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Bulgarian President joins calls for ‘immediate and full’ international investigation into downing of MH17 over Ukraine

July 18, 2014July 20, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has joined calls for an immediate and full international investigation to determine the causes and those

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Europe 

Poroshenko: ‘This is a wake-up call for the whole world’

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The following is an English-language transcript of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko after a surface-to-air missile fired from Russian-backed insurgent territory

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World 

International demands for clarity on responsibility for downing of Malaysian aircraft over eastern Ukraine

July 18, 2014July 20, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union is among those demanding clarity on the facts of the downing of Malasyian Airlines Flight MH17 in

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Europe 

Ukraine claims to have intercepted phone conversations of separatists admitting downing a civilian plane

July 17, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was allegedly shot down by a group of Russian-backed Cossack

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Europe 

Malaysian airliner crashes in Eastern Ukraine

July 17, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Russian media reports say a Malaysian airliner flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in eastern Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines

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Europe 

Ukraine government, Malaysia Airlines confirm passenger plane crash, at least 295 presumed dead

July 17, 2014July 17, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukraine’s government confirmed that a Malaysia Airlines passenger airline crashed in the east of the country, close to Russian border.

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Europe 

White House toughens sanctions on Russia over Ukraine, EU also to widen restrictive measures

July 17, 2014July 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A special meeting of European Union leaders on July 16 agreed on expanding restrictive measures against Russia in response to

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Europe 

Airstrike in eastern Ukraine hits apartment building; 11 dead

July 16, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

An airstrike destroyed an apartment building in eastern Ukraine Tuesday, killing at least 11 people and triggering new accusations of

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Europe 

Ukraine prepares for disappointment ahead of EU talks on Russia sanctions

July 16, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

A summit of European Union leaders in Brussels on July 16 is being touted as a major opportunity for the

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