Ukrainian official: Protesters were shot under Yanukovych’s orders
Ukraine’s acting interior minister has alleged that the killing of protesters in Kyiv took place under the orders of ousted
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Russia
Bulgaria hopes no new round of sanctions against Russia – Oresharski
Plamen Oresharski, occupant of the prime minister’s chair in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government, has told the National Assembly that
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Further Russian intervention in Ukraine would be ‘historic mistake’ – NATO
Further Russian intervention in Ukraine, following its annexation of Crimea, would be a “historic mistake” that would deepen Russia’s international
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Bulgaria could further ease visa process for Russians – ambassador
Bulgaria’s government planned to make it even easier for Russian nationals to receive visas, the country’s ambassador to Moscow Boiko
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Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey should boost co-operation in air policing to meet Russian flights – President Plevneliev
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has said that Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey should boost their co-operation in air policing in the
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Crimean winery hopes to benefit from Russian annexation
Many Crimeans voted to join the Russian Federation in the hope of improving their well-being. Ukraine’s crumbling economy has hurt
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NATO suspends all co-operation with Russia
NATO will suspend “all practical civilian and military cooperation” with Russia because of Moscow’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea. In a
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Russia appears to pull some troops from Ukraine border
Russia is withdrawing a motorized infantry battalion from a region near Ukraine’s eastern border, the Russian Defense Ministry was quoted
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Medvedev: Russia to create special economic zone in Crimea
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is in Crimea – the most senior Russian official to visit the region since Russia
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