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      Belarus emphasizes need for peaceful resolution of Ukraine crisis
      Jan06

      Belarus emphasizes need for peaceful resolution of Ukraine crisis

      “Belarus has been making consistent effort to facilitate de-escalation of the conflict as it is genuinely interested in a speedy resolution of the crisis in Ukraine,” the review of Belarus’ foreign policy and the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2015 reads. …read more Source:...

      Belarus refuses to support Russia over Crimea issue at the UN
      Jan06

      Belarus refuses to support Russia over Crimea issue at the UN

      Kolya Lukashenka and Vladimir Makei at the UN Efforts of the Belarusian diplomacy at the main part of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly at the end of 2015 brought mixed results. Alexander Lukashenka’s statements during the high-level segments of the session went largely unnoticed. Belarusian diplomats did rather well on the issues...

      Previously unknown texts of Malevich’s speeches discovered in Kiev
      Jan06

      Previously unknown texts of Malevich’s speeches discovered in Kiev

      “This is a landmark event for the cultural life of Kiev. Up to now, the Kiev period has been the least studied period of Kazimir Malevich’s creative life,” art manager, researcher of the artist’s works Tatyana Filevskaya noted. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine imposes additional measures on border with Belarus in connetion with Russia’s ban on transit
      Jan06

      Ukraine imposes additional measures on border with Belarus in connetion with Russia’s ban on transit

      Ukraine adopted additional measures and reinforced the checkpoints on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border as Russia introduced a new regime of cargo transit to Kazakhstan (via Belarus). …read more Source:...

      Crimea children’s theatre forced to shut for ‘promoting western propaganda’
      Jan06

      Crimea children’s theatre forced to shut for ‘promoting western propaganda’

      Popular drama school complains of harassment from local officials who accused them of championing Ukrainian nationalism. RFE/RL reportsA popular children’s drama school that staged Ukrainian-language plays in Crimea is shutting down after what its founders describe as a campaign of harassment from local officials. Svitanok (Sunrise) taught...

      Coca-Cola upsets first Russia then Ukraine with New Year greeting
      Jan06

      Coca-Cola upsets first Russia then Ukraine with New Year greeting

      Warring neighbours furious at drink giant’s maps depicting the disputed territory of Crimea …read more Source: The...

      Unhappy new year for Coca-Cola as it upsets first Russia, then Ukraine
      Jan05

      Unhappy new year for Coca-Cola as it upsets first Russia, then Ukraine

      Both countries left fizzing with indignation over company message that included controversial mapAll Coca-Cola wanted to do was to wish consumers a happy new year, but instead it ended up stirring anger in two markets, Russia and Ukraine, over the disputed territory of Crimea.The Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula was annexed by Moscow in March 2014...

      Bulgaria to remain factor of stability in dynamic geostrategic environment: minister
      Jan05

      Bulgaria to remain factor of stability in dynamic geostrategic environment: minister

      In an interview for the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency about the challenges of Bulgaria’s foreign policy in 2016, Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Daniel Mitov said that Sofia would aim at assisting the countries in solving the problems that remained unsolved in 2015 such as the refugee and immigrant flow from the Middle East and...

      Russia ‘supplying gas to Ukrainian town’ during cold snap after it pleaded for help
      Jan05

      Russia ‘supplying gas to Ukrainian town’ during cold snap after it pleaded for help

      Mayor denies appealing to Vladimir Putin as Kremlin claims it has begun unilaterally pumping “humantarian” gas from Crimea following cold snap. …read more Source: The...

      The Ukrainians starting a new life – in Russia
      Jan05

      The Ukrainians starting a new life – in Russia

      About 1.5 million have fled the conflict in Donetsk, with their choice of destination largely set by their allegiance in the war“It’s a scary feeling when you land at the end of the earth and you literally know nobody,” said Tatyana Kurlayeva while sipping a cappuccino in a cafe in Magadan, a bleak city in the far east of Russia. Kurlayeva,...