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      Putin says new gas pipeline will boost annexed Crimea’s economy
      Dec27

      Putin says new gas pipeline will boost annexed Crimea’s economy

      MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Tuesday activated a pipeline carrying Russian gas to Crimea with President Vladimir Putin hailing it as a step that would power economic growth on a peninsula Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014. …read more Source:...

      FM to foreign diplomats: Don’t meddle in our affairs
      Dec27

      FM to foreign diplomats: Don’t meddle in our affairs

      Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic on Tuesday told foreign diplomats in Belgrade not to lecture Serbia, and not to meddle in the country’s policy.Reacting to a recent statement made by Ukraine’s Ambassador to Serbia Oleksandr Aleksandrovych, who said that by voting against a Kiev-tabled UN General Assembly resolution on Crimea,...

      Moldovan MPs battle president over EU flag
      Dec27

      Moldovan MPs battle president over EU flag

      Members of Moldova’s parliament have re-hung an EU flag over the entrance to the country’s presidential office after new pro-Russia President Igor Dodon had it removed over the Christmas period. Liberal Party MP Alina Zotea posted pictures on Facebook on Monday of the group of parliamentarians returning the EU banner to its...

      Lukashenko: Belarus, Ukraine have built a solid system of cooperation
      Dec27

      Lukashenko: Belarus, Ukraine have built a solid system of cooperation

      “Over the period of independence our countries managed to build a solid and comprehensive system of bilateral cooperation relying on openness, trust, and equal cooperation,” the message of greetings read …read more Source:...

      Moscow: US defense policy ‘direct threat’ to Russia
      Dec27

      Moscow: US defense policy ‘direct threat’ to Russia

      Russia considers the U.S. decision to supply arms to anti-government rebels in Syria a “hostile” act, the country’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement released Tuesday. Referring to the $600-plus billion National Defense Authorization Act that U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law earlier this month,Â...

      Eurobank concludes sale of Ukrainian unit
      Dec27

      Eurobank concludes sale of Ukrainian unit

      Greece’s Eurobank has concluded the sale of its Ukrainian unit Universal Bank to Ukraine’s financial group TAS Group, it said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...

      Most powerful photographs of 2016
      Dec27

      Most powerful photographs of 2016

      The world’s best photojournalists this year turned their lenses on glory and gore; on hope and despair; and more than in recent memory, on voters determined to enact change. What’s changed since this time last year? Britain is leaving the European Union, and no one is quite sure what comes next. U.S. President Barack Obama is leaving...

      A day in the life of Nariman Dzhelyal
      Dec27

      A day in the life of Nariman Dzhelyal

      SIMFEROPOL, Crimea — The day starts with traditional coffee. Nariman Dzhelyal’s parents wave him off, just like any couple watching their son leave for the office. But Dzhelyal no longer has an office. And every time he leaves home, in a village just outside Simferopol, Crimea, his parents wonder if he’ll...

      American Hockey Through Ukrainian Eyes: ‘Like Interrupted Sex’
      Dec27

      American Hockey Through Ukrainian Eyes: ‘Like Interrupted Sex’

      Photo: Andrew Ivakhov From time to time, we at Global Voices translate texts that appear on the Russian Internet, when writers capture something peculiar about the world, as seen by the denizens of the RuNet. Most of our content has to do with politics and social issues, but that’s not a rule, and today’s installment concerns the wild...

      Ukraine summons Israeli ambassador after UN controversy
      Dec26

      Ukraine summons Israeli ambassador after UN controversy

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