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Foreign intervention fuels Mideast tensions: Boroujerdi
Dec 11, 2016 14:16Chairman of the Parliament's Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi says military intervention by foreign powers in the internal affairs of the Middle Eastern countries has intensified regional tensions.
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Kiev says 3 troops killed in eastern Ukraine clashes
Dec 11, 2016 14:10Kiev says fresh clashes between its soldiers and pro-Russia fighters have left three Ukrainian soldiers dead and two wounded in Ukraine's east.
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Ukraine launches missile tests near Crimea
Dec 01, 2016 06:14Ukraine has declared the start of a two-day, major missile test near the Crimean Peninsula, stirring tensions with Russia, which regards the region as part of its territory.
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No breakthrough reached at Minsk talks on Ukraine: Lavrov
Nov 30, 2016 11:02Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says no visible progress has been made in a recent quadrilateral meeting on the peace process in conflict-stricken eastern Ukraine.
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Russia detains ex-naval officer suspected of spying for Ukraine
Nov 24, 2016 11:27Russia’s security service has arrested a former naval officer in the Crimean peninsula for allegedly spying for Ukraine.
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Pro-Russia commander killed in bombing in eastern Ukraine
Oct 17, 2016 14:28A top commander of pro-Russia forces has been killed in a bombing in eastern Ukraine, local authorities say, accusing the Kiev government over his death.
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Ukraine, pro-Russians agree on military pullback in three hot spots
Sep 23, 2016 05:07The Ukrainian government and the pro-Russia forces fighting each other in eastern Ukraine have agreed on a deal to withdraw troops from three battered front line areas.
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Russian embassy in Ukraine's capital comes under attack
Sep 17, 2016 10:37Russia’s embassy in the Ukrainian capital Kiev has come under attack as Russia plans to hold parliamentary elections in Crimea for the first time.
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German, French FMs visit east Ukraine
Sep 15, 2016 08:28The German and French foreign ministers have made a first visit to Ukraine’s crisis-hit east, some 29 months after a conflict erupted in the region between government troops and pro-Russia forces.
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EU extends asset freezes, travel bans on Russia over Ukraine conflict
Sep 07, 2016 12:17European Union ambassadors have extended asset freezes and travel bans against Moscow over its alleged involvement in the conflict in Ukraine and the rejoining of the Crimea Peninsula to Russia.