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Nato chief says Russian build-up at 'dangerous moment'
Stoltenberg and Johnson both warned Russia that NATO is deploying more forces to its eastern member states, such as Poland and Romania, and that Russia's...
Ukraine pulled thousands of troops out of the east Ukrainian town of Debaltseve on Wednesday.
Russia backs the separatists but denies it is directly involved in conflict in the Donbass region.
Loud explosions and artillery fire rocked Donetsk Airport in eastern Ukraine on Monday.
The past four days have seen the rebels stage elections for leadership which the government called illegal.
The accord also eases concerns that a new gas war could disrupt winter energy supplies to EU states.
Sergei Lavrov said the pending vote would be important from the point of view of legitimising power.
Female fighters on both sides said the men in their units treat them as equals.
The incident involved Vitaly Zhuravsky, a former member of ousted President Viktor Yanukovich’s party.
Russia says weaponry from NATO states will abet war crimes in Ukraine and worsen the situation.
The Ukrainian military’s press centre listed overnight rebel violations of the ceasefire accord in five sites.
Putin’s spokesman said the leaders agreed on steps towards peace but not a ceasefire in the conflict.
Kiev's military said the troops are using aid shipments to smuggle in arms and other supplies.
A shift in Vladimir Putin's language on the conflict in eastern Ukraine reflects a transformation.
Until last week, Ukraine had appeared close to crushing the four-month rebellion in the east.
Russia says all objections to it sending a humanitarian convoy to Ukraine have been resolved.
Ukrainian officials said however the rebels were fighting a desperate rearguard action to hold on.
Pro-Russian separatists said on Saturday they were ready for a ceasefire with the Kiev government.
Kiev's military said govt forces had clashed 26 times with separatists in the Russian-speaking east in 24hrs.