Ukraine rejects Russian offer to cut gas price
Ukraine has rejected a Russian offer that would effectively cut the price Kyiv pays for gas by 20 percent. Ukrainian
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IMF reminds new Greek cabinet of difficult task ahead
The new members of the Greek government were sworn in on June 10 following a reshuffle announced by Greek Prime Minister
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Poland calls on Russia to help defuse Ukrainian crisis
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said, after trilateral talks in St Petersburg between Russia, Poland and Germany that Russia must
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Ukraine calls for safe passage for civilians
Ukraine’s president has called for humanitarian corridors to be opened in the country’s east to allow civilians to escape fighting
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Ukraine’s Poroshenko negotiates with Russia
Ukraine’s new president is negotiating with Russia to try to end the violence in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists refuse
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Ukraine, Russian envoys reach ‘mutual understanding’ on parts of peace plan
Ukraine’s foreign ministry says it has reached a “mutual understanding” with Russia on key stages of a peace plan for
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EU: Kosovo elections held ‘in an orderly manner’, step forward in consolidation of democracy
The European Union’s External Action Service (EEAS) has congratulated voters in Kosovo’s June 8 snap parliamentary elections, saying that the
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Ukraine, Russia resume gas talks amid conflict
A Russian official says Ukraine and Russia are meeting Monday to resolve a natural gas dispute after Moscow threatened to
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Macedonia has no clear decision on South Stream pipeline
Authorities in Skopje are yet to decide on the South Stream Russian gas pipeline project. Aleksandar Dukovski, head of the
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