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      Russia to blame for violating Turkish airspace
      Nov24

      Russia to blame for violating Turkish airspace

      Let’s be clear: Russia is to blame for the military incident in which Turkey shot down a Russian plane. The Russian plane was in Turkish airspace — and not for the first time. Turkey has been complaining to the Russians, since the inception of Russian operations in Syria, that Russian forces are not respecting Turkey’s sovereignty....

      Experts pore over evidence of downed Malaysian Airlines plane
      Nov24

      Experts pore over evidence of downed Malaysian Airlines plane

      AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A team that includes Dutch and Ukrainian investigators have begun examining evidence from the MH17 Malaysia Airlines flight that was downed in eastern Ukraine in July 2014, killing all on board, Dutch prosecutors said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...

      President receives four new ambassadors
      Nov24

      President receives four new ambassadors

      President Borut Pahor has received the new ambassadors of Japan, Ukraine, Greece, and Belgium, who presented copies of their credentials at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday. …read more Source:...

      Putin’s ‘realpolitik’ aims to make Russia indispensable
      Nov24

      Putin’s ‘realpolitik’ aims to make Russia indispensable

      BRUSSELS (Reuters) – By intervening in Syria, President Vladimir Putin has broken Russia’s relative isolation and is making it the “indispensable nation” in conflicts in Syria, Ukraine and with Islamic State while the United States balks at deeper involvement. …read more Source:...

      Russia to cut gas supplies to Ukraine, Bulgaria does not expect gas supply disruptions
      Nov24

      Russia to cut gas supplies to Ukraine, Bulgaria does not expect gas supply disruptions

      Russia is to cut the supplies of natural gas to Ukraine on Tuesday or Wednesday, because that country failed to pay a deposit, Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak announced. In relation to that announcement, the Chief Executive Director of Bulgarian Bulgartransgaz Georgi Gegov said he was assured by Minister Alexander Novak that the...

      Russia prepares reprisals against Ukraine over Crimea blackout
      Nov24

      Russia prepares reprisals against Ukraine over Crimea blackout

      MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday it would cut off gas supplies to Ukraine and threatened to halt coal deliveries, ratcheting up a dispute over a power blackout in Crimea at a time when a ceasefire between Kiev and separatist rebels is fraying. …read more Source:...

      New Ukrainian Police Banned from Using Russian Social Networks
      Nov24

      New Ukrainian Police Banned from Using Russian Social Networks

      No more VK or Odnokklassniki for Ukraine’s patrol police, pictured here on their first day of work in Kyiv in July 2015. Photo by Oleksandr Ratushniak for Demotix. Members of Ukraine’s new patrol police force make frequent appearances on social media—in fact, their penchant for posing for selfies and featuring in testimonials on...

      Defence review: what is Britain’s place in the world?
      Nov24

      Defence review: what is Britain’s place in the world?

      David Cameron (centre) visits the Royal Air Force station RAF Northolt, in west London. © Justin Tallis/PA Wire/Press Association Images Despite some recent evidence to the contrary, the British have a vocation for strategy. We did not outfight Germany twice in the 20th Century; we did, though, make better use of intelligence and industrial...

      Czech police detain almost 7700 illegal foreigners in 2015
      Nov24

      Czech police detain almost 7700 illegal foreigners in 2015

      Prague – The police detained 7697 migrants in the past ten months of 2015, mostly Syrian citizens, followed by Ukrainians, Afghans, Kuwaitis and Iraqis, which is 3773 more than during the same period… …read more Source: České...

      ERR in Moscow: Ukraine crisis now secondary, Russia believes
      Nov24

      ERR in Moscow: Ukraine crisis now secondary, Russia believes

      According to Moscow, the question of the Ukraine crisis is now in the background after a string of terror attacks and Russia’s involvement in Syria. …read more Source:...