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Pro-Russia Separatists Claim Ukraine's Mariupol Port Under Their Control
A pro-Russia rebel leader said Monday that separatist forces in eastern Ukraine have taken control of the port of the strategic city of Mariupol.
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Pro-Russian Leaders In Ukraine Ask Putin For Military Against Kyiv
Rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine have asked Moscow for military help against Kyiv, the Kremlin announced late Wednesday, in a move that opens the door for massed Russian troops to move in.
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Putin To Recognise Ukraine Rebel Territories As Independent Soon
Russian President Vladimir Putin will recognise the independence of eastern Ukraine's separatist republics, the Kremlin said in a statement Monday, adding that he had informed the French and German leaders of his decision.
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Ukraine Rebel Leader Igor Plotnitsky Injured In Car Blast
The leader of a self-proclaimed separatist republic in eastern Ukraine was injured in a suspected car bombing today, local media reported.
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Angela Merkel Tells Vladimir Putin To 'Use Influence' To Rein In Ukraine Rebels
Chancellor Angela Merkel today urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to use his influence to rein in pro-Kremlin rebels in eastern Ukraine, a day after the German leader warned that a peace deal was not being fully implemented.
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Putin Says Trump Is 'Absolute Leader' In US Presidential Race
Russian President Vladimir Putin ranged from conflict zones to U.S. politics Thursday in a news conference in which he tried to close gaps with Washington over Syria, noted that Moscow remained engaged in Ukraine and gave a nod to Donald Trump as the "absolute leader" in the White House race.
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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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Russia Slams EU Sanctions Renewal as Pointless 'Blackmail'
Russia today slammed the EU's extension of sanctions over its annexation of Crimea as "blackmail" and vowed it would not be pressured into returning the peninsula to Ukraine.
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Ukraine Rebel Leader Alexander Zakharchenko Says has released 2 US Aid Workers
Ukraine's pro-Russian rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko said Saturday that insurgents had released two US aid workers detained for alleged spying.
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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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Russia Starts Sending Gas to East Ukraine Rebel Zone
Russia's Gazprom on Thursday started supplying gas directly to the rebel-controlled area in east Ukraine after pro-Moscow separatist leaders said Kiev had cut supplies, the company's chief said.
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Main Stumbling Blocks for Ukraine Peace Plan
A ceasefire signed by Kiev and pro-Russian rebels after marathon talks between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France comes into force Sunday, the first step in a peace deal aimed at ending 10 months of 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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Russia, European Powers Agree to Draft Ukraine Peace Plan
The leaders of Russia, Germany and France agreed during late-night talks in Moscow to draw up a plan to end fighting in Ukraine as rebels wage a deadly offensive in the country's east, officials said on Saturday.
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European Union Threatens New Russia Sanctions over Ukraine Violence
European Union leaders on Tuesday threatened new sanctions against Russia over a bloody offensive by pro-Kremlin Ukrainian rebels, backing, the latest bid to pressure a defiant Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Pro-Russia Separatists Claim Ukraine's Mariupol Port Under Their Control
A pro-Russia rebel leader said Monday that separatist forces in eastern Ukraine have taken control of the port of the strategic city of Mariupol.
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Pro-Russian Leaders In Ukraine Ask Putin For Military Against Kyiv
Rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine have asked Moscow for military help against Kyiv, the Kremlin announced late Wednesday, in a move that opens the door for massed Russian troops to move in.
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Putin To Recognise Ukraine Rebel Territories As Independent Soon
Russian President Vladimir Putin will recognise the independence of eastern Ukraine's separatist republics, the Kremlin said in a statement Monday, adding that he had informed the French and German leaders of his decision.
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Ukraine Rebel Leader Igor Plotnitsky Injured In Car Blast
The leader of a self-proclaimed separatist republic in eastern Ukraine was injured in a suspected car bombing today, local media reported.
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Angela Merkel Tells Vladimir Putin To 'Use Influence' To Rein In Ukraine Rebels
Chancellor Angela Merkel today urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to use his influence to rein in pro-Kremlin rebels in eastern Ukraine, a day after the German leader warned that a peace deal was not being fully implemented.
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Putin Says Trump Is 'Absolute Leader' In US Presidential Race
Russian President Vladimir Putin ranged from conflict zones to U.S. politics Thursday in a news conference in which he tried to close gaps with Washington over Syria, noted that Moscow remained engaged in Ukraine and gave a nod to Donald Trump as the "absolute leader" in the White House race.
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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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Russia Slams EU Sanctions Renewal as Pointless 'Blackmail'
Russia today slammed the EU's extension of sanctions over its annexation of Crimea as "blackmail" and vowed it would not be pressured into returning the peninsula to Ukraine.
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Ukraine Rebel Leader Alexander Zakharchenko Says has released 2 US Aid Workers
Ukraine's pro-Russian rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko said Saturday that insurgents had released two US aid workers detained for alleged spying.
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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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Russia Starts Sending Gas to East Ukraine Rebel Zone
Russia's Gazprom on Thursday started supplying gas directly to the rebel-controlled area in east Ukraine after pro-Moscow separatist leaders said Kiev had cut supplies, the company's chief said.
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Main Stumbling Blocks for Ukraine Peace Plan
A ceasefire signed by Kiev and pro-Russian rebels after marathon talks between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France comes into force Sunday, the first step in a peace deal aimed at ending 10 months of 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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Russia, European Powers Agree to Draft Ukraine Peace Plan
The leaders of Russia, Germany and France agreed during late-night talks in Moscow to draw up a plan to end fighting in Ukraine as rebels wage a deadly offensive in the country's east, officials said on Saturday.
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European Union Threatens New Russia Sanctions over Ukraine Violence
European Union leaders on Tuesday threatened new sanctions against Russia over a bloody offensive by pro-Kremlin Ukrainian rebels, backing, the latest bid to pressure a defiant Russian President Vladimir Putin.
