Moskau liegen Angaben darüber vor, dass der radikal-nationalistische „Rechte Sektor“ das Scharfschützenfeuer im Februar auf dem Maidan in Kiew gesteuert haben könnte, wie der russische Außenminister Sergej Lawrow am Sonntag in einem Interview für den Ersten Fernsehkanal sagte.

“We have some information about it. We shared our concerns and suspicions. I cannot affirm with absolute determination, but there is a good deal of facts that point to this. Certainly, it is needed to recheck them. I hope that an investigation which current Ukrainian leaders announced will be finalised and will not be swept under carpet,” Lavrov noted.

Kanzleramt und Wirtschaftsministerium haben sich nach SPIEGEL-Informationen darauf geeinigt, kein Veto gegen geplante deutsch-russische Milliardenprojekte einzulegen.

Last Thursday, Ecuador abstained from voting on a draft resolution on Ukraine’s territorial integrity which calls the March 16 referendum as invalid. The resolution was adopted by 100 countries against 11 with 58 abstentions.

„We’re going to portray this is Al-Qaeda, there’s no distress there if it’s a matter regarding Al-Qaeda. And if it comes to defending Suleiman Shah Tomb, that’s a matter of protecting our land.“

The Turkish government is red-faced after a leak on YouTube revealed a daring plot to justify invading neighboring Syria. An anonymous source posted audio of a secret meeting between top Turkish officials – discussing a false flag operation that would appear as a Syrian attack. It‘s not the first time Ankara has tried to rally NATO against Syria.

„…Jede Region muss die Möglichkeit haben, ihre Führung – die gesetzgebende Gewalt und die Gouverneure – direkt zu wählen, und dazu befugt sein, die Bedürfnisse und Rechte ihrer Bürger in den Bereichen Wirtschaft, Finanzen, Kultur, Sprache und Soziales sowie das Recht auf Kontakte mit Regionen eines Nachbarstaates, sei es Polen, Litauen oder die Russische Föderation, wahrzunehmen.“

But aides declined to reveal whether Mr. Obama and the king agreed to any significant expansion of the covert program to train and arm the Syrian opposition.

Amnesty International fears that Israeli forces could violently oppress Palestinian „Land Day“ protests on Sunday 30 March and is calling the Israeli authorities to refrain from using unnecessary force.

An editorial published in The New York Times warned Abbas and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to „think carefully“ before they pass up this opportunity for peace, because they will have to shoulder the blame should the talks fail. If the two sides can‘t reach an agreement on a framework to continue talks, the US should stick to its principles by setting the borders according to the 1967 lines, and recognizing Jerusalem as the joint capital of both states, the Times‘ editorial urged.

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The IMF-World Bank had destroyed Ukraine’s ‘bread basket”.