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Russia Advances In East Ukraine, Zelensky Calls For Urgent Reinforcements
President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Tuesday for major reinforcement of sectors in eastern Ukraine of the 1,000-km (600-mile) front line, where Russian forces have made consistent gains in recent months.
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Windswept Hill With Mobile Signal Serves As Classroom For Ukrainian Kids
At the only place in their village where they could find a strong mobile internet signal - a windswept hill on the barren steppe - Ukrainian fifth-grader Mykola Dziuba and his friends have built a makeshift tent to serve as a remote classroom.
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Russia Confirms Capture of Eastern Ukraine Town Lyman
Russia's army Saturday confirmed it had seized the strategic town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine, on the road to two key cities still under Kyiv's control.
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Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron, Vladimir Putin Agree On Importance Of Ceasefire In Eastern Ukraine
The leaders of Germany, France and Russia met on Saturday and agreed on the importance of implementing a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, agreed under the Minsk accords, a German government spokesman said.
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MH17 Was Downed By Buk Missile Fired From Russia, Concludes Inquiry
Dutch-led criminal investigators said Wednesday they have solid evidence that a Malaysian jet was shot down by a Buk missile moved into eastern Ukraine from Russia.
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Dutch-Led Team To Release Initial MH17 Criminal Probe
Dutch-led criminal investigators were Wednesday to release initial findings into the MH17 disaster, which may pinpoint the exact spot in eastern Ukraine from where a missile was fired at the plane.
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Russia Unlikely to Meet Ukraine Peace Deal Deadline, NATO Says
NATO's top commander warned today there was little chance that Russia would meet a year-end deadline for a peace deal in eastern Ukraine, saying the calmer situation there did not mean the end of the conflict was near.
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France Says 'Several' Nations Interested in Mistral Warships
France's defence minister said on Thursday that "several" countries had expressed an interest in buying its Mistral-class warships, after Paris refused to deliver them to Russia because of the Ukraine crisis.
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Australia Urges Support UN Tribunal Plan for Downed Malaysian Jet
Australia urged the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to support the establishment of an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing Malaysia Airlines jet MH17 in eastern Ukraine last year.
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Ukraine, Russia Protest Over Attacks on Each Other's Diplomatic Missions
Ukraine protested to Russia today after mobs vandalised its embassy in Moscow and its consulate in Rostov-on-Don overnight, a day after Russia made a similar protest to Ukraine over damage to the Russian consulate in Kharkiv.
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At Least 24 Dead in New Fighting in East Ukraine
At least 24 people have died in renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine, the warring sides said, as Russia and Ukraine accused each other of seeking to torpedo a tenuous peace deal.
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Vladimir Putin Makes Troop Deaths in Peacetime Operations a 'State Secret'
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday banned the release of information about troop deaths in "special operations" during peacetime, as the Kremlin continues to rebuff accusations its soldiers are fighting in Ukraine.
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Russia's Nuclear Threats 'Deeply Troubling': NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg
Russia's provocative rhetoric on nuclear weapons and its dramatic expansion of flights by nuclear bombers are "deeply troubling" and "dangerous," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday.
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Kiev Accuses Russia of Not Wanting Ukraine Peace
Ukraine accused Russia today of resisting a peaceful end to fighting in eastern Ukraine and called for weapons from its allies, saying it is striving to settle the separatist conflict.
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Ukraine Global Court to Investigate Crimes in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine
Ukraine wants the International Criminal Court to investigate all alleged war crimes in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, where it has been fighting pro-Russian rebels, foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin said in an interview, broadening an existing probe.
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Russia Advances In East Ukraine, Zelensky Calls For Urgent Reinforcements
President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Tuesday for major reinforcement of sectors in eastern Ukraine of the 1,000-km (600-mile) front line, where Russian forces have made consistent gains in recent months.
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Windswept Hill With Mobile Signal Serves As Classroom For Ukrainian Kids
At the only place in their village where they could find a strong mobile internet signal - a windswept hill on the barren steppe - Ukrainian fifth-grader Mykola Dziuba and his friends have built a makeshift tent to serve as a remote classroom.
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Russia Confirms Capture of Eastern Ukraine Town Lyman
Russia's army Saturday confirmed it had seized the strategic town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine, on the road to two key cities still under Kyiv's control.
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Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron, Vladimir Putin Agree On Importance Of Ceasefire In Eastern Ukraine
The leaders of Germany, France and Russia met on Saturday and agreed on the importance of implementing a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, agreed under the Minsk accords, a German government spokesman said.
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MH17 Was Downed By Buk Missile Fired From Russia, Concludes Inquiry
Dutch-led criminal investigators said Wednesday they have solid evidence that a Malaysian jet was shot down by a Buk missile moved into eastern Ukraine from Russia.
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Dutch-Led Team To Release Initial MH17 Criminal Probe
Dutch-led criminal investigators were Wednesday to release initial findings into the MH17 disaster, which may pinpoint the exact spot in eastern Ukraine from where a missile was fired at the plane.
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Russia Unlikely to Meet Ukraine Peace Deal Deadline, NATO Says
NATO's top commander warned today there was little chance that Russia would meet a year-end deadline for a peace deal in eastern Ukraine, saying the calmer situation there did not mean the end of the conflict was near.
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France Says 'Several' Nations Interested in Mistral Warships
France's defence minister said on Thursday that "several" countries had expressed an interest in buying its Mistral-class warships, after Paris refused to deliver them to Russia because of the Ukraine crisis.
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Australia Urges Support UN Tribunal Plan for Downed Malaysian Jet
Australia urged the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to support the establishment of an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing Malaysia Airlines jet MH17 in eastern Ukraine last year.
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Ukraine, Russia Protest Over Attacks on Each Other's Diplomatic Missions
Ukraine protested to Russia today after mobs vandalised its embassy in Moscow and its consulate in Rostov-on-Don overnight, a day after Russia made a similar protest to Ukraine over damage to the Russian consulate in Kharkiv.
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At Least 24 Dead in New Fighting in East Ukraine
At least 24 people have died in renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine, the warring sides said, as Russia and Ukraine accused each other of seeking to torpedo a tenuous peace deal.
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Vladimir Putin Makes Troop Deaths in Peacetime Operations a 'State Secret'
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday banned the release of information about troop deaths in "special operations" during peacetime, as the Kremlin continues to rebuff accusations its soldiers are fighting in Ukraine.
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Russia's Nuclear Threats 'Deeply Troubling': NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg
Russia's provocative rhetoric on nuclear weapons and its dramatic expansion of flights by nuclear bombers are "deeply troubling" and "dangerous," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday.
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Kiev Accuses Russia of Not Wanting Ukraine Peace
Ukraine accused Russia today of resisting a peaceful end to fighting in eastern Ukraine and called for weapons from its allies, saying it is striving to settle the separatist conflict.
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Ukraine Global Court to Investigate Crimes in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine
Ukraine wants the International Criminal Court to investigate all alleged war crimes in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, where it has been fighting pro-Russian rebels, foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin said in an interview, broadening an existing probe.
