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EU will hit Russia with tougher sanctions if Ukraine truce fails, Merkel says

The EU is ready to Russia with tougher sanctions if a ceasefire deal brokered last month is seriously violated, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said

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Ukraine: Full ceasefire maintained in some areas, Kyiv reports

There was a significant decrease in attacks by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s restive east on Friday night (February 27), according to the military

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Both sides pull back heavy weapons in eastern Ukraine but mistrust remains

In a sign that the ceasefire agreed for eastern Ukraine could be starting to take meaningful effect columns of pro-Russian separatists could be seen

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Ukraine: Reports of fresh casualties put truce under strain

Heavy weapons are withdrawn from the Ukrainian city of Soledar, amid reports of renewed fighting elsewhere in the east of the country.

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Ceasefire holds in eastern Ukraine except for Mariupol region

Day two of no casualties for the Ukrainian army as the latest ceasefire enters its 12th day, and Kyiv is pulling its heavy weapons back from the

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Kyiv says it can not withdraw heavy weapons while still under attack

Ukraine’s military said it can not start withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in the east, as required under a ceasefire,because it said

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Ukraine: Both sides agree to start heavy weapons pullback

Ukrainian military vehicles are reported to be on the move. Armoured personnel carriers and trucks pulling tanks have been seen on a road linking the

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Prisoner exchange boosts Ukraine peace deal

A ceasefire is proving difficult but pro-Russian rebels and government forces have exchanged dozens of prisoners in eastern Ukraine in line with the

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Ukraine: Poroshenko peacekeepers plea gets cool reception

President Petro Poroshenko’s call for peacekeepers to be deployed to monitor Ukraine’s fragile truce has failed to win widespread support. In Kyiv

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Durable solution: Will the Ukrainian ceasefire hold?

European, Ukrainian and Russian leaders reach another peace agreement. But will it end up being yet another scrap of paper?

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Ukraine: separatists in Debaltseve celebrate withdrawal of govt troops

Pro-Russian separatist soldiers have been celebrating in the eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltseve. For them the withdrawal of Ukrainian government

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Poroshenko gets backing of Ukraine's security council as he calls for UN peacekeepers

Ukraine’s national security and defence council has approved President Petro Poroshenko’s call for UN peacekeepers to be deployed in the east of the

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Mixed feeling in the Ukrainian capital about the withdrawal from Debaltseve

People in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv have been reacting to the events in Debaltseve. Feelings are running high as it is the anniversary of the

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Fighting rages near Debaltseve despite ceasefire deal

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Battle for Debaltseve: Putin urges Kyiv to call on its troops to surrender

Fighting continues for the strategic hub of Debaltseve - rebels claim to control 80 percent of east Ukrainian town

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UN adopts Russian-drafted resolution on Ukraine crisis

The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday called on all parties in eastern Ukraine to stop fighting and implement a European-brokered peace deal

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Ukraine truce close to collapse as clashes continue near Debaltseve

Pro-Russian rebels bombarded government troops they they say are encircled in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday and a plan for both sides to pull back their

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Shelling continues near ruins of Donetsk airport despite ceasefire

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Debaltseve violence thwarts Ukraine ceasefire

Heavy fighting continued throughout Monday in Debaltseve, which is sandwiched between the rebel strongholds of Donetsk and Luhansk. Pro-Russian

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Locals brace for Ukraine troops to take back Vuhlehirsk

Ten kilometers from Debaltseve lies the small town of Vuhlehirsk captured by rebels earlier this month. Local residents now believe the Ukrainian