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As Ukraine separatists retreat, Russia’s next moves unclear

July 8, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russia has urged Ukrainian authorities to negotiate a cease-fire, after separatist rebels in southeast Ukraine retreated to the two largest

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Europe 

Lithuania’s president warns of growing ‘Russian chauvinism’

July 8, 2014May 10, 2024 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region unnerved Russia’s neighbors from Kazakhstan in the south to the Baltic states in the

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Europe 

Retreating Ukraine rebels dig in at Donetsk

July 8, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Pro-Russian separatists retreating ahead of a Ukrainian military offensive in eastern Ukraine dug in Monday in the city of Donetsk,

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Europe 

Ukraine’s army prepares to liberate Donetsk and Luhansk as military offensive gathers pace

July 8, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The Ukrainian army is preparing to dislodge Kremlin-backed separatists from Donetsk and Luhansk, the provincial capitals of two oblasts where

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Bridges to Donetsk destroyed as Ukraine battles separatists

July 8, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Three bridges into rebel-held Donetsk were destroyed Monday, as Ukrainian forces continue to fight pro-Russian separatists in the eastern part

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria still keen on South Stream, Russian FM Lavrov told

July 7, 2014July 9, 2014 Alex Bivol Russia, South Stream

In meetings with visiting Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on July 7, Bulgarian officials trotted out the by-now-familiar line about

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Europe 

Defence minister says anti-terrorist operation to continue until Ukraine’s east is reclaimed

July 6, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s new defence minister Valeriy Heletey praised the Ukrainian army’s conduct in recapturing the former rebel stronghold of Sloviansk on July

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Bulgaria 

Protest Network to hold two protests on July 7 against visit to Bulgaria by Russian FM Lavrov

July 6, 2014July 7, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s anti-government Protest Network is to hold two protests on July 7 2014 against the working visit to Sofia by

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Europe 

Ukraine troops retake rebel stronghold

July 6, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian troops have overtaken the rebel stronghold of Slovyansk in the country’s east in a nighttime offensive, and President Petro

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