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US's John Kerry To Discuss Separatist Conflict, Reforms, With Ukraine
US Secretary of State John Kerry was due to visit Kiev on Thursday to discuss Ukraine's reforms and a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine where Russian-backed separatists are fighting government forces.
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Ukraine's Viktor Yanukovich: Assets Seizure Is Attempt To Hide Kiev's Failings
Former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich said on Friday Kiev's new government was trying to obscure its failings by pushing through a law to confiscate his alleged offshore assets.
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3 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Rebel East
Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and seven injured during a new flareup in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian eastern separatist rebels, the Kiev military said today.
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Ukraine Declines To Pay $3 Billion Debt To Russia: PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Ukraine announced today it would not make payment on its $3 billion debt to Russia due this weekend, deepening a row with Moscow which said it would take Kiev to court.
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Vladimir Putin Slams 'External Control' Over Ukraine on Crimea Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday slammed alleged "external control" over Ukraine's government as he made his third visit to the Crimean peninsula since Moscow seized the region from Kiev last year.
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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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Sweden to Give Ukraine $100 Million No-Interest Loan
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today thanked the Swedish government for a $100 million loan for Kiev's cash-strapped economy, one piece of a multibillion dollar package the country needs to avoid collapse.
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Fears for Truce as Attacking Rebels Mass Near Ukraine Port City
Pro-Russian forces massing near Ukraine's port city of Mariupol are continuing to attack government troop positions, Kiev said on Monday, fuelling concerns for the fate of a UN-backed ceasefire.
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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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'Carry on if You Want to Die': Ukraine's Battleground Town Debaltseve
The east Ukraine town of Debaltseve was the epicentre of fighting in the hours ahead of Sunday's ceasefire, amid non-stop bombardments, impassable roads, and rebel calls for government soldiers to surrender.
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Ukraine Death Toll Grows After Fragile Peace Deal Signed
At least 15 people have been killed in east Ukraine in new shelling despite the signing of a peace deal to end the 10-month conflict.
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Europe Warns Russia Over Ukraine Deal
European powers warned Russia it risked fresh sanctions if a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the 10-month war between Ukraine troops and pro-Moscow rebels was not implemented.
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Marathon Ukraine Peace Summit Agrees to Ceasefire
Marathon talks in Belarus ended today with a ceasefire announcement in the war between Ukraine and pro-Moscow rebels, but Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that "big hurdles" remained.
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10 Killed in Latest East Ukraine Fighting: Officials
Five civilians and five government soldiers were killed in the latest fighting in east Ukraine, government and pro-Russian rebel officials said today.
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Ukraine 'Fighting For Very Survival': US Vice President Joe Biden
The United States and Europe must stand together over Ukraine as it battles for survival in the face of escalating Russian military involvement, Vice President Joe Biden said during a visit to Brussels on today.
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US's John Kerry To Discuss Separatist Conflict, Reforms, With Ukraine
US Secretary of State John Kerry was due to visit Kiev on Thursday to discuss Ukraine's reforms and a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine where Russian-backed separatists are fighting government forces.
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Ukraine's Viktor Yanukovich: Assets Seizure Is Attempt To Hide Kiev's Failings
Former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich said on Friday Kiev's new government was trying to obscure its failings by pushing through a law to confiscate his alleged offshore assets.
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3 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Rebel East
Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and seven injured during a new flareup in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian eastern separatist rebels, the Kiev military said today.
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Ukraine Declines To Pay $3 Billion Debt To Russia: PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Ukraine announced today it would not make payment on its $3 billion debt to Russia due this weekend, deepening a row with Moscow which said it would take Kiev to court.
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Vladimir Putin Slams 'External Control' Over Ukraine on Crimea Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday slammed alleged "external control" over Ukraine's government as he made his third visit to the Crimean peninsula since Moscow seized the region from Kiev last year.
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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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Sweden to Give Ukraine $100 Million No-Interest Loan
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today thanked the Swedish government for a $100 million loan for Kiev's cash-strapped economy, one piece of a multibillion dollar package the country needs to avoid collapse.
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Fears for Truce as Attacking Rebels Mass Near Ukraine Port City
Pro-Russian forces massing near Ukraine's port city of Mariupol are continuing to attack government troop positions, Kiev said on Monday, fuelling concerns for the fate of a UN-backed ceasefire.
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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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'Carry on if You Want to Die': Ukraine's Battleground Town Debaltseve
The east Ukraine town of Debaltseve was the epicentre of fighting in the hours ahead of Sunday's ceasefire, amid non-stop bombardments, impassable roads, and rebel calls for government soldiers to surrender.
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Ukraine Death Toll Grows After Fragile Peace Deal Signed
At least 15 people have been killed in east Ukraine in new shelling despite the signing of a peace deal to end the 10-month conflict.
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Europe Warns Russia Over Ukraine Deal
European powers warned Russia it risked fresh sanctions if a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the 10-month war between Ukraine troops and pro-Moscow rebels was not implemented.
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Marathon Ukraine Peace Summit Agrees to Ceasefire
Marathon talks in Belarus ended today with a ceasefire announcement in the war between Ukraine and pro-Moscow rebels, but Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that "big hurdles" remained.
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10 Killed in Latest East Ukraine Fighting: Officials
Five civilians and five government soldiers were killed in the latest fighting in east Ukraine, government and pro-Russian rebel officials said today.
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Ukraine 'Fighting For Very Survival': US Vice President Joe Biden
The United States and Europe must stand together over Ukraine as it battles for survival in the face of escalating Russian military involvement, Vice President Joe Biden said during a visit to Brussels on today.
