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Ukraine claims Russian helicopters attack border post killing at least 4 guards; battalion leaves to fight in east
A battalion of military volunteers left Kiev on Tuesday to join the fight against pro-Russia insurgents in Ukraine's eastern region.
The volunteers, all from the far-right Svoboda party led by Oleh Tyahnybok, posed for photographs with...
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Ukrainian authorities say they are prepared to use force to clear government buildings seized by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine within the next two days. Russia, meanwhile, threatens to charge Ukraine in advance for natural gas. (April 9)
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"I don't think that we have any doubt that the preponderance of evidence...
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Four members of monitoring mission freed after one month captivity
Four members of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) special monitoring mission were released by officials of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in Ukraine early on Friday in Donetsk after a month of...
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Merkel says no G8 meeting in Sochi, Ukraine FM at summit, Lavrov leaves
The Foreign Ministers of Russia and Ukraine met to discuss the Ukraine crisis on Monday, on the sidelines of the international summit on nuclear safety in The Hague.
The meeting was the first such encounter between the two ministers...
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Turchynov says some authority to be given to regions, Yatsenyuk says govt will protect rights
Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenuyk said on Monday the aim of secessionists in the east of the country is not to defend the rights of Russian speaking citizens but to break up the nation.
Yatsenuyk and Ukraine's Acting President...
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Victory Day Parade rehearsal on Red Square
The Russian army held one of the last rehearsals on Monday ahead of the customary annual parade to mark victory over Germany in World War II.
Hundreds of spectators were invited to watch soldiers, armoured vehicles and tanks parading...
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British PM David Cameron says G8 summit will not be held in Russia this year due to Ukraine crisis
British Prime Minister David Cameron said it was "absolutely clear" there would be no Group of Eight summit in Russia given Moscow's actions towards Ukraine.
Preparations for the June summit in Sochi already have been suspended as a...
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Small rally in support of Russians in Ukraine
Dozens of pro-Russian demonstrators rallied in Moscow on Friday to show their support for the upcoming referendums in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine.
Demonstrators held banners and flags of the United Communist Party and...
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Vice President Joe Biden addressed the ongoing crisis Ukraine, urging leaders the United States is prepared to assist in the rebuilding of its government. (April 22)
Vice President Joe Biden told Ukrainian political leaders Tuesday that the United States stands with them against "humiliating threats" and encouraged them to root out corruption as they rebuild their government.
In the most high-level...
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Ukrainian parliament vows to continue fight against annexation of Crimea
In the first parliament session since the annexation of Crimea, Ukrainian lawmakers voted to continue fighting for the territorial integrity of their country.
Acting president and parliament chairman Olexandr Turchynov said that the...
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PM says Crimea will remain in Ukraine, but may get more powers
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Wednesday that Crimea "was, is and will be an integral part of the state of Ukraine".
In his first interview since taking office last week, Yatsenyuk said that a task force was needed to...
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Romania's president accuses Putin of creating 'chain of conflicts' around Black Sea
Romania's president said on Monday that Russia has created a chain of conflicts around the Black Sea to further President Vladimir Putin's goal of rebuilding the former Soviet Union along its former border with the West.
"I don't exclude...
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Ukraine launches talks but its foes are missing; May 25 presidential ballots printed
The Ukrainian government held roundtable talks on decentralising power in Kiev on Wednesday, without inviting any of the separatist groups who have declared independence in the east.
Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov chaired the...
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Chinese president and German chancellor hold joint news conference
Business and the Ukraine crisis took centre stage as Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Friday.
At a joint news conference, Xi was asked whether China should stand up more assertively...
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Political reaction as Putin withdraws request to use force in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin asked parliament on Tuesday to cancel a resolution sanctioning the use of military force in Ukraine.
Viktor Ozerov, Chairman of the Russian Committee for Security and Defence, said the move should be...
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Ukrainian marines staying put but "not fighting" at Feodosia base
Ukrainian marines said on Sunday that they are staying put at their base in the port city of Feodosia in Crimea for now, but are negotiating with Russian forces on handing over the base.
"We are not fighting with the Russians, we are not...
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Ukrainian government meets to discuss gas dispute with Russia
Ukraine's prime minister said on Monday that Russia's cutting of gas supplies to Ukraine was part of "a prepared plan that started with the annexation of Crimea".
The decision came as a payment deadline passed and negotiators failed to...
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Hundreds of people in the Russian capital Moscow stood in line at the city's Central department store on Red Square on Monday to buy T-shirts with pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin on them. (Aug 11)
Hundreds of people in the Russian capital Moscow stood in queue at the city's Central department store on Red Square on Monday to buy T-shirts with pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin on them.
The T-shirts come in a variety of...
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Spokesman for Ukraine's National Security Council Lysenko gives news conference
A column of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles has crossed into southeastern Ukraine, away from where most of the intense fighting has been taking place, a top Ukrainian official said on Monday.
Colonel Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for...
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Ukraine requests joint military exercises with 'our allies'
Ukraine is drawing up plans to evacuate its outnumbered troops from Crimea back to the mainland and has requested joint military exercises "with our allies", it was announced on Wednesday.
Andriy Parubiy, secretary of Ukraine's National...
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Scuffles break out in parliament as MPs discuss Malaysian plane crash; minute of silence
Scuffles broke out in the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday after a lawmaker blamed the Ukrainian authorities for failing to adopt a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and accused them of running a war against the Ukrainian people.
The...
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Ukrainians reflect on events of the year as 2015 approaches
Internally displaced Ukrainians living in the capital Kiev are facing the prospect of spending New Year far away from home.
Volunteers organised a party ahead of the New Year festival for internally displaced children at a volunteer...
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Russian MP: tougher sanctions will unite country; Ukraine hopeful of Crimea solution
Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister said on Thursday that Russia will take action based on its own interests, and not in response to threats by Western powers.
"The more appeals for sanctions we hear, the stricter they are, the stronger...
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Firefighters called to burning house after shelling in restive city
Ukrainian emergency services rushed to the scene of a row of burning houses in the key rebel town of Donetsk Sunday, following a rocket attack on residential areas.
The Kievsky and Gladkovka districts of the rebel stronghold were hit by...