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      Ukraine’s police say ‘goodbye’ to Russian social networks
      Nov28

      Ukraine’s police say ‘goodbye’ to Russian social networks

      Ukraine’s police warned off the Russian internet …read more Source:...

      Still no power in Crimea as protesters block repairs to pylons
      Nov28

      Still no power in Crimea as protesters block repairs to pylons

      Crimeans continue to suffer from a lack of power as work to restore electricity supplies is hampered by protesters and a lack of political will to… …read more Source:...

      Ukraine flaunts the rebels who came back home
      Nov28

      Ukraine flaunts the rebels who came back home

      Flanked by armed soldiers, the defector crossed the buffer zone into sovereign Ukraine. Yuriy Rud, 40, showed little trace of… …read more Source: The...

      Coal cutoff escalates Russia-Ukraine tensions
      Nov27

      Coal cutoff escalates Russia-Ukraine tensions

      KIEV — Russia on Friday stopped coal deliveries to Ukraine, part of an escalating series of tit-for-tat measures sparked by a recent attack on electricity transmission lines that cut off power to Crimea, annexed by Moscow last year. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk conceded that the move had left Ukraine now facing energy blackouts of...

      Could U.S.-Russia tensions go nuclear?
      Nov27

      Could U.S.-Russia tensions go nuclear?

      The Russian warplane recently shot down inside Turkey’s border with Syria fits a pattern of brinkmanship and inadvertence that is raising tensions and distrust between Russia and U.S.-led NATO. Low-level military encounters between Moscow and Washington are fanning escalatory sparks not witnessed since the Cold War. And there exists a small...

      Ukraine leaves sabotaged power lines to Russian-annexed Crimea in mud
      Nov27

      Ukraine leaves sabotaged power lines to Russian-annexed Crimea in mud

      CHAPLINKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Five days after saboteurs blew up power lines in southern Ukraine plunging Russian-annexed Crimea into an energy crisis, all four damaged pylons are out of action and engineers say they need a political decision to restore supplies. …read more Source:...

      Estonia, 9 other nations ask EC to scrutinize Nord Stream gas extension
      Nov27

      Estonia, 9 other nations ask EC to scrutinize Nord Stream gas extension

      Russia’s plan to extend its gas link Nord Stream that helps to bypass traditional transit routes through Ukraine and other Eastern European countries, is not in EU’s interests, 10 European nations, Estonia among them, said in a letter to the European Commission. …read more Source:...

      Ten countries including Bulgaria call against expansion of Nord Stream
      Nov27

      Ten countries including Bulgaria call against expansion of Nord Stream

      Ten EU Member States, including Bulgaria, have raised voices against Russia’s plans to expand the Nord Stream gas pipeline to Germany. They have sent a letter to the European Commission reading the project was against EU’s interests and could further destabilize Ukraine. The letter calls for the project to be subjected to detailed...

      Bulgaria Confirms Participation in 2016 Eurovision Song Contest
      Nov27

      Bulgaria Confirms Participation in 2016 Eurovision Song Contest

      Bulgaria will return to the Eurovision Song Contest next year after it did not participate in the last two editions in 2014 and 2015. The Bulgarian National Television (BNT) confirmed to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) that the country will have a representative at the 61st edition of the Eurovision next year. Eurovision 2016 is scheduled...

      Power Supply in Occupied Simferopol, Crimea, Shortened to Four Hours Daily
      Nov27

      Power Supply in Occupied Simferopol, Crimea, Shortened to Four Hours Daily

      Power supplies to residential houses in Russia-occupied city of Simferopol, Crimea, have been decreased from 12 to four hours daily. …read more Source:...