Prorussian separatist
Rebels pound Ukrainian troops after peace talks fail
Over 5,000 lives have so far been claimed in the conflict.
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Russia gets tough with Ukraine
Relations between the two have deteriorated since the overthrow of a Moscow-backed president.
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6 gunmen, 3 policemen killed in Chechnya
The attack underlines the fragile security in Chechnya more than a decade after troops were deployed.
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Ukraine rules out direct talks with separatists
Russia backs the separatists but denies it is directly involved in conflict in the Donbass region.
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Western leaders confront Putin at G20 with threat of more sanctions
Russia denied any involvement in an escalation of the separatist war in eastern Ukraine.
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Ukraine & Russia take centre stage at G20 meeting
Ukraine has accused Russia of sending soldiers and weapons to help separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine.
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Kerry says US, Russia to exchange info on Ukraine crisis
Ukraine’s military accused Russia on Friday of sending a column of 32 tanks to support separatists.
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Ukraine peace plan in tatters, 'frozen conflict' takes shape
The past four days have seen the rebels stage elections for leadership which the government called illegal.
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Separatists say Ukraine has violated peace deal
Separatist leaders accused Petro Poroshenko of suspending a law giving their regions “special status”.
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Ukraine denounces Russian stance on rebel vote
Sergei Lavrov said the pending vote would be important from the point of view of legitimising power.
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Factory gives fighter jet to head of Russian Orthodox Church
Patriarch Kirill was presented with a single-seater fighter jet SU-35.
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'Weapons from NATO would aid war crimes in Ukraine'
Russia says weaponry from NATO states will abet war crimes in Ukraine and worsen the situation.
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Poroshenko says Ukraine to stay united
Petro Poroshenko told a televised meeting of the government a ceasefire was proving difficult to maintain.
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Russia, US to hold talks on 1987 arms accord
Washington and Moscow have questioned each other’s commitment to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty.
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Ukraine, rebels back peace plan
The breakthrough came after a week in which the pro-Moscow separatists scored major victories.
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Putin unveils Ukraine ceasefire plan
The Russian President said he believed Kiev and pro-Russian separatists could come to an agreement.
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Confusion over Ukraine, Russia ceasefire
Putin’s spokesman said the leaders agreed on steps towards peace but not a ceasefire in the conflict.
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Ukraine, Russia agree to permanent ceasefire in Donbass
There was no immediate sign on the ground of a halt in the fighting between Kiev’s forces and separatists.
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Ukraine says it has seen video of retained soldiers
In footage posted on Facebook, the men were shown dressed in camouflage fatigues.
