Crimea
Ukraine slams Apple for calling Crimea part of Russia
Russian lawmakers said on Wednesday that Apple had complied with a demand from Moscow for Crimea to appear as Russian territory on its maps and weather apps.
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Zelensky: two months as Ukraine's most unusual president
The 41-year-old has played a twofold game, underlining that he is a man of the people while attacking the traditional political class that he has denounced as corrupt.
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Ukraine to inaugurate comedian Zelensky as president
A month after scoring a landslide victory against incumbent Petro Poroshenko in polls, the 41-year-old becomes Ukraine's youngest post-Soviet president.
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Ten sailors dead, 14 saved after two ships catch fire near Crimea
The ministry said earlier on Monday that crew members were jumping into the sea to escape the blaze, which probably broke out during a ship-to-ship fuel transhipment.
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Putin defends 'lawful' seizure of Ukrainian ships
In his first extensive remarks since the confrontation at sea on Sunday, Putin said it had been orchestrated by Kiev as a "provocation".
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European politicians call for new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
Russia opened fire on the Ukrainian boats and then seized them and their crews on Sunday near Crimea - which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
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Ukraine demands action after Russia seizes ships
The confrontation at sea has raised fears of a wider military escalation and the UN Security Council was to hold an emergency session later Monday to consider a response.
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Russia seizes three Ukrainian naval ships off Crimea
The confrontation at sea is a dangerous development in the long-running conflict pitting Ukraine against Russia and Russian-backed rebels in the east of the country.
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UN Security Council calls emergency meeting over Ukraine: Haley
The meeting was requested by both Russia and Ukraine, diplomatic sources told AFP.
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Teenager kills 19 in Crimea college shooting: Russian officials
There were no immediate clues as to his motive in mounting such an attack, which recalled similar shooting sprees carried out by students in US schools.
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Victims of Crimea school attack killed by gunshots - investigators
Earlier reports said 18 had died in the attack but it is not clear if the figure included the attacker.
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Fighting in eastern Ukraine worst since February: OSCE
In February, a surge of violence around the government-held industrial town of Avdiivka cut off power and water to thousands of civilians on the front line.
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Putin risks running out of luck, 15 years on
His critics accuse him of sacrificing emerging political and economic freedoms to the idea of Soviet-style.
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Russia warns it will react if US imposes new sanctions
Relations between Russia and the United States are at their lowest since the Cold War.
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Putin says foes hope to dismember Russia
The Kremlin leader trumpeted his annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula in a speech.
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Russia hit with more sanctions despite Ukraine ceasefire
The U.S. & EU have imposed new sanctions against Russia, tightening financial measures against Moscow.
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Durban-born pilot on board MH17
Cameron Dalziel’s family confirmed his wife received notification he boarded flight MH17.
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Poroshenko declares week-long ceasefire
The Ukrainian president has ordered a seven-day ceasefire in the fight against pro-Russian separatists.
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Ukraine’s Poroshenko proposes truce
The Ukrainian government is seeking peace but faces a rebellion by pro-Russian separatists.
