Ukrainian deputy prime minister says several hundred Russian troops in Ukraine
Hundreds of Russian soldiers are in Donetsk Oblast and their numbers are increasing, said First Deputy head of the Security
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Obama, Putin talk as separatists tighten grip on eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russia demonstrators on Monday defied a government deadline to vacate occupied buildings in exchange for amnesty, as Ukraine’s interim president
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Romanian PM threatens criminal complaint against president
Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta said on April 14 that his social democrat party PSD would file a complaint against
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Macedonia heads for presidential runoff vote
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov is leading in the country’s presidential election, but will require a runoff to see whether he
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Incumbent Ivanov leads in Macedonia’s presidential elections
Incumbent president Gjorge Ivanov was leading in Macedonia’s April 23 2014 elections, with 51.92 per cent with close to 92
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Ukraine announces ‘full-scale’ assault on pro-Russia militias
Ukraine says it is launching a “full-scale anti-terrorist operation” against pro-Russian militias in eastern Ukraine. In a televised speech Sunday,
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Macedonia holds presidential election
Macedonia is voting for a president Sunday. Incumbent President Gjorge Ivanov is one of four candidates seeking the largely ceremonial
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Ukraine’s president calls emergency meeting; Pro-Russia protests grow
Pro-Russian protesters in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have forced the local police chief to resign, after threatening to
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Shootout in Kramatorsk next on wave of Russian assault on Donetsk Oblast
Pro-Russian forces are taking part and leading attacks on government buildings in Donetsk Oblast, including police and security service stations,
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