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OSCE wants 'real' withdrawal of arms in eastern Ukraine
Feb 17, 2017 17:37The head of the European peacekeeping corps in eastern Ukraine has reiterated the importance of withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line of conflict.
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Merkel 'appeals to' Putin regarding peace in eastern Ukraine
Feb 07, 2017 17:16Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Russia's President Vladimir Putin to use his "influence" on pro-Russians in eastern Ukraine to help establish peace in the war-ravaged region.
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EU's top diplomats support prolonged sanctions on Russia
Feb 06, 2017 13:37European Union foreign ministers have expressed their full support for keeping sanctions on Russia over Moscow’s alleged role in the crisis in eastern Ukraine, saying new US President Donald Trump’s positive view of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would not deter the EU states from keeping pressure on Russia.
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Car bomb kills senior military official in Lugansk
Feb 04, 2017 14:20Amid recent fighting in eastern Ukraine, a military official with pro-Russia forces has been killed in a car bombing in Lugansk.
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Latest clashes claim seven lives in eastern Ukraine
Feb 03, 2017 15:40The latest clashes in eastern Ukraine have claimed the lives of more civilians and soldiers amid an escalation of fighting in the region.
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Russia rejects US envoy’s remarks on Crimea
Feb 03, 2017 08:41Russia has dismissed accusations by the newly-appointed US envoy to the United Nations about the Crimean Peninsula, saying people in the territory made a conscious decision to join Russia in a referendum more than two years ago.
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Putin says Ukraine escalating conflict to shore up US support
Feb 03, 2017 03:17Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the Ukrainian authorities of escalating the fresh bout of violence in the eastern part of the country, saying the Kiev government has resorted to such a ploy in order to rally support from the administration of US President Donald Trump and other Western powers.
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US ambassador to UN condemns Russia's 'aggressive actions' in Ukraine
Feb 03, 2017 03:17The new US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has strongly condemned Russia’s “aggressive actions” in Ukraine even as the administration of US President Donald Trump seeks to improve ties with Moscow.
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Ukrainian president plans referendum on NATO membership
Feb 02, 2017 06:55Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko is planning a national referendum on whether the country should join the US-led NATO military alliance.
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East Ukraine hit by bloodiest clashes since truce
Jan 31, 2017 09:15Clashes have escalated between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russia forces further, with the Kremlin accusing Kiev of undermining a peace deal over the country’s volatile eastern regions.