Bulgarian President calls for ‘more Europe’, gradual increase in defence spending
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has called for a gradual increase in coming years to meet the country’s commitments to Nato
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Russian FM questions legitimacy of Ukraine’s upcoming presidential election
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said it would be “quite unusual” to hold elections while the Ukrainian army is being “used
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Fierce fighting in east Ukraine tests leadership in Kyiv
Government security forces faced fierce resistance Monday from pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, while officials in Kyiv say the military
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Heavy fighting reported in Ukraine’s Slovyansk, government sending special police to Odessa
Ukrainian government forces fought gun battles Monday with pro-Russian milititants in the separatist-controlled eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk, a day
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Polish PM: We’re dealing with war in Ukraine
Commenting on the recent developments in Ukraine’s cities of Odessa, Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said on
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Canadian troops join Nato exercises in Poland
Fifty soldiers from Canada arrived in Poland on May 2 to take part alongside Polish and American counterparts in US-led
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Worsening Ukrainian crisis holds economic risks for the region, Romanian president says
Romanian president Traian Basescu warned on May 4 that a possible civil war in Ukraine would spread instability across the
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Pro-Russian activists storm Odessa police station in Ukraine
Hundreds of pro-Russian militants stormed the police station in the southern Ukraine city of Odessa Sunday, and won the release
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Romania rejects rumoured conscription plan amid tensions in Ukraine
The Romanian defence ministry has dismissed rumours that a process is underway of mobilisation of reservists or recruitment of young
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