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      Russian Author under Scrutiny from Bulgaria’s Security Service
      Jun20

      Russian Author under Scrutiny from Bulgaria’s Security Service

      Bulgaria’s domestic security and counter-intelligence agency DANS is closely monitoring the activities of a Russian social scientist who in May published an article about the country, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said.Responding to an inquiry by Metodi Andreev, a lawmakers from his GERB party, Borisov has explained that, while the...

      [Ticker] Austria: Time for ‘significant step’ towards Russia
      Jun20

      [Ticker] Austria: Time for ‘significant step’ towards Russia

      The EU should make a “significant step towards Russia,” Austria’s foreign minister Sebastian Kurz said. He told Austrian TV that EU and Russia should “gradually come to a modus in which for every implementation of the Minsk protocol [on a ceasfire in East Ukraine], for every single step, sanctions will gradually be lifted...

      New Western frontier, conquered by China
      Jun20

      New Western frontier, conquered by China

      KHORGAS, China — The world’s lost cities have all been unearthed. The modern-day equivalent — fulfilling an age-old desire to stand in a place wholly unknown to others — is a city built so recently that few have even heard of it. The Chinese town of Khorgas, on the border with Kazakhstan and a strategic crossroads along the new Silk Road,...

      Germany’s Steinmeier favors gradual phasing-out of Russia sanctions
      Jun19

      Germany’s Steinmeier favors gradual phasing-out of Russia sanctions

      BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union should gradually phase out sanctions imposed against Russia over the Ukraine crisis if there is substantial progress in the peace process, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was quoted on Sunday as saying. …read more Source:...

      Say hello to Chieftain Árpád
      Jun19

      Say hello to Chieftain Árpád

      I first went to Vereckei-hágó in Transcarpathia, Ukraine, by means of independent travel, 10 years ago. To have gone there before would have been more difficult, due to visa requirements and very limited on-site information, at least in English. My inspiration came after hearing much about Vereckei-hágó’s historical significance from...

      EU extends sanctions targeting Crimea after Russian annexation
      Jun17

      EU extends sanctions targeting Crimea after Russian annexation

      EU ministers on Friday extended for another year a set of sanctions targeting the Crimea peninsula, following its annexation by Russia in March 2014. The economic restrictions include an import ban of products originating from Crimea and prohibiting EU-based companies from investing on the peninsula or exporting certain goods and technologies...

      EU extends Russia sanctions over Crimea annexation
      Jun17

      EU extends Russia sanctions over Crimea annexation

      The EU extends for another year the sanctions it imposed on Russia over its annexation of Crimea in March 2014. …read more Source:...

      Euro 2016: Second Northern Ireland fan dies after collapsing at Ukraine match ‘doing what he loved’
      Jun17
      EU extends sanctions on Crimea for another year
      Jun17

      EU extends sanctions on Crimea for another year

      The European Union has extended for a year sanctions on Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Next week the bloc is set to vote on extending sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Black Sea military fleet against Russia stirred storm Sofia
      Jun17

      Black Sea military fleet against Russia stirred storm Sofia

      Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov reacted angrily to the recent assertions that Bulgaria was negotiating together with Romania, Turkey and Ukraine the establishment of a joint naval fleet in the Black Sea against Russia. Initially Premier Borissov made it clear that Bulgaria would not participate in any joint naval forces against Russia and...