UKRAINE CRISIS
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Conflicts & War
Residents of Sloviansk refuse another war with Russia
Sloviansk, Ukraine, Feb 23 (EFE).- Residents of Sloviansk, a city in eastern Ukraine at the heart of the 2014 conflict…
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Conflicts & War
Ukraine enforces state of emergency in face of Russia military threat
Kiev, Feb 23 (EFE).- Ukraine on Wednesday declared a national state of emergency, began to conscript military reservists and initiated…
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Politics
Biden announces sanctions on Russia, US troop deployments to Baltic states
(Update 3: changes headline, re-ledes with Biden’s statement) Washington, Feb 22 (EFE).- President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a series…
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Conflicts & War
EU sanctions Russian individuals, entities over Ukraine
(Update 2: changes headline, re-ledes with EU sanctions agreement) Paris, Feb 22 (EFE).- European Union foreign ministers on Tuesday unanimously…
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Conflicts & War
Germany halts pipeline deal after Putin sends troops into eastern Ukraine
(Update: adds info on EU, UK sanctions) Berlin, Feb 22 (EFE).- Germany suspended the lucrative and controversial Nord Stream 2…
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Politics
Biden agrees to meet with Putin if Russia does not invade Ukraine
By Lucia Leal Washington DC, Feb 20 (EFE).- Washington agreed on Sunday to hold a presidential summit with Moscow on…
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Politics
US says all indications suggest Russia on verge of invading Ukraine
Washington/Kiev, Feb 20 (EFE).- All signs point toward Russia being on the verge of invading Ukraine, US secretary of state…
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Conflicts & War
Ukraine marks 8 years since Maidan revolution amid Russian invasion threat
Kiev, Feb 20 (EFE).- Ukrainians on Sunday commemorated the eighth anniversary of the pro-European Maidan revolution amid heightened fears that…
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Politics
Biden to meet National Security Council as EU condemns Ukraine bombings
Washington DC, Feb 19 (EFE).- United States President Joe Biden will convene a meeting of the National Security Council on…
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Conflicts & War
Ukraine denies offensive in Donbas, but rebels gird for fight
Kiev, Feb 19 (EFE).- Ukraine denied Saturday that it is preparing a military offensive against the Donbas, but ethnic-Russian militias…
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