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US weighs natural gas exports to Ukraine

March 7, 2014 VOANews energy, Russia, Ukraine

The United States appears to be rethinking its aversion to natural gas exports so it could help meet Ukraine’s energy

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Europe 

Crimea MPs set referendum to join Russia

March 6, 2014March 6, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Lawmakers in the embattled Ukrainian region of Crimea have voted to join Russia, in a move likely to further escalate

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US imposes visa ban amid Ukraine crisis

March 6, 2014March 6, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

The U.S. is imposing visa restrictions on Russians and Crimeans who it says are threatening Ukraine. In addition, the White

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Europe 

Kerry calls for face-to-face meeting between Russian, Ukraine envoys

March 5, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has announced additional multi-national talks in the coming days on the crisis in Ukraine,

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British foreign secretary William Hague
Europe 

US, UK, Ukraine urge direct Kyiv-Moscow talks

March 5, 2014March 7, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

The United States, Britain, and Ukraine have called for direct talks between Kyiv and Moscow, saying they are crucial to

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Europe 

US UN Ambassador: Russian intervention ‘act of aggression’

March 4, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has strongly condemned Russia, saying there is nothing to justify its military presence

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Europe 

Ukraine: Russian forces control Crimea airports

February 28, 2014February 28, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s interior minister has accused Russian forces of staging a “military invasion and occupation” after armed men took control of

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World 

US alleges widespread global human rights violations

February 27, 2014February 27, 2014 VOANews

The U.S. is alleging that too many governments around the world are tightening controls on free expression and using repressive

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Europe 

A brief history of Crimea

February 27, 2014February 27, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Crimea is a peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea and an autonomous Russian-speaking republic of Ukraine. In

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