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After rebel elections, NATO chief says Russian troops moving closer to Ukraine border
Breakdown in dialogue, deepening of crises feared as Kiev, West condemn secessionist votes held in breakaway eastern regions; EU to consider sanctions in response. …read more Source:...
Russians march in support of ethnic unity
Neo-Nazis, nationalists and monarchists take to the streets of the country amid anti-migrant angst and Ukraine tensions. …read more Source: AL...
Russian troops moving towards Ukraine border
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine conflict raises religious issue for Russian Jews
Rabbis convened in Moscow this week to discuss, among other topics, how to handle the influx of sabbatical produce from Israel. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine’s rebel leader is sworn in, crisis deepens
A pro-Russian separatist leader was sworn in on Tuesday as the head of a self-proclaimed ‘people’s republic’ in eastern Ukraine in a ceremony that worsened a standoff with Russia. Alexander Zakharchenko, who was elected in a rogue vote on Sunday that was denounced as a “farce” by Kiev and illegitimate by the West,...
Ukraine Rebel Leader Sworn In After Disputed Election
Separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko arrives for the inauguration ceremony at a theatre in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine… …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebel leader sworn in after eastern vote
Constant ceasefire violations have already undermined the truce …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine’s rebel leader is sworn in, crisis deepens
Alexander Zakharchenko took the oath to “honestly serve the interests of the people of the Donetsk People’s Republic and conscientiously fulfil my duties.” …read more Source: World...
Ukraine to reassess accord with east rebels
President Poroshenko due to meet security chiefs days after pro-Russian separatists defiantly held polls banned by Kiev. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine crisis deepens after rebel vote in east
By Thomas Grove and Richard Balmforth Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called an emergency meeting of his security chiefs for Tuesday to discuss new ways of dealing with the separatist challenge in the east after rebel elections that were denounced by Kiev and the West. The rogue votes, which Kiev says Russia encouraged, could create a new...
