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Russian police raid Ukrainian library in Moscow

Armed and masked police confiscated books they said contained "anti-Russian propaganda"

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Ukraine: Mariupol vote called off amid 'irregularities'

Regional elections in the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Krasnoarmiysk were called off on Sunday (October 26) for alleged irregularities on the

Ukraine

Ukraine postpones local elections in two key areas for Kyiv

Local elections in two areas in the disputed Donetsk region of Ukraine have been cancelled. Polls failed to open in the Kyiv controlled

Ukraine

Direct flights come to an end between Kyiv and Moscow

Ukraine’s ban on flights to Russia announced three weeks ago comes into effect on Sunday, meaning longer more expensive journeys for people wanting

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Ukraine

Ukraine: Darth Vader runs for mayor

Darth Vader is among the candidates vying for the post of Mayor in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa. He joins Peking Duck and a man calling himself

Ukraine

Ukraine slams Russia as 'state sponsor of terrorism'

Kyiv believes Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by pro-Russian separatists armed with a surface-to-air missile launcher, something that

Russia

Russia rejects Dutch probe into MH17 crash

Russia has issued a scathing response to the Dutch Safety Board’s report into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17. 9K37 #BUK-M1 SA-11

Ukraine

MH17: Ukraine defends decision not to close airspace

Ukraine has defended not closing airspace in the east of the country where Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down in July 2014, saying that it

Netherlands

Dutch PM calls on Russia to cooperate with MH17 probe

Moscow considers “strange” a request from the Dutch prime minister for Russia to cooperate fully with a probe into the downing of Malaysia Airlines

Netherlands

MH17 report: Feeling of injustice remains for victims' relatives

No-one was awaiting the findings of the Dutch Safety Board’s final report into the MH17 disaster more than the relatives of the 298 people who were

Netherlands

MH17: incomplete facts, brutal tragedy

Air traffic control lost contact with MH17 on Thursday 17 July, 2014, at a quarter past three in the afternoon, CET. The Boeing 777 plummeted from

Ukraine

Flight MH17: was shot down by a BUK missile fired from Eastern Ukraine - Dutch report

The Dutch Safety Board has concluded that flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made BUK missile. The board published the

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Three rare white Bengal tiger cubs born in Crimea

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Families brace for 'final' MH17 air crash report

The final report about what caused a Malaysia Airlines plane crash last year is expected to be published by the Dutch Safety Board on Tuesday

Ukraine

Cautious optimism on Ukraine after Paris summit

The French are claiming some movement on the situation in eastern Ukraine following a summit in Paris. President Francois Hollande met with Russian

Ukraine

Focus softens on Ukraine after speeches at the United Nations

Ukraine President Petro Poreshenko in his speech at the United Nations assailed Moscow for what he called its “brutal aggression” in the east of the

Ukraine

Rival trials held in Russia and Ukraine

Rival court cases are being heard in Russia and Ukraine. The countries are currently divided by conflict. Kyiv accuses two men captured in the east

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From a Russian peninsula: Crimean voices

It's hard to hear Crimean voices these days. Since Russia annexed the peninsula at least 20,000 people have left, the majority not wanting to become Russian.

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Ukraine talks on agenda as world leaders meet at UN in New York

While Syria is the key talking point at this year’s gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York, efforts to resolve the conflict in

Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine reach deal over gas supplies this winter

Russia and Ukraine have reached a deal over gas supplies this winter. The European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic, who brokered the talks

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