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    Deadly shelling hit playground in east Ukraine on first day of school
    Oct01

    Deadly shelling hit playground in east Ukraine on first day of school

    No children appeared to have been killed or hurt …read more Source: The Globe and...

    Russia hopes for Ukraine gas deal this week
    Sep30

    Russia hopes for Ukraine gas deal this week

    Russia stopped gas flows to Ukraine in June in a standoff over the gas price with its neighbouring former Soviet republic …read more Source: The Globe and...

    Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel attack despite ceasefire, military says
    Sep29

    Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel attack despite ceasefire, military says

    It was the largest single number of Ukrainian soldiers killed since a fragile ceasefire came into force on Sept. 5 …read more Source: The Globe and...

    Russia’s Lavrov says ties with Washington need ‘reset 2.0’
    Sep28

    Russia’s Lavrov says ties with Washington need ‘reset 2.0’

    Foreign Minister says situation in Ukraine that had led to Western sanctions against Russia was now improving thanks to Kremlin peace initiatives …read more Source: The Globe and...

    Russian foreign minister slams U.S., NATO; blames Ukraine crisis on Western-backed coup
    Sep27

    Russian foreign minister slams U.S., NATO; blames Ukraine crisis on Western-backed coup

    Sergey Lavrov’s assault appeared to be an extension of the increasingly anti-Western stance of Russian President Vladimir Putin …read more Source: The Globe and...

    Moscow moves to seize oligarch’s oil firm, raising fears of wider intervention
    Sep26

    Moscow moves to seize oligarch’s oil firm, raising fears of wider intervention

    Vladimir Yevtushenkov’s case has raised fears among investors that President Vladimir Putin wants to increase intervention in the economy as Russia tries to cope with Western sanctions imposed over the Ukraine crisis …read more Source: The Globe and...

    Ukraine says it won’t pull back troops until rebels cease fire
    Sep21

    Ukraine says it won’t pull back troops until rebels cease fire

    Government spokesman says it “is not talking about” implementing the agreements until the complete ceasefire is achieved …read more Source: The Globe and...

    NATO’s top general says ceasefire in Ukraine and pro-Russian forces is ‘in name only’
    Sep20

    NATO’s top general says ceasefire in Ukraine and pro-Russian forces is ‘in name only’

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove says he has little faith in the 2-week-old agreement …read more Source: The Globe and...

    Kiev, rebels agree to extra measures to ensure Ukraine cease-fire
    Sep20

    Kiev, rebels agree to extra measures to ensure Ukraine cease-fire

    Pro-Russian separatists and representatives from Kiev and Moscow agreed on Saturday on further measures to ensure a cease-fire between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The Globe and...

    Ukrainian leader asks U.S. for lethal military aid, but he won’t get it
    Sep18

    Ukrainian leader asks U.S. for lethal military aid, but he won’t get it

    Obama to announce $46-million in security assistance as Poroshenko calls Russia’s annexation of Crimea one of the most ‘cynical acts of treachery in modern history’ …read more Source: The Globe and...