At UN, Central and Eastern European leaders warn against ‘new status quo’ of instability
Slovakia’s president Andrej Kiska has warned world leaders against “a new status quo” where instability, poverty, violence and hatred are
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Ukrainian PM to Putin: ‘You cannot win’
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has appealed to the international community to keep sanctions against Russia in place until Kyiv
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Ukraine’s Poroshenko promises peace, EU, change in long news conference
In a live televised news conference on September 25 2014, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko promised Ukraine would apply for European
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Poland launches major military exercise with international allies
Poland launched on September 24 2014 the largest ever exercise of the Polish Armed Forces, “Anaconda”, involving 12 500 soldiers, including
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Russia’s food sanctions: Boon for some, bust for others
Russia retaliated against Western sanctions imposed for its actions in Ukraine by halting food imports from the West. The temporary
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More than 1000 arrested in biggest-ever operation in EU against organised crime
A total of 1027 people have been arrested in the largest-ever co-ordinated operation against organised crime in the European Union,
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Ukraine rebels begin pullback of heavy artillery
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine say they have started to withdraw their heavy artillery from front-line positions, as required by
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Donetsk airport remains epicentre of fighting despite cease-fire
Thick plumes of black smoke are rising over the Donetsk airport, controlled by the Ukrainian forces. It’s been burning for
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Ukraine’s Hryvnia’s all-time low reflects population’s panic
Ukraine’s battered currency, the hrvynia, hit a new all-time low. The fear is that a population panicked by a year
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