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Tatar minority allege abuse and discrimination under pro-Russian rule
Since Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine, the Tatar community living there has allegedly been harassed, discriminated and denied access to the Peninsula.
Armed men have shown up frequently and at odd hours to search the cinder-block...
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Ousted Ukrainian president says he hopes to return Crimea to Ukraine
Ukraine's ousted president, Viktor Yanukovych, said on Wednesday that he was "wrong" to invite Russian troops into Crimea, and vowed to try to persuade Russia to return the Black Sea peninsula.
In his first interview since fleeing to...
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Ucrania: pistoleros prorrusos ocupan edificios del gobierno en la region de Crimea
Edificios del gobierno y la legislatura de Crimea en Simferopol, capital de esta region, fueran tomados el jueves por la manana por hombres armados que izaron una bandera rusa sobre una barricada.
\Tropas del Ministerio del Interior de...
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Volunteers, police set up roadblocks outside Lviv to prevent pro-Russians entering
Volunteers and police have set up makeshift checkpoints on roads leading into Lviv to prevent separatists from entering the city in western Ukraine.
Vehicles with local licence plates are allowed to enter, but cars from other Ukrainian...
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Yatsenyuk and Russia's Gazprom officials comment on supply talks
Russia's gas giant Gazprom on Tuesday hailed progress to resolve a crisis that is threatening to cut gas supplies to Ukraine and could disrupt the flow of gas to Europe.
Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov told reporters Russia has been...
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Pro-Russian forces storm Ukrainian airforce base, smash their way in with armoured vehicles
Pro-Russian forces stormed a Ukrainian air force base in Crimea, firing shots and smashing through concrete walls with armoured personnel carriers.
At least one person was wounded, the base commander said.
An APC also smashed open the...
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Pro-Ukrainian rally in City of Mariupol
Thousands of protesters gathered for a pro-unity rally in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Thursday evening.
Protesters, many draped in the blue and yellow flag of Ukraine, listened as speakers delivered speeches condemning what they...
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Protesters demand strong action against rebels
Around 500 people gathered on Thursday in front of the Defence Ministry building in Kiev urging the government to send reinforcements and heavy weaponry to Ukrainian forces fighting pro-Russian separatists in the east and south of the...
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For President Barack Obama, the West's inability to stop Russian advances in Ukraine is clouding his message of reassurance to Baltic states. (Sept. 2)
For the second time this year, President Barack Obama will travel to Russia's backyard to assure nervous nations of his ironclad commitment to their security.
But his objectives will be clouded by the West's inability to halt the...
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Ukrainian marines leave their base bound for Ukraine
Two busloads of Ukrainian marines left their base in the Crimean port of Feodosia on Tuesday morning - bound for Ukraine, according to military news sources.
They loaded onto chartered coaches and were trailed by a troop transporter with...
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Klitschko backs billionaire Poroshenko for Ukraine president, rival Tymoshenko speech
Ukrainian ex-world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko announced on Saturday he won't run for president, instead throwing his support behind billionaire businessman Petro Poroshenko.
His endorsement be a valuable boost for Poroshenko, who...
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Dolphin called Peace born in troubled Ukrainian city
A dolphinarium in the restive eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk has added a new performer - one whose name it hopes will serve as a symbol of hope for the troubled region's future.
Baby dolphin Peace was born on the eve of Labour Day,...
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Sacerdotes ortodoxos realizan plegarias para protestar contra la posible separacion de Crimea.
En una medida sorpresiva despues de que Rusia movilizo su poderio militar en la peninsula de Crimea, el nuevo gobierno de Ucrania ha apelado a los oligarcas en busca de ayuda.
El gobierno interino los ha designado gobernadores en las...
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Crimea's self-defence forces storm Ukrainian navy headquarters
Crimea militias stormed the Ukrainian navy headquarters in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on Wednesday, taking it over without resistance.
Several hundred militiamen took down the gate and made their way onto the base.
They then...
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Ukrainian economy minister says Crimea referendum unconstitutional
Ukraine's Economy Minister Pavlo Sheremeta said on Thursday that a planned referendum on whether Crimea should become part of Russia was unconstitutional, and that the priority should be getting the country's ailing economy back on...
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Zarif meets Steinmeier; Kerry meets GCC
Iran's foreign minister Mohammed Javad Zarif met his German and US counterparts on the sidelines of a security conference in Munich on Friday.
A US official said Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Zarif on the Obama administration's...
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Obama Letting the World Know U.S. Is Back: Haass
Sept. 29 -- Richard Haass, president at Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the state of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, what President Barack Obama accomplished at the U.N. General Assembly and the U.K.s stance of Syria. He speaks on...
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Rally in Kiev marks 70th anniversary of deportation of Crimean Tatars
A rally was held in Kiev on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of the deportation of Tatars from the Crimean peninsula.
Thousands of families were relocated in the 1944 Soviet deportation operation - mainly to central Asia.
Crimean...
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Russian military in night rehearsals ahead of Victory Day parade
Russia showed off some of its prime military hardware on Tuesday to the delight of spectators in downtown Moscow ahead of a customary annual parade to mark victory over Germany in World War II.
Thousands gathered to watch armoured...
Sky News
Sergei Lavrov & Francois Hollande Shake Hands After Ukraine Meeting
Sergei Lavrov & Francois Hollande Shake Hands After Ukraine Meeting
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St. Patrick's Day came early to Washington as President Barack Obama welcomed Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny to the White House. Obama and Kenny also attended a St. Patrick's Day lunch at the Capitol. (March 14)
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Irish eyes were smiling on the White House a few days early this year.
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny kicked off the St. Patrick's Day holiday at events across Washington Friday, including...