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Ukraine’s acting President Oleksander Turchinov (R) shakes hands with Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) during a meeting in Kiev May 13, 2014. (REUTERS/Anastasia Sirotkina/Pool)

German FM in Ukraine to help broker dialogue

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 13, 2014 | World

Kiev, AP—Germany’s foreign minister tried to broker a quick launch of talks between Ukraine’s central government in Kiev and the pro-Russia separatists on Tuesday, a day after the separatists declared independence in two eastern regions. Speaking at...

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Vacheslav Ponomarev, the self-proclaimed mayor of Slovyansk, centre, speaks during a press conference with Lidia Bartasevic, president of Slovyansk’s election commission in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Rebels appeal to join Russia after east Ukraine vote

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 12, 2014 | World

Donetsk and Slaviansk, Reuters—Pro-Moscow rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine called on Monday for their region to become part of Russia after declaring victory in a weekend referendum on self-rule. The separatist region of Donetsk appealed to Moscow to consider its...

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Members of an election commission count ballot papers at a polling station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, on May 11, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / GENYA SAVILOV)

Kremlin pushes for dialogue after Ukraine vote

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 12, 2014 | World

Donetsk, AP—The Kremlin urged the Ukrainian government Monday to engage in talks with representatives of the eastern part of the country following the controversial referendums where about 90 percent of voters said they backed their regions’ sovereignty. The...

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Denis Pushilin, centre right, self-declared head of temporary government of the so-called ‘Donetsk Republic’ speaks during a session in the occupied regional administration building, in Donetsk, Ukraine, on May 8, 2014. (EPA/Photomig)

Ukraine rebels ignore Putin call to delay self-rule vote

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 8, 2014 | World

Donetsk and Moscow, Reuters—Pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine ignored a public call by Russian President Vladimir Putin to postpone a referendum on self-rule, declaring they will go ahead on Sunday with a vote that could lead to war. The decision, which...

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin looks on as he chairs a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, on May 7, 2014. (AFP Photo/RIA Novosti/Pool/Alexey Druzhinin)

Putin to Ukraine rebels: postpone secession vote

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 8, 2014 | World

Donetsk, Reuters—Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on pro-Moscow separatists in Ukraine to postpone a vote on secession just five days before it was to be held, potentially pulling Ukraine back from the brink of violent dismemberment. It is the first sign...