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MH17 probe yields possible parts of Russian missile

August 11, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Investigators probing last year’s downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine have found fragments that may have come

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Russia’s destruction of banned Western food sparks outrage

August 11, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The Russian government is moving ahead with the mass destruction of Western food imports banned under sanctions imposed by the

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France scuttles Mistral warship deal with Russia

August 6, 2015August 7, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The French government has decided not to deliver to Russia two high-tech warships built under a billion-euro contract with Moscow,

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Russia vetoes UN resolution on MH17 crash

July 30, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russia vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have set up an international criminal court to prosecute those responsible

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Russia’s propaganda machine revs up ahead of UN’s MH17 vote

July 29, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s state media machine appears to have gone into conspiracy theory overdrive. A well-coordinated campaign appeared to be underway ahead

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Multinational military exercises start in western Ukraine

July 21, 2015 VOANews Ukraine

A military exercise involving Ukrainian and U.S. forces, along with troops from more than a dozen other countries, opened Monday

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Plevneliev: ‘Crimea is Ukraine, and Ukraine is Europe’

July 8, 2015July 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, Ukraine

Bulgaria will work for a strong and unified EU position for ensuring the territorial integrity of Ukraine and supporting the

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Heads roll as Ukraine’s reforms falter

July 3, 2015 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

The recent spate of dismissals or resignations of high-ranking officials in Ukraine is a sign that the country’s reform drive

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European cybercrime group dismantled

June 25, 2015 The Prague Post Ukraine

A joint investigation team (JIT), consisting of investigators and judicial authorities from six different European countries, supported by Eurojust and

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