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Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov killed in Moscow

February 28, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia

Boris Nemtsov, Russian politician opposed to the country’s leader Vladimir Putin, was killed on February 27 in Moscow. An unidentified

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Experts see more Russian-backed terrorist attacks ahead in Ukraine

February 27, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Security experts believe that Ukraine will face more terror attacks after a blast in Kharkiv ripped through a EuroMaidan Revolution

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Poland’s defence minister: decision to send military instructors to Ukraine to be taken in March

February 27, 2015 The Warsaw Voice Nato, Poland, Russia, Ukraine

A decision about sending Polish military instructors to Ukraine to train Ukrainian soldiers will be taken in March, Poland’s defence minister Tomasz

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US General: No red line in Ukraine to trigger Nato response

February 26, 2015 VOANews Nato, Russia, Ukraine

The top U.S. general in Europe has indicated there is no red line that Russia can cross that would lead

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Putin: Russian vessels to dock in Cypriot ports

February 25, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus, Russia

Russian president Vladimir Putin and Cyprus president Nicos Anastasiades signed on February 25, at a meeting at Putin’s house in Moscow,

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UK stuns Europe by sending troops to Ukraine

February 25, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The United Kingdom stunned officials across Europe with a unilateral announcement that it would send 75 troops to Ukraine within

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European leaders to discuss shaky Ukraine cease-fire

February 24, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France meet Tuesday to discuss the cease-fire in eastern Ukraine that has

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Protest to be held in Sofia against ‘Kremlin’s aggressive information campaign in Bulgaria’

February 18, 2015February 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine, Volen Siderov

A protest is to be held in Sofia on February 21 2015 calling for the “termination of the Kremlin’s information

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Ukraine military pulls out of besieged town

February 18, 2015February 18, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s president said his government’s forces are pulling out of the contested eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, which has been

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