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Ukraine calls for international action against Russian 'aggression'
At a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Milan, Pavlo Klimkin says this is the fifth consecutive OSCE ministerial meeting to be dominated by Russia's 'destabilizing' behavior in Europe
Russia's actions in Ukraine 'obstacle' to improved relations – U.S.
The phone call comes as the two leaders discussed the death on Sunday of an American monitor with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe who hit a landmine while on patrol in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine at UN seeks to shore up ceasefire
More than 9 300 people have died in eastern Ukraine – known as Donbass – where pro Russian rebels are fighting Kiev s forces since April 2014
Azerbaijan, Armenia agree truce in Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
International powers scramble to end the worst violence in decades over the disputed region
Eastern Ukrainian villages change hands despite truce
International observers have deplored recent military activity in the zone by both Ukrainian troops and pro Russian rebels which they say undermines the prospects for peace in the region
Ukraine rebels withdraw from key frontline village
But separatists warn that unilateral demilitarization by their side may not be enough to establish a lasting peace
Ukraine court orders arrest of two 'Russian soldiers'
Russia s defense ministry says the two were once members of the armed forces but had been demobilized by the time they crossed into the Ukrainian war zone nearly two months ago
Fighters captured in Ukraine admit to serving in Russia's army – OSCE
Ukraine has charged the captured men with involvement in terrorist activity and promised to release them should they fully confess during a public trial
Ukraine vows to show off 'captured Russian soldiers'
The politically charged declaration comes as a tenuous February truce is broken by more violence that claimed the lives of at least 4 Ukrainian servicemen
'Grave concern' about Ukraine fighting at 4-way talks
Foreign ministers from Russia Ukraine France and Germany gather to assess progress in the truce deal agreed in February between the Ukraine government and pro Russian rebels
On anniversary of Ukraine war, shelling still shattering lives
It s hard for us to believe in this ceasefire The shooting has never really ceased here and in the last days it s become worse than usual
Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels resume peace talks
A successful round of preliminary negotiations in the Belarussian capital Minsk could pave the way for a second meeting
International monitors shot at in east Ukraine – OSCE
The OSCE says a uniformed man on the back of a flat bed cargo truck fires two shots in the direction of their vehicles as they were driving
Monitors fear rising violence in eastern Ukraine
Meanwhile Dutch investigators hoping to recover debris from a doomed airliner leave the MH17 crash site with little progress
Fears of all-out Ukraine war grow as MH17 families mourn
New columns of tanks trucks and heavy artillery rumble towards the pro Moscow rebel stronghold of Donetsk as fears grew of a return to all out fighting in war torn eastern Ukraine
Intense artillery fire in Ukraine's rebel bastion Donetsk
The last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warns that the conflict between the Western backers of Ukraine and Russia could lead to a new Cold War
OSCE 'very concerned' by tanks, convoys in Ukraine
The OSCE report came after Ukraine s military said it had spotted a large column of tanks and other heavy weapons entering the country from Russia
Ukraine peace plan hangs by a thread
Artillery explosions can be heard early Wednesday around the airport in Donetsk where Ukrainian soldiers have been holding out for weeks against surrounding separatist forces
Ukraine to 're-examine' peace plan with rebels
Poroshenko says he and security chiefs will re examine Kiev s commitments to the ceasefire deal including abolition of a key element that offered separatists autonomy within Ukraine s existing borders
Dutch officials return to MH17 crash site as search resumes
The Dutch are part of an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe OSCE team that has brokered a return to the place where the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 crashed in rebel held territory on July 17
One month in, Ukraine truce exists in name only
Artillery blasts rock Donetsk exactly one month since the rebels signed a 12 point agreement with Kiev s representatives to try to halt the hostilities that have killed over 3 300 people in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine rebels start pullback under peace deal
UPDATED Across the flashpoint industrial regions of Donetsk and Lugansk the level of violence appears to have subsided after five months of fighting that has killed around 3 000 people and sent East West tensions soaring
NATO says Russian forces 'still inside Ukraine'
US General Philip Breedlove says a two week old ceasefire was still there in name but what is happening on the ground is quite a different story
Kiev, rebels ink deal creating buffer zone
Under the deal both sides agreed to pull back heavy weapons by 15 km from their point of contact thereby creating a buffer zone of at least 30 km wide
US welcomes Poroshenko for symbolic visit
Poroshenko sat side by side with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office and drew multiple standing ovations from lawmakers in a ceremonial joint meeting of both chambers of Congress
Poroshenko: Ukraine ceasefire plan by Friday
The push for peace follows a dramatic surge in tensions after NATO reported that Russia had secretly sent in troops and heavy weapons to support insurgents
Putin unveils Ukraine peace plan ahead of NATO summit
UPDATED The Russian president s surprise announcement could take the wind out of the sails of a high stakes NATO summit in Wales where Western leaders led by US President Barack Obama plan to step up their defense of eastern Europe in the face of Russian aggression
Merkel urges Ukraine truce as Russia convoy returns home
UPDATED In Kiev Merkel calls for a bilateral ceasefire and effective border controls to help stop four months of brutal fighting between pro Russian rebels and government troops
MH17 search suspended over security concerns
UPDATED Dutch Prime Minister Rutte says increasing tension between Kiev – which is battling pro Russian separatists in the area – makes it too unsafe to continue with the search for victims remains
OSCE says 'several' remains, belongings found at MH17 site
I think we all agree that today was the biggest day ever in terms of the process of disaster victim recovery an OSCE spokesman says
Ukraine fighting again stops MH17 investigators
The situation along the route is too unsafe notes lead investigator Pieter Jaap Aalbersberg in a Dutch foreign ministry statement
EU to impose new Russia sanctions as fighting blocks MH17 probe
UPDATED The tougher sanctions are intended to be particularly painful for Russia which is already flirting with recession as tensions over the crisis have hurt growth and sent investors fleeing
Dutch experts inspect Ukraine crash bodies
UPDATED As world leaders deplored the shambolic state of the crash site left in the hands of the rebels the animosity between the two sides was underlined by intense shelling
Forensics experts to reach MH17 crash site Monday – Dutch PM
Prime Minister Mark Rutte says that the Dutch will be coordinating the task of identifying the 298 dead from Thursday s July 17 Malaysia Airways crash
Rebels agree to security zone at MH17 crash site
More investigators arrived overnight from the Netherlands and Malaysia amid calls for access to the scene as Kiev accused the rebels of trying to destroy crash evidence with Russian support
Malaysia team in Kiev as anger mounts over MH17
UPDATED Concerns have also emerged after international observers were blocked or given only partial access by armed rebels
Ukraine says military plane 'likely' shot down from Russia
The United States on Monday accuses Russia of providing the pro Russian separatists in east Ukraine with military equipment such as tanks and rocket launchers
Ukraine vows to strike back after rebels kill 23 troops
Not a single terrorist will avoid responsibility Every single one of them will get their just desserts says Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko
Top envoys urge new Ukraine truce talks as battles rage
The latest clashes came after Ukraine s President Petro Poroshenko ripped up a 10 day truce which Kiev says the insurgents broke over 100 times at the cost of 30 lives
OSCE makes contact with 'unharmed' kidnapped observers in Ukraine
You will understand that we will not say how or when this contact was established so as not to jeopardize their safety
Fierce battles in Ukraine; OSCE team freed
As OSCE inspectors go free violence ramps up in various parts of Ukraine with more than 50 people dying in clashes nationwide
Dozens die in Odessa blaze as Ukraine violence spreads
UPDATED The unrest in Ukraine started with peaceful demonstrations in Kiev in November against then president Viktor Yanukovych but has rapidly degenerated into a full blown global crisis
Obama announces sanctions on Russia as Ukraine tensions mount
Speaking in the Philippines the US President said the sanctions would include export restrictions on high tech goods in a bid to ratchet up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin
Conservatives win Macedonia's polls, opposition cries foul
Macedonia s ruling conservatives win the snap elections but the opposition cries foul alleging vote fraud
Ukraine rebels present captured OSCE observers to media
The 8 men captured by the rebels on Friday were part of a 12 member OSCE military verification team deployed in east Ukraine The group said they were in good health
US releases photo 'evidence' of Russian troops in Ukraine
It is the latest attempt by the United States to disprove Moscow s claims that it has nothing to do with pro Russian separatists
Germany accuses Russia of trying to break apart Europe
Germany accused Russia of trying to splinter Europe as a Cold War style struggle over the future of ex Soviet Ukraine
Crimea votes to join Russia, tensions soar
The Crimean referendum is perhaps the most radical redrawing of the map of Europe since Kosovo s 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia
Russia could halt foreign arms check
Russia is considering ending foreign arms check including its nuclear capable missiles in response to threats from the West over the Ukraine crisis
Kosovo vote key test for EU-backed deal with Serbia
The election of deputies and mayors in 36 Kosovo municipalities is seen as a key test of relations between Pristina and Serbia
