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Mass conscription in Ukraine to counter 'rise in Russian attacks'

Parliament in Kyiv brings in mass conscription, claiming rebels and Russian forces have stepped up attacks. Serbia, which has taken over the leadership of international OSCE monitors has vowed to work

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Ukraine: Mass military call-up as bus attack victims are mourned

Ukraine’s parliament has approved a mass military call-up for the country’s conflict in the east amid security warnings that Russian forces backing

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Poroshenko declares a day of mourning for the victims of Tuesday's bus attack

A minute’s silence was held in Kyiv for the victims of Tuesday’s bus tragedy in which 12 people died when it was struck by a shell near a government

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At least 12 killed in Ukraine bus attack

It is the deadliest attack on civilians in Ukraine since efforts four months ago to implement a ceasefire. At least twelve people are dead and 16

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Interpol puts ex-Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych on international wanted list

Interpol has put ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on the international wanted list on charges of embezzlement and financial wrongdoing

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Far-right Ukrainians mark anniversary of nationalist hero Stepan Bandera

Thousands of far-right Ukrainians have marked the 106th anniversary of the birth of controversial nationalist Stepan Bandera. He fought Russian and

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World's worst fare dodger caught on CCTV

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Ukraine turns its back on its 'worst year since World War II'

People in Ukraine are ready to turn their back what the country’s central bank has described as ‘the worst year since World War II’. Many internally

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New Year, new hope as Ukraine paves way for NATO membership

As Ukranians hoped 2015 would ring in a much better future for the country, President Petro Poroshenko signed a bill dropping the country’s

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Ukrainian army delivers food supplies to Donetsk 'Cyborgs'

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Visa and MasterCard quit Crimea over US sanctions

Visa and MasterCard said they can no longer support their payment cards being used in Crimea. The move by the world's biggest payment card companies follows the latest round of US sanctions imposed

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'Security concerns' halt trains between Ukraine and Crimea

Trains between Ukraine and Crimea are being suspended because of unspecified security concerns. Ukraine’s state rail company Ukrzaliznytsia said

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Ukraine crisis: Peace talks cancelled in Minsk

Peace talks due to take place in Minsk on Friday between the Kyiv government and pro-Russian rebels have been cancelled. It’s been reported that

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Ukrainian PM calls on rebels to fulfill Minsk peace deal

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has called on pro-Russian rebels to fulfill a ceasefire agreement reached in September. He spoke as

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Ukraine to seek NATO membership and step up military presence in war-torn east

Ukraine’s parliament has voted to drop its official neutrality in international relations. President Petro Poroshenko pledged on Tuesday to seek

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Ukraine's complicated path to NATO membership

Ukrainian public opinion on NATO membership remained low, according to numerous independent polls conducted between 2005 and 2013. Just months before

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Russia calls Ukraine's bid to join NATO "counterproductive"

Russia has been reacting to the news that Ukraine has dropped its international neutrality, saying it gives false hope that the political crisis in

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Ukraine votes to drop neutrality and seek NATO membership

Ukraine has taken a significant step towards joining NATO after the country’s parliament voted on Tuesday to drop its official neutrality in

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Kyiv terror plot foiled, says Ukrainian security service

Ukraine’s security service said it has foiled a terrorist plot to cause mass casualties in its capital Kyiv. The country’s counter intelligence

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Business Review 2014 Part 3/4: 'Naked' Russia beset by sanctions, oil and rouble trouble

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