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Foreign ministers call for more OSCE monitors in Ukraine

The foreign ministers from Ukraine, France, Russia and Germany have met in Paris. The so-called ‘Normandy Four’ spent three hours round the table

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Ukrainian soldiers await orders near Artemvisk

Ukraine

Ukrainian troops say heavy weapons withdrawal would be 'a mistake'

Ukrainian soldiers offered a gun salute to four of their own war dead on Monday. The men were killed by landmines a few days earlier in Debaltseve

Russia

War with Ukraine "unlikely" - Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin says a full war with Ukraine is “unlikely”. In an interview on Monday to mark a public holiday honouring Russia’s

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Ukraine

Ukraine says it cannot start to withdraw heavy weapons from the east

The Ukraine military cannot start to withdraw its heavy weapons from the front line in the east as separatist rebels have not ceased firing, a

Ukraine

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: Blast strikes peaceful Kharkiv rally

Ukraine

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

Ukraine

Kharkiv bombing: Kiev says unrest could spread West

Kiev fears the unrest in eastern Ukraine could spread after Kharkiv is attacked once again.

Russia

Thousands attend anti-Maidan march in Moscow

Thousands turned out for a rally in Moscow to condemn the popular uprising in Ukraine’s Maidan Square, which ousted pro-Russian president Viktor

Ukraine

Ukraine: Apparent calm in Debaltseve sees residents return home

With no recent reports of heavy fighting in rebel-controlled Debaltseve, could the fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine be holding?

Ukraine

Kyiv lights up in remembrance of Maidan 'Heavenly Hundred'

Shards of light stretched up into the sky in central Kyiv on Friday evening in honour of more than 100 people who died during the bloodiest days of

Ukraine

"There is a general ceasefire but there are exceptions," says OSCE on Ukraine truce

Sporadic fighting has pierced the fragile ceasefire in east Ukraine. The OSCE which is charged with monitoring the truce which entered into force

France

Full compliance with Minsk key to peace in Ukraine, says Hollande

France and Germany are more convinced than ever that the Minsk agreements aimed at resolving an ongoing crisis in Ukraine should be fully implemented

World

Ukraine's retreating troops say rebels ignored Minsk cease-fire orders

The Minsk ceasefire agreement did the 25,000 inhabitants of Debaltseve little good, in the heart of the fighting that continued in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine

One year on, Ukraine remembers Maidan's bloodiest day

One year ago Maidan Square in Kyiv transformed from a protest site into a killing ground. Over three days up to 100 people were shot dead as riot

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Pro-Russian rebels celebrate in Debaltseve as Ukraine troops retreat

Ukraine

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?

Ukraine

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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