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UKRAINE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 8, 2015
China escapes G-7 blame in sea row
The leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized countries release a statement expressing 'strong opposition' to massive land reclamation in disputed waters in the South China Sea, but without naming China specifically, and call for a thorough implementation of the cease-fire in Ukraine.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2015
Poroshenko makes Putin look like a wimp
If Ukraine manages to pull out of the deepest crisis in its history and re-emerge as a functioning democratic country with a liberal economic model, it will do more to undermine Russians' passive support for Vladimir Putin than any Western pressure ever could.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2015
Opposing Russian aggression
Vladimir Putin is not setting out down the path of world conquest. He is not even planning to take over Ukraine.
EDITORIALS
Jun 8, 2015
Another Ukraine ceasefire dissolves
The steady erosion of the ceasefire in Ukraine is proof that Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to see value in chaos and that the sanctions against his country have not impacted his calculus.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 8, 2015
G-7 chiefs kick off Alpine summit by taking tough stance toward Russia, rule out 'Grexit'
Group of Seven leaders vowed at a summit in the Bavarian Alps on Sunday to keep sanctions against Russia in place until President Vladimir Putin and Moscow-backed separatists fully implement the terms of a peace deal for Ukraine.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2015
Japanese, Canadian leaders show support for Ukraine after surge in fighting
The leaders of Canada and Japan voiced their support for Ukraine during visits to Kiev on Saturday, as the Ukrainian military reported another serviceman killed in separatist eastern territories following a sharp escalation in violence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 6, 2015
In visit to Ukraine, Abe urges Poroshenko to implement cease-fire
Prime Minister Abe calls on Ukraine's leader to implement a cease-fire after fighting broke out between government forces and pro-Russian separatists earlier in the week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2015
Half of dolphins caught in Japanese drive hunts are exported
About half of the dolphins caught in drive hunts in western Japan were exported to China and other countries despite international criticism of the technique.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2015
Sink or sell? Russia standoff sees France saddled with two unused, unwanted warships
For sale: two French-built helicopter carriers, tested by Russians. Buy now for only €1.2 billion. Shipping extra.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2015
Putin's 'black' budget hides shift toward a war economy, where defense, security absorb 34% of spending
If Vladimir Putin's ends remain mysterious, so do the means.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 29, 2015
Amid Ukraine denials, Putin orders Russian peacetime troop deaths be kept secret
President Vladimir Putin ordered on Thursday that the deaths of Russian soldiers during special operations in peacetime should be classified as a state secret, a move that comes as Moscow stands accused of sending troops to fight in eastern Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2015
Russia digs in to block flow of arms, intruders from Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin is facing a new kind of blowback from the war in Ukraine: weapons and intruders flowing out of the conflict zone and into Russia.
JAPAN / Politics
May 26, 2015
Abe eyes visiting Ukraine, attending G-7 summit in Germany in June
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to visit Ukraine and Germany from June 5 to 9, government officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 23, 2015
EU, ex-Soviet neighbors patch rifts with eye on Russia
Looking over their shoulders at Russia, the European Union and six former Soviet neighbors patched up their differences to renew vows of cooperation in the interests of peace and security at a summit on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 21, 2015
To Russia's annoyance, U.S. hones Ukrainian fighting skills
Tense Ukrainian soldiers with assault rifles creep stealthily around mock houses before bursting in to clear out gunmen, while others practice setting ambushes or infantry assaults — all under the watchful eyes of U.S. Army trainers.
WORLD
May 20, 2015
Moscow demands access to two Russian 'citizen' prisoners in Ukraine
Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday demanded the right to visit two citizens detained last week in eastern Ukraine who Kiev says are Russian soldiers guilty of carrying out "terrorist acts" on its territory.
WORLD
May 20, 2015
Four Ukraine soldiers killed as fighting erupts in east
Fighting erupted between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday and four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed, the regional administration chief said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 19, 2015
Russian soldiers wounded, captured in Ukraine face trial for terrorist acts
Ukraine on Monday showed two prisoners it said were Russian soldiers who had killed Ukrainian troops in fighting in its east and said they would be prosecuted for "terrorist acts."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2015
Putin tries to freeze Ukraine conflict
The latest proposals put forth by Ukraine's separatists are designed to be rejected by the government of Ukraine as a way to produce a permanent frozen conflict zone.
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2015
Ukraine's war with Russia isn't America's fight
The U.S.. with little at stake in Ukraine, should stay out of any fighting there and instead maintain passable ties with Russia.

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