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Russia to sharply extend bomber flights

November 12, 2014 VOANews Russia

Russia says it is sharply extending the range of its bomber flights from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea

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Europe 

NATO commander ‘concerned’ by flow of weapons into eastern Ukraine

November 12, 2014 VOANews Nato, Russia, Ukraine

NATO’s military commander expressed concern Tuesday over an increasing flow of weaponry and military supplies to Russia-backed separatists in eastern

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Europe 

Russia’s provocative actions at Cold War levels, report says

November 10, 2014 Matthew Hilburn of VOANews Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s provocative military actions toward Western countries, including NATO members, is at Cold War levels and the risky strategy could

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Europe 

Journalists find ‘solid’ Russian ties to missile that hit MH17

November 9, 2014November 9, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

After analysing a massive volume of data from open sources, a team of British investigative journalists has found “solid information”

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Europe 

Polish Sejm speaker Sikorski survives no confidence vote

November 9, 2014November 9, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Polish MPs have voted against a no confidence motion brought by the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) against Sejm speaker

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Europe 

Russia nixes more ‘Geneva Format’ talks on Ukraine

November 6, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Moscow says it would be counterproductive to return to talks on settling the conflict in east Ukraine in a “Geneva

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian ultra-nationalist MP ‘flattered’ by being persona non grata in Ukraine

November 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

An MP for Bulgaria’s ultra-nationalist Ataka party said on November 6 that she was “flattered” at having been declared persona

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Europe 

Ukraine stops funding for rebel-held regions

November 5, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine on Wednesday announced it will halt government funding to those areas of its eastern regions controlled by Russian-backed separatists.

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Europe 

Ukraine hopes to wall off Russia

November 5, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Unable to control much of its border with Russia, Ukraine has decided to wall the problems off, quite literally. The

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