Ukrainian journalist concerned about direction of country’s media
Maxim Eristavi is an openly gay Ukrainian journalist who worked for Russian state media, and has been covering Ukraine for
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Prosecutors question PM Borissov over ‘permission’ for Russian flights
Bulgaria’s Supreme Cassation Prosecution questioned Prime Minister Boiko Borissov in connection with a complaint filed by the Protest Network about
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Russia queries Bulgaria’s customs probe of Lukoil
The Russian foreign ministry has sent a note to Bulgaria querying the customs inspection of Lukoil Bulgaria, Prime Minister Boiko
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Turkey shoots down unidentified aircraft near Syria
Turkey says it has shot down an aircraft of unknown nationality that had intruded into its airspace near the Syrian
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Moscow MH17 presentation seen as sloppy pre-emptive measure against Dutch report
A Russian arms manufacturer treated journalists to a Kafkaesque press conference ahead of the release of the Dutch Safety Board’s
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Poll: Ukrainians unhappy about corruption, incomplete reforms
Ukrainians are unhappy with their current government. In a recent poll conducted in Ukraine, only 7 percent of the respondents
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Dutch report on MH17 crash refutes Russian version
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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Rocket attack hits Russian embassy in Syria
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
An investigative panel into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine is due to make its report Tuesday,
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