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Ukraine Announces Temporary Truce At Donetsk Airport
The Ukrainian military says its forces and Russian representatives have agreed to a temporary cease-fire at the airport in rebel-held Donetsk, where Kyiv recently alleged that Russian special forces were engaged in the attacks on Ukrainian troops. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Pro-EU Parties Ahead In Moldovan Elections
Nearly complete results from Moldova show that pro-European parties are ahead in parliamentary elections. No party appears to be able to form a government, however, and tough post-election bargaining is expected. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
NATO Chief Blasts Russia Over Military Activity
The head of NATO says Russia has been sending large amounts of weapons to rebels in eastern Ukraine and stepped up its military activity around Europe and the world. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Expands Sanctions On Ukraine Separatists
The European Union has imposed sanctions on separatist leaders who organized elections in eastern Ukraine this month, hitting individuals and organizations with asset freezes and travel bans. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Brown Bears Return To Chornobyl
Scientists have captured what is said to be the first photographic evidence of brown bears within the Chornobyl exclusion zone in northern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Two Die In Donetsk Shelling
Violence continues in eastern Ukraine despite a cease-fire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean Tatars Cry Foul Following Latest Arrest
Crimean Tatars are denouncing a sweeping crackdown on their community following the detention of a fourth man over clashes with police earlier this year. Crimean Tatar leaders have opposed the annexation of their peninsula by Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
East Or West? Divided Moldova’s Tense Election Season Comes Down To The Wire
On November 30, voters will weigh in on the European-integration path Moldova has followed actively since 2009. But the country is deeply divided, and forces supporting closer relations with Moscow and the Russia-led customs union are making themselves heard. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Parliament Confirms Yatsenyuk As Prime Minister
Ukraine’s parliament voted to keep Arseniy Yatsenyuk as the country’s prime minister on November 27. Yatsenyuk leads a new, five-party pro-Western coalition government. The legislature met for the first time since elections in October and began business with a rousing rendition of the national anthem. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian...
New Ukraine Parliament To Convene
Ukraine’s newly elected parliament is due to convene for its first session on November 27. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
