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Austrian and Russian presidents call for longer Ukraine ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Austrian President Heinz Fischer have held the first of a series of talks in Vienna during an official visit by… …read more Source:...
Putin asks Russian parliament to scrap right to use force in Ukraine
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has asked parliament to revoke his right to intervene militarily in Ukraine. The move is being seen as a step… …read more Source:...
Ukraine: both sides claim to honour truce but not everyone respects peace plan
As separatist leaders of two eastern Ukraine regions claim they are observing a ceasefire called by President Petro Poroshenko, a spokesman from the… …read more Source:...
Russian train derailed in explosion in Ukraine
A Russian freight train has been derailed after an explosion on the tracks in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. It happened in between… …read more Source:...
Ukraine: No let-up in violence despite ceasefire
Ukranian authorities are investigating a helicopter crash that killed three crew members over the weekend. They were involved in a military… …read more Source:...
Putin calls for “genuine dialogue” between Kyiv and eastern rebels
On the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on Ukraine’s leaders and the rebels in… …read more Source:...
Nationalists rally in Kyiv and clash with police
Ukrainian nationalists have clashed with police in Kyiv at a demonstration around the Pechersk-Lavra monastery, the most important Russian Orthodox… …read more Source:...
Tens of thousands attend unity gig in Kyiv
Tens of thousands of music fans came together at Olimpiysky stadium in Kyiv to attend the 20th anniversary concert of Okean Elzy, one of Ukraine’s… …read more Source:...
Poroshenko spells out peace plan but Ukraine truce fails to stop fighting
He has declared a week-long unilateral ceasefire. But with fighting still raging in eastern Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko visited the… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian peace broken amidst cross-border shelling
A ceasefire called for by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has suffered a serious set back after an incident around the Russian border in the… …read more Source:...
