Here's an item from our news desk:
Germany's Steinmeier Says East-West Tensions 'More Dangerous' Than Cold War
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called the current escalation of tensions created by souring relations between the United States and Russia "more dangerous" than the Cold War.
In the German tabloid Bild, Steinmeier cited differences over Ukraine -- where Russia-backed separatists controlling swaths of territory -- cyberwarfare, the recently announced end of some cooperation to dispose of weapons-grade plutonium, and Syria -- where the United States this week suggested Russia might be guilty of war crimes and over which competing votes will be put before the UN Security Council on October 9.
"It's a fallacy to think that this is like the Cold War," Steinmeier said. "The current times are different and more dangerous."
Based on reporting by Bild and AFP
Here is today's map of the latest situation in the Donbas conflict zone, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. (CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE):
Not directly related to the current crisis, but still worth noting...
Good morning,
We'll get the live blog rolling today with a few of the things that caught our eye overnight:
That concludes our live-blogging of the Ukraine crisis for Friday, October 7, 2016. Check back here tomorrow for more of our continuing coverage. Thanks for reading and take care.