Russia piles pressure on former Soviet satellites to drop EU aspirations
As the Vilnius summit of EU’s Eastern Partnership draws nearer, at which several former Soviet states are expected to sign
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Ukraine
Polish President calls for reconciliation over Volhynia massacre
Deputies Friday rejected a resolution introduced by the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party to refer to the massacres of
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Eight dead reported in Bulgarian bus crash in Ukraine – updated
At least eight people, including one Bulgarian national, died in a bus collision in Ukraine, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on
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European rights court rules Tymoshenko unlawfully detained
Europe’s top rights court has ruled that Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko was unlawfully held in detention before being sentenced
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Kremlin’s policies shackled by oil and gas giant Gazprom
As Russia’s largest oil and gas company is once again embroiled in an energy dispute with Ukraine, the country’s dependence
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Yanukovych demands reforms from government
A day after returning home from the EU-Ukraine summit in Brussels, President Viktor Yanukovych instructed his government to ensure that
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Moldova overtakes Ukraine on road to Europe
As Ukraine’s relations with the European Union remain frosty, its smaller neighbour Moldova is taking the limelight. The country of
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Ukraine PM resigns amid economic crisis
Ukraine is facing political uncertainty after the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his Cabinet Monday. The president
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Communist symbol ban spreads among Russia’s neighbors
In Lviv, Western Ukraine nationalists fought last year to block communists from bringing red flags to the city’s World War
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