Steinmeier: Russian travel ban damaging to Ukraine peace efforts
Germany’s foreign minister said Saturday that a Russian travel ban on 89 top European Union officials could damage peace efforts
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Former Bulgarian ambassador in Moscow among 89 EU citizens on ‘stop list’ barred from Russia
A former ambassador of Bulgaria in Moscow, Ilian Vassilev, is among citizens of European Union countries who have been barred
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The undesirables
This week, both houses of the Russian parliament approved legislation regarding “undesirable organisations”. According to the new norm, a prosecutor
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Investigators will question Russia on World Cup bid
Swiss authorities lobbed a grenade at Russia’s already tainted award to host the 2018 World Cup when it started criminal
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Russia begins major air force exercise
Hundreds of Russian warplanes and thousands of troops began a major military exercise Tuesday, coinciding with Arctic maneuvers by NATO
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Bulgarian PM Borissov: Eastern Europe should not have to choose between EU and 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
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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Moscow plays nice with free trade as Ukraine sounds alarm over Russian troops
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
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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