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| Ukraine crisis: Petro Poroshekno warns Russia will invade in the summer | Ukraine crisis: Petro Poroshekno warns Russia will invade in the summer |
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| The Ukrainian president has warned that Russia could soon attempt to stage an invasion, as the two nations are in the midst of a “real war”. | The Ukrainian president has warned that Russia could soon attempt to stage an invasion, as the two nations are in the midst of a “real war”. |
| Petro Poroshenko made the worrying suggestion after four Ukrainian servicemen were killed when fighting erupted between Russian-backed separatists on Tuesday. | Petro Poroshenko made the worrying suggestion after four Ukrainian servicemen were killed when fighting erupted between Russian-backed separatists on Tuesday. |
| The president told BBC News that he believes Russia will attempt an "offensive" in the summer months. | The president told BBC News that he believes Russia will attempt an "offensive" in the summer months. |
| “I think we should be ready and I think that we do not give them any tiny chance for provocation. That will totally be their responsibility,” he said. | “I think we should be ready and I think that we do not give them any tiny chance for provocation. That will totally be their responsibility,” he said. |
| Public support grows for the “Euromaidan” anti-government protesters in Kiev demonstrating against Yanukovych’s refusal to sign the EU Association Agreement as images of them injured by police crackdown spread. | |
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| Kiev sees its worst day of violence for almost 70 years as at least 88 people are killed in 48 hours, with uniformed snipers shooting at protesters from rooftops. | |
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| Yanukovych flees the country after protest leaders and politicians agree to form a new government and hold elections. The imprisoned former Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, is freed from prison and protesters take control of Presidential administration buildings, including Mr Yanukovych's residence. | |
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| Pro-Russian militias seize government buildings in Crimea and the new Ukrainian government vows to prevent the country breaking up as the Crimean Parliament sets a referendum on secession from Ukraine in May. | |
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| Crimea votes overwhelmingly to secede from Ukraine and join Russia in a ballot condemned by the US and Europe as illegal. Russian troops had moved into the peninsula weeks before after pro-Russian separatists occupied buildings. | |
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| Pro-Russian rebels seize government buildings in the eastern cities of Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv, calling for a referendum on independence and claiming independent republic. Ukraine authorities regain control of Kharkiv buildings on 8 April after launching an “anti-terror operation” but the rest remain out of their control. | |
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| Petro Poroshenko is sworn in as Ukraine's president, calling on separatists to lay down their arms and end the fighting and later orders the creation of humanitarian corridors, since violated, to allow civilians to flee war zones. | |
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| The EU signs an association agreement with Ukraine, along with Georgia and Moldova, eight months after protests over the abandonment of the deal sparked the crisis. | |
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| Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 is shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. Ukrainian intelligence officials claim it was hit by rebels using a Buk surface-to-air launcher in an apparent accident. | |
| A Russian aid convoy of more than 100 lorries enters eastern Ukraine and makes drop in rebel-controlled Luhansk without Government permission, sparking allegations of a “direct violation of international law”. | |
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| Nato releases satellite images appearing to show Russian soldiers, artillery and armoured vehicles engaged in military operations in eastern Ukraine. | |
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| Russia warns that it could block flights through its airspace if the EU goes ahead with new sanctions over the ongoing crisis and conflict | |
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| Despite the cease-fire and a law passed by the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday granting greater autonomy to rebel-held parts of the east, civilian casualties continued to rise, adding to the estimated 3,000 people killed | |
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| The fragile ceasefire gives way to an increased wave of military activity as artillery fire continues to rock the eastern Ukraine's pro-Russian rebel bastion of Donetsk | |
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| A new round of ceasefire talks, scheduled on neutral ground in the Belariusian capital Minsk, are called off | |
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| Soldiers in Debaltseve were forced to prepare heavy defences around the city; despite a brief respite to the fighting in eastern Ukraine, hostilities in Donetsk resumed at a level not seen since September 2014 | |
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| 13 people are killed during shelling of bus in the rebel-held city of Donetsk | |
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| Ten people were killed after pro-Russian separatists bombarded the east Ukrainian port city of Mariupol | |
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| There was a dangerous shift in tempo as rebels bolstered troop numbers against government forces | |
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| European leaders meet in Minsk and agree on a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine beginning on February 14. From left to right: Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, France's President Francois Hollande and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. | |
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| Pro-Russian rebels in the city of Gorlivka, in the Donetsk region, fire missiles at Ukrainian forces in Debaltseve. Fighting continued in Debaltseve for a number of days after the Minsk ceasefire began. | |
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| Ukrainian soldiers repair the bullet-shattered windshield of their truck as their withdraw from the strategic town of Debaltseve. Following intense shelling from pro-Russian rebels, Ukrainian forces began to leave the town in the early hours of February 18. | |
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| Mr Poroshenko told the BBC: "Can I be absolutely clear with you this is not a fight with Russian-backed separatists, this is a real war with Russia. | Mr Poroshenko told the BBC: "Can I be absolutely clear with you this is not a fight with Russian-backed separatists, this is a real war with Russia. |
| "The fact that we captured...Russian regular special forces soldiers [is] strong evidence of that." | "The fact that we captured...Russian regular special forces soldiers [is] strong evidence of that." |
| He went on to say that he has to engage in negotiations with Russian president Vladimir Putting, despite the fact he does not trust him. | He went on to say that he has to engage in negotiations with Russian president Vladimir Putting, despite the fact he does not trust him. |
| Responding to Mr Poroshekno’s comments, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told BBC News that there was a "serious lack of trust" between the two countries. He argued this was rooted in "specific broken commitments and... failure to implement the provisions of signed documents". | Responding to Mr Poroshekno’s comments, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told BBC News that there was a "serious lack of trust" between the two countries. He argued this was rooted in "specific broken commitments and... failure to implement the provisions of signed documents". |
| Russia has denied that it is aiding anti-government rebels operating in Ukraine. | Russia has denied that it is aiding anti-government rebels operating in Ukraine. |
| However, Ukraine on Saturday captured two men in the Luhansk region, who officials believe were elite Russian soldiers. | However, Ukraine on Saturday captured two men in the Luhansk region, who officials believe were elite Russian soldiers. |
| Earlier this week, separatist revel commander Aleksy Mozgovoi told The Independent that the detentions raise doubts about the durability of the ceasefire. | Earlier this week, separatist revel commander Aleksy Mozgovoi told The Independent that the detentions raise doubts about the durability of the ceasefire. |
| "Escalation and more deaths are inevitable. There is no sense for us to lay down our arms while there is a government in Kiev that is against the Ukrainian people," he said. | "Escalation and more deaths are inevitable. There is no sense for us to lay down our arms while there is a government in Kiev that is against the Ukrainian people," he said. |