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Senior Ukraine security official: Anti-terror operation suspended as Russian troops mass on border

April 24, 2014April 24, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Margarita Simonyan, the chief editor of Russia Today, the Kremlin’s flagship English language news organization, tweeted “Ukraine. R.I.P.” early in

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Ukrainian forces clash with Pro-Russia militants

April 24, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Fighting between Ukrainian security forces and pro-Russia militants in eastern Ukraine has left at least five militants dead, with Russian

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Europe 

Obama: Russia not abiding by Geneva agreement with Ukraine

April 24, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

President Barack Obama said Russia is not abiding by the Geneva agreement to ease the crisis in Ukraine, and he

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Poroshenko widens the lead in Ukraine’s presidential polls

April 24, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukraine’s confectionery magnate Petro Poroshenko increased his popularity ahead of presidential elections scheduled on May 25 to almost 33 per

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Ukraine forces ‘liberate’ Svyatohirsk from armed groups

April 24, 2014April 27, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

In what appears to be its first act after the restart of an anti-terror operation to purge Kremlin-backed separatists from

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First American troops land in Poland for exercises amid Ukraine crisis

April 24, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia, Ukraine

About 130 soldiers from the the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team arrived in Swidwin, northwestern Poland on April 23, as

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Europe 

US to send paratroopers to Poland, Baltics

April 23, 2014April 24, 2014 VOANews Poland, Russia, Ukraine

The United States is sending about 600 paratroopers to Poland and the Baltic states in an expansion meant to underscore

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Europe 

OSCE calls for release of American Ostrovsky, other journalists in eastern Ukraine

April 23, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Vienna-based Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has called for the immediate release of Simon Ostrovsky, a journalist with

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Europe 

US navy frigate returns to the Black Sea

April 22, 2014April 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

The US Navy frigate the USS Taylor has passed through the Dardanelles Strait, returning to the Black Sea after repairs

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