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    Kyiv Urges Moscow To Release Captured Ukrainian Officer
    Jul09

    Kyiv Urges Moscow To Release Captured Ukrainian Officer

    Ukraine is demanding that Russia immediately release a female military officer who was captured by pro-Russian separatists last month. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Inside The Slovyansk City Hall, Separatists’ Former Stronghold
    Jul09

    Inside The Slovyansk City Hall, Separatists’ Former Stronghold

    As Ukrainian forces retook the eastern city of Slovyansk from pro-Russian separatists on July 5-6, the retreating militants left behind their makeshift headquarters at the city administration building. In the days after the recapture of the city, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service took a look inside the city hall, fortified against attack and now...

    Poroshenko Says There Will Be No Street Fighting In Donetsk
    Jul09

    Poroshenko Says There Will Be No Street Fighting In Donetsk

    After visiting troops in Izyum just outside the former rebel stronghold of Slovyansk on July 8 and inspecting weapons seized from separatist militants, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told reporters there will be no street fighting in Donetsk and called on pro-Russian rebels to lay down their arms. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio...

    Rebel Stronghold in Ukraine Braces for Its Showdown
    Jul09

    Rebel Stronghold in Ukraine Braces for Its Showdown

    The facade of normalcy is crumbling in Donetsk as the city descends deeper into the vortex of separatist forces that have upended life in parts of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    NATO Chief Warns of Duplicity by Putin on Ukraine
    Jul09

    NATO Chief Warns of Duplicity by Putin on Ukraine

    Anders Fogh Rasmussen said there was no doubt that Russia was issuing conciliatory statements while smuggling arms and equipment to separatists. …read more Source: The New York...

    With Talks Uncertain, Ukrainian Rebels Cling to Hope in Strongholds
    Jul09

    With Talks Uncertain, Ukrainian Rebels Cling to Hope in Strongholds

    In Donetsk, the eastern regional capital, fighters say they expect a final showdown with government troops soon. …read more Source: The New York...

    NATO Chief Expresses Support for Ukraine
    Jul09

    NATO Chief Expresses Support for Ukraine

    The NATO secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, spoke about the Ukraine crisis after meeting with President Obama. …read more Source: The New York...

    US Officials Urge Ukraine to Reform Natgas Market
    Jul09

    US Officials Urge Ukraine to Reform Natgas Market

    Ukraine must reform its historically inefficient and corrupt natural gas markets to guard against Russian aggression and supply controls, U.S. State Department officials told lawmakers on Tuesday. After invading and annexing Crimea this year, Russia cut off natural gas supplies to Ukraine last month in a dispute over unpaid bills. Escalation of...

    Ukraine rolls on separatists while Russia holds back
    Jul09

    Ukraine rolls on separatists while Russia holds back

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for an immediate cease-fire. …read more Source: USA...

    Obama, NATO chief call for Afghan security agreement
    Jul08

    Obama, NATO chief call for Afghan security agreement

    President Obama and NATO’s secretary general talk about Afghanistan, Russia and Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...