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Poroshenko says toxic chemicals were used in Odessa trade union fire

May 6, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Speaking to journalists in the Verkhovna Rada on May 6, billionaire presidential candidate Petro Poroshenko said there is evidence that

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Ukrainian forces tighten grip on rebels in embattled Kramatorsk, Sloviansk

May 4, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s counterterrorism operation continued and even gained traction in the country’s gritty industrial east on Saturday, as its security forces

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Fighting resumes in Sloviansk, two Ukrainian soldiers killed

May 2, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s defence ministry said that two soldiers of Ukrainian army were killed in Sloviansk during an operation that meant to

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Kyiv ousts Russian diplomat for espionage

May 1, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has declared Russia’s navy attaché in Kyiv persona non grata in connection with his “activities (that are)

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vladimir putin and barack obama at the G20 summit in Mexico
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Washington, Brussels levy fresh sanctions on Russia

April 29, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

On April 28, the White House announced a fresh round of sanctions on seven Russian officials and 17 corporations. Concurrently,

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Europe 

Ukraine inks memorandum with Slovakia for 8 billion cubic metres of gas

April 29, 2014May 2, 2014 The Kyiv Post energy, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine

In a bid to further wean itself off Russian gas dependency, Ukraine on April 28 signed a memorandum with Slovakia

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Kharkiv mayor Gennady Kernes shot in the back

April 28, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Kharkiv Mayor Gennady Kernes was shot in the back on April 28 and is in serious condition, the press service

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Protesters seize broadcaster in Donetsk

April 27, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Pro-Russian protestors occupied the building of the regional state broadcasting company on April 27 after a rally on holding an

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Ukraine: Alleged Russian Colonel Strelkov makes public appearance as self-proclaimed chief of ‘Donbass People’s Militia’

April 27, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The man who Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) wants most in eastern Ukraine, alleged Russian Military Intelligence Colonel Igor Strelkov, has

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