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Slovakia: Reverse gas flow deal still unsigned

April 17, 2014April 17, 2014 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator energy, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine

The Slovak government says it is ready to help Ukraine with natural gas supplies, but an agreement between the two

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Bulgarian officials discuss migration, other risks from Ukraine crisis

April 17, 2014April 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A special meeting of senior Bulgarian security and government officials on April 17 discussed major aspects of the crisis in

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Europe 

Putin reserves right to use force in Ukraine

April 17, 2014April 17, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he has “a right” to send troops into Ukraine but hopes he will “not have

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Bulgaria 

Ukraine crisis: Bulgarian security chiefs meet as concern deepens

April 17, 2014April 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Kristian Vigenin, Nato, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Ukraine

A special meeting of Bulgaria’s national staff of security chiefs and senior government officials has been called to discuss the

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Europe 

Kyiv suffers setback in east Ukraine

April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv suffered a serious setback Wednesday in their efforts to restore order in the troubled east of

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Ukraine’s SBU predicts Russian-backed murder to justify full-scale invasion

April 16, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The invasion of Ukraine’s eastern regions is made in Moscow, the Security Service of Ukraine said on April 16, and

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Lifestyle Blog: Russian website accommodates Ukrainian women seeking sex

April 16, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Sex and borshch – this is what Russian men are offering Ukrainian women “who want to leave Bandera Ukraine as

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Nato announces further air, sea and land deployments in response to Ukraine crisis

April 16, 2014April 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato will have “more planes in the air, more ships in the water and more readiness on land,” Secretary General

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Ukraine receives additional aid as tensions rise

April 16, 2014 Mil Arcega of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Tensions are rising in Ukraine even as assurances of international aid to stabilize the country’s battered economy have started pouring

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