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Ukrainian forces clash with Pro-Russia militants

April 24, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Fighting between Ukrainian security forces and pro-Russia militants in eastern Ukraine has left at least five militants dead, with Russian

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Obama: Russia not abiding by Geneva agreement with Ukraine

April 24, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

President Barack Obama said Russia is not abiding by the Geneva agreement to ease the crisis in Ukraine, and he

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US to send paratroopers to Poland, Baltics

April 23, 2014April 24, 2014 VOANews Poland, Russia, Ukraine

The United States is sending about 600 paratroopers to Poland and the Baltic states in an expansion meant to underscore

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Biden arrives in Ukraine as tensions rise

April 21, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Ukraine for talks with the acting president and prime minister as the situation

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Easter messages from Russia, Ukraine reveal divide

April 20, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Orthodox Christians in Ukraine and Russia on Sunday celebrated Easter — the holiest day of the Christian calendar — with

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Russia, West reach agreement on easing Ukraine tensions

April 17, 2014April 18, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says top diplomats from Ukraine, Russia, the European Union, and United States have agreed

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Putin reserves right to use force in Ukraine

April 17, 2014April 17, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he has “a right” to send troops into Ukraine but hopes he will “not have

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Obama, Putin talk as separatists tighten grip on eastern Ukraine

April 15, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Pro-Russia demonstrators on Monday defied a government deadline to vacate occupied buildings in exchange for amnesty, as Ukraine’s interim president

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Russia, West face off over Ukraine at UN

April 14, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russia came under heavy criticism from world powers at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council Sunday, as

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