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Ukraine urges Right Sector to vacate its Kiev HQ

Posted by seumasach on April 1, 2014

Ukraine urges Right Sector to vacate its Kiev HQ after downtown shootout injures 3

RT

31st March, 2014

Ukraine’s acting interior minister urged the far-right group Right Sector to vacate its HQ in Kiev after a downtown shootout instigated by one of its members injured three, including deputy mayor Bogdan Dubas.

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BRICS support for Russia’s invasion of Crimea

Posted by seumasach on April 1, 2014

BRICS Support For Russia’s Invasion Of Crimea Signals A New International Era
Business Insider

31st March, 2014

There’s been no shortage of reports and commentaries on the crisis in Ukraine and Crimea, and Russia’s role in it. Yet one of the more notable recent developments in the crisis has received surprisingly little attention.

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Russia, US back federal constitution to solve Ukraine crisis

Posted by seumasach on March 31, 2014

RIAN

31st March, 2014

PARIS, March 31 (RIA Novosti) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry agreed at talks in Paris on Sunday to seek a diplomatic solution to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, showing signs of agreement on the need for a federal constitution in the country.

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Catherine Ashton condemns pressures of right-wing extremists on Ukrainian parliament

Posted by seumasach on March 30, 2014

Ashton finally remembers she’s not meant to be supporting violent mob rule and neo-nazi thugs

All Voices

29th March, 2014

Chief of European Union foreign policy Catherine Ashton condemns , threats of extremist group , ” Wright Sector ” for the deputies of the Ukrainian parliament , as “a violation of democratic principles and the rule of law.”

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Mobile tower radiation clips sparrows’ wings

Posted by seumasach on March 30, 2014

Times of India

20th March, 2014

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Radiation from mobile towers is not only taking a toll on human health but is also blamed for sparrows vanishing into thin air.

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Obama, Putin discuss US proposal on Ukraine crisis

Posted by seumasach on March 29, 2014

Anadolu Agency

29th March, 2014

The presidents of Russia and the U.S. discussed a U.S. proposal to end the crisis in Ukraine during a bilateral phone call on Friday initiated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the White House.

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BRIC countries oppose ban on Putin attending G20 Summit

Posted by seumasach on March 29, 2014

Times of India

25th March, 2014

NEW DELHI: India, Brazil, China and South Africa today opposed any restrictions on participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Australia later this year in the wake of Russia annexing Crimea from Ukraine.

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Putin smiles at a German visitor

Posted by seumasach on March 27, 2014

M.K.Bhadrakumar

Indian Punchline

27th March, 2014

President Vladimir Putin opened his hand just a wee bit while US President Barack Obama was still in Europe warning of “consequences” in the nature of more sanctions against Russia unless it ‘deescalated’ in Ukraine. Putin received the CEO of Siemens Joe Kaesar on Wednesday.

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Bank of England agrees Chinese London currency clearing hub

Posted by seumasach on March 27, 2014

Just as we once controlled “concessions” in China we can expect to see China doing the same thing here. We are, after all, completely bankrupt and becoming ever more so, with China as our main creditor. The programme for the decentralization of the British state now underway could facilitate this by dividing Britain into economic zones run by devolved assemblies. These in turn could negotiate concessions with China and other international partners. Tariq Ali perhaps hinted at this in an interview about Scottish nationalism:

JF: Do you think British elites are worried about the prospect of independence?
TA: Sections of them probably are, because they will see it as a blow to British pretensions.  But I think there may well be a section of the elite that might well say, Fine, it will save us money, it will stop the subsidies, etc, and Scotland doesn’t make much money anyway.  This is the section of the elite which believes that the only way forward is effectively to sell the British economy and the cities of the South to the rich, to oligarchs from various nationalities, Ukrainian, Russian, Arab, etc, who dominate large parts of the financial markets in London today.  That section of the elite, which thinks this is the future, won’t care at all, whatever they say in public.

BBC

26th March, 2014

The Bank of England has agreed a deal with the People’s Bank of China to make London a hub for Chinese currency dealing.

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Obama: Well that’s embarrassing, no one clapped 3/25/2

Posted by seumasach on March 27, 2014

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Siemens ‘to invest long-term in Russia’

Posted by seumasach on March 27, 2014

Local

26th March, 2014

German industrial giant Siemens will be pouring long-term investment into Russia despite outcry over Crimea, the company reportedly told President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.

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