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France, Germany discuss Ukraine crisis with Poroshenko The leaders of France and Germany discussed a shaky ceasefire deal and economic reforms for Ukraine in a telephone call with President Petro Poroshenko.

15 December 2014 15:37

Kerry, Lavrov meet as tensions soar over Ukraine Top US diplomat met his Russian counterpart, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanctions and possible lethal military aid for Ukraine.

15 December 2014 15:15

Ukraine cheers US vote for military aid, Russia outraged Ukraine welcomed a US bill that would allow Washington to provide lethal military assistance to the embattled country.

13 December 2014 10:50

Poroshenko says ceasefire in Ukraine is now 'real' President Petro Poroshenko said a "real" ceasefire was in place in Ukraine after the first 24 hours in seven months without a military casualty.

12 December 2014 15:04

IMF calls on donors to 'step up' for Ukraine The International Monetary Fund called for the international community to come forward with fresh funds for Ukraine.

12 December 2014 11:37

Ukraine truce under pressure as Europe raises Russia fears A three-day-old ceasefire in eastern Ukraine was under pressure after three government soldiers were killed.

12 December 2014 11:15

EU tells Russia to keep Balkans out of Ukraine crisis EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini called on Russia not to involve the Balkans in tensions between Brussels and Moscow over the Ukrainian crisis.

06 December 2014 13:03

Hollande vows to seek 'de-escalation' in Ukraine French President Francois Hollande vowed to work towards a "de-escalation" in the Ukraine crisis as he began a two-day trip to Kazakhstan.

06 December 2014 11:02

Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels announce December 9 truce Ukraine and the pro-Russian rebels said they had agreed to halt fire on December 9 under the terms of a truce aimed at ending one of Europe's bloodiest conflicts in decades.

05 December 2014 13:05

Obama pessimistic over chances of Putin shift on Ukraine President Barack Obama said Russian counterpart is unlikely to shift his stance on Ukraine until the full force of economic sanctions levelled against Moscow hits home.

04 December 2014 12:22

Kerry arrives in Basel for OSCE talks on Ukraine US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Basel evening for a meeting of top diplomats from some 50 OSCE countries which will focus on the spiralling Ukraine crisis.

04 December 2014 12:05

NATO ministers boost support for Ukraine NATO foreign ministers approved fresh support for Ukraine and condemned Russia for backing pro-Moscow rebels.

03 December 2014 10:36

Ukraine says ceasefire reached around Donetsk airport Ukraine's military said that its forces and Russian generals had agreed a temporary ceasefire around the airport in rebel-held Donetsk.

02 December 2014 12:48

MH17 remains arrive in Netherlands from Ukraine Six more coffins carrying body parts of victims from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands from Ukraine.

29 November 2014 10:40

NATO warns over Russian military build-up in Crimea NATO's top military commander said he was "very concerned" that Russia's military build-up in the annexed Crimean region could be used as a launchpad for attacks.

27 November 2014 13:11

Canada to dress Ukrainian soldiers for winter warfare Canada's Defense Minister Rob Nicholson announced the sending of winter coats, boots and gloves to dress 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers.

27 November 2014 11:04

Kazakhstan's information security is feeble: expert Kazakh political analyst Dosym Satpayev called information security of Kazakhstan weak and stressed that this could lead to a strongly divided society as was exemplified by the situation in Ukraine.

25 November 2014 15:27

Kazakhstan's Shymbulak named most expensive skiing resort Shymbulak Skiing Resort situated near Kazakhstan's Almaty has been named one of the most expensive skiing resorts among Post-Soviet countries.

22 November 2014 13:17

Ukraine coalition agrees to make NATO membership a priority Ukraine's pro-Western political parties agreed to make joining NATO a priority in a coalition deal that will give them a parliamentary majority.

22 November 2014 10:44

Biden arrives in Kiev for Ukraine talks US Vice-President Joe Biden landed in Ukraine, US diplomats in Kiev said, ahead of talks over possible increased assistance amid conflict in the east.

21 November 2014 11:16

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