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Obama Tells Putin Ukraine Peace Deal Must Be Respected: US
US President Barack Obama insisted on Monday in a telephone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the need to respect the Minsk peace accords in eastern Ukraine, the White House said.
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Russia Sanctions To Remain Until Ukraine Deal Is Implemented: John Kerry
Sanctions against Russia will continue until it implements all aspects of the Ukraine peace agreement reached in Minsk last year, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday.
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Joe Biden Says Russia Must Fulfil Ukraine Peace Deal, Hand Back Crimea
US Vice President Joe Biden said today the world's focus on Syria did not overshadow Western demands for Russia to adhere to a shaky Ukrainian peace agreement and to hand back Crimea to Kiev.
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Kremlin Says Paris Talks on Ukraine 'Businesslike'; All Sides Committed to Minsk Deal
The Kremlin's spokesman said on Friday talks in Paris on Ukraine between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany were "businesslike" and all sides reaffirmed their commitment to the Minsk peace process.
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Ukraine Leader Mocks Russia's Call for Anti-Terrorism Coalition
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday derided Russia's call for the creation of an international antiterrorism coalition, saying the Russians inspire terrorism on their own doorstep and back bellicose puppet governments.
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Russia Supports Ukraine Peace Deal: Report
Russia fully backs the Minsk peace agreements in Ukraine, but progress is being stalled by Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera today.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin Says Ready to Work With United States: Report
Russia has key interests in common with the United States and needs to work with it on a common agenda, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday in a television interview.
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Germany Calls on Russia, Ukraine to Move to Next Phase of Peace Deal
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called on Russia and Ukraine to set in motion the next phase of the shaky Minsk peace accords aimed at stopping the fighting in east Ukraine, ahead of talks about their implementation in Berlin on Monday.
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Many in Kiev Want Ukraine Peace Deal to Fail, Says Russia
Russia is concerned that many people in Kiev and outside Ukraine want a peace deal in the east of the country to fail, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today.
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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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Ukraine Deal: West Cautious, Rebels Victorious, Civilians Skeptical
Western European leaders voiced cautious optimism after hammering out a Ukraine peace plan in Minsk today, hailed as a great victory by pro-Russian rebels but met with scepticism by war-weary civilians.
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Leaders Scramble to Avert "Dramatic Spiral" in Ukraine
The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France agreed to meet in Belarus on Wednesday to try to broker a peace deal for Ukraine amid escalating violence there and signs of cracks in the transatlantic consensus on confronting Vladimir Putin.
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Franco-German Plan Will Offer More Details on Minsk: US Official
A Franco-German initiative to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine is based on the Minsk peace pact but will contain more details on implementation and timing of the deal, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Saturday.
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Minsk Peace Plan Has Chance of Success, Says Senior Rebel From Eastern Ukraine
A senior separatist from eastern Ukraine said on Monday he believed there was a chance a peace plan for eastern Ukraine could succeed.
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No Sign of Quick End to Ukraine Conflict
Ukraine's president said Wednesday that Vladimir Putin accepts the principles of a peace plan for Ukraine but the Russian leader insisted that only Kiev can reach a cease-fire deal with the pro-Moscow separatists.
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Obama Tells Putin Ukraine Peace Deal Must Be Respected: US
US President Barack Obama insisted on Monday in a telephone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the need to respect the Minsk peace accords in eastern Ukraine, the White House said.
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Russia Sanctions To Remain Until Ukraine Deal Is Implemented: John Kerry
Sanctions against Russia will continue until it implements all aspects of the Ukraine peace agreement reached in Minsk last year, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday.
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Joe Biden Says Russia Must Fulfil Ukraine Peace Deal, Hand Back Crimea
US Vice President Joe Biden said today the world's focus on Syria did not overshadow Western demands for Russia to adhere to a shaky Ukrainian peace agreement and to hand back Crimea to Kiev.
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Kremlin Says Paris Talks on Ukraine 'Businesslike'; All Sides Committed to Minsk Deal
The Kremlin's spokesman said on Friday talks in Paris on Ukraine between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany were "businesslike" and all sides reaffirmed their commitment to the Minsk peace process.
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Ukraine Leader Mocks Russia's Call for Anti-Terrorism Coalition
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday derided Russia's call for the creation of an international antiterrorism coalition, saying the Russians inspire terrorism on their own doorstep and back bellicose puppet governments.
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Russia Supports Ukraine Peace Deal: Report
Russia fully backs the Minsk peace agreements in Ukraine, but progress is being stalled by Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera today.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin Says Ready to Work With United States: Report
Russia has key interests in common with the United States and needs to work with it on a common agenda, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday in a television interview.
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Germany Calls on Russia, Ukraine to Move to Next Phase of Peace Deal
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called on Russia and Ukraine to set in motion the next phase of the shaky Minsk peace accords aimed at stopping the fighting in east Ukraine, ahead of talks about their implementation in Berlin on Monday.
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Many in Kiev Want Ukraine Peace Deal to Fail, Says Russia
Russia is concerned that many people in Kiev and outside Ukraine want a peace deal in the east of the country to fail, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today.
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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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Ukraine Deal: West Cautious, Rebels Victorious, Civilians Skeptical
Western European leaders voiced cautious optimism after hammering out a Ukraine peace plan in Minsk today, hailed as a great victory by pro-Russian rebels but met with scepticism by war-weary civilians.
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Leaders Scramble to Avert "Dramatic Spiral" in Ukraine
The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France agreed to meet in Belarus on Wednesday to try to broker a peace deal for Ukraine amid escalating violence there and signs of cracks in the transatlantic consensus on confronting Vladimir Putin.
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Franco-German Plan Will Offer More Details on Minsk: US Official
A Franco-German initiative to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine is based on the Minsk peace pact but will contain more details on implementation and timing of the deal, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Saturday.
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Minsk Peace Plan Has Chance of Success, Says Senior Rebel From Eastern Ukraine
A senior separatist from eastern Ukraine said on Monday he believed there was a chance a peace plan for eastern Ukraine could succeed.
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No Sign of Quick End to Ukraine Conflict
Ukraine's president said Wednesday that Vladimir Putin accepts the principles of a peace plan for Ukraine but the Russian leader insisted that only Kiev can reach a cease-fire deal with the pro-Moscow separatists.
