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PETRO POROSHENKO

WORLD
Aug 5, 2014
Talks underway after Ukrainian troops cross into Russia to avoid fighting
Ukraine said Monday it was in talks with Moscow over the return of 311 Ukrainian soldiers and border guards who had been forced by fighting with separatists to cross into Russia, but Russian border authorities said the troops were seeking asylum.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 2, 2014
Experts recover more human remains at Ukraine plane crash site
International experts found the remains of more victims of the downed Malaysian airliner in east Ukraine on Friday but fighting nearby between government forces and pro-Russian rebels renewed security concerns around the wreckage.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2014
Pushing locals aside, Russians take top rebel posts in east Ukraine
As Ukrainian troops gained ground in eastern Ukraine in early July, separatist leader, Aleksander Borodai, a Russian national, left for Moscow for political consultations.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2014
In Ukraine war, Putin playing a double game
As fighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine, signs are emerging that Russian President Vladimir Putin has adopted a twin strategy: pledge his willingness to support a negotiated settlement, but continue funneling arms to separatist rebels.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2014
BRICS neutrality on Ukraine a victory for Putin
A summit of the BRICS group of emerging market countries will abstain from criticizing Russia's recent actions in Ukraine, Brazilian officials said, a diplomatic victory for President Vladimir Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2014
Russia officers aiding rebels, Ukraine says
Ukraine accused Russian army officers on Monday of fighting alongside separatists in the east of the country and said Moscow was once more building up its troops on the joint border.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 10, 2014
Kiev warns pro-Russian separatists of plan to retake territory in east
Ukrainian government forces on Wednesday warned separatists in the eastern town of Donetsk that a plan was now in place to take back the territory they occupy, but defiant rebels reported a steady flow of new recruits who were ready to fight.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2014
Ukraine threatens rebels with a 'nasty surprise'
Ukraine's government kept up military pressure against pro-Russian rebels on Tuesday, threatening them with an "nasty surprise," but the militants said they were preparing to fight back after losing their main stronghold.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2014
Poroshenko heeds Ukrainians' call to arms as Russia, EU talk truce
In a country torn between Russia and western Europe, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's decision to resume an offensive against pro-Moscow rebels has carefully ignored both neighbors to show an ear acutely tuned to Ukrainian domestic politics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 30, 2014
Despite wowing West, Ukraine leader dependent on Putin
Three weeks into his job, President Petro Poroshenko looks like a man in a hurry.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 28, 2014
EU, Ukraine ink trade pact; cease-fire extended by 72 hours
The European Union signed a historic free trade pact with Ukraine on Friday and warned it could impose more sanctions on Moscow unless pro-Russian rebels act to wind down the crisis in the east of the country by Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2014
U.S. looks to Europe amid Ukraine crisis
Only last year, the U.S. European Command was facing some of the deepest cuts of any region in the U.S. military. Now, after Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, the Pentagon finds itself focusing on the continent in a way not seen in decades.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2014
In parts of east Ukraine, a daily struggle to survive
Clutching empty plastic bottles, hundreds of people stand waiting for water in this besieged city, with the almost constant thud of artillery shells echoing in the distance.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2014
In echo of Cold War, calls grow for Kiev to build a 'new wall'
As Ukraine's leaders puzzle over how to cut off Russian support for a separatist rebellion in the east of the country, one of its richest men thinks he has the answer.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2014
In Ukraine, a day of mourning shows a nation divided
Church bells rang out over Kiev's Maidan Square and hundreds of mourners bowed their heads in silence Sunday, a national day of mourning, to honor 49 Ukrainian servicemen killed by pro-Russian separatists.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 13, 2014
Ukrainian forces reclaim port city from rebels
Ukrainian government forces reclaimed the port city of Mariupol from pro-Russian separatists in heavy fighting on Friday and said they had regained control of a long stretch of the border with Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2014
Ukraine president ready for talks if pro-Russia rebels lay down arms
Ukraine's new president signaled on Wednesday he would be ready to hold talks with opponents in eastern Ukraine if pro-Russian separatists waging an insurgency there agreed to lay down their weapons.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 11, 2014
After Crimea, U.S. trains elite troops in Europe
As NATO refocuses on its eastern borders after Russia's annexation of Crimea, the United States is quietly deploying more troops to train special forces in former Soviet bloc states anxious about Moscow's intentions.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2014
Sides battle for Ukraine-Russia border
Ukrainian border guards stand grim-faced and nervous at the remote Marynivka checkpoint on the frontier with Russia, fearing an attack by pro-Moscow separatists at any time.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2014
As talks kick off, Ukrainian leader says violence must end this week
New Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko said the violence that has rocked the former Soviet republic's easternmost regions must end this week as peace talks began involving an envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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