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31.5.2014
The barricades on Kyiv's Independence Square are coming down, but not without a fight.
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31.5.2014
16:12
31.5.2014
Russia is influencing eastern Ukraine in more ways than one:
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31.5.2014
22:21
31.5.2014
Barring any late breaking news, this ends our live-blogging for today.
09:50
1.6.2014
Good morning, starting up the live blog for another day. At the moment, things seem mostly quiet.
09:51
1.6.2014
From our news desk, ahead of tomorrow's key gas talks:
Ukraine says Russia should recognize its newly elected president, Petro Poroshenko, ahead of gas debt and price talks on June 2 involving officials from Kyiv, Moscow, and the European Union.
Acting Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya says Russia should have recognized Poroshenko’s May 25 presidential election victory by now.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had promised before the vote to “respect” the will of Ukrainian voters.
Instead, Deshchytsya says, Moscow has launched a massive information campaign aimed at persuading global powers not to recognize Poroshenko’s victory.
Eastern Ukraine’s pro-Russian separatist insurgency has intensified since the pro-Western Poroshenko won the vote.
But government forces reported no casualties on May 31 after repelling two rebel attacks on an airport in Donetsk.
The OSCE said on May 31 it still has no news about two teams of observers detained by separatists during the past week.
Acting Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya says Russia should have recognized Poroshenko’s May 25 presidential election victory by now.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had promised before the vote to “respect” the will of Ukrainian voters.
Instead, Deshchytsya says, Moscow has launched a massive information campaign aimed at persuading global powers not to recognize Poroshenko’s victory.
Eastern Ukraine’s pro-Russian separatist insurgency has intensified since the pro-Western Poroshenko won the vote.
But government forces reported no casualties on May 31 after repelling two rebel attacks on an airport in Donetsk.
The OSCE said on May 31 it still has no news about two teams of observers detained by separatists during the past week.
10:00
1.6.2014
10:36
1.6.2014