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Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine and Russia clash again over gas pricing Another round in the almost annual row over gas pricing has begun between Russia and Ukraine. Russian exporter Gazprom has announced its halting 25/11/2015
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Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine passes law outlawing discrimination against gay workers After several failed attempts, Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday backed a bill that bans discrimination against gay workers – a pre-condition for the 12/11/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Kyiv in race against time to pass anti-corruption laws as EU deadline looms The Ukrainian parliament has adopted another five of the anti-corruption measures necessary to liberalise EU visa requirements for Ukraine. The 10/11/2015
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Now playing Next no comment Russian military exercise in Crimea The Russian military carried out a large exercise on the Crimean peninsula, territory annexed by Moscow in March 2014. Both naval and ground forces 30/10/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine ammunition depot explosion kills at least At least two people have been killed in the Ukrainian town of Svatove after an ammunition depot exploded. A series of fireballs were seen following 30/10/2015
Now playing Next Russia Russian police raid Ukrainian library in Moscow Armed and masked police confiscated books they said contained "anti-Russian propaganda" 29/10/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine: Mariupol vote called off amid 'irregularities' Regional elections in the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Krasnoarmiysk were called off on Sunday (October 26) for alleged irregularities on the 26/10/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine postpones local elections in two key areas for Kyiv Local elections in two areas in the disputed Donetsk region of Ukraine have been cancelled. Polls failed to open in the Kyiv controlled 25/10/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Direct flights come to an end between Kyiv and Moscow Ukraine’s ban on flights to Russia announced three weeks ago comes into effect on Sunday, meaning longer more expensive journeys for people wanting 24/10/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine: Darth Vader runs for mayor Darth Vader is among the candidates vying for the post of Mayor in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa. He joins Peking Duck and a man calling himself 23/10/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine slams Russia as 'state sponsor of terrorism' Kyiv believes Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by pro-Russian separatists armed with a surface-to-air missile launcher, something that 14/10/2015
Now playing Next Russia Russia rejects Dutch probe into MH17 crash Russia has issued a scathing response to the Dutch Safety Board’s report into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17. 9K37 #BUK-M1 SA-11 14/10/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine MH17: Ukraine defends decision not to close airspace Ukraine has defended not closing airspace in the east of the country where Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down in July 2014, saying that it 13/10/2015
Now playing Next Netherlands Dutch PM calls on Russia to cooperate with MH17 probe Moscow considers “strange” a request from the Dutch prime minister for Russia to cooperate fully with a probe into the downing of Malaysia Airlines 13/10/2015
Now playing Next Netherlands MH17 report: Feeling of injustice remains for victims' relatives No-one was awaiting the findings of the Dutch Safety Board’s final report into the MH17 disaster more than the relatives of the 298 people who were 13/10/2015
Now playing Next Netherlands MH17: incomplete facts, brutal tragedy Air traffic control lost contact with MH17 on Thursday 17 July, 2014, at a quarter past three in the afternoon, CET. The Boeing 777 plummeted from 13/10/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Flight MH17: was shot down by a BUK missile fired from Eastern Ukraine - Dutch report The Dutch Safety Board has concluded that flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made BUK missile. The board published the 13/10/2015