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    World › Ukraine troops clash with rebels despite ceasefire
    Jun22

    World › Ukraine troops clash with rebels despite ceasefire

    Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire hung in the balance on Saturday as clashes engulfed the separatist east and Russian President Vladimir Putin questioned the new Western-backed leader’s claimed commitment to peace. The resurgence of violence in the 11-week pro-Russian uprising threatening to splinter the ex-Soviet state came as...

    World › Ukraine orders 1-week government cease-fire
    Jun21

    World › Ukraine orders 1-week government cease-fire

    Ukraine’s president ordered his forces to cease fire Friday and halt military operations for a week against pro-Russian separatists in the country’s east — the first step in a peace plan he hopes will end the fighting that has killed hundreds. The Kremlin dismissed the plan, saying it sounded like… …read more...