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A woman carries a baby as she passes destroyed houses following what locals say was overnight shelling by Ukrainian forces in the eastern town of Slovyansk on June 9.
A woman carries a baby as she passes destroyed houses following what locals say was overnight shelling by Ukrainian forces in the eastern town of Slovyansk on June 9.
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Live Blog: Crisis In Ukraine (Archive)

Summary for June 9

-- Ukraine's Foreign Ministry says that Moscow and Kyiv have reached a "mutual understanding" on key parts of a plan proposed by President Petro Poroshenko for ending violence in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine.

-- Reports say up to 20 armed gunmen were trying to seize property from a factory (Topaz) that makes communications and electronic-warfare equipment in the Donetsk region.

-- A deputy foreign minister says Russia will consider any expansion of NATO forces near its borders a "demonstration of hostile intentions" and "take the necessary political and military-technological measures to support our security."

-- A two-man crew for Russian Zvezda TV arrived in Moscow after being released from detention in Ukraine.

-- Serbian officials say their own work on the Russian-backed South Stream gas pipeline will have to be suspended after Bulgaria stopped construction of its portion based on EU and U.S. concerns.

-- Ukrainian security forces are reportedly still battling pro-Russian separatists in the east near Slovyansk and Donetsk.

*NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Kyiv
12:25 21.5.2014
Our multimedia department has issued this subtitled version of Donetsk oligarch Rinat Akhmetov's latest tirade against separatist "imposters:"
Ukrainian Oligarch Speaks Out Against Separatist 'Imposters'
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Ukrainian Oligarch Speaks Out Against Separatist 'Imposters'

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Our news desk reports on Joe Biden's trip to Romania, where he has been commenting on the election in Ukraine this weekend:
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has warned Moscow against undermining the upcoming Ukrainian presidential election.

Speaking today in Bucharest alongside Romanian President Traian Basescu, Biden, said "we must be resolute" in enforcing sanctions against Moscow and that tougher measures could come if the May 25 polls are undermined.

Biden also reiterated NATO's Article 5 commitments, saying Russia's aggression in Crimea, less than 200 kilometers from alliance member Romania's borders, shows why it is still needed.

The vice president thanked Romania for increasing its defense budget to 2 percent of its gross domestic product.

Biden also said work is on track to open a antimissile shield in Deveselu, Romania, next year.

Basescu thanked Biden for the immediate U.S. reaction to the Ukrainian crisis by supplementing the U.S. Air Force presence in the region.

"This is proof that the U.S. is respecting its word," he said.

After talks with Prime Minister Victor Ponta, Biden later said that Europe needs "a secure, diverse, and interconnected energy market" to ensure Russia can no longer use energy "as a weapon."
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