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Financial Times: Russia alarms Kyiv and West with Ukraine ID recognition

A move by Russia to recognise identity documents issued in separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine has raised concern in Kyiv and western governments …
Financial Times

New York Times: Russia will accept passports issued by east Ukraine separatists

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia signed a decree over the weekend recognizing passports issued by two separatist governments in eastern Ukraine, …
New York Times

ABC’s ‘This Week’: Mook says Putin ‘devastates and destroys his enemies’

Editor’s Note: The following is a transcript of the Feb. 19 program from ABC TV’s “This Week” program that airs Sundays. Read the transcript here   
Brian Bonner

UNIAN: Water, power supply halted as over 300 shells lobbed near Avdiyivka

“Enemy troops enjoyed the support of mortars and tanks of Russia’s occupation forces. The fighting lasted for seven hours without a break. According …
UNIAN

Bloomberg: Merkel’s back channel to Putin parallels Trump shift on Ukraine

On Feb. 7, Donald Trump used his first tweet of the day to distance himself from Russia and Vladimir Putin. Twenty minutes later in Berlin, the …
Bloomberg

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: OSCE says Russian move undermines Ukraine peace efforts

MUNICH – Russia’s decision to recognize identification documents issued by separatists in eastern Ukraine will hurt the chances for a cease-fire to …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

UNIAN: Defense Ministry reports Ukraine volunteer killed in Donbas

“A Ukrainian volunteer, a representative of one of the national charities, was killed at about 16:30 near the village of Krymske on February 17. …
UNIAN

UNIAN: Ukrainian troops repel enemy attack near Avdiyivka on Sunday morning

“The militant attack has been repelled,” the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported in an update on Sunday morning. The total number of attacks on …
UNIAN

Associated Press: Russia now recognizes Ukrainian rebel documents, passports

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order for Russia to recognize passports and other documents issued by separatist rebel …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Pence offers support for Ukraine

Vice President Mike Pence has met with the president of Ukraine and assured him of U.S. support. Pence’s office says he “underscored U.S. support” for …
Associated Press

Agence France-Presse: New Ukraine truce due to come into force Monday

MOSCOW – A truce between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine will come into force Monday, Moscow and Kyiv said, though some …
Agence France-Presse

CNN: Eastern Ukraine ceasefire starts Monday, Russia says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters on Saturday that a ceasefire will go into effect for eastern Ukraine on Monday. His comments …
CNN

RFE/RL: New ceasefire agreed for Ukraine, but tensions still high

A new cease-fire has been agreed to for eastern Ukraine, but some Russian-backed separatists could not say if they would respect the fighting halt, …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Russia’s Lavrov says ceasefire in Ukraine has been agreed

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday after meeting with his Ukrainian, German and French counterparts in Munich that a Feb. 20 …
Reuters

Gerashchenko: Ukraine will defend itself by political means, but army ready to rebuff

First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Gerashchenko has stated the key issue for Europe and the United States remain steps toward Russia, …
Interfax-Ukraine

Mogherini confirms connection of EU’s sanctions with implementation of Minsk Agreements

MUNICH – The European Union is ready to facilitate the work of the Normandy format, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security …
Interfax-Ukraine

Lavrov insists on full implementation of Minsk Agreements

MUNICH – Progress in the situation with security in Donbas should not be an end in itself, a complete implementation of the Minsk Agreements is …
Interfax-Ukraine

Russia to recognize passports issued by Kremlin-backed authorities in Donbas

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Feb. 18 recognizing passports issued by the pseudo-authorities in control of parts of Donetsk and …
Euan MacDonald
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