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Russia Accuses West Of Dragging Out Military Operations In Ukraine
Russia's defence minister on Tuesday said Moscow was seeking to "liberate" east Ukraine, but accused the West of dragging out the military operation by supplying Kyiv with arms.
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Britain's Boris Johnson Says Peace In East Ukraine Depends Mainly On Russia
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Wednesday making progress towards peace in eastern Ukraine depended primarily on the Kremlin, adding that it was crucial for the West to maintain sanctions against Russia.
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Russia Supplying Weapons, Troops to Ukraine Separatists: Report
NATO believes that Russia has supplied more troops and weapons to pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine, a German newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Germany Says Russia Backs Europe's Peace-Keeping Organization Unlimited Access in East Ukraine
Russia has agreed that the Organization for Security and Co-operation or OSCE should have unlimited access to monitor the latest ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, including the withdrawal of heavy weapons, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said today.
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Tense Ukraine Port City Braces for Feared Rebel Offensive
Pensioner Anatoliy gestures at a row of burnt out cars as he worries about what might be in store for his east Ukraine hometown -- the frontline port city of Mariupol.
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Foreign Ministers to Scramble to Salvage Ukraine Peace Deal
Foreign ministers from Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France were set to gather today to try to revive a shaky ceasefire in east Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin ruled out an "apocalyptic scenario" of all-out war.
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Blast Kills 2 in East Ukraine as Rebels, Army Wrangle Over Truce
A bomb killed two people during a pro-government march in the east Ukraine city of Kharkiv today, officials said, as Kiev's army and rebels wrangled over a truce requiring them to pull back heavy weapons.
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Major Prisoner Swap in Ukraine Bolsters Shaky Truce
Ukrainian forces and rebel separatists traded dozens of prisoners in a frontline eastern town on Saturday, the first clear sign of progress for an otherwise shaky truce signed a week ago.
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Kiev Accuses Russia of Sending More Tanks to East Ukraine
Kiev accused Russia on Friday of sending more tanks and troops into eastern Ukraine and said they were heading towards the rebel-held town of Novoazovsk on the southern coast, expanding their presence on what it fears could be the next battlefront.
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Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France Urge Truce Compliance, Condemn Breaches
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France on Thursday jointly urged a tattered truce in east Ukraine be restored and condemned breaches in recent days, according to official accounts of a four-way telephone call.
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Russia Starts Sending Gas to East Ukraine Rebel Zone
Russia's Gazprom on Thursday started supplying gas directly to the rebel-controlled area in east Ukraine after pro-Moscow separatist leaders said Kiev had cut supplies, the company's chief said.
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UN Security Council to Meet on Sunday for Ukraine Ceasefire
The UN Security Council is expected to meet tomorrow for an emergency session to shore up the Minsk ceasefire deal for east Ukraine, diplomats said.
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Rebels in New Push to Cut Off Ukraine Rail Hub Ahead of Talks
Rebel fighters made a push today to cut off a government-held road and rail junction in east Ukraine, vowing on the eve of peace talks that they would not cease fire until they had achieved their aim of taking more territory.
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Civilians Flee Ukraine Hotspot By Bus After Truce Agreed
Terrified civilians piled onto a convoy of buses today as they took advantage of a brief truce to flee the east Ukraine battleground town of Debaltseve.
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UN Chief Calls for Truce in Ukraine Frontline Town
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday joined calls for a temporary truce to allow civilians to be evacuated from the frontline town of Debaltseve in east Ukraine.
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Russia Accuses West Of Dragging Out Military Operations In Ukraine
Russia's defence minister on Tuesday said Moscow was seeking to "liberate" east Ukraine, but accused the West of dragging out the military operation by supplying Kyiv with arms.
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Britain's Boris Johnson Says Peace In East Ukraine Depends Mainly On Russia
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Wednesday making progress towards peace in eastern Ukraine depended primarily on the Kremlin, adding that it was crucial for the West to maintain sanctions against Russia.
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Russia Supplying Weapons, Troops to Ukraine Separatists: Report
NATO believes that Russia has supplied more troops and weapons to pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine, a German newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Germany Says Russia Backs Europe's Peace-Keeping Organization Unlimited Access in East Ukraine
Russia has agreed that the Organization for Security and Co-operation or OSCE should have unlimited access to monitor the latest ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, including the withdrawal of heavy weapons, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said today.
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Tense Ukraine Port City Braces for Feared Rebel Offensive
Pensioner Anatoliy gestures at a row of burnt out cars as he worries about what might be in store for his east Ukraine hometown -- the frontline port city of Mariupol.
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Foreign Ministers to Scramble to Salvage Ukraine Peace Deal
Foreign ministers from Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France were set to gather today to try to revive a shaky ceasefire in east Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin ruled out an "apocalyptic scenario" of all-out war.
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Blast Kills 2 in East Ukraine as Rebels, Army Wrangle Over Truce
A bomb killed two people during a pro-government march in the east Ukraine city of Kharkiv today, officials said, as Kiev's army and rebels wrangled over a truce requiring them to pull back heavy weapons.
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Major Prisoner Swap in Ukraine Bolsters Shaky Truce
Ukrainian forces and rebel separatists traded dozens of prisoners in a frontline eastern town on Saturday, the first clear sign of progress for an otherwise shaky truce signed a week ago.
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Kiev Accuses Russia of Sending More Tanks to East Ukraine
Kiev accused Russia on Friday of sending more tanks and troops into eastern Ukraine and said they were heading towards the rebel-held town of Novoazovsk on the southern coast, expanding their presence on what it fears could be the next battlefront.
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Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France Urge Truce Compliance, Condemn Breaches
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France on Thursday jointly urged a tattered truce in east Ukraine be restored and condemned breaches in recent days, according to official accounts of a four-way telephone call.
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Russia Starts Sending Gas to East Ukraine Rebel Zone
Russia's Gazprom on Thursday started supplying gas directly to the rebel-controlled area in east Ukraine after pro-Moscow separatist leaders said Kiev had cut supplies, the company's chief said.
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UN Security Council to Meet on Sunday for Ukraine Ceasefire
The UN Security Council is expected to meet tomorrow for an emergency session to shore up the Minsk ceasefire deal for east Ukraine, diplomats said.
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Rebels in New Push to Cut Off Ukraine Rail Hub Ahead of Talks
Rebel fighters made a push today to cut off a government-held road and rail junction in east Ukraine, vowing on the eve of peace talks that they would not cease fire until they had achieved their aim of taking more territory.
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Civilians Flee Ukraine Hotspot By Bus After Truce Agreed
Terrified civilians piled onto a convoy of buses today as they took advantage of a brief truce to flee the east Ukraine battleground town of Debaltseve.
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UN Chief Calls for Truce in Ukraine Frontline Town
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday joined calls for a temporary truce to allow civilians to be evacuated from the frontline town of Debaltseve in east Ukraine.
