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European Union says it is setting up humanitarian hubs for Ukraine's refugees
They are also providing help for EU countries taking in the more than one million refugees streaming out of the war-wracked country.
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Pompeo ups pressure on Russia over four MH17 accused
The trial of the four men with military and intelligence links will start in the Netherlands in March next year.
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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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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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Kiev subway resumes operation after bomb warning false alarm
Earlier on Saturday, the subway closed its five stations after it received a warning call.
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Man with explosives takes 11 hostages in Ukraine
Television footage showed police and parked police cars outside a two story white-and-yellow building in the northeastern city.
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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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Bodyguard killed, MP and two others wounded in Kiev blast
Kiev police spokeswoman Oksana Blyshchyk said that at 1905 GMT authorities had received information about a car explosion in the Solomensky district of Kiev.
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Ukraine denies selling missile technology to North Korea
State-owned Yuzhmash said it had not produced military-grade ballistic missiles since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
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American member of watchdog OSCE killed in Ukraine
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe said the killing was the first death of one of its members while on patrol in Ukraine.
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Saboteurs blew up arms warehouse - Ukraine military
More than 10,000 people have been killed in the conflict between Ukraine and the separatist rebels since 2014.
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Ukraine ceasefire ‘doesn’t look too good’ - OSCE head
Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists had appeared to be respecting the new ceasefire attempt on Monday.
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Putin orders Russia to recognise documents issued in rebel-held east Ukraine
The decision will enable people from the conflict-hit region to travel, work or study in Russia.
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Ukraine, separatists say more civilians killed in eastern flare-up
The reports follow a short lull in fighting in the wake of the deadliest clashes in recent months that have brought global attention.
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Ukraine calls for UN to observe ceasefire
Ukraine pulled thousands of troops out of the east Ukrainian town of Debaltseve on Wednesday.
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Heavy shelling hits Ukraine town where rebels reject ceasefire
A Kiev military source said four Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and 21 wounded.
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Deadly clashes rage in east Ukraine after peace talks fail
Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Sunday between pro-Russian separatists and Ukranian forces.
