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On Ukraine's Front Lines, US-Supplied Equipment is Falling Apart
The United States has delivered more than $260 million in non-lethal military equipment to help the government of Ukraine in its fight against a Russian-backed insurgency, but some of the U.S.-supplied gear meant to protect and transport Ukrainian military forces is little more than junk.
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Ukraine, Pro-Russia Rebels Begin Donetsk Arms Withdrawal
Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian insurgents said on Tuesday they had begun withdrawing tanks and smaller weapons from the front line in the devastated Donetsk region in the ex-Soviet state's eastern war zone.
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Mines Kill 2 Civilians in East Ukraine: Official
Two Ukrainian civilians were killed and 11 servicemen injured today in mine blasts in separatist eastern Ukraine, which remains littered with explosive devices left behind by its 18-month revolt, officials said.
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Vladimir Putin to be Notable Absence From Ukraine Crisis Talks in Berlin
The heads of Germany and France will meet Kiev's pro-Western leader in Berlin on Monday for Ukrainian crisis talks most notable for their diplomatically-charged exclusion of Russia's Vladimir Putin.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Accuses Vladimir Putin of Wanting 'Whole of Europe'
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of wanting to take over the "whole of Europe" and potentially aiming his sights next at Finland and the Baltics.
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4 Dead as Fighting Flares in East Ukraine
Three civilians and one Ukrainian soldier have been killed over the past day in renewed fighting in the east of the country, where pro-Russian rebels are waging an insurgency, Kiev said today.
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Russia Launches Fraud Probe Against Petro Poroshenko's Candy Factory
Russia launched Wednesday a probe into tax fraud against a candy factory owned by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and conducted a search of its premises.
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Ukraine Leader Says he Will Not Let Oligarchs Sow 'Chaos'
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday pledged to stop oligarchs from sowing "chaos" after the governor of a key industrial region quit following a row over a state oil firm.
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Ukraine Army a NATO Proxy: Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ridiculed the Ukrainian army as NATO's "foreign legion", ignoring Western pressure on the Kremlin to rein in a pro-Russian insurgency that has gone on the offensive across eastern Ukraine.
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Upsurge in Ukraine Violence Prompts New Peace Push
A massive assault by Russian-backed insurgents on a Ukrainian force hanging on to a ruined airport near the rebels' main stronghold prompted Germany on Tuesday to announce urgent new peace talks.
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Eleven Ukraine Civilians Killed After Rocket Hits Bus
Eleven Ukrainian civilians were killed and nearly 20 injured on Tuesday when a long-range Grad rocket apparently fired by pro-Russian insurgents hit an intercity bus in the separatist east.
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Ukraine Launches Terror Probe Into New Odessa Blast
Ukrainian police today launched a terror probe into a blast in the government-controlled port of Odessa after an explosion outside a building housing a soldiers' support centre.
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Nationalist March Shows Ukraine 'on Nazi Path': Moscow
A torch-lit march held in Kiev to honor a controversial anti-Soviet resistance leader shows Ukraine is following in the footsteps of the Nazis, a senior Russian foreign ministry official said today.
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Thousands of Ukraine Nationalists March in Kiev
Thousands of Ukrainian nationalists held a torchlight procession across Kiev on Thursday in honour of a 1940s anti-Soviet insurgent, Stepan Bandera, branded by Moscow as a Nazi collaborator whom Europe must reject.
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Floods of Ukrainian Refugees Seek New Life in Russia
After three days trapped in a cellar by shelling, Svetlana and Sergei Divenko left their home in eastern Ukraine and fled to Russia with their two children and a single bag.
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On Ukraine's Front Lines, US-Supplied Equipment is Falling Apart
The United States has delivered more than $260 million in non-lethal military equipment to help the government of Ukraine in its fight against a Russian-backed insurgency, but some of the U.S.-supplied gear meant to protect and transport Ukrainian military forces is little more than junk.
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Ukraine, Pro-Russia Rebels Begin Donetsk Arms Withdrawal
Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian insurgents said on Tuesday they had begun withdrawing tanks and smaller weapons from the front line in the devastated Donetsk region in the ex-Soviet state's eastern war zone.
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Mines Kill 2 Civilians in East Ukraine: Official
Two Ukrainian civilians were killed and 11 servicemen injured today in mine blasts in separatist eastern Ukraine, which remains littered with explosive devices left behind by its 18-month revolt, officials said.
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Vladimir Putin to be Notable Absence From Ukraine Crisis Talks in Berlin
The heads of Germany and France will meet Kiev's pro-Western leader in Berlin on Monday for Ukrainian crisis talks most notable for their diplomatically-charged exclusion of Russia's Vladimir Putin.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Accuses Vladimir Putin of Wanting 'Whole of Europe'
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of wanting to take over the "whole of Europe" and potentially aiming his sights next at Finland and the Baltics.
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4 Dead as Fighting Flares in East Ukraine
Three civilians and one Ukrainian soldier have been killed over the past day in renewed fighting in the east of the country, where pro-Russian rebels are waging an insurgency, Kiev said today.
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Russia Launches Fraud Probe Against Petro Poroshenko's Candy Factory
Russia launched Wednesday a probe into tax fraud against a candy factory owned by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and conducted a search of its premises.
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Ukraine Leader Says he Will Not Let Oligarchs Sow 'Chaos'
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday pledged to stop oligarchs from sowing "chaos" after the governor of a key industrial region quit following a row over a state oil firm.
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Ukraine Army a NATO Proxy: Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ridiculed the Ukrainian army as NATO's "foreign legion", ignoring Western pressure on the Kremlin to rein in a pro-Russian insurgency that has gone on the offensive across eastern Ukraine.
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Upsurge in Ukraine Violence Prompts New Peace Push
A massive assault by Russian-backed insurgents on a Ukrainian force hanging on to a ruined airport near the rebels' main stronghold prompted Germany on Tuesday to announce urgent new peace talks.
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Eleven Ukraine Civilians Killed After Rocket Hits Bus
Eleven Ukrainian civilians were killed and nearly 20 injured on Tuesday when a long-range Grad rocket apparently fired by pro-Russian insurgents hit an intercity bus in the separatist east.
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Ukraine Launches Terror Probe Into New Odessa Blast
Ukrainian police today launched a terror probe into a blast in the government-controlled port of Odessa after an explosion outside a building housing a soldiers' support centre.
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Nationalist March Shows Ukraine 'on Nazi Path': Moscow
A torch-lit march held in Kiev to honor a controversial anti-Soviet resistance leader shows Ukraine is following in the footsteps of the Nazis, a senior Russian foreign ministry official said today.
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Thousands of Ukraine Nationalists March in Kiev
Thousands of Ukrainian nationalists held a torchlight procession across Kiev on Thursday in honour of a 1940s anti-Soviet insurgent, Stepan Bandera, branded by Moscow as a Nazi collaborator whom Europe must reject.
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Floods of Ukrainian Refugees Seek New Life in Russia
After three days trapped in a cellar by shelling, Svetlana and Sergei Divenko left their home in eastern Ukraine and fled to Russia with their two children and a single bag.
