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Ukraine-Separatist Prisoner Exchange To Finish December 27
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine were due on December 27 to complete their exchange of prisoners …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin Signs New Military Doctrine Amid Ukraine Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new military doctrine echoing Kremlin accusations that Western nations sponsored a coup in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine, Pro-Russian Rebels Begin Prisoner Swap
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatist rebels have begun swapping prisoners under the terms of a preliminary peace deal signed in Minsk on December 24. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Suspends Trains To Crimea, Citing Security Concerns
Ukraine says it is halting all train services to Russian-annexed Crimea because of security concerns. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Minsk Officials Say Ukraine Peace Talks Canceled
Officials in Belarus say plans for a key round of peace talks between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels have been canceled. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv, Separatists Agree On Prisoner Exchange
Kyiv and pro-Russian separatists have reached an agreement on the exchange of all prisoners held by the two sides. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
New Competing Claims On Downing Of MH17
The Russian Investigative Committee says it has a “sincere” witness who claims a Ukrainian jet took down Malaysian Airlines flight MH17. But other emerging evidence further supports the theory that the disaster was caused by a separatist-held Buk missile. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio...
Ukraine Peace Talks Due In Minsk
Peace talks aimed at ending the conflict between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists are due to resume on December 24. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Pays Second Tranche Of Gas Debt To Russia
Ukrainian state energy firm Naftogaz says it has transferred $1.65 billion to Russia’s Gazprom, the second tranche of a debt repayment. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Votes To Abandon Neutrality, Set Sights On NATO
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to abandon the country’s neutral “non-bloc” status and set a course for NATO membership, a move immediately denounced by Russia as “unfriendly.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
