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"A vote held under the gun-barrels of militants"

Eastern Ukraine elections, cyber security, Virgin Galactic crash, UK and the EU.

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Rebel leaders hope the elections will bring them ligitimacy - despite armed forces at the polling stations

Eastern Ukraine elections

Tom Barton reports from Moscow on the weekend's elections in eastern Ukraine, which have been recognised by Russia, but condemned by the EU.

Cyber Security

The increasingly diverse security threats in cyber space represent a huge problem to states and governements. Alberto Muti talks about his report "Cyberspace: An Assessment of Current Threats, Real Consequences and Potential Solutions".

Virgin Galactic crash

Space writer Peter Bond comments on the crash of a Virgin Galactic spacecraft, and the future for space tourism.

Merkel "would accept UK exit from EU

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Merkel says she would accept the UK leaving the EU - but the process would be complicated and costly, and possibly a lose-lose for both sides.

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, is reported to have warned British Prime Minister, David Cameron, that she will withdraw her support for British EU membership if the UK continues to undermine EU principles on migration. What would the UK leaving the EU mean? Brussels correspondent Jack Parrock discusses the issue of who needs whom most in the EU.

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