Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday, 3 September 2014

SPIEGEL ONLINEINTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER 

Compiled on September 02, 2014, 06:58 PM CET

UNDECLARED WAR

Putin's Covert Invasion of Eastern Ukraine

Moscow has continued to deny direct involvement in the fighting in eastern Ukraine. But evidence to the contrary continues to mount. NATO says up to 1,000 Russian soldiers have joined the fray and the pro-Russian separatists have made a remarkable turnaround.

ROSNEFT PRESIDENT IGOR SECHIN

'Russia Didn't Initiate the Ukraine Crisis'

Igor Sechin, head of the oil giant Rosneft, is considered by many to be the second most powerful man in Russia. In an interview, he speaks with SPIEGEL about natural gas deliveries to Europe, the Ukraine crisis and the damage caused by economic sanctions.