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Stories under this heading cover Russia, as well as countries in the eastern part of the European continent, such as Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova.

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Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children has been called a war crime.

Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children has been called a war crime.

According to experts from Yale University and Ukrainian groups, Russia’s forced removal of Ukrainian children during the war constitutes the largest abduction of children in a conflict since World War II. Such a violation has been described as a clear war crime.

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Ukraine conflict takes heavy toll on life

Ukraine conflict takes heavy toll on life

A UN source told the German DPA news agency on Monday that as many as 13,000 have been killed since 2014, of which 3,300 were civilians , in addition to 4,000 Ukrainian combatants and some 5,500 members of Russian backed militias.
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Will El Salvador recognise South Ossetia?

Will El Salvador recognise South Ossetia?

South Ossetian leader, Anatoli Bibilov, on Thuesday (10 January) met in Caracas with the president of El Salvador, Salvador Sanchez Seren. Both were attending the inauguration of Venezuelan president Maduro, where the leader of Abkhazia was also present.
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Putin plays ice hockey on Red Square

Putin plays ice hockey on Red Square

Earlier the Russian leader met his Belarus counterpart Alexander Lukashenko. Lukashenko gave Putin four sacks of potatoes and salo as a new year present, but declined an invitation to join the ice-hockey match
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North Caucasus prepares for new year

North Caucasus prepares for new year

New year celebrations in the Chechen capital, Grozny, are widely reported by the Russian media to project an image of normality.
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Moldova accuses Russia of interfering in its elections

Moldova accuses Russia of interfering in its elections

A parliamentary Commission concluded that the activities of a foundation owned by a Russian national "were subversive in nature and posed a threat to the state security of the Republic of Moldova," a statement posted on the parliament's website said.