Except for Debaltseve, Ukraine officials say fighting subsides in shaky truce
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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Bulgaria condemns shootings in Copenhagen
Bulgaria strongly condemns the shootings in Copenhagen which claimed lives and injured innocent civilians, the Foreign Minister said on February
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Poroshenko will impose martial law if cease-fire fails
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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Fighting intensified in Ukraine ahead of cease-fire
Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists unleashed a barrage of artillery fire Saturday, hours before a European brokered cease-fire came into
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Another head rolls in Romania’s anti-corruption campaign
Miron Mitrea, former Romanian minister of transport and once one of the strongmen of the ruling social-democratic party, was sentenced
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US: Russia resupplying pro-Russian forces as cease-fire nears
The United States says Russia is sending large amounts of military supplies and equipment to pro-Russian fighters in eastern Ukraine,
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Poland hopes for full implementation of ceasefire in Ukraine – President
Poland is hoping for a full implementation of the ceasefire in Ukraine, President Bronislaw Komorowski said Thursday in a speech
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Outraged Dutch fear that Minsk amnesty agreement will apply to those who shot down MH17
The Dutch Parliament fears that those responsible for shooting down Malaysian Airlines MH17, an attack that killed 298 over the
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Greek officials, international creditors to meet on February 13
Greece and its international creditors plan to meet Friday to launch technical discussions on the debt-ridden country’s demand to cut
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