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Back In Ukraine, Freed Pilot Savchenko Launches New Hunger Strike
A Ukrainian pilot released from a Russian jail in May launched a fresh hunger strike today in protest over Kiev's failure to secure the return of other prisoners of war in the separatist east.
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Vladimir Putin Makes Surprise Visit to Crimea After Power Shortages
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday made a surprise visit to Crimea, inaugurating an undersea cable project to bring a new power supply to the strategic Black Sea peninsula.
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Ukraine Halts Russian Gas Purchases, Closes Its Airspace
Tensions between Moscow and Kiev ratched up further today as Ukraine decided to stop buying gas from Russia and closed its airspace to its giant eastern neighbour's airlines.
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Petro Poroshenko Faces Judgement Day as Ukraine Votes Without Rebel East
Pro-Western President Petro Poroshenko faces a stern test of his unpopular belt-tightening measures and stuttering anti-corruption drive when Ukraine votes in local elections Sunday that exclude the pro-Russian separatist east.
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Russia Slams EU Sanctions Renewal as Pointless 'Blackmail'
Russia today slammed the EU's extension of sanctions over its annexation of Crimea as "blackmail" and vowed it would not be pressured into returning the peninsula to Ukraine.
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Petro Poroshenko Hails Ukraine 'Warriors' Freed by Rebels
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday welcomed home as heroes 145 soldiers freed by pro-Russian rebels during the largest prisoner swap of the eight-month separatist war.
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Ukraine Halts Trains and Buses to Russian-Held Crimea
Ukraine said on Friday it was suspending all rail and bus services to Russian-occupied Crimea because of security concerns.
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Government-Held Ukraine Town Hit by Rebel Shells
A town in east Ukraine has come under shellfire amid fears that pro-Russian rebels in the region are advancing on government-held areas.
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Ukraine asks world to stop sending mails pertaining Crimea
Ukraine's post office has asked its foreign counterparts to stop sending mails destined for breakaway Crimea because it can no longer deliver it, the Universal Postal Union said on Friday.
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UN envoy in Crimea detained by gunmen: Ukraine ministry
UN envoy Robert Serry was detained briefly by unidentified gunmen in Simferopol, the capital of Crimea, a spokesman for Ukraine's foreign ministry told AFP on Wednesday.
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Wave of pro-Russia sentiment hits Crimea capital
"Crimea, rise up!" shouted the protesters who rallied in their hundreds in the capital of Ukraine's flashpoint peninsula, waving Russian flags in a region that is slowly edging away from the control of Kiev's new government.
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Back In Ukraine, Freed Pilot Savchenko Launches New Hunger Strike
A Ukrainian pilot released from a Russian jail in May launched a fresh hunger strike today in protest over Kiev's failure to secure the return of other prisoners of war in the separatist east.
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Vladimir Putin Makes Surprise Visit to Crimea After Power Shortages
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday made a surprise visit to Crimea, inaugurating an undersea cable project to bring a new power supply to the strategic Black Sea peninsula.
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Ukraine Halts Russian Gas Purchases, Closes Its Airspace
Tensions between Moscow and Kiev ratched up further today as Ukraine decided to stop buying gas from Russia and closed its airspace to its giant eastern neighbour's airlines.
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Petro Poroshenko Faces Judgement Day as Ukraine Votes Without Rebel East
Pro-Western President Petro Poroshenko faces a stern test of his unpopular belt-tightening measures and stuttering anti-corruption drive when Ukraine votes in local elections Sunday that exclude the pro-Russian separatist east.
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Russia Slams EU Sanctions Renewal as Pointless 'Blackmail'
Russia today slammed the EU's extension of sanctions over its annexation of Crimea as "blackmail" and vowed it would not be pressured into returning the peninsula to Ukraine.
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Petro Poroshenko Hails Ukraine 'Warriors' Freed by Rebels
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday welcomed home as heroes 145 soldiers freed by pro-Russian rebels during the largest prisoner swap of the eight-month separatist war.
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Ukraine Halts Trains and Buses to Russian-Held Crimea
Ukraine said on Friday it was suspending all rail and bus services to Russian-occupied Crimea because of security concerns.
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Government-Held Ukraine Town Hit by Rebel Shells
A town in east Ukraine has come under shellfire amid fears that pro-Russian rebels in the region are advancing on government-held areas.
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Ukraine asks world to stop sending mails pertaining Crimea
Ukraine's post office has asked its foreign counterparts to stop sending mails destined for breakaway Crimea because it can no longer deliver it, the Universal Postal Union said on Friday.
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UN envoy in Crimea detained by gunmen: Ukraine ministry
UN envoy Robert Serry was detained briefly by unidentified gunmen in Simferopol, the capital of Crimea, a spokesman for Ukraine's foreign ministry told AFP on Wednesday.
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Wave of pro-Russia sentiment hits Crimea capital
"Crimea, rise up!" shouted the protesters who rallied in their hundreds in the capital of Ukraine's flashpoint peninsula, waving Russian flags in a region that is slowly edging away from the control of Kiev's new government.
