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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry holds talks at the State Department with visiting Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk in Washington. (March 12)
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Visiting Washington, the new prime minister of Ukraine has held meetings at the State Department with Secretary of State John Kerry before meeting President Barack Obama at the White...
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One Ukrainian serviceman killed when military base stormed by armed men
A Ukrainian was reportedly killed in a stand-off between Ukrainian soldiers and armed men in uniform, but without insignia, in the Crimean capital of Simferopol on Tuesday evening.
The incident happened at a "Topographical and...
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Kasparov says Russian President Putin should be forced to play by the rules; compares him to Hitler
Russian opposition activist and former world chess champion, Garry Kasparov, said on Wednesday that Russian president Vladimir Putin should be forced to play by the rules just like in chess and compared him to Adolf Hitler.
Kasparov, a...
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Yatsenyuk welcomes EU agreement, Steinmeier says Crimea vote attempt to 'divide Europe'
In a strongly worded speech, Germany's foreign minister on Saturday accused Russia of attempting to "divide Europe," by incorporating Crimea into the Russian federation.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier met with Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy...
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OSCE hold news conference on 4 missing monitors
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said it had yet to re-establish communication with a four-member observer team in Donetsk which has been out of contact since last Monday.
A separatist leader in Donetsk...
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Chancellor Merkel comments on situation in Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that she was concerned by reports that Vladimir Putin may take part in a military parade in the newly annexed Crimea later in the week.
"I attended Russia's victory commemorations in Moscow...
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Parliament approves law to compensate elite hit by western sanctions
Russia's parliament gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to a bill that would grant compensation to individuals hit by Western sanctions, a move that the usually compliant opposition criticised as a Kremlin attempt to buy the loyalty...
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Uneasy standoff continues at some Ukrainian military facilities on Crimean peninsula
An uneasy standoff continued at some Ukrainian military facilities on the Crimean peninsula on Thursday, as Russian soldiers patrolled outside.
On Wednesday morning, militiamen under apparent Russian command barged their way into...
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4:3 Three pro-Russian militants killed after Ukrainian troops repel attack on Black Sea base
Three pro-Russian militia members died and 13 were wounded when Ukrainian troops repelled an attack on a National Guard base in the Black Sea port of Mariupol, Ukraine's interior minister said on Thursday.
A crowd of around 300 men armed...
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+4:3 Ukrainian navy moves ships to Odessa, separatist leader blames Kiev for violence
Seven of Ukraine's navy ships arrived in Odessa from newly autonomous Sevastopol on Sunday.
The ships were handed over as part of ongoing negotiations between Russia and Ukraine,13 ships have now been returned to Ukraine from Crimea.
But...
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Pro-Russians unmoved by Turchynov threat to resume operation against militias
Pro-Russia militia occupying government buildings in the east of Ukraine said on Wednesday they did not consider acting president Oleksandr Turchynov's threats serious.
The militia continued to occupy government buildings in the cities...
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Aftermath of deadly attack on Black Sea base, residents react
Tension remained high in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Thursday after three pro-Russian militants died and 13 were wounded when Ukrainian troops repelled an attack on a National Guard base.
The skirmish came after the...
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Tymoshenko accuses Putin of lying about troop withdrawals
Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is among those running for president in this Sunday's election, dismissed reports on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered troops deployed near Ukraine to return to...
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Poland's Sikorski meets acting President Turchynov
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorski arrived in Kiev on Friday for meetings with Ukrainian leaders ahead of Presidential elections in the tense region.
Poland has offered to send election observers to help ensure the process is...
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Russian analyst, vox pops, on weekend referendum in Ukrainian regions
Muscovites laying flowers and St George ribbons outside the Ukrainian embassy in Moscow on Tuesday had mixed opinions on Sunday's referendums in parts of eastern Ukraine.
"It's wonderful that they held a referendum, and that the people...
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Travellers stranded as pro-Russians block off road to airport
Pro-Russia separatists on Monday blocked off the road to the airport in Donetsk, a major eastern city, apparently causing delays to many flights.
The roadblock came a day after Ukrainians cast their vote in presidential elections, in...
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FM Deshchytsia meets OSCE chief monitor Apakan, comments
Ukraine called for the release of journalists in Slovyansk on Monday, who were reported to have been abducted by pro-Russian militants.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia said he expected the Russian Foreign Ministry to...
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Ukrainian church in Crimea prays for peace in Ukraine
As millions of Ukrainians head to polling stations for the country's parliamentary elections on Sunday, the remaining pro-Kiev supporters in Crimea can only hope for a peaceful outcome.
Residents of Crimea, annexed from Ukraine in March,...
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US Vice President Biden and Poroshenko hold news conference; Dr Jill Biden meets displaced
US Vice President Joe Biden criticised Russia on Friday for its role in eastern Ukraine, urging Moscow to uphold a ceasefire in the war-torn region.
Biden spoke alongside Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and said that Western...
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Presidential hopeful Poroshenko at rally marking 40 days of new govt
Ukrainians on Sunday marked the close of 40 days of mourning for the victims of last month's violence, which saw more than a hundred people killed and led to president Viktor Yanukovych's current exile.
Thousands gathered in Kiev's...
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4:3 Pro-Russia demonstrators continue occupation of government buildings in Luhansk
Pro-Russia demonstrators continued to occupy government buildings in the eastern Ukrainian cities of Luhansk and Donetsk on Tuesday, calling for a referendum on the status of their regions.
In Luhansk, demonstrators took over the offices...
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Acting PM Yatsenyuk blames Russia for stealing Ukrainian gas in Crimea
Ukraine's acting prime minister on Tuesday accused Russia of stealing Ukrainian gas in Crimea.
At a government meeting in Kiev, Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Russia must answer the question of "refunding 2.2 billion cubic metres of gas that it...
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Head of state border guard inspects troops at new defensive position on Russian border
General Lytvyn Mykola, the head of Ukraine's state Border Guards, visited one of the new defensive positions along the border with Russia on Friday.
He said his objective was to prevent provocateurs entering the country and increasing...
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National Security and Defence Council confirms that rebels shot down MIG -29 aircraft
Rebels shot down a Ukrainian MIG-29 aircraft as it flew over the Enakievo region on Thursday, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday.
"The pilot did all he could to lead the falling plane away from residential areas and afterwards...