Georgia PM: Split in ruling coalition no threat to stability
Georgia’s prime minister said on Thursday that the departure of the Our Georgia-Free Democrats party from his ruling coalition would
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Russia nixes more ‘Geneva Format’ talks on Ukraine
Moscow says it would be counterproductive to return to talks on settling the conflict in east Ukraine in a “Geneva
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Ukraine stops funding for rebel-held regions
Ukraine on Wednesday announced it will halt government funding to those areas of its eastern regions controlled by Russian-backed separatists.
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Nato, EU call on Russia for peaceful solution in Ukraine
NATO has observed Russian troops moving closer to the Ukraine border. Speaking at a news conference with EU foreign affairs
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Ukraine holds crisis talks following disputed rebel election
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will hold crisis talks with his security chiefs Tuesday after pro-Russian separatists held elections meant to
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Boat sinks off Turkish coast, 24 dead
A boat believed to be carrying illegal migrants sank off the coast of Turkey, leaving at least 24 people dead.
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Ukraine rebels begin controversial election
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine began voting Sunday in controversial elections that Kyiv and the West say they will not
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Russia, Ukraine reach temporary gas deal
Russia – locked in a bitter standoff with Ukraine over a pro-Russian rebellion in Ukraine’s east – has agreed to
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NATO chief: Russia’s actions in Ukraine ‘challenge’ security
NATO’s new chief says the Euro-Atlantic alliance is facing “many challenges” from “many directions.” Speaking to reporters Thursday in Athens,
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