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UK stuns Europe by sending troops to Ukraine

February 25, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The United Kingdom stunned officials across Europe with a unilateral announcement that it would send 75 troops to Ukraine within

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Both sides refuse to withdraw heavy weapons as Ukraine cease-fire fails

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s military spokesperson shattered remaining hopes for peace in the country’s embattled Donbas region on February 17 when he announced that

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Except for Debaltseve, Ukraine officials say fighting subsides in shaky truce

February 15, 2015February 15, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The number of attacks against Ukrainian troops decreased radically since cease-fire took effect at midnight, but the situation remains tense

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Poroshenko will impose martial law if cease-fire fails

February 15, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said martial law will be introduced throughout Ukraine if the cease-fire fails to start at midnight

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Outraged Dutch fear that Minsk amnesty agreement will apply to those who shot down MH17

February 14, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The Dutch Parliament fears that those responsible for shooting down Malaysian Airlines MH17, an attack that killed 298 over the

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Azov battalion spearheads Ukrainian counter-offensive

February 10, 2015February 10, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s Azov B​attalion, famed for its near-suicidal bravery and ​ultra-nationalist ​views, is spearheading a Ukrainian counter-offensive along the country’s Black Sea

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Kerry, Merkel, Hollande come to Kyiv to find peace; Putin meeting today

February 6, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung reported, based on its sources, that the Merkel-Hollande plan will be based on September’s Minsk

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Kerry: No plans to arm Ukraine now

February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

US Secretary of State John Kerry made it clear during his visit to Kyiv on February 5 that his government

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Another deadly weekend with 22 civilians killed in Donbas

February 1, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Seven civilians were killed in shelling in Donbas by the afternoon of February 1. A 66-year old woman was killed

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