Poroshenko will not attend World Cup final as fighting rages in Ukraine’s east
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 considers fracking to cut Russian gas imports
The political crisis in Ukraine, including its dispute with Moscow over the flow of Russian natural gas, has forced many
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Nearly 50 servicemen killed since June 19; death toll reaches 223
Ukraine’s recent military successes – the nation’s flag is now flying over Sloviansk and Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast – are
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Ukraine’s president vows to take back east from pro-Russia rebels
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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As Ukraine separatists retreat, Russia’s next moves unclear
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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Lithuania’s president warns of growing ‘Russian chauvinism’
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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Retreating Ukraine rebels dig in at Donetsk
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
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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Bridges to Donetsk destroyed as Ukraine battles separatists
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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