Soviet Union – USSR
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Leonid Brezhnev, who led the USSR for almost two decades, was born in what is now Ukraine’s Dnepropetrovsk Region FILE…
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EU to sanction opposition in applicant state – media
Moldova has reportedly asked Brussels to go after several of its citizens FILE PHOTO: Moldovan President Maia Sandu and President…
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22.05.20230 119
Kiev to rescind honor for Ukrainian-born Soviet leader
Ukraine’s “decolonization” crusade has targeted Leonid Brezhnev File photo: Soviet leader and General Secretary of the Communist Party Leonid Brezhnev…
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22.05.20230 102
Ex-Soviet state threatens to leave Russian-led military alliance
If the CSTO becomes “ineffective” Armenia may leave, PM Pashinyan has said Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan holds a press…
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15.05.20230 98
Moldova could leave club of former Soviet republics
A senior MP says he is working to pull Chisinau out of the Commonwealth of Independent States’ inter-parliamentary body Moldovan…
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09.05.20230 111
Multiple foreign leaders to attend Victory Parade in Moscow
Several former Soviet republics are sending heads of government to the Red Square event FILE PHOTO: People walk at the…
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08.05.20230 118
Ukraine cancels traditional holiday celebrating defeat of Nazis
The Russian Foreign Ministry has called President Vladimir Zelensky a “traitor” for proposing to shift Victory Day to May 8…
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Famed for having the largest salt deposits in the former USSR, Soledar is free from Kiev’s control but fighting continues…
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07.05.20230 106
EU state to issue fines for celebrating WW2 victory over Nazis
The Estonian police have warned citizens against displaying any Russian or Soviet flags or symbols, or playing “aggressive music” Immortal…
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25.04.20230 117
China clarifies position amid ambassador spat
Beijing’s ambassador in Paris drew flak last weekend after he questioned the status of ex-Soviet states Chinese Ambassador to France…