Living without Russian gas: Hard, but possible
Since Russia’s Gazprom cut the gas supplies to Ukraine on June 16, the government has been intensively looking for the
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White House: Obama readies new sanctions on Russia
The Obama administration says it is ready to impose fresh sanctions on Russia, if Moscow fails to take action to
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Eleven Ukrainian servicemen killed as gunmen down helicopter, attack checkpoint near Sloviansk
Using surface-to-air missiles, pro-Russian insurgents shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter near Sloviansk late on June 24, breaking a ceasefire
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Separatists down Ukrainian military helicopter
Pro-Russian separatists have shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter, just a day after the rebels announced a week-long truce in
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Obama: Putin, separatists should comply with Ukraine peace plans
President Barack Obama has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to work closely with Kyiv to implement Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko’s
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Sanctions threat weighs on Russian oil industry
Russia’s economy runs on oil and gas, but with Russia’s economy on the edge of recession, a new threat has
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Ukraine’s president talks peace plan to the nation
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko made a televised address to the nation on June 21, in which he discussed his 14-point peace
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Anger, threats in Ukraine’s capital over ceasefire proposal
Separatists in Ukraine’s restive east have rejected the government’s offer of a unilateral ceasefire, and angry citizens in the streets
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Unesco chief Irina Bokova denounces killing of journalists in eastern Ukraine
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom, Bulgaria’s Irina Bokova, denounced on June 19 the
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