Ukraine separatists plan to disrupt presidential poll
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine are planning to disrupt the country’s presidential election scheduled for May 25, but Ukrainian officials
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EBRD: Russia-Ukraine crisis threatens recovery in transition region
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on May 14 that the continued tension between Russia and Ukraine
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Ukraine holds national unity talks
Ukraine is hosting “national unity” talks Wednesday, a day after pro-Russian separatists killed seven Ukrainian soldiers in an ambush of
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit to visit Russia
Patriarch Neofit, head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, is to visit Russia from May 23 to 29, the church’s governing
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Ukraine adopts more conditions to secure visa-free travel to European Union
Ukraine came one big step closer to meeting the requirements for a visa-free regime with European Union with parliament’s adoption
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Rebel ambush near Kramatorsk kills seven Ukrainian paratroopers; one rebel dead
Armed pro-Russian rebels ambushed a Ukrainian military convoy transporting ammunition on the outskirts of the flashpoint city of Kramatorsk at
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Poland considers separatist vote in eastern Ukraine illegal – PM Tusk
The Polish government will not recognise the results of the “pseudo-referenda” held in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev: Donetsk, Luhansk referendums illegal
The “referenda” held in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions are a breach of international law and of Ukraine’s constitution and
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Despite recent escalation, full-blown conflict in Ukraine can be averted – UN chief Ban
There is still time to avert a full-blown conflict in Ukraine, where the crisis continues to escalate, particularly in the
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