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The newly elected leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko (C), arrives on November 4, 2014 at the main theater of Donesk for his inauguration. (AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY)

Ukraine rebel leaders sworn in, Kiev says peace plan violated

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 4, 2014 | World

Donetsk, Reuters—Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine staged swearing in ceremonies for their leaders on Tuesday after votes dismissed as a farce by Kiev, which says they violated terms of a peace plan to end a war that has killed more than 4,000 people....

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An armed man guards the entrance as local people stand in line outside a polling station during elections in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), in Donetsk, Ukraine, on November 2, 2014. (EPA/ANASTASIA VLASOVA)

Pro-Russian rebels vote for leaders in eastern Ukraine

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 2, 2014 | World

Donetsk, Reuters—Pro-Russian rebels voted to set up a separatist leadership in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, aiming to take the war-torn region closer to Russia and defying Kiev and the West, as shelling continued across the territory. The United States and European...

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A man sits at a polling station in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kramatorsk, on October 24, 2014. (EPA/Roman Pilipey)

On eve of poll, Ukraine leader seeks support for pro-Europe course

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 25, 2014 | World

Kiev, Reuters—President Petro Poroshenko called on Ukrainians on Saturday to elect a majority on Sunday that would see through a pro-Europe, reform agenda and break with the Soviet past. Poroshenko, who is expecting a big win for his political bloc in the first...

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A Ukrainian serviceman is pictured next to an armored vehicle near the village of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine September 21, 2014. (REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili)

Ukrainians to pull back big guns from front line with separatists

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 22, 2014 | World

Kiev, Reuters—Ukraine’s military said on Monday it was pulling back artillery and heavy armor from the front line with separatists, backing President Petro Poroshenko’s peace plan for a conflict that has cost more than 3,000 lives. Taking a noticeably soft...

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Ukrainian servicemen ride on an armored vehicle in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kramatorsk on September 20, 2014. (Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili)

Buffer zone agreed on in Ukrainian peace talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 20, 2014 | World

Minsk, AP—Negotiators in Ukrainian peace talks agreed early Saturday to create a buffer zone to separate government troops and pro-Russian militants and withdraw heavy weapons and foreign fighters in order to ensure a stable truce in eastern Ukraine. The deal reached...