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Poroshenko will not attend World Cup final as fighting rages in Ukraine’s east

July 13, 2014July 13, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko will not attend the World Cup final match in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, a

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Europe 

Europe considers fracking to cut Russian gas imports

July 13, 2014July 13, 2014 VOANews energy, Russia, Ukraine

The political crisis in Ukraine, including its dispute with Moscow over the flow of Russian natural gas, has forced many

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Europe 

Nearly 50 servicemen killed since June 19; death toll reaches 223

July 10, 2014July 10, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s recent military successes – the nation’s flag is now flying over Sloviansk and Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast – are

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Europe 

Ukraine’s president vows to take back east from pro-Russia rebels

July 10, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has vowed to retake remaining rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine, but says government forces will exercise

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Europe 

As Ukraine separatists retreat, Russia’s next moves unclear

July 8, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russia has urged Ukrainian authorities to negotiate a cease-fire, after separatist rebels in southeast Ukraine retreated to the two largest

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Europe 

Lithuania’s president warns of growing ‘Russian chauvinism’

July 8, 2014May 10, 2024 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region unnerved Russia’s neighbors from Kazakhstan in the south to the Baltic states in the

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Europe 

Retreating Ukraine rebels dig in at Donetsk

July 8, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Pro-Russian separatists retreating ahead of a Ukrainian military offensive in eastern Ukraine dug in Monday in the city of Donetsk,

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Ukraine’s army prepares to liberate Donetsk and Luhansk as military offensive gathers pace

July 8, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The Ukrainian army is preparing to dislodge Kremlin-backed separatists from Donetsk and Luhansk, the provincial capitals of two oblasts where

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Europe 

Bridges to Donetsk destroyed as Ukraine battles separatists

July 8, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Three bridges into rebel-held Donetsk were destroyed Monday, as Ukrainian forces continue to fight pro-Russian separatists in the eastern part

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