Google bows to Russian pressure, reverses changes to names of Crimean towns
Google on July 28 changed the names of towns, villages and districts in Russian-occupied Crimea on its Google Maps mapping
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Russia
Russia denies Bulgarian accusations of airspace intrusions
The spokesperson for Russia’s defence ministry denied the accusations made by Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev about alleged intrusions by
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Russian aircraft intruded in Bulgarian air space 10 times in past month – Defence Minister
Russian aircraft have intruded into Bulgarian air space 10 times in the past month, with Bulgaria’s Defence Minister describing the
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Ukrainian-Belarusian journalist Pavel Sheremet killed in Kyiv
Journalist Pavel Sheremet was killed in a car explosion in Kyiv on the morning of July 20, reported Ukrainska Pravda.
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Nato-Russia Council session does little to ease tension
A meeting Wednesday of NATO and Russian ministers, billed as an opportunity to defuse tensions after the alliance’s recent declaration
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Nato stands in ‘solidarity’ with Ukraine, condemns Russia’s war
Although cracks in the Western alliance emerged publicly before the July 8-9 Nato Summit, the 28 allies in the end
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Bulgarian PM Borissov: Black Sea should be a demilitarised zone
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 9 he wants the Black Sea to be a demilitarised zone, to
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Nato and Russia want dialogue, not a new Cold War
The NATO summit in Warsaw is deciding on new troops for Eastern Europe. Russia is to be both deterred and
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On Russia, Nato shifts from reassurance to deterrence
It is being called the most critical NATO summit since the end of the Cold War. U.S. President Barack Obama
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