Russia’s Putin addresses CIS summit overshadowed by Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin — embroiled in an a bitter standoff with Western governments over Ukraine — said his country
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Ukraine election: Real characters change names to merge comics with politics
Ukraine’s October 26 parliamentary elections promise to be fun with Super Mario, Spider-Man and Wolverine participating. They are about to get
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Ukraine wants new IMF bailout as war squeezes economy
As the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank gets underway in Washington, Ukraine wants to
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NATO chief: Rapid reaction force in Eastern Europe does not violate deal with Russia
NATO’s new chief, Jens Stoltenberg, says plans for a new rapid reaction force in Eastern Europe do not break a
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Poland’s gas deliveries from East still short of order
Poland had natural gas deliveries from Russia realized at a stable level in the week ending on October 2, but
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Ukraine’s Poroshenko to sign lustration bill, amendments possible
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko said on October 3 that he would sign into law a bill introducing comprehensive lustration of
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October 26 parliamentary election puts Ukraine’s democracy to another test
Ukraine’s democracy is undergoing another stress test. After successfully holding a presidential election on May 25 even as Russia occupied
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Deadly attacks In Donetsk test Ukraine peace deal
After a series of attacks by pro-Moscow militia, Ukraine’s prime minister has accused Russia of failing to honor the cease-fire
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Ukraine’s Euromaidan movement wins Walesa freedom prize
Representatives of the Euromaidan protest movement that helped throw out Ukraine’s pro-Moscow government of Viktor Yanukovych were presented Monday an
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