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6 Die Including 3 Children In Rebel Ukraine
Three children died in Ukraine's war-torn east as their father disassembled a grenade, and three Ukrainian troops were killed in clashes in the troubled region with pro-Russian rebels, officials said Tuesday.
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Next Stop Syria? Ukraine Rebels Weigh Options as Fighting Stops
As fighting has dropped off in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels are weighing their options: wait for the conflict to resume, return to civilian life or even head to war-torn Syria.
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French President Francois Hollande Welcomes Ukraine Rebel Election Delay
French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday welcomed a decision by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine to delay local elections until 2016, saying it was a step toward lasting peace.
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Leaders Meet to Consolidate Ukraine's Fragile Peace
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine meet in Paris today to consolidate a fragile peace in Ukraine, with the conflict overshadowed by President Vladimir Putin's dramatic intervention in the Syrian war.
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4 Dead as Fighting Flares in East Ukraine
Three civilians and one Ukrainian soldier have been killed over the past day in renewed fighting in the east of the country, where pro-Russian rebels are waging an insurgency, Kiev said today.
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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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US Troops on Ukrainian Soil Could Reignite Fighting: Moscow
Russia on Friday warned that the arrival of US paratroopers in Ukraine to train its forces fighting pro-Russian rebels could reignite the conflict, leading to mass bloodshed.
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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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Ukraine Ultra-Nationalist Leader Appointed as Army Advisor
The controversial leader of Ukraine's ultra-nationalist Pravy Sektor paramilitary group, which is fighting pro-Russian rebels alongside government troops, was made an army advisor today as Kiev seeks to tighten its control over volunteer fighters.
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3 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Past 24 Hours
Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and nine were wounded in the last 24 hours in the country's east where government troops are fighting with pro-Russian rebels, a Ukrainian military source told Reuters today.
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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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Pro-Moscow Rebels Order Weapons Pull-Back as Ukraine Say Armour is Arriving
Pro-Moscow rebels said they would start to withdraw heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine today but the government in Kiev said armoured columns had crossed the border from Russia to reinforce the separatists.
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Vladimir Putin Urges Kiev Not to Stop Ukrainian Soldiers from Laying Down Arms
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday urged Kiev to allow Ukrainian soldiers who are encircled by pro-Russian rebels in the town of Debaltseve to lay down their weapons.
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Separatists Doubt Kiev Will Control 'Their' Russian Border
The separatist guard at a crossing point between Ukraine and Russia poured scorn on Kiev regaining control despite a new peace deal. "I don't think so, we'll stay right here," he said.
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UN Says Ukraine Attack 'Targeted Civilians' as Vladimir Putin Defiant
The UN said Monday that a rocket attack that killed 30 people in a city in eastern Ukraine deliberately targeted civilians, as Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned Western calls to rein in a pro-Moscow insurgency.
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6 Die Including 3 Children In Rebel Ukraine
Three children died in Ukraine's war-torn east as their father disassembled a grenade, and three Ukrainian troops were killed in clashes in the troubled region with pro-Russian rebels, officials said Tuesday.
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Next Stop Syria? Ukraine Rebels Weigh Options as Fighting Stops
As fighting has dropped off in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels are weighing their options: wait for the conflict to resume, return to civilian life or even head to war-torn Syria.
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French President Francois Hollande Welcomes Ukraine Rebel Election Delay
French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday welcomed a decision by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine to delay local elections until 2016, saying it was a step toward lasting peace.
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Leaders Meet to Consolidate Ukraine's Fragile Peace
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine meet in Paris today to consolidate a fragile peace in Ukraine, with the conflict overshadowed by President Vladimir Putin's dramatic intervention in the Syrian war.
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4 Dead as Fighting Flares in East Ukraine
Three civilians and one Ukrainian soldier have been killed over the past day in renewed fighting in the east of the country, where pro-Russian rebels are waging an insurgency, Kiev said today.
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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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US Troops on Ukrainian Soil Could Reignite Fighting: Moscow
Russia on Friday warned that the arrival of US paratroopers in Ukraine to train its forces fighting pro-Russian rebels could reignite the conflict, leading to mass bloodshed.
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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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Ukraine Ultra-Nationalist Leader Appointed as Army Advisor
The controversial leader of Ukraine's ultra-nationalist Pravy Sektor paramilitary group, which is fighting pro-Russian rebels alongside government troops, was made an army advisor today as Kiev seeks to tighten its control over volunteer fighters.
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3 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Past 24 Hours
Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and nine were wounded in the last 24 hours in the country's east where government troops are fighting with pro-Russian rebels, a Ukrainian military source told Reuters today.
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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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Pro-Moscow Rebels Order Weapons Pull-Back as Ukraine Say Armour is Arriving
Pro-Moscow rebels said they would start to withdraw heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine today but the government in Kiev said armoured columns had crossed the border from Russia to reinforce the separatists.
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Vladimir Putin Urges Kiev Not to Stop Ukrainian Soldiers from Laying Down Arms
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday urged Kiev to allow Ukrainian soldiers who are encircled by pro-Russian rebels in the town of Debaltseve to lay down their weapons.
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Separatists Doubt Kiev Will Control 'Their' Russian Border
The separatist guard at a crossing point between Ukraine and Russia poured scorn on Kiev regaining control despite a new peace deal. "I don't think so, we'll stay right here," he said.
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UN Says Ukraine Attack 'Targeted Civilians' as Vladimir Putin Defiant
The UN said Monday that a rocket attack that killed 30 people in a city in eastern Ukraine deliberately targeted civilians, as Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned Western calls to rein in a pro-Moscow insurgency.
