From our Under The Black Flag blogger, @Joaska_, who tracks militant group Islamic State news:
Putin Blames U.S. 'Interference, Double Standards' For Rise Of IS, Ukraine Conflict
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich shows us "my reaction to the imposing of new sanctions against" the Russian Federation:
Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine have continued military operations against government forces. On February 8, separatist forces in the town of Vuhlehirsk, near Debaltseve, were filmed by RFE/RL's Current Time program firing missiles from a Grad rocket launcher. The Ukrainian military said on January 29 that its troops had retreated from Vuhlehirsk and the town has suffered huge damage in recent fighting.
The incident in question was Sunday: