Gunshots reported in Ukrainian capital; possible deal reached
Reports from Ukraine say shots have been fired near Kyiv’s Independence Square, after the government announced a preliminary deal with
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EU agrees to targeted sanctions against Ukraine
The European Union has agreed to impose sanctions against Ukraine, including visa bans and asset freezes targeting those believed responsible
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EU talks with government, opposition in Ukraine continue
Three foreign ministers from the EU are in talks again with President Viktor Yanukovych on finding a way out of
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Poland ready to accept Ukrainians seeking medical help or refugee status
Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk said that Polish hospitals are getting ready to take in Ukrainian citizens injured in the
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Slovakia on alert over neighbouring Ukraine
Slovakian foreign minister Miroslav Lajčák and other EU foreign ministers were meeting to impose sanctions on people who are, in
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Signs of economic growth returning to Greece
Greece posted a current account surplus in 2013, the first time since official data collection began in 1948, the country’s
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Serbian chargé d’affaires in Greece detained
Branko Lazarevic, Serbian chargé d’affaires in Greece and former chief of staff to Serbian prime minister Ivica Dacic when the
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Death toll in Ukraine rising with at least 35 people killed
A Kyiv Post journalist counted the bodies of 10 slain protesters in Ukraine Hotel on Kyiv’s Independence Square, while another
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Truce short-lived as explosions hit Kyiv’s Independence Square
Could it be the shortest truce in history? Less than 12 hours after President Viktor Yanukovych and political opposition leaders
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