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Ukrainian Parliament Member Shares Concerns As Tensions Escalate
Russian troops have increased training and erected tents at virtually every deployment location in Russia's west, the Crimean peninsula and Belarus.
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EU foreign chief arrives for talks on EU membership; Russian ambassador comments
The European Union's (EU) foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, visited the Bosnian capital Sarajevo on Friday to discuss possible EU integration.
Mogherini and her EU delegation met Bosnian officials, including the country's prime...
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Greenpeace lawyer reacts to Russian decision to drop piracy charges against activists
A Greenpeace lawyer said on Wednesday that a decision by Russia to drop piracy charged against jailed activists "doesn't go nearly far enough."
Russia's main investigative agency charged the activists instead with hooliganism, which...
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Russia credit rating cut amid Ukraine crisis
Russia felt the impact of the Ukrainian crisis on its economy on Friday, when ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut its credit grade for the first time in five years and the central bank raised interest rates to keep the sliding...
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Germany's Economy Minister Says Opposes Embargo on Russia Energy
Germany's Economy Minister Robert Habeck says he opposes an embargo on Russian energy imports, saying it could endanger social cohesion in the country. "I wouldn't support an embargo on imports of fossil fuels from Russia," Habeck told...
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G-7 Balks at Putin's Demand for Gas Payments in Rubles
Group of Seven energy ministers unanimously rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's demand that natural-gas contracts be paid in rubles. Putin's demand represents a "one-sided and clear breach of contracts," German Economy...
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CLEAN : Russia detaining hundreds in Ukraine: UN
UN investigators claim they had documented more than 400 arbitrary detentions and enforced disappearances by Russian forces in Ukraine, and dozens by Kyiv's troops (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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US and Ukrainian officials comment on bar on inspectors entering Crimea
Military observers from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) have been again turned back from a checkpoint in the Crimean peninsula, an OSCE spokesperson said on Friday.
The organisation met again in Vienna to...
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International Red Cross spokesperson on Russian aid convoy bound for eastern Ukraine
Russia let Ukrainian officials inspect an aid convoy on Friday and agreed to let the Red Cross distribute the aid around the rebel-held city of Luhansk, easing tensions and dispelling Ukrainian fears that the aid operation is a ruse to...
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ROVING REPORT: RR0029/A GEORGIA: CHECHENS
Duisi and Pankisi Gorge; Shatili and Argun Gorge; Tbilisi; Georgia (recent/file):
Near Duisi (recent): Caucasus Mountains seen beyond plain; Argun Gorge (recent): scenery and river; Argun Gorge (file-December 1999): Chechen refugees who...
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CLEAN: Suu Kyi's surprise media spotlight at trial
CLEAN: Suu Kyi's surprise media spotlight at trial
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CLEAN : EU foreign affairs chief says keep Balkans out of EU Russia spat
CLEAN : EU foreign affairs chief says keep Balkans out of EU Russia spat
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UN envoys warn of grim winter for Aleppo civilians
The UN special envoy for Syria said the United Nations and its humanitarian aid partners are strengthening their presence in government-controlled western Aleppo, hoping to "make a difference" in the city's besieged, rebel-held...
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Russia - Russian Duma Debates Chechnya
In the Russian parliament. Yeltsin's spokesman VyacheslavKostikov said the separatist government in Chechnya was fosteringan "anti-Russian mood." Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdinsaid Moscow favoured a negotiated settlement, but...
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U.S. And Russia In Discussions Over Tensions
The top U.S. military officer said Monday that Washington and Moscow are in delicate discussions to tamp down tensions arising from the U.S. shootdown of a Syrian fighter jet, which the Russians called a violation of a U.S.-Russian...
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Dunford: US, Russia in dialogue over tension
The top U.S. military officer said Monday that Washington and Moscow are in delicate discussions to tamp down tensions arising from the U.S. shootdown of a Syrian fighter jet, which the Russians called a violation of a U.S.-Russian...
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U.S. And Russia In Discussions Over Tensions
The top U.S. military officer said Monday that Washington and Moscow are in delicate discussions to tamp down tensions arising from the U.S. shootdown of a Syrian fighter jet, which the Russians called a violation of a U.S.-Russian...
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UN on humanitarian preparations amidst looming Idblib offensive
A top U.N. humanitarian aid official for Syria said the United States, Russia and other powers have expressed a "common agreement" on the need to find a peaceful way forward for the rebel-held province of Idlib.
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Putin Calls Off 'Pointless' Storming of Mariupol
President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military not to storm the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol after claiming victory in the battle for the port city. Speaking in a televised meeting Thursday with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu,...
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CLEAN : Russian FM slams West during visit to Ethiopia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemns Western threats "vis a vis Russia and anybody who dares to support Russia" during a visit to Addis Ababa as part of a tour of African countries (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Poland Hit by Stray Russian Rockets, AP Says
Poland, a NATO member, was hit by stray Russian rockets, killing two people, the Associated Press reported. Bloomberg's Maria Tadeo reports.
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OSCE Ukraine mission talks end after Russia refuses to adopt draft agreement
A third meeting of OSCE (Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe) ambassadors on the deployment of a monitoring mission to Ukraine collapsed on Wednesday, as the Russian delegation refused to adopt the draft agreement which...
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HUNGARY: BUDAPEST: NATO REFERENDUM PREVIEW
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Voters in Hungary appear to be shaking off their apathy ahead of Sunday's referendum on whether the country should join NATO.
New polls show a swing of public opinion, in sharp contrast to earlier ambivalence about...
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Georgia FM warns of 'ethnic cleansing' in SOssetia
1. Wide exterior of headquarters for Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
2. Mid exterior of headquarters with flags hung on building
3. Close-up of flags
4. Entrance with people walking in
5. Wide of various OSCE...