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Virtual Maidan
Ukraine’s “Revolution of Dignity” comes to life in this virtual reality simulation.
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Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis
Follow all of the latest developments as they happen.
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Critics Blast Lviv's Ban On Russian-Language Culture
The law passed by western Lviv's regional council places a moratorium on all Russian-language books, films and music in the region, a move one Western ambassador called "narrow-minded."
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Scuffles Outside Ukrainian Parliament
Protesters tried to force their way into the parliament building in Kyiv, during a demonstration to ease rules on Ukrainian citizenship for foreigners who fought against Russia-backed separatists.
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Ukraine's Top Court To Review Constitutional Amendments On EU, NATO Membership Goal
Ukrainian lawmakers have voted to submit draft bills that would enshrine Ukraine’s course toward Euro-Atlantic integration in the constitution to the country’s top court.
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Ukraine's Poroshenko Sees 'Risk' Of Russia Sanctions Easing
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has warned that there is a risk of international sanctions imposed on Russia for its actions in Ukraine being eased.
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Ukraine Set To Inform Russia of Termination Of Friendship Treaty
Ukraine says it will officially notify Russia on September 21 that it will not extend its treaty of friendship, cooperation, and partnership with Moscow.
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European Rights Court Orders Ukraine To Refrain From Accessing RFE/RL Journalist's Cell-Phone Data
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered the Ukrainian government not to access any data from the cell phone of RFE/RL investigative reporter Natalia Sedletska.
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New Russian MH17 Claims Met With Skepticism
New claims by Russia about the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine in 2014 have been met with widespread skepticism.
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In New Claim, Moscow Says MH17 Missile Came From Ukraine; Kyiv Cries 'Fake'
The Russian military has made a new claim about the downing of a passenger jet over the war zone in eastern Ukraine in 2014, asserting that the missile that brought Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 down was sent to Soviet Ukraine after it was made in 1986 and never returned to Russia.
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Ukraine | The Guardian
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Man jailed for plotting to kill Russian reporter Arkady Babchenko
Accused admitted planning attempt on life of journalist who later faked own murder
A man who plotted an assassination attempt against the Russian journalist who sparked a worldwide outcry earlier this year by faking his own murder has been jailed.
Ukraine security chief Vasyl Grytsak said a Kiev court had on Thursday sentenced Borys German, a Ukrainian citizen, to four-and-a-half years in prison after he was found guilty of helping to plot an attempt on the life of anti-Kremlin reporter Arkady Babchenko.
Related:Ukraine reveals it staged 'murder' of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko
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US ready to boost arms supplies to Ukraine naval and air forces, envoy says
Exclusive:Former ambassador to Nato Kurt Volker tells the Guardian US and Russia still divided on how to deploy UN peacekeepers to end four-year war
Washington is ready to expand arms supplies to Ukraine in order to build up the country’s naval and air defence forces in the face of continuing Russian support for eastern separatists, according to the US special envoy for Ukraine.
Related:Rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko killed in explosion in Ukraine
It’s natural for Ukraine to build up its military, engage in self-defense, and it’s natural to seek assistance
Related:Manafort associate paid Ukrainian cash to Trump inauguration, prosecutors say
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Manafort associate paid Trump inauguration $50,000 in Ukrainian cash
- Sam Patten pleads guilty under Foreign Agents Registration Act
- Republican once worked with Cambridge Analytica
A Republican political consultant linked to Paul Manafort and Cambridge Analytica has admitted to funneling $50,000 from a Ukrainian oligarch to Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration committee.
Related:How heartening to see a still robust US constitution as the net closes on Trump | Michael Goldfarb
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