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Russian Orthodox Patriarch: USSR preserved Christian morality

June 9, 2016 VOANews Russia

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, recently said that the Soviet Union preserved Russia’s Christian morality –

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Russia opposes Nato war games in Poland

June 8, 2016June 8, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Nato, Poland, Russia

Russian president Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Pesko said on Tuesday that the launch of Nato manoeuvres in Poland “do not

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Security on Nato eastern flank discussed as Polish, Bulgarian FMs meet

June 8, 2016June 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Poland, Russia

Support from Western allies is a major priority in securing Nato’s eastern flank, the foreign ministers of Poland and Bulgaria

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Controversy over Pan-Orthodox Council directed at Patriarchal throne

June 6, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Greece, Russia

The first attempt at a congregation of the Orthodox Christian Churches after the Schism of 1054, the Pan-Orthodox Council in

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Poll: Russians see US, Ukraine, Turkey as top 3 enemies

June 4, 2016 VOANews Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

A survey by an independent Moscow-based polling agency has found that Russians believe their country has a trio of main

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Bulgarian Parliament rejects red call against sanctions on Russia

June 1, 2016June 3, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s National Assembly has again rejected a proposal by the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) to call for the removal

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Polish foreign minister: Missile shield in Poland poses no threat to Russia

May 30, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Nato, Poland, Russia

President Vladimir Putin should know that the missile shield in Poland has no bearing on Russia’s security, Polish Foreign Minister

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Putin: Russia will respond to US missile shield in Europe

May 29, 2016May 30, 2016 VOANews Greece, Nato, Russia

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin says he will respond to the defensive missile system the United States and its partners are

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Putin visits Greece for first time in 10 years

May 27, 2016May 27, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Russia

Russian president Vladimir Putin is on a working visit to Greece for the first time in 10 years, in the context

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