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Ukraine's rebel leader sworn in
Kiev's pro-Western leaders fear that a new “frozen conflict” could now be created in its eastern regions.
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Ukraine, Russia, EU agree to natural gas supply deal
The accord also eases concerns that a new gas war could disrupt winter energy supplies to EU states.
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NATO jets track 'unusual' Russian bomber sorties
NATO said in a statement its jets had intercepted four groups of Russian aircraft since Tuesday.
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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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Russia and Ukraine fail to make progress in Milan talks
The European leaders urged Russia to do more to end constant, deadly violations of a ceasefire.
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Women take up arms on both sides of conflict in Ukraine
Female fighters on both sides said the men in their units treat them as equals.
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10 killed in shelling of Ukraine school
City authorities blamed the shelling on rebels and separatists blamed it on government forces.
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Protesters throw Ukrainian lawmaker in trash
The incident involved Vitaly Zhuravsky, a former member of ousted President Viktor Yanukovich’s party.
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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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Ukraine's president visits frontline city amid shaky ceasefire
The ceasefire, which took effect on Friday evening, is part of a peace plan intended to end the conflict.
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Ukraine toll tops 3,000 if MH17 crash included
A senior UN human rights official said on Monday that the actual figure may even be significantly higher.
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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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Overnight attacks in Ukraine
The Ukrainian military’s press centre listed overnight rebel violations of the ceasefire accord in five sites.
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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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Russian forces strengthen position in Ukraine
Kiev's military said the troops are using aid shipments to smuggle in arms and other supplies.
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Putin's 'statehood' gambit raises stakes in east Ukraine
A shift in Vladimir Putin's language on the conflict in eastern Ukraine reflects a transformation.
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Ukraine accuses Russia of open aggression
Until last week, Ukraine had appeared close to crushing the four-month rebellion in the east.
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Pro-Russian separatists enter south east Ukraine town
A pro-govt militia fighter says separatists backed by Russian soldiers have entered the town of Novoazovsk.
