Tag: Ukraine

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)

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Ukraine: Cease-fire being upheld on both sides

Laura Mills · September 23, 2014 6:27 pm

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe or SACEUR, U.S. Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, left , and U.S. Army Commander for International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF), Gen. John F. Campbell attend on NATO Military Committee Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

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NATO chief: Ukraine has cease-fire ‘in name only’

Robert Burns · September 20, 2014 10:01 pm

The Russian Warriors air force aerobatic squadron perform during a demonstration at the Moscow International Air Show Aug. 14, 2001 in Zhukovsky, about 30 km southeast of Moscow. The show featured the latest designs in Russian and foreign aircraft. (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Getty images)

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NORAD: Eight Russian war planes intercepted this week

Susan Ferrechio · September 20, 2014 8:13 pm

A smoke rises after shelling in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. Negotiators in Ukrainian peace talks agreed early Saturday to create a buffer zone to separate government troops and pro-Russian militants and withdraw heavy weapons and foreign fighters in order to ensure a stable truce in eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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Buffer zone agreed upon in Ukrainian peace talks

YURAS KARMANAUMSTYSLAV CHERNOV · September 20, 2014 5:19 pm

President Barack Obama, right, meets with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in the Oval Office of the White House, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Ukraine’s pleas for lethal aid from US go unmet

JULIE PACEDEB RIECHMANN · September 18, 2014 8:30 pm

Poroshenko: ‘Live up to your promise’

Susan Crabtree · September 18, 2014 4:28 pm

Ukrainian army paratroopers smoke cigarettes, at their position in Debaltsevo, Donetsk's region, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. The cease-fire between the separatists and the Ukrainian military in eastern Ukraine has largely held. (AP Photo/Efrrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine reports sporadic violations of cease-fire

Washington Examiner · September 18, 2014 3:12 pm

Ukraine depends on Russia for natural gas, which complicates the current crisis. (iStock)

Free the market and help Ukraine

Washington Examiner · September 18, 2014 9:00 am

Sen. Rand Paul said he will decide publicly in the spring if he will run for president. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Islamic State’s rise could hurt Paul in key early 2016 states

David M. Drucker · September 17, 2014 4:36 pm

A firefighter carries an additional water hose at damaged apartment building after shelling in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Ukraine moved to resolve months of crisis Tuesday by strengthening ties to Europe and loosening some controls over the country's rebellious eastern regions where it has been fighting Russian-backed separatists. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

East Ukraine casualties rise as rebels reject deal

Mstyslav Chernov · September 17, 2014 3:57 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