Kyiv vows ‘adequate response’ to downed plane
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko summoned his defense and security chiefs for consultations Saturday after pro-Russian separatists shot down a military
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Russia
Deadliest day for Ukraine in Kremlin-backed separatist war spurs outrage
June 14 marks the deadliest day of the undeclared war between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists in the country’s eastern regions
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Ukrainian forces regain control of Mariupol
Ukrainian security forces have regained control of Mariupol, a port city in the Donetsk region that has changed hands several
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Ukraine rejects Russian offer to cut gas price
Ukraine has rejected a Russian offer that would effectively cut the price Kyiv pays for gas by 20 percent. Ukrainian
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Poland calls on Russia to help defuse Ukrainian crisis
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said, after trilateral talks in St Petersburg between Russia, Poland and Germany that Russia must
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Ukraine calls for safe passage for civilians
Ukraine’s president has called for humanitarian corridors to be opened in the country’s east to allow civilians to escape fighting
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Ukraine’s Poroshenko negotiates with Russia
Ukraine’s new president is negotiating with Russia to try to end the violence in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists refuse
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Ukraine, Russian envoys reach ‘mutual understanding’ on parts of peace plan
Ukraine’s foreign ministry says it has reached a “mutual understanding” with Russia on key stages of a peace plan for
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Ukraine, Russia resume gas talks amid conflict
A Russian official says Ukraine and Russia are meeting Monday to resolve a natural gas dispute after Moscow threatened to
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