US official: New sanctions against Russia under consideration
A top U.S. official says Washington is considering imposing new sanctions against Russia if a Ukraine cease-fire deal reached last
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Romanian media tycoon jailed for five years
Dan Diaconescu, once a former media tycoon and who then turned to politics riding on the back of a soaring
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Nato maritime group begins operations in the Black Sea
Nato ships assigned to Standing Nato Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) arrived on March 4 2015 in the Black Sea to
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Dozens missing, feared dead after Ukraine mine explosion
Dozens of miners are missing and feared dead after an explosion Wednesday at a coal mine in the rebel-held part
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Turkey aims to become energy hub for Russian gas
With Moscow declaring in the coming years that it will divert its gas supplies away from Ukraine and through Turkey
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Russia, Ukraine agree on gas delivery deal through to end of March
Russia and Ukraine have agreed on a gas delivery deal through the end of March, despite the conflict over pro-Russian
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EU mediates gas talks between Russia, Ukraine
Russia and Ukrainian energy ministers got together for key gas talks in Brussels, amid threats by Russia’s Gazprom to cut
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Incumbent Reform Party wins Estonian parliamentary elections
The governing Estonian party, the Reform Party, won the elections for the Riigikogu (the Estonian Parliament) on Sunday with a
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At least 44 000 march for Nemtsov in Moscow
The Russian opposition had planned a protest rally “Spring” on March 1. When one of its organisers, major opposition figure Boris
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