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EU keeps Russia sanctions as clashes resume in Ukraine
UPDATED Meanwhile a promise by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to grant temporary self rule for territories under rebel control as long as they give up separatist ambitions has dominated political debate in the run up to the parliamentary polls
Ukraine interim president: rebel vote 'farce without legal basis'
The rebels in Donetsk declared the results a few hours after polls closed saying that nearly 90 had voted in favor of independence with a 75 turnout
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
Ukraine in deadly assault on rebel-held town, raising stakes
Kiev officials said rebels shot down one helicopter with a rocket propelled grenade killing its pilot
Pro-Russian mob seizes building in Ukraine's Donetsk
UPDATED The crowd stripped weapons and shields from some of the police several of whom fled
US warns Russia against 'expensive mistake' in Ukraine
The USA warns Russia of making an expensive mistake regarding its tensions with Ukraine
US rejects Lavrov's 'ludicrous' Ukraine claims
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki says the claims that Washington was running the show or funding it were ones that she would put in the ludicrous category
UN Security Council holds crisis talks on Ukraine
A UN official says the situation in the Ukraine has become more combustible than ever
Ukraine orders Crimean troop withdrawal
Ukraine s acting president Oleksandr Turchynov somberly told top lawmakers that both servicemen and their families would now be relocated to the mainland
Putin defies West with Crimea 'land grab'
The quick treaty signing in the Kremlin plunges relations with the West to a new post Cold War low
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
Ukraine won't intervene in Crimea, referendum a 'sham:' president
Ukraine s acting president Oleksandr Turchynov slammed the upcoming referendum on Crimea as a sham
Ukraine makes first contacts with Russia to avert war
Yatsenyuk said the consultations with Moscow mainly concerned the status of a 15 billion loan package that Putin promised to Yanukovych in December
Russian troops deploy in Crimea as Obama warns Kremlin
A US defense official says Russia has moved several hundred troops into Crimea
Obama expresses deep concern on Ukraine, may skip G8 summit
UPDATED US President Barack Obama says any violation of Ukraine s sovereignty and territorial integrity would be deeply destabilizing
Ukraine retakes Crimea airports after Russian 'invasion'
The spiraling tensions in Crimea were due to take a dramatic turn when ousted president Viktor Yanukovych briefs reporters after winning protection from Moscow
EU, Russia bid to calm tensions over Ukraine
World powers sought to ease tensions over Ukraine as the country s interim authorities grappled with the threat of economic collapse and separatism
Ukraine interim leader warns of 'dangerous signs' of separatism
Russia tones down Moscow s rhetoric confirming Russia s position of non intervention in Ukraine s internal affairs
Russia says it won't intervene in Ukraine
Russia s Lavrov: We confirmed our principled position of non intervention in Ukraine s internal affairs and expect that everyone follows similar logic
LIST: 5 hot spots of unrest around the world
From intense political showdowns to an uproar over government decisions here are five major political hot spots around the world right now
Ukraine issues arrest warrant for Yanukovych over 'mass murder'
Ukraine issues an arrest warrant for ousted president Viktor Yanukovych as the country s new rulers launch a probe over the mass murder of protesters
Ukraine ushers in new era, president flees
UPDATED A new era dawns in Ukraine as parliament appoints a pro Western interim leader after ousted president Viktor Yanukovych flees Kiev to escape retribution for a week of deadly carnage
