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    UN Official: Separatists Driving E. Ukraine into Dead End
    Jun18

    UN Official: Separatists Driving E. Ukraine into Dead End

    Armed separatists in eastern Ukraine have achieved nothing but the creation of a climate of insecurity which is ruining their own region, U.N. Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay said on Wednesday. A 58-page U.N. report from her office, covering the period from May 7 to June 7, finds a significant deterioration of the human rights situation in the...

    Ukraine: Cease-fire to ease crisis
    Jun18

    Ukraine: Cease-fire to ease crisis

    Ukraine’s President on Wednesday announced that he will implement a unilateral cease-fire to ease the crisis in the restive eastern part of the country. …read more Source:...

    RFERL Video Roundup – June 18
    Jun18

    RFERL Video Roundup – June 18

    The Russian foreign minister calls for a lasting cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, Moscow mourns television crew members killed in Ukraine, Pakistani and Tajik leaders discuss energy and transportation projects, plus stories from Kyrgyzstan and Georgia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukrainian National Guard Soldier: ‘We’re Used As Cannon Fodder’
    Jun18

    Ukrainian National Guard Soldier: ‘We’re Used As Cannon Fodder’

    A member of Ukraine’s National Guard has complained about a lack of proper military planning as troops fight the separatist insurgency in the country’s east. The unidentified soldier, whose voice has been altered for this video, pleaded with the government to provide more professional support for Ukrainian military operations....

    U.N. Report Details Casualties in Eastern Ukraine
    Jun18

    U.N. Report Details Casualties in Eastern Ukraine

    A total of 356 people were known to have been killed since mid-April and thousands have fled their homes amid rising violence, insecurity and crime, the report said. …read more Source: The New York...

    Ukraine’s Poroshenko Promises Unilateral Cease-Fire
    Jun18

    Ukraine’s Poroshenko Promises Unilateral Cease-Fire

    Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has announced plans for a unilateral cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, where government forces are fighting pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Poroshenko’s Right Hand Man Emerges
    Jun18

    Poroshenko’s Right Hand Man Emerges

    In one of his first moves, new Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has named media mogul Boris Lozhkin as his chief of staff. Is he the “anticrisis manager” that can get the government to focus on the tasks at hand without unnecessary power struggles? …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukrainian President Proposes Cease-Fire
    Jun18

    Ukrainian President Proposes Cease-Fire

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has proposed instituting a unilateral cease-fire in eastern Ukraine as part of a peace plan to address months of conflict in the region. Russian news agencies quoted Poroshenko on Wednesday as saying the cease-fire would give separatist fighters the opportunity to disarm and those who want to leave the country...

    Putin and Poroshenko Discuss Possible Cease-Fire in Ukraine
    Jun18

    Putin and Poroshenko Discuss Possible Cease-Fire in Ukraine

    In a late-night telephone conversation, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Petro O. Poroshenko of Ukraine, also touched on the deaths of two Russian journalists in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...

    Poroshenko And Putin Hold Talks
    Jun18

    Poroshenko And Putin Hold Talks

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have spoken about a possible ceasefire in eastern Ukraine where Ukrainian forces have been clashing with pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...