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Ukraine PM tells army to be on full battle alert despite ceasefire
Sep17

Ukraine PM tells army to be on full battle alert despite ceasefire

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s prime minister told the defense ministry on Wednesday to ensure that government forces were on full battle alert despite a 12-day ceasefire with Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source:...

Ukraine: how to close the door on Putin | Timothy Garton Ash
Sep17

Ukraine: how to close the door on Putin | Timothy Garton Ash

Europe can resolve this crisis and counter Russias aggression, but it needs a clear 10-year planThe European Union must develop a 10-year plan for Ukraine. This plan will also define what Europe itself will be a decade hence. In tribute to Europes pivotal politician, who has clearly led Europes evolving policy towards Ukraine, we might call it...

MH17 victims son grieves in his own way  by talking about Ukraine’s suffering
Sep17

MH17 victims son grieves in his own way by talking about Ukraine’s suffering

Australian Paul Guard lost his parents, Jill and Roger, when MH17 was brought down. But bringing their bodies home matters much less to him than honouring their rational approach to life and seeing a peaceful resolution to the conflict Paul Guard knows he is unusual. There are expectations of how people are meant to respond when something...

Ukraine rebels defiant over new law
Sep17

Ukraine rebels defiant over new law

A key Ukrainian rebel leader tells the BBC a new law granting self-rule to parts of the east will not sway the demand for independence. …read more Source:...

Grim Luhansk wary of Ukraine’s shaky truce
Sep17

Grim Luhansk wary of Ukraine’s shaky truce

Ukraine’s Luhansk a grim and fearful place …read more Source:...

VIDEO: Ukraine strengthens ties with EU
Sep17

VIDEO: Ukraine strengthens ties with EU

Ukraine’s parliament has ratified an agreement that strengthens economic and political ties between Ukraine and the EU. …read more Source:...

Ukraine approves historic EU deal, breaking ties with Moscow
Sep16

Ukraine approves historic EU deal, breaking ties with Moscow

The Association Agreement is approved by Ukraine’s parliament, paving the way for European Union membership and distancing the country from Russia …read more Source: The...

Ukraine approves historic EU membership deal
Sep16

Ukraine approves historic EU membership deal

The Association Agreement is approved by Ukraine’s parliament, paving the way for European Union membership and distancing the country from Russia …read more Source: The...

Ukraine activists throw MP in bin
Sep16

Ukraine activists throw MP in bin

Watch the moment Ukrainian member of parliament Vitaly Zhuravskyi ends up in a bin after a skirmish with demonstrators near Kiev’s parliament building …read more Source: The...

Ukraine ratifies EU integration deal
Sep16

Ukraine ratifies EU integration deal

Parliament passes agreement that had led to revolution as it grants wide-ranging autonomy to eastern regionsUkraine’s parliament has ratified an agreement that will integrate the country with the European Union the same document which the former president Viktor Yanukovych backed out of signing last year, leading to protests that ended in...