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EUROPE
Growing signs of unrest in Moldova
By Jason Patrick As the crisis in Ukraine continues to simmer, tensions in the country’s western neighbor Moldova are beginning to…
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AMERICAS
White House: U.S. efforts in support of NATO allies and partners
The White House issued a press release with a fact sheet on U.S. efforts in support of NATO Allies and Partners,…
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EUROPE
Russia likely to maintain its course in spite of Western sanctions
By Jason Patrick As Russian forces completed their take over of the last Ukrainian military base in Crimea today, Western…
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EUROPE
U.S. and Russia exchange sanctions, Russia seeks alternatives
By Bohdan Holub and Justin Farrell As Moscow solidifies its iron hold on Crimea – the lower house of the…
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EUROPE
Russia proceeds to formalize the annexation of Crimea
In a widely celebrated ceremony, the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the de-facto officials of Crimea led by the recently…
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EUROPE
G8 likely to boot out Russia over Ukraine crisis: media
Russia is likely to be booted out of G8 over the Ukrainian crisis as the other seven members are considering…
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EUROPE
Prime Minister of Ukraine urges UN to act
The Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatseniuk is on an official visit in the United States. Having received a warm…
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EUROPE
Russian military threat to NATO inflated in Western media
By Shane Jacobs In this week’s Economist magazine, an op-ed compared Russian President Putin’s move into Crimea to Hitler’s actions…
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ENERGY
European energy diversification after Crimea
By Joshua Noonan As the Russian occupation of the Crimea continues by an ersatz self-defense force, markets have taken a tumble.…
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EUROPE
Western measures unlikely to forestall Crimean referendum
By Jason Patrick On 6 March, the parliament of Crimea voted almost unanimously to join the Russian Federation and accelerated the referendum to…
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