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Ukraine: Battling over an economic midget

April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 Alois Berger of Deutsche Welle Russia, Ukraine

In the foreseeable future, Ukraine is going to cost the West a lot of money. The European Union has earmarked

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Europe World 

US criticises Russia’s gas price hike for Ukraine

April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The White House has objected to Russia’s increase in natural gas prices for Ukraine on Thursday and said that markets

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Europe 

Ukrainian official: Protesters were shot under Yanukovych’s orders

April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s acting interior minister has alleged that the killing of protesters in Kyiv took place under the orders of ousted

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria hopes no new round of sanctions against Russia – Oresharski

April 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Plamen Oresharski, Russia, Ukraine, Volen Siderov

Plamen Oresharski, occupant of the prime minister’s chair in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government, has told the National Assembly that

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Europe World 

Further Russian intervention in Ukraine would be ‘historic mistake’ – NATO

April 2, 2014April 2, 2014 VOANews Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Further Russian intervention in Ukraine, following its annexation of Crimea, would be a “historic mistake” that would deepen Russia’s international

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey should boost co-operation in air policing to meet Russian flights – President Plevneliev

April 2, 2014April 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has said that Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey should boost their co-operation in air policing in the

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Europe 

Crimean winery hopes to benefit from Russian annexation

April 2, 2014April 2, 2014 Zlatica Hoke of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Many Crimeans voted to join the Russian Federation in the hope of improving their well-being. Ukraine’s crumbling economy has hurt

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Europe World 

NATO suspends all co-operation with Russia

April 1, 2014April 3, 2014 VOANews Nato, Russia, Ukraine

NATO will suspend “all practical civilian and military cooperation” with Russia because of Moscow’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea. In a

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Europe 

Russia appears to pull some troops from Ukraine border

March 31, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russia is withdrawing a motorized infantry battalion from a region near Ukraine’s eastern border, the Russian Defense Ministry was quoted

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