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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will participate in a quadripartite conference on Ukrainian issue. Top diplomats from Russia, Ukraine, the United States and the EU diplomacy chief Catherine Ashton are expected to meet on April 17 in Geneva to discuss how to handle the current political crisis in Ukraine. Eastern Ukraine has been swept by rallies beginning last month. Federalization supporters in Kharkov, Donetsk, Gorlovka, Slaviansk and Kramatorsk refuse to recognize the legitimacy of the current Ukrainian government and are urging interim authorities to hold referendums similar to the one held in Crimea last month.
16:13
Putin hopes for results from talks on Ukraine in Geneva, finding consensus.
15:46
Several thousand students, teachers and staff staged a rally in favor of Ukrainian unity outside the Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University.
15:36
President of the European Commission JosA) Manuel Barroso sent a reply Thursday to a letter by Russian President Vladimir Putin to European leaders regarding the potential impact on energy supplies by the crisis in Ukraine. "The European Union agrees on your proposal for consultations with the Russian Federation and Ukraine with regard to security of gas supply and transit," read the letter, which was published online.
15:18
Members of the Mariupol town council have said that local people will not support the protestors who attacked a Mariupol military base in the early hours of Thursday.
14:44
NATO's anti-Russian rhetoric surpasses propaganda of Yugoslavia times - Russia's FM
14:42
"We could raise the level of sanctions if no solution emerges (in Geneva), but that is not our desire," Hollande said at a joint press conference with Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka.
14:25
Deputies of the Party of Regions at the Ukrainian Rada have refused to take part in voting at Rada unless their demands, voiced at yesterday's party congress in Donetsk, were met.
13:31
The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada will appeal for the unity of all Ukrainian citizens, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Aleksandr Turchynov said at a plenary meeting on Thursday morning.
13:18
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Deshchytsya, US Secretary of State John Kerry and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton sat down at the negotiating table.
13:10
High-stake Ukraine talks kick off in Geneva.
12:59
Ukraine's parliament-appointed interim President Aleksander Turchinov said at a parliament session on Thursday that the 25th paratroopers brigade will be dissolved.
12:57
Effects of Washington's support for Kiev will be disastrous - Russia's FM
12:48
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry are holding a bilateral meeting in Geneva on Thursday ahead of key 4-way consultations on Ukraine.
12:35
The Ukrainian military brigade that laid down its weapons during a special operation against protesters earlier this week will be dissolved and its soldiers will stand trial, acting Ukrainian President Alexander Turchynov said Thursday.
12:33
An army helicopter supporting the Ukrainian armor convoy, which had been trying to reach the Kramatorsk airfield, opened fire on Thursday morning. There are casualties, the Kramatorsk self-defense forces report.
12:23
Two people were killed after sustaining gunshot wounds in an attempt to seize a military garrison in Mariupol, the Donetsk region, on the evening of April 15, the Donetsk regional administration's healthcare department said in a statement. Another 15 people have been taken to Mariupol hospitals with gunshot wounds of varying degrees. "There is no information on the affiliation of those killed and wounded," it said.
12:17
Alexander Sapunov, known as people' s mayor of the settlement of Gorlovka in the Donetsk region, has been kidnapped. Alexander Sapunov's wife has confirmed reports about the abduction of the head of the local administration.
11:56
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Thursday dismissed claims by Ukrainian authorities that Moscow has dispatched elite special forces to east Ukraine to stir unrest, saying the allegations resemble paranoia.
11:21
Ukrainian soldiers who laid down arms during special operation in country's east will be tried - Turchynov.
11:16
Several civilians were injured when Ukrainian National Guard servicemen opened fire in the city of Kramatorsk on Wednesday evening, a spokesman for the Donetsk region's self-defense forces said.
11:05
Ukrainian servicemen have released Rossiya television station reporter Yevgeny Reshetnev and his TV crew, who were detained outside Kharkov, the Rossiya 24 TV channel has reported.
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16:13
Putin hopes for results from talks on Ukraine in Geneva, finding consensus.
15:46
Several thousand students, teachers and staff staged a rally in favor of Ukrainian unity outside the Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University.
15:36
President of the European Commission JosA) Manuel Barroso sent a reply Thursday to a letter by Russian President Vladimir Putin to European leaders regarding the potential impact on energy supplies by the crisis in Ukraine. "The European Union agrees on your proposal for consultations with the Russian Federation and Ukraine with regard to security of gas supply and transit," read the letter, which was published online.
15:18
Members of the Mariupol town council have said that local people will not support the protestors who attacked a Mariupol military base in the early hours of Thursday.
14:44
NATO's anti-Russian rhetoric surpasses propaganda of Yugoslavia times - Russia's FM
14:42
"We could raise the level of sanctions if no solution emerges (in Geneva), but that is not our desire," Hollande said at a joint press conference with Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka.
14:25
Deputies of the Party of Regions at the Ukrainian Rada have refused to take part in voting at Rada unless their demands, voiced at yesterday's party congress in Donetsk, were met.
13:31
The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada will appeal for the unity of all Ukrainian citizens, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Aleksandr Turchynov said at a plenary meeting on Thursday morning.
13:18
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Deshchytsya, US Secretary of State John Kerry and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton sat down at the negotiating table.
13:10
High-stake Ukraine talks kick off in Geneva.
12:59
Ukraine's parliament-appointed interim President Aleksander Turchinov said at a parliament session on Thursday that the 25th paratroopers brigade will be dissolved.
12:57
Effects of Washington's support for Kiev will be disastrous - Russia's FM
12:48
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry are holding a bilateral meeting in Geneva on Thursday ahead of key 4-way consultations on Ukraine.
12:35
The Ukrainian military brigade that laid down its weapons during a special operation against protesters earlier this week will be dissolved and its soldiers will stand trial, acting Ukrainian President Alexander Turchynov said Thursday.
12:33
An army helicopter supporting the Ukrainian armor convoy, which had been trying to reach the Kramatorsk airfield, opened fire on Thursday morning. There are casualties, the Kramatorsk self-defense forces report.
12:23
Two people were killed after sustaining gunshot wounds in an attempt to seize a military garrison in Mariupol, the Donetsk region, on the evening of April 15, the Donetsk regional administration's healthcare department said in a statement. Another 15 people have been taken to Mariupol hospitals with gunshot wounds of varying degrees. "There is no information on the affiliation of those killed and wounded," it said.
12:17
Alexander Sapunov, known as people' s mayor of the settlement of Gorlovka in the Donetsk region, has been kidnapped. Alexander Sapunov's wife has confirmed reports about the abduction of the head of the local administration.
11:56
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Thursday dismissed claims by Ukrainian authorities that Moscow has dispatched elite special forces to east Ukraine to stir unrest, saying the allegations resemble paranoia.
11:21
Ukrainian soldiers who laid down arms during special operation in country's east will be tried - Turchynov.
11:16
Several civilians were injured when Ukrainian National Guard servicemen opened fire in the city of Kramatorsk on Wednesday evening, a spokesman for the Donetsk region's self-defense forces said.
11:05
Ukrainian servicemen have released Rossiya television station reporter Yevgeny Reshetnev and his TV crew, who were detained outside Kharkov, the Rossiya 24 TV channel has reported.
Read more: Quadripartite talks on Ukraine to be held in Geneva amid continuing protests in the Ukrainian south-east. LIVE UPDATES - News - World - The Voice of Russia: News, Breaking news, Politics, Economics, Business, Russia, International current events, Exp
