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Opinion: Russia gets the boot – now what?

March 26, 2014May 10, 2024 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is right. In recent years, the G8 summits have made few concrete decisions. In fact,

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Europe 

Ukrainians should expect gas price hikes, subsidies for poorest citizens

March 26, 2014 The Kyiv Post energy, Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine will increase household prices for gas by 50 per cent in May, and the utility companies will see a

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Europe 

Slovakia looks to offer Ukraine gas

March 26, 2014 The Prague Post energy, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine

As tensions over Crimea continue, Ukraine is looking to cut its dependence on Russian gas by importing supplies from Slovakia.

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Europe 

Obama: West has no plans to use force in Ukraine

March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

U.S. President Barack Obama says he believes democracy and the rule of law will triumph in Ukraine. Obama spoke late

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Europe 

Obama: US, EU ‘united in our support of Ukraine’

March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Wrapping up meetings with European officials in Brussels, U.S. President Barack Obama said that Europe is America’s closest partner and

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Europe 

Ukraine’s Naftogaz meets new head with debts and losses

March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 The Kyiv Post energy, Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers appointed Andriy Kobolev as head of Naftogaz, the national oil and gas monopoly, during an overnight

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Europe 

Ukraine apologises to Serbia for offensive video

March 26, 2014April 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia, Ukraine

The embassy of Ukraine in Serbia has sent a note to the Serbian foreign ministry apologizing for a technical mistake

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Europe 

Ukrainian Orthodox churches face own crisis

March 25, 2014 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

 It is a relatively quiet Sunday and adherents of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church — Kyiv Patriarch — are praying at

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Europe 

Does Ukraine owe anything to an aggressor?

March 25, 2014March 25, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s annexation of Crimea, including the energy resources and military hardware and bases there, give the Ukrainian government the right

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