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      VIDEO: BBC finds Russians fighting in Ukraine
      Jan09

      VIDEO: BBC finds Russians fighting in Ukraine

      The BBC has gained access to training camps inside Russia where fighters talk openly about taking on the Ukrainian army, despite official Russian denials of their involvement. …read more Source:...

      Bulgarian Ski Resorts Anticipate 4-5% Growth in Tourist Numbers
      Jan09

      Bulgarian Ski Resorts Anticipate 4-5% Growth in Tourist Numbers

      Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has predicted a 4-5% growth in tourist numbers on the basis of the good start of the winter season. Speaking after a Thursday meeting in Pamporovo with local industry representatives, she made clear that the condition of the infrastructure in the Smolyan district and the provision of easy...

      Meet the ordinary Ukrainians arming the country against Russian separatists
      Jan09

      Meet the ordinary Ukrainians arming the country against Russian separatists

      In Ukraine’s battle against Russian-backed separatists, civilians keep the army equipped. Ukranian forces on patrol near Sloviansk. Photo: Reuters/Gleb Garanich On 21 November 2013, as thousands of his fellow Ukrainians first gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti – Independence Square – in Kyiv to demonstrate against President Viktor Yanukovych,...

      Zeman criticizes historical Ukrainian leaders
      Jan09

      Zeman criticizes historical Ukrainian leaders

      Views on Bandera and Shukhevych differ but they are heroes in Ukraine …read more Source: The Prague...

      Ukraine conflict: Crimea hit by shortages
      Jan08

      Ukraine conflict: Crimea hit by shortages

      Crimea struggles with winter shortages but Putin is still popular …read more Source:...

      More than one million flee, Ukraine close to ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
      Jan08

      More than one million flee, Ukraine close to ‘humanitarian catastrophe’

      LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than one million people have been driven from their homes by the conflict in Ukraine, hampering aid efforts and leaving the country on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, aid agencies said on Thursday. …read more Source:...

      EU Commission Proposes New EUR 1.8B in Aid to Ukraine
      Jan08

      EU Commission Proposes New EUR 1.8B in Aid to Ukraine

      The European Commission said on Thursday it is ready to extend new aid to Ukraine of up to EUR 1.8B to help the country tackle a deep recession. With the conflict in eastern Ukraine having taken a heavy toll on the economy, the new aid package – the third such programme for the country since 2010 – “is intended to assist Ukraine...

      EU leaders raise hopes of Putin breakthrough over Ukraine
      Jan08

      EU leaders raise hopes of Putin breakthrough over Ukraine

      Foreign policy coordinator points to ‘limited but positive’ signals from Russia and raises possibility of sanctions relaxationEU leaders have talked up the prospects of a breakthrough with President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine amid a divisive debate over whether to ease or lift European sanctions on Russia.A flurry of diplomatic activity...

      EU offers 1.8 bln euros for Ukraine as Germany seeks reform
      Jan08

      EU offers 1.8 bln euros for Ukraine as Germany seeks reform

      RIGA/BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union proposed on Thursday offering an additional 1.8 billion euros ($2.1 billion) to help save Ukraine from bankruptcy as Kiev assured Germany it had credible plans to modernize. …read more Source:...

      EU offers Ukraine €1.8bn
      Jan08

      EU offers Ukraine €1.8bn

      The European Union has offered Ukraine €1.8 billion in financial support to help the war-torn country through its economic crisis as it embarks on a year of reforms. This is the EU’s third offer to bail out Ukraine in the past two years. The new loan, which the EU says should be used between now and early 2016, needs the approval of the...