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NATO: 1000 Russian troops remain in Ukraine

September 11, 2014 VOANews Nato, Russia, Ukraine

NATO says around 1,000 Russian troops remain inside Ukraine – a day after Ukraine’s president reported that most of the

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US, Russia to discuss alleged nuclear treaty violations

September 11, 2014September 11, 2014 VOANews Russia

The State Department is leading a U.S. delegation that will meet with Russian officials in Moscow Thursday to discuss Russia’s

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Europe 

Ukraine’s president: Separatist east will stay part of Ukraine

September 10, 2014September 10, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said he will submit a bill to parliament next week granting parts of the separatist east

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Europe 

Report: MH17 hit by ‘high-energy objects,’ split up mid-air

September 9, 2014September 10, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Dutch investigators say Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 likely broke up mid-air over eastern Ukraine after being hit by numerous “high-energy

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Europe 

Ceasefire takes hold in Ukraine as Russia lashes out at new potential sanctions

September 6, 2014September 6, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

A cease-fire between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists appeared to take hold Saturday in eastern Ukraine, raising prospects for at

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Europe 

NATO announces rapid reaction force

September 5, 2014 VOANews Nato, Russia, Ukraine

NATO leaders have approved sending military equipment to Eastern Europe as a potential deterrent to further aggressive moves by Russia,

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Business 

ECB will start buying ABS, covered bonds in October

September 4, 2014September 5, 2014 VOANews

The European Central Bank will start buying securitized loans and covered bonds next month to help unblock lending in the

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Business 

Eurozone business grew at slowest rate in August

September 4, 2014September 4, 2014 VOANews

Eurozone business grew at the slowest rate this year in August and retail sales declined in July, surveys showed on

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World 

China may be biggest winner from Ukraine crisis

September 1, 2014September 5, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Thousands of miles away from the Ukrainian battlefields of Donetsk and Novoazovsk sits the country that may end up being

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