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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Ukraine vows to continue offensive in east
Ukraine says it will continue pressing its military offensive against pro-Russia militants in eastern Ukraine, as U.S. Secretary of State
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Ukrainian forces tighten grip on rebels in embattled Kramatorsk, Sloviansk
Ukraine’s counterterrorism operation continued and even gained traction in the country’s gritty industrial east on Saturday, as its security forces
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Bulgaria calls for full investigation into deaths in Odessa, calls on Kyiv to ensure order
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin has called for a full investigation into the deaths in clashes in the Ukrainian city
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Fighting resumes in Sloviansk, two Ukrainian soldiers killed
Ukraine’s defence ministry said that two soldiers of Ukrainian army were killed in Sloviansk during an operation that meant to
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IMF approves $17 billion loan package for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund has approved a two-year, $17 billion aid program for cash-strapped Ukraine, as the Kyiv government struggles
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Kyiv ousts Russian diplomat for espionage
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has declared Russia’s navy attaché in Kyiv persona non grata in connection with his “activities (that are)
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