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Published on Russia Today RT, Feb 13, 2015.

From journalists’ sleepless wanderings in the Minsk palace to “buckets of coffee” served to the leaders, RT has gathered most interesting moments from behind the scenes of the epic all-night Ukraine peace negotiations.

(READ MORE: Ukraine peace deal: Ceasefire starting February 15, removal of heavy weapons)

Hide-and-seek in the palace:  

• Never short of self-pity after waiting 16-hours journalists re-positioned themselves as the true victims of the Ukrainian conflict.
• Some consoled themselves with the assortment of delicacies and beverages, personally approved by former collective farm director, Aleksandr Lukashenko … // … (PHOTOS, VIDEOS, TEXTS)

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COTE’: Do not pass go, do not collect $2 trillion, on The St. James Leader Journal, by Jason Cote, freelance writer, St. James native, Feb 12, 2015;

2012-2014: les notes secrètes de Montebourg à Hollande, dans Mediapart.fr, pat LAURENT MAUDUIT et EDWY PLENEL, le 11 février 2015: Arnaud Montebourg a cédé à notre insistance et a accepté de remettre à Mediapart les quatre longues notes qu’il a adressées au chef de l’État de septembre 2012 à mars 2014, pour le convaincre de réorienter sa politique économique et européenne. La première de ces notes, que nous publions aujourd’hui, révèle que le débat a commencé au sein du gouvernement dès les premiers mois du quinquennat; (et réaction de Didier Dufour sur son blog);

India: PF can be withdrawn only after two months of non-employment, on live mint, by Parizad Sirwalla, Feb 11, 2015:
If the cumulative years of services are more than five, the withdrawal will not attract tax;

A citizen’s income and wealth fund for the UK: Lessons from Alaska, on Open Democracy, by ANGELA CUMMINE, Feb 11, 2015 … the growth and impact of Alaska’s Permanent Fund and dividend – a unique combination of publicly owned wealth fund and basic citizen’s income.