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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Putin and Crimea: A New World Order?
With the stroke of his pen, Russian President Vladimir Putin deepened the divide between East and West by signing a
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US assistant secretary of state Nuland visiting Bulgaria amid mixed signals in Sofia on Russia
United States secretary of state Victoria Nuland is due in Sofia on March 31 to meet senior Bulgarian government officials
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Kerry, Lavrov to meet for Ukraine crisis talks
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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UN General Assembly rejects Crimea annexation
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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Opinion: Russia gets the boot – now what?
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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Ukrainians should expect gas price hikes, subsidies for poorest citizens
Ukraine will increase household prices for gas by 50 per cent in May, and the utility companies will see a
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