Poroshenko says toxic chemicals were used in Odessa trade union fire
Speaking to journalists in the Verkhovna Rada on May 6, billionaire presidential candidate Petro Poroshenko said there is evidence that
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Kerry to Russia: Don’t sabotage Ukraine poll
In a fresh warning, U.S. Secetarry of State John Kerry cautioned Russia there will be more sanctions if it tries
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Bulgarian President calls for ‘more Europe’, gradual increase in defence spending
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has called for a gradual increase in coming years to meet the country’s commitments to Nato
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Russian FM questions legitimacy of Ukraine’s upcoming presidential election
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said it would be “quite unusual” to hold elections while the Ukrainian army is being “used
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Fierce fighting in east Ukraine tests leadership in Kyiv
Government security forces faced fierce resistance Monday from pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, while officials in Kyiv say the military
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Heavy fighting reported in Ukraine’s Slovyansk, government sending special police to Odessa
Ukrainian government forces fought gun battles Monday with pro-Russian milititants in the separatist-controlled eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk, a day
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Seasonal fuel price hikes in Bulgaria ‘could be affected by Ukraine’ – report
Bulgaria is expected to see the customary fuel price increases in late June with the beginning of the summer holiday
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Polish PM: We’re dealing with war in Ukraine
Commenting on the recent developments in Ukraine’s cities of Odessa, Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said on
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Canadian troops join Nato exercises in Poland
Fifty soldiers from Canada arrived in Poland on May 2 to take part alongside Polish and American counterparts in US-led
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