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UN Security Council meets as investigation launched into Malaysia Airlines disaster

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the downing on July 18 of a Malaysia

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Europe 

Poroshenko: ‘This is a wake-up call for the whole world’

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The following is an English-language transcript of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko after a surface-to-air missile fired from Russian-backed insurgent territory

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Europe 

Ukraine claims to have intercepted phone conversations of separatists admitting downing a civilian plane

July 17, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was allegedly shot down by a group of Russian-backed Cossack

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Europe 

Ukraine government, Malaysia Airlines confirm passenger plane crash, at least 295 presumed dead

July 17, 2014July 17, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukraine’s government confirmed that a Malaysia Airlines passenger airline crashed in the east of the country, close to Russian border.

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Europe 

Ukraine prepares for disappointment ahead of EU talks on Russia sanctions

July 16, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

A summit of European Union leaders in Brussels on July 16 is being touted as a major opportunity for the

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Europe 

Poroshenko will not attend World Cup final as fighting rages in Ukraine’s east

July 13, 2014July 13, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko will not attend the World Cup final match in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, a

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Europe 

Nearly 50 servicemen killed since June 19; death toll reaches 223

July 10, 2014July 10, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s recent military successes – the nation’s flag is now flying over Sloviansk and Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast – are

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Europe 

Ukraine’s army prepares to liberate Donetsk and Luhansk as military offensive gathers pace

July 8, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The Ukrainian army is preparing to dislodge Kremlin-backed separatists from Donetsk and Luhansk, the provincial capitals of two oblasts where

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Europe 

Defence minister says anti-terrorist operation to continue until Ukraine’s east is reclaimed

July 6, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s new defence minister Valeriy Heletey praised the Ukrainian army’s conduct in recapturing the former rebel stronghold of Sloviansk on July

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