Radio Free Europe
Christopher Miller is a Ukrainian-based correspondent for Radio Free Europe. He is a former senior correspondent for Mashable and a former editor of Kyiv Post, an English-language weekly news publication in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Christopher J. Miller
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FROM Christopher J. Miller
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Fighting flares up in Eastern Ukraine For the first time in nearly a year large-scale fighting has broken out between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country. The conflict there has been ongoing for nearly three years now. A ceasefire was signed in 2015, but skirmishes and artillery fire have continued.
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Ukraine Government and Rebels Accused of Using Cluster Bombs The Ukrainian Army is being accused of firing cluster munitions into Donetsk, a city of more than a million people now held by pro-Russian separatists. That’s according to Human Rights Watch, which says there’s evidence in the city and near artillery installations in Army-held territory.
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Both Sides Blame Each Other for Downed Malaysian Airliner A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 with 280 passengers and 15 crew members aboard crashed early today in Eastern Ukraine near the Russian border, where separatists have been fighting government forces. There appear to be no survivors. Christopher Miller is editor for the Kiev Post in Ukraine and correspondent for Mashable.
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Violence, Propaganda, Diplomacy and Eastern Ukraine Amid reports that two Ukrainian helicopters were shot down today, President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met at the White House. They warned Russia not to allow disruption of Ukraine's election, planned for May 25, and threatened further sanctions.
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Ukraine and Crimea: The Fallout Continues In yesterday's speech to Russia's ruling elite, Vladimir Putin said , according to this translation, "Don't believe those who scare you with Russia, who yell that Crimea will be followed by other regions." He said he did not intend to further divide Ukraine, but that annexing Crimea is part of re-unifying what he calls "historical Russia."
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Crimean Parliament Votes to Join Russia and Hold Referendum President Obama today ordered sanctions that could apply to both Russians and Ukrainians, a move to "impose a cost on Russia and those responsible for the situation in Crimea." No specific names of individuals covered by that order have been announced.
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Ukraine: More Dangerously Divided than Ever Riot police used clubs, shields and tear gas to attack lines of hand-holding demonstrators early this morning in Kiev, Ukraine's capital city. Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed " disgust " at the use of force against a peaceful protest.
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