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Ukrainians should expect gas price hikes, subsidies for poorest citizens

March 26, 2014 The Kyiv Post energy, Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine will increase household prices for gas by 50 per cent in May, and the utility companies will see a

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Slovakia looks to offer Ukraine gas

March 26, 2014 The Prague Post energy, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine

As tensions over Crimea continue, Ukraine is looking to cut its dependence on Russian gas by importing supplies from Slovakia.

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Obama: West has no plans to use force in Ukraine

March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

U.S. President Barack Obama says he believes democracy and the rule of law will triumph in Ukraine. Obama spoke late

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Obama: US, EU ‘united in our support of Ukraine’

March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Wrapping up meetings with European officials in Brussels, U.S. President Barack Obama said that Europe is America’s closest partner and

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Serbian former cabinet minister arrested

March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

Jasna Matic, former Serbian telecommunication minister and former head of Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA), has been arrested

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Ukraine’s Naftogaz meets new head with debts and losses

March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 The Kyiv Post energy, Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers appointed Andriy Kobolev as head of Naftogaz, the national oil and gas monopoly, during an overnight

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British officers march in Poland to honour The Great Escape

March 26, 2014March 27, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland

A contingent of 50 British air force officers began a four-day march in the western Polish town of Żagań on

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Ukraine apologises to Serbia for offensive video

March 26, 2014April 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia, Ukraine

The embassy of Ukraine in Serbia has sent a note to the Serbian foreign ministry apologizing for a technical mistake

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Ukrainian Orthodox churches face own crisis

March 25, 2014 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

 It is a relatively quiet Sunday and adherents of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church — Kyiv Patriarch — are praying at

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