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Ukraine Crisis
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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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Russia Will Find New Friends Outside West, Putin Says
U.S. plans for missile defense systems in Europe were a threat to Russia, President Vladimir Putin said, and Moscow would increase non-Western ties.
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Rockets Allegedly Launched Near Donetsk Apartments
Amateur video purportedly showed Grad rocket launcher firing from near apartment block in Donetsk, pro-Russian separatist city in Ukraine.
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Kristina Jovanovski / for NBC News
Shelled and Unpaid: Ukrainians Left Behind by War
Kristina Jovanovski
Many residents in Ukraine's city of Donetsk are struggling on with their lives amid a conflict in which one million people have fled their homes.
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France Says 'Non' to Delivering Warships to Russia
French President Francois Hollande delayed his decision on whether to deliver the first of two Mistral helicopter carriers ordered by Russia.
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Ukrainian Leader Heckled on Uprising Anniversary
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was shouted at by angry relatives of the 100 protesters killed in Kiev's "Euromaidan" revolution at a ceremony to pay tribute to the victims.
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GLEB GARANICH / Reuters
Ukraine's President Heckled on Uprising Anniversary
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was shouted down by angry relatives of 100 protesters killed in Kiev's "Euromaidan" revolution at a ceremony.
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NATO Warns of 'Serious Military Buildup' Around Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said a military buildup was taking place both inside Ukraine and on the Russian side of the border.
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DAVID GRAY / Reuters
More Sanctions? Western Leaders Confront Putin at G20
While the world's leaders meet in Australia, Russia has denied escalating renewed fighting between Ukraine and pro-Moscow rebels.
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MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP - Getty Images
Ukraine to Close State Offices in Rebel-Held East
With a cease-fire between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists barely holding, Ukrainian leaders are taking steps to end certain services in the east.
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Wing and a Prayer: Ukrainian Cadets Celebrate Initiation
Ukrainian military cadets release pigeons and balloons during an initiation ceremony in Orthodox Monastery of Caves in Kiev, Friday.
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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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DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP - Getty Images
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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DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP - Getty Images
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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DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP - Getty Images
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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DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP - Getty Images
'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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TATYANA ZENKOVICH / EPA
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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Sasha Mordovets / Getty Images file
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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Gail Orenstein / Rex via AP, file
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.