Ukraine’s Poroshenko promises peace, EU, change in long news conference
In a live televised news conference on September 25 2014, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko promised Ukraine would apply for European
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Poland launches major military exercise with international allies
Poland launched on September 24 2014 the largest ever exercise of the Polish Armed Forces, “Anaconda”, involving 12 500 soldiers, including
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Russia’s food sanctions: Boon for some, bust for others
Russia retaliated against Western sanctions imposed for its actions in Ukraine by halting food imports from the West. The temporary
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World Bank: Russian economy nears ‘stagnation’
Russia’s economic growth is slow and may stagnate over the next two years, according to a World Bank study published
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Ukraine rebels begin pullback of heavy artillery
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine say they have started to withdraw their heavy artillery from front-line positions, as required by
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Donetsk airport remains epicentre of fighting despite cease-fire
Thick plumes of black smoke are rising over the Donetsk airport, controlled by the Ukrainian forces. It’s been burning for
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Ukraine’s Hryvnia’s all-time low reflects population’s panic
Ukraine’s battered currency, the hrvynia, hit a new all-time low. The fear is that a population panicked by a year
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NATO: Ukraine ceasefire is ‘in name only’
NATO’s top military commander says he is hopeful the new agreement to create a buffer zone between Ukrainian government troops
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With war at its doorstep, Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk digs in
On a dusty, pockmarked highway on the southeastern border of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, some 20 scruffy fighters from Ukrainian volunteer battalions
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