Ukraine: Donetsk streets mostly deserted as separatists lose support
As separatists seize more buildings in Donetsk, the streets of the eastern Ukrainian city of more than 1 million people
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Kosovo president asks constitutional court for clarity on nomination of prime minister
Kosovo president Atifete Jahjaga sent a request on June 19 2014 to the country’s constitutional court to clarify several constitutional issues
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Bulgarian prices at half the EU average – Eurostat
Bulgarians paid about half the amount that other Europeans spent on consumer goods in 2013, according to data from the
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Serbian government plans to sell Telekom Srbija
The Serbian government and its experts are working on the “most rational” plan for the privatisation of Telekom Srbija, the
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Russia arms Ukraine secessionists, again
When Crimea broke away from Ukraine, after the uprising in Kyiv that ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, Russia denied sending soldiers
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Analysts: Ukraine dispute not likely to cut Russian gas sales to Europe
Analysts tell VOA that Russia should not make any attempt to interrupt natural gas deliveries to Europe as part of
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Poroshenko: Ukraine ‘is in a state of war’
Speaking at the National University of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s graduation on June 18, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for
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Report: Putin, Poroshenko discuss ceasefire following pipeline blast
The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone Tuesday with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko about a possible
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In Kyiv, calls for new parliament
Thousands of students and anti-Russian activists gathered outside Ukraine’s parliament Tuesday for its first full session since the new president
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