Ukraine News Links 24-25 May 2014

Moscow wants to discredit Ukraine’s presidential elections on Sunday by stirring up violence that makes voting impossible in eastern sections of the …

Observers Go to Ukraine for Election Separatists Plan to Disrupt

DONETSK, Ukraine — A delegation of international election observers arrived in this troubled eastern Ukrainian city on Saturday on the eve of a …

Ukraine poised for crucial vote

Public enthusiasm for the presidential election abounds in Kyiv, but Sunday’s vote seems doomed in parts of Ukraine’s east. Not just the results, but …

As Ukrainians vote, legacy of Odessa fire that killed 48 has port city on edge
ODESSA, Ukraine — As voters go to the polls Sunday to choose their first president after a street revolution ousted Viktor Yanukovych in February, …

Putin promises to respect Ukraine’s election
PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) – President Vladimir Putin pledged Friday that Russia will respect the results ofUkraine’s presidential election, a strong …

In Ukraine’s industrial heartland, politics takes second place to work and money
In this picture taken on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, a Ukrainian miner wipes his face after finishing his shift at a coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine. In the …

Ukraine’s national security secretary: Putin will fail to stop national elections
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin questioned why his country is being blamed for Ukraine’s unrest, but also said he would respect the outcome of its …

Ukraine vote aims to unify country amid Russia’s presence
The body of a pro-Ukraine militia fighter lies along the road following early morning clashes with the Vostok Battalion, a pro-Russia militia, on May 23, …

Prison Planet.com » Ukraine Fascists Threaten Presidential Candidate Handpicked by Globalists
Kurt Nimmo Prison Planet.com. May 23, 2014. The State Department’s man handpicked to lead Ukraine into the clutch of European Union integration …

M of A – Ukraine: Major “Western” Think Tank Admits Defeat
Putin will now sit back and let the “west” squabble about who will throw tons of money into the bottomless pit that Ukraine is going to become. … Putin …

Kyiv Claims to have Evidence of Russian Commandos in Eastern Ukraine – Night Watch – Townhall …
Kyiv Claims to have Evidence of Russian Commandos in Eastern Ukraine – Night Watch – Personal Finance, Financial Advice, Money, Business News, …

SteveLendmanBlog: Putin on Ukraine’s Sham Election
Putin on Ukraine’s Sham Election. by Stephen Lendman. He’s a master chess player. He’s a world-class geopolitical leader. He shames his Western …

Ukraine Eastern Protesters Take to Cars to Support a United Ukraine | Armstrong Economics
The threats of violent by the pro-Russian tourists roaming the streets in Eastern Ukraine have succeeded in stopping protests of people on foot after …

Putin: US Backed the ‘Coup’ That Now Threatens Civil War in Ukraine
(Photograph: Mikhail Klimentyev/Ria Novosti)Ahead of contentious nationwide elections in Ukraine this weekend designed to pave the way for a new …

Operation to find Hungarian man captured in Ukraine | The Budapest Times
An unidentified armed group has taken a Hungarian man captive in Ukraine, Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK told MTI on Monday. The man, a …

Ukraine SITREP May 24th, 22:52 UTC/Zulu: escalation across the Donbass
Ukraine SITREP May 24th, 22:52 UTC/Zulu: escalation across the Donbass. Heavy fighting around Slavyansk increasing in tempo for the last 3 hours.

MFS – The Other News: Ukraine Responsible For Russian Gas Delivery Risks to Europe – Putin.
Russia has decided to switch to a prepayment scheme due to Ukraine’s outstanding bills, in full accordance with the countries’ contract. Following the …

Ukraine: What Future for ‘Self-Rule’? | Association of World Citizens
Ukraine faces real internal problems: political, economic and social. … The referendum was organized in only part of eastern Ukraine, in what is newly …

Armed clashes in east as Ukraine counts down to election – Yahoo News
KIEV/KARLOVKA Ukraine (Reuters) – Armed pro-Russian separatists and a Ukrainian militia group clashed in the east of Ukraine on Friday, leaving at …

BBC News – Ukraine crisis: Russian media protest at arrests
The detention of several reporters working for Russian media in Ukraine has sparked a heated debate, BBC Monitoring’s Vitaly Shevchenko reports.

BBC News – Will Ukraine polls bring tensions to a head in the east?
Ukraine’s presidential polls on Sunday may put divides in the east on a collision course, says the BBC’s Mark Lowen.

BBC News – Ultras united: Football fans rally for Ukraine’s sake
From enemies to allies – The BBC’s Yaroslav Lukov speaks to Ukrainian football fans brought together by the crisis in their country.

International election observers in Ukraine to hold press conference on Monday | OSCE
KYIV, 24 May 2014 – The international observers monitoring the early presidential election in Ukraine will present their preliminary post-election …

Election Under Threat In Eastern Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents have prevented at least half of the election districts in the embattled east of the country to prepare for …

Ukraine presidential vote hopes to restore order
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians are casting ballots Sunday in a presidential election seen as essential for stabilizing the country rocked by a deadly …

Putin: West ignores Russia’s interests in Ukraine
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin accused the West on Saturday of ignoring Russia’s interests in Ukraine, in particular by …

Putin to Ukraine: Give us our money back – CNBC
Putin to Ukraine: Give us our money back. Fri 23 May 14 | 10:16 AM ET. CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick discusses Vladimir Putin’s interview at the …

24 May 2014

Ukrainian court rules to release a detained Russian journalist after receipt of $13,000 (ITAR-TASS)

Russian journalists released, flown from Kiev to Russia (RT)