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Galileo programme steps away from Soyuz rockets

August 22, 2014August 22, 2014 The Prague Post final frontier

The EU satellite navigation programme Galileo signed a 500 million euro agreement for three Ariane-5 launchers on August 20 with

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Ukraine gets new evidence of Russian soldiers fighting on its turf

August 21, 2014August 21, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine received new evidence of Russian soldiers fighting on its territory when the army captured two armored personnel vehicles on

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Poland’s interior minister faces state prosecutor over bugging scandal

August 21, 2014August 21, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland’s Interior Minister Bartlomiej Sienkiewicz presented his deposition to the state prosecutor’s office in relation to the June tape scandal

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Amid defiant Russian sanctions, serious doubts about economic future

August 21, 2014August 21, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

This is the season of economic discontent in Russia, with Moscow and the West tit-for-tatting sanctions in response to the

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Europe’s food industry looks to compensate for Russian embargo

August 20, 2014 Lisa Bryant of VOANews European Commission, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission is taking exceptional measures to help fruit and vegetable growers reeling from a new Russian embargo against

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Ukrainian troops reclaim key eastern town

August 20, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine says it has reclaimed control of a key city in the east, where rebels and government troops are battling

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EU to examine Poland’s complaint over Russian embargo

August 20, 2014August 20, 2014 The Warsaw Voice European Commission, Poland, Russia

The European Commission accepted Poland’s motion to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization against Russia’s trade embargo for

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In Ukraine, fear and distrust remain where fighting has stopped

August 20, 2014August 20, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

As the Ukrainian military reclaims control of eastern cities from pro-Russian separatists, residents are getting a chance to rebuild their

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Leaders of EU, Russia, Ukraine to meet in Minsk

August 19, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

The leaders of the European Union, Ukraine and Russia will meet in Minsk, Belarus, on August 26 to discuss energy

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