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Russia bans Bulgarian food imports over false certificates

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Russia’s food safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said on September 3 that it banned all imports and re-exports of “products subject to

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Europe 

Ukraine cancels upcoming local polls near combat zone

August 31, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Election officials in Ukraine have canceled upcoming local polls in parts of two rebel-controlled regions near the Russian border, after

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Europe 

Russia sentences Ukrainian filmmaker to 20 years

August 26, 2015 Daniel Schearf of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

A Russian military court in Rostov-on-Don Tuesday sentenced acclaimed Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov to 20 years in prison on

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Bulgaria joins EU, US in condemning Russian conviction of Estonian national

August 20, 2015August 24, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has expressed its deep concern at the August 19 Russian court verdict on Estonian police officer Eston

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Putin visits Crimea, slams Ukrainian government

August 18, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

On August 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin began a three-day visit to Crimea aimed at developing the annexed Black Sea

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Europe 

Truce faltering as eastern Ukraine fighting spikes

August 11, 2015 Daniel Schearf of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Intense clashes this week between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia rebels are jeopardizing a fragile peace agreement and renewing concerns of

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Europe 

MH17 probe yields possible parts of Russian missile

August 11, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Investigators probing last year’s downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine have found fragments that may have come

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Europe 

Russia’s destruction of banned Western food sparks outrage

August 11, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The Russian government is moving ahead with the mass destruction of Western food imports banned under sanctions imposed by the

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Europe 

Russian opposition activists end hunger strike

August 9, 2015August 9, 2015 VOANews Russia

Six Russian opposition activists ended their 12-day hunger strike Saturday after one of them was hospitalized. The activists in Novosibirsk,

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