Laura Mills

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Alexander Zakharchenko, Prime Minister of the self proclaimed 'Donetsk People's Republic', centre, surrounded by pro-Russian rebels, walks in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. A pro-Russian rebel leader says they have signed a demarcation deal with the Ukrainian government which sees the Ukrainians give up several villages including the one next to a strategic airport. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Putin orders troops away from Ukraine border

Laura Mills · October 12, 2014 10:51 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the unveiling of a bridge across the Ob River in Novosibirsk, southwestern part of Siberia, about 2,800 kilometers (1,750 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014.

Russia looks to compensate its sanctioned elite

Laura Mills · October 8, 2014 3:50 pm

People choose shirts bearing an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin at GUM (the State Department Store) in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Souvenirs and clothing featuring Putin or pro-government slogans have become popular in Russia this year. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Putin celebrates 62nd birthday in wild Siberia

Laura Mills · October 7, 2014 1:09 pm

National Security

Ukraine wary of fragile peace as patriotism surges

Laura Mills · October 2, 2014 6:59 pm

Ukrainians gear up for winter without Russian gas

Laura Mills · September 30, 2014 12:07 pm

A woman observes damage at a destroyed home after shelling in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. Eastern Ukraine has suffered the worst violence in more than a week as fighting between pro-Russian rebels and government troops in the region killed at least 12 people and wounded over 30, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

12 killed in worst east Ukraine shelling in a week

Laura Mills · September 29, 2014 3:48 pm

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gestures during a press conference in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. Poroshenko gave his first major news conference since taking office in June. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine president sure that peace is on the way

Laura Mills · September 25, 2014 7:40 pm

A Ukrainian soldier holds a cat as he receives warm clothes close to Luhansk in the eastern Ukraine Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. Despite of the declared cease-fire between the separatists and the Ukrainian military in eastern Ukraine occasional shooting has been reported. (AP Photo/Petro Zadorozhnyy)

National Security

Ukraine: Cease-fire being upheld on both sides

Laura Mills · September 23, 2014 6:27 pm

Smoke rises over a residential area in the north of the rebel-held city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 22, 2014. A cease-fire was called on Sept. 5 but has been violated repeatedly. Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia, the rebels and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe last week tried to further the peace process with an agreement calling for both sides to halt their advances and for pulling back heavy artillery in order to create a buffer zone. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Kiev notes progress on eastern Ukraine cease-fire

Laura Mills · September 22, 2014 3:39 pm

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko shows the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement to lawmakers after its signing it in parliament in Kiev, Ukraine Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Ukraine's parliament ratified an agreement to deepen economic and political ties with the European Union on Tuesday, and passed legislation to grant autonomy to the rebellious east as part of a peace deal. (AP Photo/Mykola Lazarenko)

Ukraine lawmakers ratify landmark deal with Europe

Laura Mills · September 17, 2014 12:04 am

6 killed, 15 wounded in east Ukraine city

Laura Mills · September 16, 2014 2:23 am

Students march during a military training exercise in a military school in Boyarka, near Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday Sept. 9, 2014. The state order for military experts has doubled this year in comparison with 2013, with 15 percent more young people requesting military education. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine pledges more autonomy to rebellious east

Laura Mills · September 10, 2014 12:34 pm