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      Ukraine to Seek Extradition of Bulgarian National over Fighting Alongside Pro-Russian Rebels
      Feb29

      Ukraine to Seek Extradition of Bulgarian National over Fighting Alongside Pro-Russian Rebels

      Ukraine plans to seek the extradition of Bulgarian national Georgi Bliznakov from Bulgaria over suspected participation in a battalion of pro-Russian rebels fighting government forces in Donbas region, Sofia-based bTV broadcaster reported on Monday. Bliznakov came under the spotlight in Bulgaria as one of several thugs who beat a car driver in a...

      Obama’s Ukraine policy in shambles
      Feb29

      Obama’s Ukraine policy in shambles

      President Barack Obama’s effort to rescue Ukraine from Russia’s military grip has stalled, and turmoil inside Ukraine’s government may hand Russian President Vladimir Putin a victory in a conflict that Obama has said involves “the most basic principles of our international system.” Two years after the pro-western protests that...

      Latvian entrepreneur almost murdered in Ukraine
      Feb29

      Latvian entrepreneur almost murdered in Ukraine

      Businessman Andis Priednieks, who owns a woodworking company in Ukraine, was shot at, possibly due to his activities reporting corruption he faced there, reported Latvian Television (LTV) Sunday. …read more Source:...

      Hungary’s Orban says no automatic extension of sanctions against Russia
      Feb29

      Hungary’s Orban says no automatic extension of sanctions against Russia

      BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The European Union is expected to hold discussions about whether Russia has fulfilled the Minsk agreement on Ukraine and there will not be an automatic extension of sanctions against Moscow, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday. …read more Source:...

      Hungary’s Orban says no automatic extension of sanctions against Russia
      Feb29

      Hungary’s Orban says no automatic extension of sanctions against Russia

      BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The European Union is expected to hold discussions about whether Russia has fulfilled the Minsk agreement on Ukraine and there will not be an automatic extension of sanctions against Moscow, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday. …read more Source:...

      Life after Ukraine: the ‘invisible’ Russian fighters struggling to return to normal
      Feb29

      Life after Ukraine: the ‘invisible’ Russian fighters struggling to return to normal

      Volunteers say they’ve been left to cope with the physical and psychological scars without any state support. Meduza reportsRussian volunteers returning home after fighting alongside separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine say they have not received any support from the state, despite many suffering from ongoing physical and psychological...

      Szydlo exaggerated on refugees from Ukraine in Poland
      Feb28

      Szydlo exaggerated on refugees from Ukraine in Poland

      In a politically motivated statement, Prime Minister Beat Szydlo claimed that “a million Ukrainian refugees” were living in Poland. They are, however, mostly foreign workers. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Bulgaria’s Agriculture Lost BGN 300 M in Revenues over Russian Food Ban
      Feb28

      Bulgaria’s Agriculture Lost BGN 300 M in Revenues over Russian Food Ban

      The ban on EU food imports to Russia has resuted in BGN 300 M worth lost revenues, Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva has said. In an interview with the Bulgairan National Radio, she has explained it was not so much direct exports (worth 20 M annually) as issues related to pricing that have led to the substantial amount of money agricultural...

      Exiles from the Crimea make a new life in Lviv
      Feb27

      Exiles from the Crimea make a new life in Lviv

      When Russia annexed Crimea, many from the Tatar minority fled, fearing oppression …read more Source: The Irish...

      ‘Exposed’ Baltics seek NATO help to combat Russia threat
      Feb26

      ‘Exposed’ Baltics seek NATO help to combat Russia threat

      WASHINGTON — Latvia and its Baltic neighbors need help to combat the threat from Russia, and they need it soon. That was Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs’ message when he met with American officials in Washington this week. And it’s why the Baltic states are eagerly awaiting July’s NATO summit in Warsaw, where they will...