As it expressed “regret” over Ukraine’s decision to restart a military operation against pro-federalization activists, Russia slammed its foreign partners saying they have been using Ukraine as a “bargaining chip” in geopolitical games.

 

Ukraine’s biggest private mining and power generating company DTEK plans to increase coal exports by 36% year on year to 6.45 million mt in 2014, compared with 4.74 million mt exported in 2013, the company said.

 

In 2013, life expectancy from birth in Russia is 59.1 for men and 73 for women, far behind the figures in Europe. But even more striking are life expectancy figures at age 50.  A 50-year-old Russian man can expect to live 21  fewer years than a Swede can, 19 years fewer than an American, and 15 years fewer than a Pole.

 

“Dnipropetrovsk Jewish religious community and parishioners of the central synagogue Golden Rose render all possible assistance to military personnel who are fighting the terrorists and protecting the unity and integrity of Ukraine.”

Vladimir Khamutayev, a renowned Buryat scholar says the Kremlin is re-imposing the Soviet myth about voluntary 'joining' of non-Russians to Russia

 

Pope Francis said that he is praying for Ukraine and doing everything possible so that there was peace and content in our country. The Holy Father also personally greeted the UGCC Head on the 20th Anniversary of his pastoral service, which fell on this day.

 

“We will attack and liberate our land. Termination of ceasefire is our response to terrorists, insurgents, marauders, everyone who tortures civilians, paralyzes the economy of the region, disrupts payments of salaries, pensions, scholarships, blasts the railroad, destroys the water pipes and deprives people of normal peaceful life.”

The acting administrative head of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine tells the president that enemies are trying to capture or destroy its temples and monasteries and that the media is distorting the position of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine.

 

The Independent Political Report gives us news of a recent anti-war protest in San Francisco in which the World Workers Party was involved.

Russian-Ukrainian relations are in deep trouble, yet the election of the new president, Petro Poroshenko, offers the chance to ‘reset’ relations on a more pragmatic and business-like basis. For this to happen, we need to assess Russia’s motives and ambitions in the crisis. These undoubtedly changed and evolved in response to the dramatic events: the struggle over the Association Agreement with the European Union; the increasingly violent demonstrations from 21 November 2013 that in the end toppled the Viktor Yanukovych regime; the annexation of Crimea; and then the probing of Ukrainian vulnerabilities in the Donbas. Throughout Russia’s end goals were disputed. 

 

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