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Russia Invites UN, Red Cross To Probe Death Of Ukrainian Prisoners In Jail
Russia has invited experts from the United Nations and the Red Cross to probe the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners in a jail held by Moscow-backed separatists, the defence ministry said on Sunday.
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Angela Merkel, Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko Agree To Get Back To Minsk Ceasefire Deal
A ceasefire agreement signed in February 2015 in Minsk that aims to end the conflict between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists has failed to end artillery fighting.
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Back In Ukraine, Freed Pilot Savchenko Launches New Hunger Strike
A Ukrainian pilot released from a Russian jail in May launched a fresh hunger strike today in protest over Kiev's failure to secure the return of other prisoners of war in the separatist east.
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Ukraine Leader Says 9,000 Russian Troops Backing Rebels
President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday more than 9,000 Russian troops were backing Ukrainian separatist fighters that Moscow will be under pressure to reel in at high-stakes peace talks in Berlin.
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Ukrainian, Russian Officials Start Work to Set up 'Buffer Zone' in East
Senior Ukrainian and Russian military officials met on Friday to mark out a proposed 'buffer zone' in eastern Ukraine from which government forces and separatists will pull back artillery and other heavy armaments, Ukrainian military officials said.
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Ukraine President Accuses Russian Soldiers of Backing Rebel Thrust
Ukraine's president said on Thursday that Russian troops had entered his country in support of pro-Moscow rebels who captured a key coastal town, sharply escalating a separatist war and prompting anger and alarm among Kiev's Western allies.
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Crisis Deepens as Ukraine Says Russian Soldiers Back Rebel Thrust
Ukraine's president said on Thursday that Russian troops had entered his country in support of pro-Moscow rebels who captured a key coastal town, sharply escalating a five-month-old separatist war.
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Russian-Backed Separatists Enter Southeast Ukraine Town: Pro-Government Fighter
Separatists, backed by Russian soldiers, have entered the town of Novoazovsk in south-eastern Ukraine, a pro-government militia fighter said on Thursday.
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Ukraine Readies Sanctions on Russian Citizens, Companies
Ukraine, hitting back at Russia which it accuses of supporting separatist rebels, proposed sanctions on Friday against 172 citizens from Russia and other countries as well as 65 Russian companies "for financing terrorism".
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Russia Invites UN, Red Cross To Probe Death Of Ukrainian Prisoners In Jail
Russia has invited experts from the United Nations and the Red Cross to probe the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners in a jail held by Moscow-backed separatists, the defence ministry said on Sunday.
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Angela Merkel, Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko Agree To Get Back To Minsk Ceasefire Deal
A ceasefire agreement signed in February 2015 in Minsk that aims to end the conflict between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists has failed to end artillery fighting.
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Back In Ukraine, Freed Pilot Savchenko Launches New Hunger Strike
A Ukrainian pilot released from a Russian jail in May launched a fresh hunger strike today in protest over Kiev's failure to secure the return of other prisoners of war in the separatist east.
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Ukraine Leader Says 9,000 Russian Troops Backing Rebels
President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday more than 9,000 Russian troops were backing Ukrainian separatist fighters that Moscow will be under pressure to reel in at high-stakes peace talks in Berlin.
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Ukrainian, Russian Officials Start Work to Set up 'Buffer Zone' in East
Senior Ukrainian and Russian military officials met on Friday to mark out a proposed 'buffer zone' in eastern Ukraine from which government forces and separatists will pull back artillery and other heavy armaments, Ukrainian military officials said.
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Ukraine President Accuses Russian Soldiers of Backing Rebel Thrust
Ukraine's president said on Thursday that Russian troops had entered his country in support of pro-Moscow rebels who captured a key coastal town, sharply escalating a separatist war and prompting anger and alarm among Kiev's Western allies.
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Crisis Deepens as Ukraine Says Russian Soldiers Back Rebel Thrust
Ukraine's president said on Thursday that Russian troops had entered his country in support of pro-Moscow rebels who captured a key coastal town, sharply escalating a five-month-old separatist war.
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Russian-Backed Separatists Enter Southeast Ukraine Town: Pro-Government Fighter
Separatists, backed by Russian soldiers, have entered the town of Novoazovsk in south-eastern Ukraine, a pro-government militia fighter said on Thursday.
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Ukraine Readies Sanctions on Russian Citizens, Companies
Ukraine, hitting back at Russia which it accuses of supporting separatist rebels, proposed sanctions on Friday against 172 citizens from Russia and other countries as well as 65 Russian companies "for financing terrorism".
