Lithuanian embassies in Bulgaria, Portugal, Slovenia to be closed
At a Lithuanian cabinet sitting on April 9 2014, it was decided to close the Lithuanian embassies in Bulgaria, Portugal,
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US says ‘overwhelming’ evidence Russia behind Ukraine unrest
A U.S. State Department spokeswoman says the “evidence is overwhelming” that recent pro-Russia uprisings in eastern Ukrainian cities were a
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Ukraine’s interior minister calls for end to standoff
Ukraine’s interior minister is warning that standoffs with pro-Russia demonstrators in three eastern regions must be resolved in the next
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Ukraine stakes out aggressive stance with Russia’s Gazprom
Ukraine is going to pay for Russian natural gas only when it comes to an agreement on price with the
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IMF estimates Cyprus returning to growth in 2015
According to the IMF`s World Economic Outlook (April 2014) Cyprus’ economy is expected to grow by 0.9 of GDP in
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US naval destroyer expected to reach Black Sea by April 10 ‘to reassure US allies’
A US Navy guided missile destroyer, the USS Donald Cook, is expected to reach the Black Sea by April 10
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Isolating Russia is proving to be no easy task
The revival of what appear to be Russian-orchestrated separatist movements in eastern Ukraine on April 6 has renewed interest in
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EU court scraps data retention directive
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled to declare the 2006 EU directive that authorised bulk collection of telecommunications
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Tensions high on Ukraine’s border with Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria
When on April 6 activists of the EuroMaidan Revolution came with Ukrainian flags and flowers from Odessa to Kuchurgan village
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