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Bulgarian PM Borissov: Eastern Europe should not have to choose between EU and Russia

May 22, 2015May 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Russia

Eastern European countries should not be faced with the dilemma of choosing between the EU and Russia, Bulgarian Prime Minister

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Bulgaria calls in Russian envoy to demand explanation of Lavrov comments on Macedonia

May 22, 2015May 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian embassy’s charge d’affaires, wanting an explanation for Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks implying

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Europe 

Moscow plays nice with free trade as Ukraine sounds alarm over Russian troops

May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a breakthrough in negotiations with Russia over Kyiv’s duty-free trade deal with the

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Ukraine conflict simmers as EU courts former Soviet states

May 20, 2015May 21, 2015 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Six former Soviet bloc countries will attend Thursday the European Union’s Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga, Latvia. The meeting comes

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The price of coexistence between the EU and Russia

May 17, 2015May 10, 2024 Piotr Buras of the European Council on Foreign Relations Russia

If the main flaw of the European security order after 1989 was that it was unsuited to incorporating Russia in

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Europe 

Russia-US dialogue elevated, but Ukraine tensions remain

May 15, 2015May 15, 2015 Daniel Schearf of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Political analysts agree the four-hour meeting this week between US secretary of state John Kerry and Russian president Vladimir Putin

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Europe 

Nikolic: Serbia will not impose sanctions against Russia

May 13, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Russia, Serbia

Serbia will keep its neutral position and will not impose sanctions against the Russian Federation, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said

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Europe 

Nemtsov report ​offers darkest portrait yet of Russia’s war against Ukraine

May 12, 2015May 13, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Russian opposition activists have released a report started by the late Boris Nemtsov detailing Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine. It

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s political divisions over Europe Day, VE Day and the show in Moscow

May 9, 2015May 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, Russia

Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev took part on May 9 in a succession of events to celebrate Europe

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