The Rundown -- April 9

# "The New Republic" cites Andriy Kuznetsov's "ominous dispatch" from Luhansk

# Reason cites RFE/RL coverage of crisis in Ukraine

# Rhetoric towards Ukraine and West heats up

# Swedish security services worried about Russia war preparations

# How Moscow is trying to integrate Crimea's Muslims

# Russia court forces closure of Memorial NGO because of "foreign agent" dispute

# "You Can't Beat Putin Because He's Already Won" - Daniel Altman, Foreign Policy

# Did a Russian invasion of Ukraine just get more likely?

# Jewish community leaders in Dnipropetrovsk reject anti-semitism claims

# EU to set up support group for Ukraine economy

# In Luhansk, separatists prepare for "long siege"

# Who are the "human shields" in Luhansk?

# Inside occupied Donetsk

# Belarus says it's working on a cure for AIDS

# Tensions high on Ukraine's border with Transdniester

# Moldovan winemakers struggle

# Fewer election complaints than in '09

# Mixed picture emerging from Afghan vote

# "Four Reasons Elections Won't Fix Afghanistan" - Michael Kugelman, "The Diplomat"

# Afghanistan child bride gets second chance at life

# In Pakistan, giant portrait puts face on drone strikes

# On the 9-month-old charged with attempted murder

# Iran wants nuclear deal drafting by mid-May

# Asian ambitions for Iran's Navy?

# Carney says Iran choice of envoy "not viable"

# RT says nuclear talks collapsing

# Domestic tensions "boil" in Iran

# Sen. Rand Paul once said Iraq invasion was for Halliburton profit

# Quality issues emerge with Iraq oil in Asia

# Some parts of Anbar won't have voting because of violence

# Russian Embassy in Dushanbe says local Russians support Ukraine policy

# Kazakhstan's offshore woes

# "Uzbekistan's Internet Tyranny"

# Putin submits Russia-Armenia military deal for Duma approval

# The Armenians of Estonia

# Change your passwords

# A stunning infographic

# New York's bravest