Bulgarian President: Moscow has put the Balkans at the centre of its geopolitical interests
The Balkans is where Europe must show that it has learned the lessons of the Ukrainian crisis, Bulgarian President Rossen
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Bulgarian Parliament rejects opposition socialist bid to backtrack on sanctions against Russia
After a vituperative debate, Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on October 7 to reject a proposal by the opposition Bulgarian Socialist
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CPJ, OSCE blast Ukraine on foreign journalist entry ban
Two international rights organizations have criticized Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for signing a decree that banned 41 foreign journalists and
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Ukraine’s ban of foreign journalists ignites international ire
Prominent foreign journalists briefly found themselves in the company of Kremlin cheerleader and Chechen strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov in Ukraine’s
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One dead, dozens wounded as Ukraine protest turns violent
In Ukraine, at least one National Guardsman has been killed and at least 50 more people injured in clashes outside
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Riot police severely wounded in grenade attack outside Ukraine’s parliament
Several riot police were badly wounded on Aug. 31 when an explosive device was thrown at them from among a
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Ukraine cancels upcoming local polls near combat zone
Election officials in Ukraine have canceled upcoming local polls in parts of two rebel-controlled regions near the Russian border, after
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Ukraine buys debt relief, bringing some good news
After five months of talks with private creditors and the unpredictable consequence of a debt moratorium looming, Ukrainian finance minister
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Russia sentences Ukrainian filmmaker to 20 years
A Russian military court in Rostov-on-Don Tuesday sentenced acclaimed Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov to 20 years in prison on
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