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Police stand guard inside a regional government building at the Black Sea port of Odessa on May 5, 2014. (Reuters/Gleb Garanich)

Germany says Ukraine is close to war

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 6, 2014 | World

Berlin, Reuters—Ukraine is close to war, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned in interviews published in four European newspapers on Tuesday. His comments came after dozens of people died in the Ukrainian city of Odessa last week when pro-Russian...

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Pro-Russian supporters march during their rally in Odessa, Ukraine, 13 April 2014. (EPA/VOLODYMYR PETROV)

Ukraine moving special forces to control Odessa

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 5, 2014 | World

Odessa, Reuters—Ukraine’s Interior Minister said on Monday he had drafted a new special forces unit into the southern port city of Odessa after the “outrageous” failure of police to tackle pro-Russian separatists in a weekend of violence that killed...

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A man wearing a black and orange ribbon of St. George, a symbol widely associated with pro-Russian protests in Ukraine, reacts outside a trade union building where a deadly fire occurred, in Odessa, Ukraine, on May 3, 2014. Ukrainian Interior Ministry security forces members are seen in the background. (REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)

Dozens killed in Ukraine riot and fire

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 3, 2014 | World

Odessa and Slaviansk, Reuters—At least 42 people were killed in street battles between supporters and opponents of Russia in southern Ukraine that ended with dozens of pro-Russian protesters incinerated in a burning building, bringing the country closer to war....