Since the West are losing the “New Cold War”  on all fronts their best bet is to end it. Or do they wish to lose everything, all credibility, just to keep NATO, the various lobbies and agencies and other archaicisms on life support. Washington, hopefully, still has some power and they still have ways of making their puppets talk

Ukrainian officials launch unity talks as tension remains high

Washington Post

17th May, 2014

KIEV, Ukraine — Government officials, dignitaries and representatives from restive eastern Ukraine launched a second round of talks on national unity Saturday, even as tensions remained high in the troubled Donetsk and Luhansk regions near the border with Russia.

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Kyiv Post

17th May, 2014

“Ukrainian government remains committed to the idea of decentralization of power and is ready to ensure a special status for Russian and languages of national minorities”, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has said.

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Primitive prejudice, stupidity and the reflexive compliance of the New York Times

Patrick L.Smith

Salon

15th May, 2014

However Ukrainians settle their drastic differences — and they can, providing all sides find the will to do so — a large and welcome consequence of this crisis falls to Americans. This is summed up in a single word. Ukraine gives us the gift of revelation.

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Blackwater Mercenaries Direct Kiev Regime’s Crackdown In Ukraine

Axis of Logic

15th May, 2014

Hundreds of US mercenaries are directing the repression of pro-Russian protesters in eastern Ukraine by the fascist forces of the NATO puppet regime in Kiev, according to German media reports.

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Italian Peace Activists to Protest against EU Support for Ukraine

Fars

17th May, 2014

TEHRAN (FNA)- An Italian antiwar activist said the country’s peace activists would gather in Rome to protest against the EU support for the Kiev government which they saw as neo-Nazist.
“Several Italian organizations are concerned about the behavior of the European Union and US which supported coup d’état in Ukraine and then closed the eyes on the neo-Nazist and fascist organizations which are collateral to the new so-called government of Kiev,” RIA Novosti quoted Marinella Correggia as saying.

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Pepe Escobar

Asia Times

13th May, 2014

Everything one needs to know about mediocre political elites allegedly representing the “values” of Western civilization has been laid bare by their reaction to the referendums in Donetsk and Lugansk. 

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German Minister Sigmar Gabriel: ‘European Union Will Rely on Russian Gas in Short Term

IBTimes

6th May, 2014

The European Union will have to rely on Russia for its energy needs in the short term, according to the German energy minister.

RT

12th May, 2014

The French government has said that it will go ahead with 1.2 billion euro ($1.6 billion) contract to supply Russia with two Mistral helicopter carriers because cancelling the deal would harm Paris more than Moscow.

Having fueled fire, it is now time to put it out

German Foreign Minister to visit Ukraine to start talks between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists

AkiPress

13th May, 2014

The German foreign minister is visiting Ukraine to start talks between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists following declarations of independence by two eastern regions.

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