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In addition to military, Russia rolls out usual economic attacks

March 21, 2014March 21, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The Russian police raid of a confections factory owned by Ukrainian candy mogul and EuroMaidan Revolution supporter Petro Poroshenko in

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Slovakia’s presidential elections: Fico plays rough in campaign

March 21, 2014March 21, 2014 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico, who in the first round of presidential voting failed to carry anywhere near the vote

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Kostunica’s resignation: Political retirement of last Serbian Euro-skeptic

March 21, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

When a Serbian party leader resigns it is a truly unusual, almost bizarre event. Serbian party leaders usually keep their

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Obama announces expansion of sanctions against Russia

March 20, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Thursday morning a series of increased sanctions against Russia over its annexation of the

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EU considers further sanctions against Russia

March 20, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The European Union is readying further sanctions against Russia over its annexation of the Crimean peninsula. German Chancellor Angela Merkel

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Russian forces take over Ukrainian military bases in Crimea

March 19, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Russian forces and Russian-backed Crimean “self-defence” units have moved against Ukrainian army bases in Crimea, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s

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Yad Vashem marks 70 years since the destruction of Hungarian Jewry

March 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary

Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial and Institute in Jerusalem, hosted on March 19 2014 a march of remembrance with dozens

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Poll favours opposition candidate in Macedonia’s April presidential elections

March 19, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

A public opinion poll by the Centre for Information and Research (CIG) has declared Macedonian opposition presidential nominee, Stevo Pendarovski,

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Cyber peace reigns despite Russia, Ukraine tensions

March 19, 2014March 19, 2014 Matthew Hilburn of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

While tensions on the ground in Ukraine are rising almost daily, one area of potential conflict is eerily quiet. Ukraine

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