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Former Bulgarian ambassador in Moscow among 89 EU citizens on ‘stop list’ barred from Russia

May 30, 2015June 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff 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

May 28, 2015 Maria Lipman for the European Council on Foreign Relations Russia

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

May 28, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia

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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Europe 

Russia begins major air force exercise

May 27, 2015 VOANews Nato, Russia

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

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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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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Europe 

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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Perspectives 

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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