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Conflict in Eastern Ukraine May Soon Turn into Open War

If international observers and the Ukrainian partners do not force the Ukrainian government to halt its aggressive actions, a new open armed conflict will arise in eastern Ukraine in the summer of 2018.

May 25th, 2018

By SouthFront

Conflict in Eastern Ukraine May Soon Turn into Open War

This week the military situation in eastern Ukraine has once again escalated as forces loyal to the Kiev government have advanced on positions controlled by defense forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DRP) near the city of Gorlovka. Gorlovka is the DPR-controlled town, located north of the DPR capital of Donetsk. Its pre-war population was

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US Turns to Ukraine for Next Russia Proxy War Gambit

With Ukraine rolling out a murderous ethnic cleansing campaign in its Donbass region on the Russian border, the Russian government has responded with restraint. The new provision of arms to Ukraine by the U.S. will likely change that — and start a proxy war more dangerous than Syria’.

August 22nd, 2017

By Whitney Webb Whitney Webb @_whitneywebb

US Turns to Ukraine for Next Russia Proxy War Gambit

Just weeks after announcing a plan to arm the Ukrainian government with lethal weapons, the Pentagon announced on Friday that Secretary of Defense James Mattis – who has endorsed the plan –

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Whitney Webb is a writer and researcher for The Last American Vagabond and a MintPress News contributor and former staff writer. She has contributed to several independent media outlets and her work has been featured by The Real News Network, The Ron Paul Institute, The Zero Hour, and The Jimmy Dore Show, among others. She has made several radio and television appearances and is the 2019 winner of the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism.

Leaked: George Soros ‘Puppet Master’ Behind Ukrainian Regime, Trails Of Corruption Revealed

Hacked emails also reveal Soros’ machinations with the US Government and the officials of the European Union in a scheme where, if he succeeds, he could win billions in the plunder of Ukraine assets. All, of course, would be at the expense of Ukrainian citizens and of EU taxpayers.

June 15th, 2015

By Mint Press News Desk

Leaked: George Soros ‘Puppet Master’ Behind Ukrainian Regime, Trails Of Corruption Revealed

Rarely does the world get a true look inside the corrupt world of Western oligarchs and the brazen manipulations they use to enhance their fortunes at the expense of the public good. The following comes from correspondence of the Hungarian-born billionaire, now naturalized American speculator, George Soros. The hacker group CyberBerkut has

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Kiev to Spend $200 Mln To Wall Off Russia

According to the project, more than 2,000 kilometers of the country’s actual border with Russia will be protected with anti-tank (anti-transport) trenches measuring four meters wide and two meters deep as well as 17-meter tall metal watchtowers, observation posts, alarms, retaliatory weaponry and special border check-points.

May 16th, 2015

By Mint Press News Desk

Kiev to Spend $200 Mln To Wall Off Russia

Sputnik reports: The Ukrainian government has approved an approximate price tag for the construction of a so-called “wall” along its border with Russia: the newly-released cost estimate of $500 mln as of the end of 2014 has been slashed to approximately $200 mln;

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Chomsky And Kissinger Agree: Avoid Historic Tragedy In Ukraine

It would usually be difficult to find more polar opposite views to U.S. foreign policy, but when it comes to Ukraine, the anti-war intellectual and the former U.S. Secretary of State have more in common than either might like to admit.

February 04th, 2015

By Kevin Zeese @PopResistance

Chomsky And Kissinger Agree: Avoid Historic Tragedy In Ukraine

The New York Times reported Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering sending more weapons to Ukraine -- $3 billion worth. The Times reports: “Secretary of State John Kerry, who plans to visit Kiev on Thursday [Feb. 5], is open to new

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Kevin Zeese

Kevin Zeese is a lawyer, advocate & activist Organize with Popular Resistance, he co-directs ItsOurEconomy.US and Clearing the FOG.

Cease-fire Over, Ukraine Renews Attacks On Separatists

Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkovsky said forces “opened artillery fire, carried out air strikes at the strategic points of the terrorists and places where they are concentrated,” the Interfax news agency reported.

July 01st, 2014

By Associated Press

Cease-fire Over, Ukraine Renews Attacks On Separatists

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine renewed its attacks against armed pro-Russia separatists Tuesday after the president called off a unilateral cease-fire, carrying out air and artillery strikes against rebel positions in eastern Ukraine. Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkovsky said forces "opened artillery fire, carried out air

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As Neo-Nazis in Ukraine Keep Gaining Power, the West Keeps Turning a Blind Eye

No one, including the most ardent pro-Kiev advocates in the West, disputes the existence of neo-nazis in Ukraine.