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Putin and Crimea: A New World Order?

March 30, 2014 Catherine Maddux of VOANews.com Russia, Ukraine

With the stroke of his pen, Russian President Vladimir Putin deepened the divide between East and West by signing a

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Bulgaria 

US assistant secretary of state Nuland visiting Bulgaria amid mixed signals in Sofia on Russia

March 30, 2014April 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

United States secretary of state Victoria Nuland is due in Sofia on March 31 to meet senior Bulgarian government officials

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Europe 

Kerry, Lavrov to meet for Ukraine crisis talks

March 30, 2014 Scott Stearns of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are scheduled to meet in Paris Sunday as

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World 

UN General Assembly rejects Crimea annexation

March 28, 2014March 28, 2014 Margaret Besheer of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

A majority of U.N. member states told Moscow Thursday that they will not recognize the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region.

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Perspectives 

Opinion: Russia gets the boot – now what?

March 26, 2014May 10, 2024 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is right. In recent years, the G8 summits have made few concrete decisions. In fact,

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Europe 

Ukrainians should expect gas price hikes, subsidies for poorest citizens

March 26, 2014 The Kyiv Post energy, Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine will increase household prices for gas by 50 per cent in May, and the utility companies will see a

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Europe 

Slovakia looks to offer Ukraine gas

March 26, 2014 The Prague Post energy, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine

As tensions over Crimea continue, Ukraine is looking to cut its dependence on Russian gas by importing supplies from Slovakia.

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Europe 

Obama: West has no plans to use force in Ukraine

March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

U.S. President Barack Obama says he believes democracy and the rule of law will triumph in Ukraine. Obama spoke late

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Europe 

Obama: US, EU ‘united in our support of Ukraine’

March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Wrapping up meetings with European officials in Brussels, U.S. President Barack Obama said that Europe is America’s closest partner and

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