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A Ukrainian soldier raises a Ukrainian flag on top of an armoured personnel carrier at a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine on May 4, 2014. (Reuters/Baz Ratner)
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Ukrainian special troops of the national guard and the presidential regiment take part in military exercises outside the parliament in the centre of Kiev early on May 1, 2014. (AFP Photo/Anatoliy Stepanov)
Ukraine detains Russian military attaché for spying
Kiev, Reuters—Ukraine said on Thursday it had detained Russia’s military attaché to Kiev on suspicion of spying and ordered him to leave, as the former Soviet republic wrestles with an armed uprising it says is orchestrated by Moscow. In a statement,...Caption:
Pro-Russian protesters clash with pro-Ukrainian supporters during their rally for a Single Ukraine in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Monday, April 28, 2014. (EPA/Roman Pilipey)
Kiev says it is “helpless” to restore order in east
Horlikva, AP— Ukraine’s police and security forces are “helpless” to quell unrest in two eastern regions bordering Russia, and in some cases are cooperating with pro-Russian gunmen who have seized scores of government buildings and taken people...Caption:
Pro-Russia armed men stand guard in front of the seized city council building in Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine on April 28, 2014. (Reuters/Marko Djurica)
Obama announces new US sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
Manila and Slaviansk, Reuters—US President Barack Obama announced new sanctions against some Russians on Monday in an attempt to stop President Vladimir Putin from fomenting the rebellion in eastern Ukraine, but held off from broad measures that would hit...Caption:
A pro-Russian supporter flashes the ‘V’-sign during a rally in front of the security service building occupied by Pro-Russian activists in Lugansk, Ukraine, 14 April 2014. (EPA/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE)