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Dutch report on MH17 crash refutes Russian version

October 13, 2015October 14, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk 9M38M1 anti-aircraft missile on July 17

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Europe 

Rocket attack hits Russian embassy in Syria

October 13, 2015 Carla Babb of VOANews Russia

Insurgents fired rockets at Russia’s Embassy in Damascus Tuesday in what Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called an act or

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Dutch probe to release MH17 crash report on October 13

October 13, 2015October 13, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

An investigative panel into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine is due to make its report Tuesday,

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Turkey’s Erdogan warns Russia on energy deals

October 9, 2015October 10, 2015 Mark Snowiss of VOANews energy, Russia, Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, angered by Russia’s bombing campaign in Syria, warned Moscow on Thursday that Ankara may look

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Bulgarian President: Moscow has put the Balkans at the centre of its geopolitical interests

October 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Ukraine

The Balkans is where Europe must show that it has learned the lessons of the Ukrainian crisis, Bulgarian President Rossen

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NATO slams Russia’s ‘troubling escalation’ in Syria

October 8, 2015October 8, 2015 VOANews Hungary, Nato, Russia, Slovakia

The head of NATO slammed Russia’s “troubling escalation” of military activities in Syria, a day after Moscow launched cruise missiles

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Bulgarian Parliament rejects opposition socialist bid to backtrack on sanctions against Russia

October 7, 2015October 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

After a vituperative debate, Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on October 7 to reject a proposal by the opposition Bulgarian Socialist

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Europe 

Erdogan: Ankara-Moscow relations at risk

October 6, 2015 VOANews Russia, Turkey

Turkey’s president on Tuesday questioned the future of relations between Ankara and Moscow after multiple reports of airspace violations by

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Europe 

Turkey summons Russian ambassador over second airspace breach

October 6, 2015 VOANews Nato, Russia, Turkey

Turkey summoned Russia’s ambassador for a second time after what the foreign ministry said was a second instance of a

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