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Ongoing coverage of the confrontation between Russia, Vladimir Putin and the West over Russia’s aggression in Crimea and Ukraine.
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When Does a Cease-Fire Stop Being a Cease-Fire?
The cease-fire in eastern Ukraine is all but dead, according to Ukraine's representative to the Organisation of Security and Co-operation in Europe.
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Upping the Ante? Russian Tanks Pour Into Ukraine: NATO
Multiple columns of Russian tanks, artillery and air defense systems have poured into Ukraine in the past two days, U.S. Gen. Philip Breedlove said.
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The Cease-Fire in This Rebel Stronghold Just Got Shakier
Artillery shelling occurs almost daily around the strategically important Donetsk airport, despite the cease-fire,
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Analysis: How Putin Won Election He Wasn't Running In
Jim Maceda
Much more than a local election has been won or lost in Eastern Ukraine.
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President is Inaugurated With Eastern Ukrainian Flair in Donetsk
Former electrician Alexander Zakharchenko was sworn-in as president of the breakaway pro-Russian Donetsk People's Republic in highly symbolic ceremony
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U.S. Slams 'Sham' Ukraine Vote With Warning to Russia
Washington warned Russia of unspecified "costs" if it recognizes Alexander Zakharchenko as head of the separatist "Donetsk People's Republic."
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'We Are Citizens of Donetsk': Ukraine Rebels Vote
Pro-Russian rebels voted to set up a separatist leadership in eastern Ukraine Sunday, aiming to take the war-torn region closer to Russia.
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Roman Baluk / Reuters, file
'Crisis of Security': Poland to Shift Troops East
Tomasz Siemoniak said the troops are needed in the east because of the conflict in neighboring Ukraine.
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Ukraine President Hails Support for Pro-West Plan
Poroshenko thanked voters for backing a "democratic, reformist, pro-Ukrainian and pro-European majority."
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Emilio Morenatti / AP
War-Weary Ukraine Votes for New Parliament
President Petro Poroshenko's party has campaigned on an ambitious reform agenda and is expected to get the largest share of the vote.
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Battle-Scarred Ukraine Prepares for Election
Ukraine's pro-Western president called Sunday's snap vote to secure increased legitimacy for Kiev's leadership in the face of pressure from Russia.
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Putin Accuses U.S. of Trying to 'Remake the Whole World'
Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. on Friday of endangering global security by imposing a "unilateral diktat" on the rest of the world.
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Attackers Open Fire, Hurl Grenade at Ukraine Candidate
Volodymyr Borysenko, an election candidate allied to Ukraine’s prime minister, came under a gun and grenade attack as he left his home late Monday.
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Huge Explosion Rocks Rebel-Held Donetsk
A powerful blast shook Donetsk in east Ukraine with the shock felt miles away. The blast occurred at a rubber processing factory in a rebel-held area.
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Will a Putin-Poroshenko Meet Lead to Thaw Over Ukraine?
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko will look to fix a broken ceasefire in eastern Ukraine during a summit Friday.
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DANIEL DAL ZENNARO / EPA
Russia Dumps Cold Water on Ukraine Thaw Hopes
Talks over Ukraine between Russia and European governments on Friday were "full of misunderstandings and disagreements," the Kremlin said.
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Shelling Continues at Donetsk International Airport
Shelling continued at the Donetsk International Airport as fighting escalated between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists on Thursday.
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This Topless Activist Attacked Putin Statue With Stake
A member of topless feminist group Femen was convicted of exhibitionism Wednesday after attacking a statue of Vladimir Putin at a wax museum.
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Russian PM Denies Claims Russia Is Threat
In an interview with CNBC, Dmitry Medvedev said President Barack Obama's comments at the U.N. were "like some kind of mental aberration."
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NATO Secretary-General: We Can Put Troops Anywhere
New NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday that the Western alliance could deploy its forces wherever it wants.
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Dmitry Lovetsky / AP
Ukraine Military: Pro-Moscow Rebels Violated Ceasefire
Ukraine's military accused Russian-backed separatists of fresh violations of a month-old ceasefire on Sunday.
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Red Cross Worker Killed as Ukraine Fighting Intensifies
The Red Cross blamed "indiscriminate shelling of residential areas" for the Swiss administrator's death, calling it an violation of international law.
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Putin Comments at Economic Forum in Moscow
Russian President said ending political and economic crisis is essential and called for human rights to extend to 'every corner' of Ukraine
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Shell Kills 4 at Ukrainian School
A shell kills four people at a school in the rebel-held east Ukrainian city of Donetsk.