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Ukraine, rebels agree to pull back troops, weapons
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Representatives of Ukraine and separatist rebels agreed Wednesday to pull back troops and weapons from several areas in… …read more Source:...
Biden meets Ukraine’s Poroshenko, urges faster reforms in energy, justice
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday and said it was imperative for… …read more Source:...
Protesters block Russian embassy in Kiev on election day
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Dozens of right-wing activists are blocking the entrance to Russia’s embassy in the Ukrainian capital, where a polling… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian rebel leader announces unilateral cease-fire
MOSCOW (AP) — The separatist leader in eastern Ukraine has announced a unilateral cease-fire starting at midnight Wednesday.The conflict between… …read more Source:...
Ukraine picks Kiev as 2017 Eurovision host city
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine has announced that next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will take place in its capital, Kiev.Ukraine is the host after… …read more Source:...
Russia holds large-scale military drills in Crimea
FEODOSIYA, Crimea (AP) — Russia has deployed cruise missiles, multiple rocket launchers, tanks and its latest anti-aircraft system at massive… …read more Source:...
Retired US general to advise Ukraine’s defense minister
LONDON (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has appointed a retired U.S. Army general as special adviser to Ukraine’s defense minister.The… …read more Source:...
2 years after cease-fire weary Ukraine still at war
MARINKA, Ukraine (AP) — The gray-bearded officer’s summary of the war in eastern Ukraine is terse with weariness.”We stand in place. We shoot over… …read more Source:...
The Latest: US, France, Germany discuss Ukraine at G-20
HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The Latest on the G-20 summit in China (all times local):1 p.m.The leaders of the U.S., France and Germany are taking a… …read more Source:...
The Latest: Merkel hopes to discuss Ukraine, Syria at G-20
HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The Latest on the G-20 summit in China (all times local):5:35 p.m.German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she hopes to discuss… …read more Source:...
