Washington, Brussels levy fresh sanctions on Russia
On April 28, the White House announced a fresh round of sanctions on seven Russian officials and 17 corporations. Concurrently,
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Ukraine inks memorandum with Slovakia for 8 billion cubic metres of gas
In a bid to further wean itself off Russian gas dependency, Ukraine on April 28 signed a memorandum with Slovakia
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Kharkiv mayor Gennady Kernes shot in the back
Kharkiv Mayor Gennady Kernes was shot in the back on April 28 and is in serious condition, the press service
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Greece’s top court to rule on Golden Dawn election participation
Greece’s Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) has been called on to rule whether members of Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party will
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Serbia elects ex-nationalist Vucic as new PM
Hard-line nationalist-turned-pro-European reformer Aleksandar Vucic has been elected Serbia’s new prime minister.One hundred ninety-eight members of parliament voted in favor
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New G-7 sanctions against Russia expected
The United States and its G-7 partners are imposing new sanctions against Russia. Existing sanctions have not altered Moscow’s posture
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Macedonia: VMRO-DPMNE and BDI win elections, Ivanov secures second term in office
The two parties of the current governing coalition in Macedonia, VMRO-DPMNE and Democratic Union for Integration (BDI) have proclaimed victory
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Captured OSCE monitors in Ukraine say they are well
A group of European monitors detained by pro-Russia insurgents in eastern Ukraine appeared in public Sunday to give assurances they
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New Western sanctions to target Russian defence industry
The United States says that new Western economic sanctions against Russia for its involvement in Ukraine will target Moscow’s defence
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