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Ukraine Says Recaptured Territory In East, As Annexation Polls Open
Kyiv said Friday its forces had recaptured a village in the eastern Donetsk region and territory around another war-scarred town there, as Moscow-proxies held votes on annexation by Russia.
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Russia Triggers Plan To Formally Annex Occupied Ukrainian Regions
Two Russian-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine announced plans to hold referendums on joining Russia later this week and an ally of President Vladimir Putin said the votes would alter the geopolitical landscape in Moscow's favour forever.
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Russia Asks Moscow Residents To Vote On Pro-War Names For Square Outside US Embassy: Report
Officials in Russia's capital city have asked residents to vote on a list of three names for the currently untitled square that all honour the Russian-backed separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine.
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India Abstains In UN Vote On Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Resolution
India on Thursday abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution by Ukraine and its allies on the humanitarian crisis in war-torn eastern European country.
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Russia-Ukraine War Highlights: Russia Scraps UN Vote On Ukraine Resolution Over Lack Of Support
Russian forces shelled a school and cultural centre, killing at least 21 people and wounding 25 in the town of Merefa outside Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine yesterday.
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Russia Parliament Asks Putin To Recognise Breakaway East Ukraine Regions
Russia's lower house of parliament voted on Tuesday to ask President Vladimir Putin to recognise two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent, the house speaker said.
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Ukraine Rebel Leaders Sworn In, Kiev Says Peace Plan Violated
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine staged swearing in ceremonies for their leaders on Tuesday after votes dismissed as a farce by Kiev, which says they violated terms of a peace plan to end a war that has killed more than 4,000 people.
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Germany Calls on Russia to Respect 'Unity' of Ukraine After Vote
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on Russia Monday to respect "the unity of Ukraine" in the wake of elections held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
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Pro-Russia Rebels Vote for Leaders in Eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian rebels elected a separatist leadership in eastern Ukraine on Sunday in a vote President Petro Poroshenko called "a farce."
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Ukraine Rebel Vote 'New Obstacle' to Peace: European Union
The European Union said elections held Sunday by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine were illegal, would not be recognised and created a new hurdle to a resolution of the conflict.
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US Condemns Eastern Ukraine Separatist Vote
The United States said Friday it would not recognise weekend elections planned by pro-Kremlin rebels in eastern Ukraine, where more than 4,000 people have been killed according to new UN figures.
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Europe Won't Recognise Vote in Eastern Ukraine, Angela Merkel Tells Vladimir Putin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Putin on the phone that Sunday's planned elections in eastern Ukraine were illegitimate and would not be recognised by European leaders, a Berlin government spokesman said on Friday.
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In Eastern Ukraine, Most Voters Dream Only of Peace
Voters in eastern Ukraine had one thing on their mind as they voted in Sunday's parliamentary election: an end to months of conflict between pro-Russian separatists and government forces.
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Rebel Says 30 Insurgents Killed in Eastern Ukraine
At least 30 bodies of killed fighters have been brought to a hospital following a day of heavy fighting in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, in which the government forces used combat jets against pro-Russia rebels, an insurgent said Tuesday.
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In Fear of Violence, Ukraine's Eastern Hub Becomes Ghost Town
It was polling day in Ukraine's eastern capital, Donetsk, but the long, leafy avenues were all but empty as residents, unable to vote in the presidential election, stayed at home in fear of violence from pro-Russian militants.
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Ukraine Says Recaptured Territory In East, As Annexation Polls Open
Kyiv said Friday its forces had recaptured a village in the eastern Donetsk region and territory around another war-scarred town there, as Moscow-proxies held votes on annexation by Russia.
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Russia Triggers Plan To Formally Annex Occupied Ukrainian Regions
Two Russian-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine announced plans to hold referendums on joining Russia later this week and an ally of President Vladimir Putin said the votes would alter the geopolitical landscape in Moscow's favour forever.
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Russia Asks Moscow Residents To Vote On Pro-War Names For Square Outside US Embassy: Report
Officials in Russia's capital city have asked residents to vote on a list of three names for the currently untitled square that all honour the Russian-backed separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine.
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India Abstains In UN Vote On Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Resolution
India on Thursday abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution by Ukraine and its allies on the humanitarian crisis in war-torn eastern European country.
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Russia-Ukraine War Highlights: Russia Scraps UN Vote On Ukraine Resolution Over Lack Of Support
Russian forces shelled a school and cultural centre, killing at least 21 people and wounding 25 in the town of Merefa outside Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine yesterday.
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Russia Parliament Asks Putin To Recognise Breakaway East Ukraine Regions
Russia's lower house of parliament voted on Tuesday to ask President Vladimir Putin to recognise two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent, the house speaker said.
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Ukraine Rebel Leaders Sworn In, Kiev Says Peace Plan Violated
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine staged swearing in ceremonies for their leaders on Tuesday after votes dismissed as a farce by Kiev, which says they violated terms of a peace plan to end a war that has killed more than 4,000 people.
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Germany Calls on Russia to Respect 'Unity' of Ukraine After Vote
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on Russia Monday to respect "the unity of Ukraine" in the wake of elections held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
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Pro-Russia Rebels Vote for Leaders in Eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian rebels elected a separatist leadership in eastern Ukraine on Sunday in a vote President Petro Poroshenko called "a farce."
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Ukraine Rebel Vote 'New Obstacle' to Peace: European Union
The European Union said elections held Sunday by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine were illegal, would not be recognised and created a new hurdle to a resolution of the conflict.
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US Condemns Eastern Ukraine Separatist Vote
The United States said Friday it would not recognise weekend elections planned by pro-Kremlin rebels in eastern Ukraine, where more than 4,000 people have been killed according to new UN figures.
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Europe Won't Recognise Vote in Eastern Ukraine, Angela Merkel Tells Vladimir Putin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Putin on the phone that Sunday's planned elections in eastern Ukraine were illegitimate and would not be recognised by European leaders, a Berlin government spokesman said on Friday.
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In Eastern Ukraine, Most Voters Dream Only of Peace
Voters in eastern Ukraine had one thing on their mind as they voted in Sunday's parliamentary election: an end to months of conflict between pro-Russian separatists and government forces.
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Rebel Says 30 Insurgents Killed in Eastern Ukraine
At least 30 bodies of killed fighters have been brought to a hospital following a day of heavy fighting in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, in which the government forces used combat jets against pro-Russia rebels, an insurgent said Tuesday.
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In Fear of Violence, Ukraine's Eastern Hub Becomes Ghost Town
It was polling day in Ukraine's eastern capital, Donetsk, but the long, leafy avenues were all but empty as residents, unable to vote in the presidential election, stayed at home in fear of violence from pro-Russian militants.
