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5 civilians killed on front line in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Self-proclaimed officials in the rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine say five people have been killed by mortar fire and more than 10… …read more Source:...
Think Tank Outlines Possible Scenarios for Russian Collapse
Kiev, Ukraine—The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) released an assessment of possible scenarios for Russia’s collapse last week. Read… …read more Source:...
Etched in their mind: Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — With flowers, candles, anger and tears, Ukraine on Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl… …read more Source:...
Moscow defends ruling to suspend Tatar legislature in Crimea
MOSCOW (AP) — A spokesman for President Vladimir Putin has rejected U.S. criticism about a recent decision to suspend a Crimean Tatar legislative… …read more Source:...
AP Exclusive: Ukraine children eat food tainted by Chernobyl
ZALYSHANY, Ukraine (AP) — Viktoria Vetrova knows the risk her four children take in drinking milk from the family’s two cows and eating dried… …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s president bans Russian movies
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a bill banning all movies filmed in Russia after 2014, when Russia annexed the… …read more Source:...
Austrian president voices doubts over Russia sanctions
PARIS (AP) — Austria’s president says he believes the sanctions imposed on Russia after its annexation of Crimea could be relaxed next year if… …read more Source:...
Pope recalls Chernobyl and ‘forgotten’ conflict in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is calling attention to the suffering in Ukraine caused by what he terms the “forgotten” armed conflict between… …read more Source:...
Ukraine, Russia reach deal to release pilot, Poroshenko says
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine and Russia have reached a deal to release a jailed Ukrainian pilot, President Petro Poroshenko said Tuesday, without… …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s president says he has reached a deal with Russia to free a Ukrainian pilot
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s president says he has reached a deal with Russia to free a Ukrainian pilot. …read more Source:...