Russia begins military drills near Ukrainian border
Russian officials say the military is beginning exercises Monday in the central and western regions of the country, which would
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Poland seeks compensation for Russian ban on fruit
Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki has appealed to the European Commission to compensate Poland after Russia decided to ban Polish fruit
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Analysts: Putin unfazed by tougher sanctions
The European Union on July 29 agreed to more severe sanctions against Russia in response to its continued promotion of
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EU slaps sanctions on five Russian banks
The European Union has sanctioned five Russian banks to protest Moscow’s intervention in restive eastern Ukraine. The EU said it
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Experts reach Ukraine crash site
An international team of experts has reached the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine for the
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Warsaw slams Russian ban on Polish fruit
Officials in Warsaw Wednesday slammed a Russian ban on most fruit and vegetable imports from Poland, describing it as “political
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EU, US add further sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, targeting banks, defence and energy sectors
The European Union has agreed a package of what it calls “significant” additional restrictive measures targeting sectoral co-operation and exchanges
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UK to send ‘battle group’ to Poland for exercises amid Ukraine crisis
The UK is planning to send more than 1,300 British troops to take part in a forthcoming major NATO exercises
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Ukrainian official: Black boxes show MH17 was downed by ‘massive, explosive decompression’ from shrapnel
Ukrainian security service spokesman Andrei Lysenko said on July 28 that data recorders recovered from Malaysia Airlines flight 17 show
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