Ukrainian president Yanukovch meets opposition in Kiev
Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych is holding fresh talks with opposition leaders, hours after a minister said efforts to peacefully resolve
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Article: The Sochi Connection – The Winter Olympics and the Circassians
The 2014 Winter Games will be held in SOCHI, a Caucasian coastal city once homeland to almost 2 million Circassians who were beaten
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Lavrov: EU bureaucrats blocking talks with Russia on Ukraine row
Russia and some EU countries are eager to sit down for trilateral talks with Ukraine to try and settle the
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Putin: Russia didn’t question Snowden for intelligence
Russian security serviced didn’t question former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden over intelligence of Russia, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
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Russia promises major economic assistance to Ukraine
Russia has given Ukraine a discount of almost a third on Russian gas and said it would buy billions of
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President Yanukovych intends to sign on closer EU ties
It was stated by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton that Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych intended to sign a deal on closer
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Lavrov says all responsible countries should support Syrian peace conference
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov has once again emphasized that all responsible countries need to support the Syrian conference scheduled for
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Ukranian police start dismantling protest sites in central Kiev
It has been reported that Ukrainian police have begun dismantling protest camps in front of government buildings in Kiev. An
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Nato condemns use of “excessive force” against protesters in Ukraine
Nato foreign ministers have condemned the use of “excessive force” against pro-European protesters in Ukraine after a meeting in Brussels.
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Why does Turkey need to improve its problematic ties with Russia?
Turkey and Russia have had a common history of strong challenge and confrontation with each other in the region starting
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Greenpeace crew may be allowed to leave Russia
Kremlin is reported to have said on Nov. 23 that 30 Greenpeace crew members held after a protest in Arctic
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