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    Explainer: What EU Accords Mean For Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova
    Jun26

    Explainer: What EU Accords Mean For Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova

    The European Union will sign key political and trade agreements with Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova on June 27. What do the accords mean for these countries and how might Russia react? …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Report: Ukrainian Rebels Agree to Further Peace Talks
    Jun26

    Report: Ukrainian Rebels Agree to Further Peace Talks

    Ukrainian separatist rebels have agreed to take part in further peace talks on Friday to end the conflict in Ukraine’s eastern regions, Interfax news agency said on Thursday. “There is an agreement to hold a round of consultations on June 27 in Donetsk,” Andrei Purgin, a senior figure in the leadership of the self-proclaimed...

    Slovyansk Residents Say Shooting Continues Despite Cease-Fire
    Jun26

    Slovyansk Residents Say Shooting Continues Despite Cease-Fire

    Residents of the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk said shooting continued in the city on June 25 despite a cease-fire announced between Kyiv and pro-Russian separatists. People remaining in the area stocked up on water while others queued to share taxis to leave their embattled hometown. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...

    Eastern Ukraine: Slovyansk Amid The Cease-fire
    Jun26

    Eastern Ukraine: Slovyansk Amid The Cease-fire

    The city of Slovyansk has been a focal point of the conflict ravaging eastern Ukraine for months, with government forces battling pro-Russian separatists. Many residents have remained, but some have fled despite a cease-fire that was declared in the region by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. RFE/RL correspondent Andrei Babitsky got a...

    LUKoil Chief Says Sanctions Affecting Russian Energy Companies
    Jun26

    LUKoil Chief Says Sanctions Affecting Russian Energy Companies

    LUKoil President Vagit Alekperov has conceded Western sanctions on Russia over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine are negatively impacting Russian energy companies. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Kerry: Russia Must Act ‘In the Next Hours’ on Ukraine
    Jun26

    Kerry: Russia Must Act ‘In the Next Hours’ on Ukraine

    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said it is “critical” for Russia “in the next hours” to call on pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine to disarm. He made the call Thursday in Paris, after meeting with his French counterpart Laurent Fabius. Kerry said he and the French foreign minister are in “full agreement” that...

    Kerry: Russia Must Show Goodwill Over Ukraine Within ‘Hours’
    Jun26

    Kerry: Russia Must Show Goodwill Over Ukraine Within ‘Hours’

    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said Moscow must prove within “hours” that it is working to support a cease-fire between Kyiv and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Gunfire Reported In Eastern Ukraine
    Jun26

    Gunfire Reported In Eastern Ukraine

    Fighting was reported early June 26 in eastern Ukraine despite a cease-fire between government forces and armed pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russia and Others Seek Extended Ukraine Truce, but Separatists Balk
    Jun26

    Russia and Others Seek Extended Ukraine Truce, but Separatists Balk

    President Vladimir V. Putin said that Russia had made a commitment to ease the conflict by revoking an order that provided for the use of the Russian Army in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...

    White House: Obama Readies New Sanctions for Russia
    Jun26

    White House: Obama Readies New Sanctions for Russia

    The Obama administration says it is ready to impose fresh sanctions on Russia, if Moscow fails to take action to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine. The White House, however, says it has delayed implementation as it presses for unified support from European and U.S. manufacturers for the measures. White House spokesman Josh Earnest, speaking...