UKRAINE CRISIS (UPDATES TEXT
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Politics
Putin orders troops into eastern Ukraine, sparking international backlash
(Update 4: Changes headline, dateline, lede, adds updates and edits throughout) Kiev/United Nations/Moscow/Berlin/Washington, Feb 21 (EFE).- Russia’s president on Monday…
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Conflicts & War
Putin authorizes Russian troop deployment in eastern Ukraine
(Update 3: Changes headline, dateline, re-ledes, updates throughout) Moscow/Berlin/Washington Feb 21 (EFE).- Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the deployment…
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Conflicts & War
Putin recognizes pro-Russian breakaway territories in Ukraine
Brussels/Moscow/Kiev, Feb 21 (EFE).- The Kremlin on Monday said Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to recognize the independence of…
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Conflicts & War
US, Nato cast doubt on Russia’s claims of troop withdrawal
(Update 1: adds US official statement pars 2, 7-10, changes headline) New York City/Moscow/Brussels/Kiev, Feb 16 (EFE).- Russian troops deployed…
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Russia to withdraw some troops, Ukraine warns not to jump to conclusions
(Update 1: Adds details throughout, quotes from Putin Scholz, re-leds, alter headline). Moscow/Kiev, Feb 15 (EFE).- Some Russian military units…
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US temporarily relocating embassy in Ukraine from Kiev to Lviv
(Update 1: Changes dateline, updates with official announcement of move of US embassy) Washington, Feb 14 (EFE).- The United States…
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Conflicts & War
Biden warns Russia of “severe costs” of attacking Ukraine
Washington/Moscow, Feb 12 (EFE).- The United States and its allies will “impose swift and severe costs on Russia” in the…
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Biden, Putin to discuss Ukraine on Saturday
Madrid Desk, Feb 11 (EFE).- The presidents of the United States and Russia plan to speak by telephone Saturday about…
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Erdogan offers to mediate between Ukraine, Russia amid rising tensions
(Update 1: Changes headline, lede, adds details on Turkey, Ukraine talks) Kiev, Feb 3 (EFE).- Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan…
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Putin: Ukraine’s entry to Nato may lead to a war with bloc
(Update 1: Adds Putin’s remarks, Blinkin’s phone call with Lavrov, changes lede and headline) Moscow, Feb 1 (EFE).- Ukraine’s potential…
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