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    New battles as Ukraine says 300 separatists killed in fighting
    Jun20

    New battles as Ukraine says 300 separatists killed in fighting

    KIEV (Reuters) – Fighting raged for a second successive day in the east of Ukraine on Friday, a day after clashes in which Ukrainian government forces said about 300 separatists were killed. …read more Source:...

    Merkel, Hollande call on Putin to convince Ukraine rebels to lay down arms
    Jun20

    Merkel, Hollande call on Putin to convince Ukraine rebels to lay down arms

    The leaders of France and Germany have called on Russia to support a cease-fire plan, proposed by Ukraine’s president, under threat of sanctions. Meanwhile, heavy fighting has been reported in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Deutsche...

    Ukraine rebels speak of heavy losses in battle against government troops
    Jun20

    Ukraine rebels speak of heavy losses in battle against government troops

    SIVERSK (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists were locked in fierce fighting in the east of Ukraine on Thursday and a rebel commander acknowledged big losses among separatists heavily outgunned by government forces. …read more Source:...

    Ukraine: Poroshenko poised to sign trade pact with EU
    Jun20

    Ukraine: Poroshenko poised to sign trade pact with EU

    Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said he would personally sign an association agreement with the European Union on June 27. He told reporters… …read more Source:...

    Ukraine to sign EU economic deal next week amid NATO reports of Russian troop buildup
    Jun20

    Ukraine to sign EU economic deal next week amid NATO reports of Russian troop buildup

    After over half a year of waiting, Ukraine plans to sign a key economic deal with the EU next week. Meanwhile, NATO has reported a fresh buildup of Russian troops along Ukraine’s border, a move it calls “regrettable.” …read more Source: Deutsche...

    Nato warns Russia over military build-up
    Jun19

    Nato warns Russia over military build-up

    Rasmussen calls Russia’s deployments to the Ukraine border ‘a very regrettable step’ and warns that further intervention would trigger sanctions …read more Source: Financial...

    Fighting rages as Ukraine’s blueprint for peace rejected by pro-Russian rebels
    Jun19

    Fighting rages as Ukraine’s blueprint for peace rejected by pro-Russian rebels

    Ukrainian government sources said its troops and pro-Russian separatists were locked in fierce fighting in the east of Ukraine. This comes after… …read more Source:...

    Ukraine to sign EU economic deal next week amid NATO reports of Russian-troop build-up
    Jun19

    Ukraine to sign EU economic deal next week amid NATO reports of Russian-troop build-up

    After over half a year of waiting, Ukraine plans to sign a key economic deal with the EU next week. Meanwhile, NATO has reported a fresh build-up of Russian troops along Ukraine’s a border, a move it calls “regrettable.” …read more Source: Deutsche...

    Ukrainian forces attack eastern cities after giving rebels ultimatum
    Jun19

    Ukrainian forces attack eastern cities after giving rebels ultimatum

    Pro-Russia fighters fail to surrender after ‘anti-terrorist operation’ gives them three hours to give up armsUkrainian government forces have attacked several cities in the country’s east after an ultimatum failed to prompt pro-Russia rebels to surrender, apparently leaving the peace plan of the president, Petro Poroshenko, in...

    Ukraine must not be forgotten while the world’s gaze is on Iraq | Martin Woollacott
    Jun19

    Ukraine must not be forgotten while the world’s gaze is on Iraq | Martin Woollacott

    The human need to deal with one problem at a time means we think of news as a series of dramas, when in fact they overlapInternational crises have the effect of blurring those that went just before, transforming what yesterday seemed urgent, dangerous and world changing into a familiar drama that can safely be neglected. A month or so ago, before...