Radio Free Europe bureau raided by Azerbaijan authorities
State prosecutors in Azerbaijan have raided the offices of a U.S.-government funded media outlet, saying they have a court order
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Ukraine peace talks break down
Ukrainian officials and pro-Russian rebels will not be meeting in Belarus’ capital Minsk for a round of peace talks scheduled
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Russians head into holiday facing economic malaise
Russian preparations for the New Year holiday are clouded by economic recession and a tumbling currency, the ruble. Nonetheless, people
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Eurasian Economic Union on shaky ground at outset
The Eurasian Economic Union is headed for a rough start. Officials from members of the economic alliance, which was modeled
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Russia’s prime minister warns of ‘deep recession’
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the country would plunge into a “deep recession” if the government abandoned its spending
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Ukraine’s parliament drops country’s non-aligned status
Ukraine took a further step toward seeking NATO membership Tuesday, when the country’s parliament passed a law abolishing Kyiv’s neutral,
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Ukraine peace talks to resume this week
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany have reached an agreement to hold a new round of peace talks
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Putin: Sanctions will not stop Russia’s support of ‘compatriots’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that his country would not back down from “supporting compatriots” in Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula,
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Putin addresses Russia amid economic crisis
President Vladimir Putin struck an optimistic chord at his end-of-year news conference Thursday, telling Russians the country’s economy will rebound
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