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      Sudden Decrease in Bulgarian Wine Exports to Russia
      Mar12

      Sudden Decrease in Bulgarian Wine Exports to Russia

      Bulgarian wine exports to Russia have marked a considerable decrease. In the words of Krasimir Koev, head of Bulgaria’s Execute Agency on Vine and Wine (EAVW), the main reasons are the tragic events in Ukraine as well as the devaluation of the Russian ruble, as reported by the Argumenti Nedeli daily. Koev noted that up until 2014, half of...

      OSCE will extend Ukraine mission one year, may expand its size
      Mar12

      OSCE will extend Ukraine mission one year, may expand its size

      VIENNA (Reuters) – The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) will extend its observer mission to Ukraine for one year, until March 2016, and may double its size to 1,000 observers, a spokeswoman said on Thursday. …read more Source:...

      When relief looks barely enough
      Mar12

      When relief looks barely enough

      THERE was relief in Ukraine’s corridors of power on March 11th when the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved its long-awaited bail-out for Ukraine. The fund’s promised loan amounts to $17.5 billion over four years. Other donors have pledged several billion more. The first tranche has already brought in a badly needed $5 billion,...

      Exclusive: From ‘Red October’ village, new evidence on downing of Malaysian plane over Ukraine
      Mar12

      Exclusive: From ‘Red October’ village, new evidence on downing of Malaysian plane over Ukraine

      CHERVONYI ZHOVTEN, Ukraine (Reuters) – Villagers in eastern Ukraine have told Reuters they saw a missile flying directly overhead just before a Malaysian airliner was shot out of the sky on July 17 last year, providing the most detailed accounts to date that suggest it was fired from territory held by pro-Russian rebels. …read more...

      Narva-born Russian general in charge in Donetsk says Ukrainian intelligence
      Mar12

      Narva-born Russian general in charge in Donetsk says Ukrainian intelligence

      Russian Major General Aleksey Zavizon, born in Narva, Estonia, is in charge of the separatist military headquarters in Donetsk, said Markian Lubkivskyi, a senior adviser at the Security Service of Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      Komorowski: Polish-Romanian ties ‘essential’ amid security crisis
      Mar12

      Komorowski: Polish-Romanian ties ‘essential’ amid security crisis

      President Bronisław Komorowski has said that amid the current Ukrainian crisis, Polish-Romanian ties must be consolidated, as his Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis visited Warsaw. …read more Source: Polskie Radio dla...

      Ukraine to air ‘post-Maidan’ TV drama
      Mar12

      Ukraine to air ‘post-Maidan’ TV drama

      A Ukrainian TV channel trails new series on the National Guard’s fight against separatists in the country’s east. …read more Source:...

      IMF approved $17 billion financial aid to Ukraine
      Mar12

      IMF approved $17 billion financial aid to Ukraine

      The International Monetary Fund has decided to allocate money for Ukraine under Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program. …read more Source:...

      Number of terrorist forces reaches 33,000 people with about 80% being Russian mercenaries
      Mar12

      Number of terrorist forces reaches 33,000 people with about 80% being Russian mercenaries

      The number of Russian-terrorist forces in the Donbas reaches about 30,000-33,000 people. …read more Source:...

      IMF approves $17.5 billion loan for Ukraine
      Mar12

      IMF approves $17.5 billion loan for Ukraine

      The International Monetary Fund (IMF) handed Ukraine a $17.5 billion lifeline Wednesday as the United States agreed to send military aid to bolster its forces against pro-Russian rebels – but stopped short of promising weapons. …read more Source: France...