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To arm or not to arm? The Ukrainian question
The West should not rule out a military option to support Ukraine’s battle against separatist rebels who, it is widely believed, are being supported by Russia, Nato’s top military commander says.
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Still fighting over Auschwitz, 70 years on
Vladimir Putin’s absence from events marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp shows how Europe is still bitterly divided over the legacy of the Holocaust.
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Ukraine: 500 miners trapped after shell blast
Nearly 500 miners are trapped underground after a shell hit an electric substation near the site in east Ukraine, following an escalation in violence at the weekend.
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Ukrainian separatists hold ‘illegitimate’ election
Pro-Russian rebels are holding an election to set up a separatist leadership in eastern Ukraine, but the poll has been denounced by the west as “illegitimate”.
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Russia accused of ‘open aggression’ as separatists advance
Ukraine’s president accuses Russia of launching a “direct and open aggression” against the country after government forces suffered major reverses against the rebels.
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Russians pull down Ukrainian flag from Stalin landmark
Four protesters are arrested after a Ukrainian flag appears on a famous Russian landmark in Moscow and a golden Soviet star is painted blue.
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Russian aid convoy moves closer to Ukrainian border
Russias humanitarian aid convoy moved closer to the Ukrainian border, as fighting continued in the separatist-held city of Donetsk.
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Russia ‘ready for dialogue’ with Ukraine’s Poroshenko
Russia says it is ready for dialogue with Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine’s new president but warns Kiev against increasing armed operations against separatists in the east of the country.
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Ukraine conflict: west extends sanctions against Russia
Western leaders agree to extend sanctions against Russia for failing to abide by the Ukraine peace accord agreed in Geneva.
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Russia versus America – a cold war of words?
John Kerry says America is “ready to act” against Russia and that the “window to change course is closing”. But is this just more empty words? Channel 4 News looks back.
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Moscow threatens response if Russians attacked in Ukraine
As Kiev announces the end of an Easter truce and re-launches its “anti-terrorist operation” in eastern Ukraine, Russia warns it will retaliate if its citizens are threatened.
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Ukraine: Separatists refuse to leave despite deal
Armed pro-Russian separatists who occupied buildings in eastern Ukraine are refusing to leave, despite an amnesty offer and threats of “more concrete actions” to remove them next week.
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US, EU and Russia urge ‘de-escalation’ of crisis in Ukraine
After international talks in Geneva, the Russian foreign minister and the US Secretary of State both call for “de-escalation” in Ukraine and agree to expand an international monitoring mission.
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Pro-Russian protesters and soldiers clash in east Ukraine
Pro-Russian protesters clash with Ukrainian soldiers in the country’s east, as Kiev tries to control the unrest it blames on Russian agitators.
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Hague: ‘No real doubt’ Russia is behind Ukraine unrest
Pro-Russian protesters respond to Kiev’s deadline to leave buildings by seizing more, as Foreign Secretary William Hague says there is “no real doubt” Russia is behind the unrest.