Donetsk Airport overrun by rebels, say army volunteers
Kremlin-backed insurgents have taken over Donetsk Airport, killing dozens of Ukrainian troops, members of the army’s volunteer support network said
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Kyiv says Russian military attacked its forces inside eastern Ukraine
Ukraine said Tuesday that Russian forces had attacked its military units fighting separatists in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region. Ukrainian military
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EU Parliament accuses Russia of ‘acts of terrorism’ in Ukraine
The European Parliament is accusing Russia of what it calls “acts of terrorism” in Ukraine. Meeting in Brussels, the European
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Cheaper oil best weapon against Russia’s aggression
The strength of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime is a derivative of global oil prices — in other words, weak
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Ethnic Poles evacuated from Ukraine’s embattled Donbas
A total 178 of Ukrainian citizens of Polish descent and their families, evacuated with the Polish government’s help from war-torn
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Moscow threatens Kyiv with $3 billion loan recall ahead of peace talks
Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on January 10 accused Ukraine of breaching the conditions of a $3 billion Russian loan ahead
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Merkel: Sanctions on Russia stay until fighting stops in Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia for supporting separatists in eastern
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Germany, Ukraine sign loan deal ahead of top level talks
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has talks in Berlin Thursday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. They are expected to focus
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Ukraine reaches deal to receive coal supplies during winter
Coal-short Ukraine has secured 1.3 million tons of coal supplies a month to avoid the power blackouts during the winter
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