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    Heavily Armed ‘Men In Green’ Enter East Ukrainian Villages
    Aug26

    Heavily Armed ‘Men In Green’ Enter East Ukrainian Villages

    By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Unidentified, heavily-armed strangers with Russian accents have appeared in an eastern Ukrainian village, arousing residents’ suspicions despite Moscow’s denials that its troops have deliberately infiltrated the frontier. Two witnesses told Reuters on Tuesday that the dozens of men,...

    Putin, Poroshenko hold bilateral talks over Ukraine
    Aug26

    Putin, Poroshenko hold bilateral talks over Ukraine

    Russian, Ukrainian leaders meet hours after Ukraine captures 10 Russian paratroopers. …read more Source: USA...

    Putin and Poroshenko meet for bilateral talks
    Aug26

    Putin and Poroshenko meet for bilateral talks

    MINSK, Belarus — The presidents of Russia and Ukraine met late Tuesday for their first bilateral talks at a much-anticipated summit in Minsk, which many voiced hopes may help bring an end to fighting between Kiev’s forces and pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine.Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko met in the Belarusian capital, the first...

    Putin and Poroshenko meet for bilateral talks
    Aug26

    Putin and Poroshenko meet for bilateral talks

    Russian President Vladimir Putin, second left, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, right, as EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, and Kazakh President Nursultan … …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Presidents of Ukraine and Russia Meet
    Aug26

    Presidents of Ukraine and Russia Meet

    At a summit in Minsk, President Petro O. Poroshenko of Ukraine shook hands with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and later said he is ready to discuss options to end the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...

    Ukrainian Peace Talks Open as Russian Paratroops Captured
    Aug26

    Ukrainian Peace Talks Open as Russian Paratroops Captured

    Fierce battles continued in eastern Ukraine today as the presidents of Russia and Ukraine met to discuss bringing about an end to the fighting between the Kiev government and the Russian backed separatist rebels that has killed more than 2,000 in the last four months. Just hours before Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko and Russia’s...

    Ukraine: Captured Troops Proof of Russian Role in Separatist Fight
    Aug26

    Ukraine: Captured Troops Proof of Russian Role in Separatist Fight

    Ukrainian officials say they have captured Russian soldiers on Ukrainian territory — the latest accusation of Moscow’s involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. VOA’s Gabe Joselow reports from the Ukrainian side of the battle, where soldiers are convinced of Russia’s role. …read more Source: Voice of...

    Different Paths to Peace for Ukraine
    Aug26

    Different Paths to Peace for Ukraine

    Progress…. but how much? Meeting face to face for the first time since June, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian leader Vladamir Putin. The meeting in Belarus wasn’t expected to achieve much. After five months of a separatist war in Ukraine it will take more than that. Patrick Armstrong is from Plurimi Investment...

    Russian Soldier Captured in Ukraine
    Aug26

    Russian Soldier Captured in Ukraine

    Excerpts of an interrogation of Ivan V. Milchakov, a Russian soldier whom Ukraine said its security forces captured in the Donetsk region. …read more Source: The New York...

    Ukraine posts video of captured Russian paratroopers in war zone
    Aug26

    Ukraine posts video of captured Russian paratroopers in war zone

    Ukrainian military forces said Tuesday they had captured 10 Russian paratroopers on a “special mission” to infiltrate battle-torn eastern Ukraine and posted videotaped confessions of some soldiers in the strongest evidence to date of a Kremlin hand in Ukraine’s bloody separatist battle. …read more Source: Los Angeles...