Nazi (KHPG) 05/02/2014
Dzhemilev denied entry to Russia [Crimean Tatar leader banned from Crimea, now cannot enter Russia] (Kyiv Post) 05/02/2014
Maxim Eristavi: #Odessa live: Explosions, ppl are breaking pavement for bricks to fight, preparing Molotovs (Twitter) 05/02/2014
Book on Persecution of Ukrainian Catholics under Soviet regime published in English (RISU) 05/02/2014
How much are Americans willing to get involved in Ukraine? (BBC) 05/02/2014
Pro-Russian activists attack journalists in Kharkiv (KHPG) 05/02/2014
Sloviansk rebels down army helicopters (BBC) 05/02/2014
Ukraine attacks rebel city, helicopter shot down (Reuters) 05/02/2014
Pro-Russian rebels seize railway post near Ukraine's Donetsk, halt trains (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/02/2014
Pro-Russian rebels leave prosecutor's office, TV centre in Ukraine's Luhansk (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/02/2014
Kremlin says Kiev will be held responsible for 'punitive operation' (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/02/2014
EU says watching events in eastern Ukraine with growing concern (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/02/2014
Russian foreign ministry tells West to halt 'destructive' Ukraine policy (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/02/2014
Soccer-Ukrainian championship results and standings (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/02/2014
NATO allies must step up defense spending, U.S. defense chief says (Reuters) 05/02/2014
Ukraine denies Russian blame over Geneva deal, accuses Moscow (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/02/2014
Rebels down Ukraine helicopters, Putin denounces city assault (Reuters) 05/02/2014
Gunfire, blasts in insurgent-held Ukraine city (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
NATO official: Russia undermining global security (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Kremlin sends envoy to Ukraine's restive east (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
3 killed in Ukraine offensive near Slovyansk (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Obama, Merkel to display unity against Russia (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Ukraine strikes at east; 2 helicopters shot down (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Hagel: Europe faces 'bracing new realities' (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
DESPITE RUSSIA CRISIS, UKRAINE HOPEFUL FOR FUTURE (Yahoo/AP) 05/02/2014
Can Radek Sikorski Save Europe? (Foreign Policy) 05/02/2014
The country's gangsters who are turning underworld might into upperworld power (Foreign Policy) 05/02/2014
Gunfire, heavy detonations heard near Ukraine rebel town [Slavyansk] (Yahoo/AFP) 05/02/2014
Pro-Russia Separatists Shoot Down Helicopters; Ukraine Crisis Deepens (Mashable) 05/02/2014
Putin’s American Toady at 'The Nation' Gets Even Toadier (New Republic) 05/02/2014
Where are Ukraine's missing billions? (News Republic/Reuters) 05/02/2014
Ukraine moves to retake key city from pro-Russia insurgents as Moscow warns diplomacy 'effectively destroyed' (CBS) 05/02/2014
Clarissa Ward, CBS News crew held by pro-Russia militants as Ukraine military moves on Slavyansk [now released] (CBS) 05/02/2014
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine - based on information received up until 30 April 2014, 19:00 (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/02/2014
 Îäåñ³ ñåïàðàòèñòè âáèëè ïðîóêðà¿íñüêîãî ì³òèíãóâàëüíèêà.  Îäåñ³ — ñóòè÷êè. Ëóíàþòü âèáóõè / Fighting in Odesa, blasts heard. Pro-Ukrainian demonstrator killed by separatists (Hromadske TV) 05/02/2014
Op-Ed: What Vladimir Putin chooses not to know about Russian history (Los Angeles Times) 05/01/2014
John Kerry: On the Occasion of Poland's Constitution Day (State.gov) 05/01/2014
Ukraine’s May Day Danger (National Review) 05/01/2014
Ukraine PM warns of ‘most dangerous 10 days’ [Financial Times] (CNBC) 05/01/2014
Few Russians Travel Abroad and Ruble’s Decline is Cutting Their Number Still Further (Window on Eurasia) 05/01/2014
In Pursuit of Stability, Putin is Turning Against Private Sector, Gontmakher Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/01/2014
Moscow Will Face a Partisan War if It Moves Deeper into Ukraine, Shukhevich Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/01/2014
Few Russians Travel Abroad and Ruble’s Decline is Cutting Their Number Still Further (Window on Eurasia) 05/01/2014
In Pursuit of Stability, Putin is Turning Against Private Sector, Gontmakher Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/01/2014
Moscow Will Face a Partisan War if It Moves Deeper into Ukraine, Shukhevich Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/01/2014
Ukraine PM warns of ‘most dangerous 10 days’ [Financial Times] (CNBC) 05/01/2014
Ukraine PM warns of ‘most dangerous 10 days’ [Financial Times] (CNBC) 05/01/2014
Moscow Will Face a Partisan War if It Moves Deeper into Ukraine, Shukhevich Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/01/2014
In Pursuit of Stability, Putin is Turning Against Private Sector, Gontmakher Says (Window on Eurasia) 05/01/2014
Few Russians Travel Abroad and Ruble’s Decline is Cutting Their Number Still Further (Window on Eurasia) 05/01/2014
Russia now an adversary, NATO official says (CBS/AP) 05/01/2014
Kharkiv's Ragged Self-Defense Units Prepare For Russian Confrontation (Vice News) 05/01/2014
A Glowing Russia Resurrects Soviet-Era Parade After Crimea Conquest (Mashable) 05/01/2014
War of Words in Ukraine (Deutsche Welle) 05/01/2014
Russia Is Weaponizing Jedi Mind Tricks (Vice News) 05/01/2014
NATO Expansion: The Source of Russia's Anger? (National Interest) 05/01/2014
Beyond Crimea: What Vladimir Putin Really Wants (World Affairs Journal) 05/01/2014
Kinofest NYC 2014 Film Festival in New York, May 9-11 (KinofestNYC.com) 05/01/2014
Ukraine renews military draft as unrest intensifies (Yahoo/AP) 05/01/2014
How does Europe wean itself off Russian gas? (BBC) 05/01/2014
Anne Applebaum: Can the West find the energy to deter Russia? (Washington Post) 05/01/2014
Ukraine detains Russian military attache for spying (Yahoo/Reuters) 05/01/2014
Ukraine's government loses more ground after violent clash in Donetsk (Kyiv Post) 05/01/2014
VIDEO: Part 1 of 5, Russia as a Regional Actor Post the Ukraine Crisis (Frivarld Magasin) 05/01/2014
Who's Behind Separatism in the Donbas? (Ukrainian Week) 05/01/2014
Donetsk Dispatch: City Looks To Victory Day With Trepidation (RFE/RL) 05/01/2014
Lithuanian FM Says Ukraine Has ‘Duty’ to Halt Separatists (RFE/RL) 05/01/2014
Freedom House Warns Press Freedom 'Lowest In A Decade' (RFE/RL) 05/01/2014
Freedom of the Press 2014. Press Freedom at the Lowest Level in a Decade (Freedom House) 05/01/2014
Kremlin Says Germany's Merkel Asks Putin To Help Release OSCE Observers (RFE/RL) 05/01/2014
Ukrainian Separatists Will Hold Own Vote (RFE/RL) 05/01/2014
Viktor Yanukovych's Secret Hunting Lodge (RFE/RL) 05/01/2014
WHERE YANUKOVYCH AND HIS RICH HUNTING BUDDIES HUNG OUT (YanukovychLeaks.org) 05/01/2014
May Day Celebrants Fill Moscow's Red Square (RFE/RL) 05/01/2014
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine - based on information received up until 29 April 2014, 19:00 (Kyiv time) (OSCE) 05/01/2014
This Is The Most Important Fact About Ukraine Right Now (Business Insider) 05/01/2014
Comparison of xenophobia in Ukraine and in Russia (KHPG) 05/01/2014
Widow of murdered deputy leaves Horlivka (KHPG) 05/01/2014
CEC: The presidential elections will not be stopped (KHPG) 05/01/2014
Anti-Semitism and xenophobia in Ukraine during April 2014 (KHPG) 05/01/2014
Pro-Russians seize Donetsk prosecutor's office (BBC) 05/01/2014
Political analysts: The West will recognize presidential election even if it doesn't take place in all regions, Russia won’t (Ukrainian Week) 05/01/2014
Russian flags fill May Day rally in Donetsk (BBC) 05/01/2014
Dmytro Firtash, Ukraine oligarch, protests innocence (BBC) 05/01/2014
Meeting the little green men (BBC) 05/01/2014
Putin Demands Ukraine Pull Forces From Southeast (The New York Times) 05/01/2014
Ukraine Says That Militants Won the East (The New York Times) 05/01/2014
Russia’s Weimar Syndrome (The New York Times) 05/01/2014
²ÄÅÎ Ëåáåäèíîå îçåðî äëÿ Ïóòèíà â Îäåññå / VIDEO For the Soviets, a performance of Swan Lake signaled the demise of the next communist leader. With tanks in the background, these four ballerinas in Odesa perform the Dance of the Little Swans, predicting the fall of Putin (YouTube) 05/01/2014
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