Europe hoping for Russia-Ukraine gas deal next week
Russia and Ukraine failed to strike an interim gas deal in Brussels on Tuesday, with both sides holding out for
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Estonia demands explanation over Russian spy plane
Estonia has summoned the Russian ambassador after a Russian spy plane entered the Baltic country’s airspace without permission. A spokeswoman
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Close to half of residence permits granted by Bulgaria in 2013 were to Russians
Bulgaria granted 6436 residence permits in 2013, more than 45 per cent of these to Russians, according to figures released
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Poland’s former Foreign Minister under fire over Politico interview
Poland’s Parliamentary Speaker and former foreign policy chief Radoslaw Sikorski came under fire on October 21 for comments he reportedly made
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EU-Ukraine-Russia gas talks: Negotiations to be continued on October 29
At talks in Brussels between the European Union, Russia and Ukraine on natural gas issues and supplies, European Commssion Vice-President Günther
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Ukrainian government denies allegations of war crimes, use of cluster bombs
Human Rights Watch, an influential human rights watchdog, claimed in its report on October 20 that Ukraine forces have used
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Sweden ready to use force against suspected underwater vessel
Sweden’s military says it may use force to bring a suspected foreign vessel photographed underwater in the Stockholm archipelago to
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Polish former foreign minister: Putin offered to divide Ukraine with Poland
Poland’s Parliamentary Speaker and former foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, has been quoted by the US Politico website as saying that
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Sofia City Court refuses request to extradite Koblyakov from Bulgaria to Russia
Sofia City Court, in a ruling on October 10, refused a request to extradite Russian human rights anti-Putin activist from
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