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EU mediates gas talks between Russia, Ukraine

March 2, 2015 Lisa Bryant of VOANews energy, Russia, Ukraine

Russia and Ukrainian energy ministers got together for key gas talks in Brussels, amid threats by Russia’s Gazprom to cut

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At least 44 000 march for Nemtsov in Moscow

March 1, 2015March 1, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The Russian opposition had planned a protest rally “Spring” on March 1. When one of its organisers, major opposition figure Boris

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Russian opposition marches in tribute to Nemtsov

March 1, 2015March 4, 2015 VOANews Russia

Thousands of people gathered in central Moscow Sunday for a march to mourn murdered opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. Russian authorities,

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Moscow prepares for march commemorating Russian opposition leader

February 28, 2015 VOANews Russia

Authorities are preparing for tens of thousands to march in central Moscow Sunday in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov,

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Bulgaria, European, US leaders condemn murder of Russian opposition politician Nemtsov

February 28, 2015March 4, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria sharply condemns the murder of prominent Russian opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov, Foreign Minister Daniel

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Russian opposition leader murdered in Moscow

February 28, 2015February 28, 2015 VOANews Russia

Major Russian opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov was shot dead Friday night in central Moscow. The

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Ruxit is real: Russia’s exit from Europe

February 28, 2015 Josef Janning of the European Council on Foreign Relations Russia

Leaving aside a few brief moments in the Russian policy discourse of the 1990s, post-Soviet Russia has always thought of

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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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