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12 October: There has been an international outcry following the sentencing of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko to seven years imprisonment on charges of abuse of power. The EU High Representative on Foreign and Security Policy, Catherine

11 October: A court in Kiev this morning found former Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko guilty of exceeding her powers. The European Union criticised Ukraine on Monday for use of ‘selective justice’ regarding the trial of the former Ukrainian Premier (agenc

11 October: Moscow and Washington are so far apart in their positions on the missile defense issue that the much-anticipated Russia-NATO summit in Chicago in 2012 could be cancelled. (Kommersant)

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10 October: Armenian and Azerbaijani media report military manoevres and violation of the cease fire arrangement in areas around the line of contact seperating forces of the two countries. APA News Agency says that Armenian forces are conducting large sca

8 October: The Russian President Dimitri Medvedev said that Russia continues to support the UN Charter but in future will veto any UN Security Council resolution aimed at regime change. The Russian leader said that the United Nations was not created for t

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