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Ukraine Cease-Fire Under Threat in Key Town, Holding Elsewhere
Brendan O'Connor · 02/15/15 10:20AM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/o8it60gbjy1vl2wjpna7/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
A cease-fire brokered by Angela Merkel and François Hollande went into effect in Ukraine last night, the New York Times reports. Aleksandr Zakharchenko, leader of the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic, has announced that it would not apply to Debaltseve, one of the war in Ukraine's key battlefields.
Jared Leto's Band Drops by the Kiev Demonstrations
Jay Hathaway · 03/13/14 09:57AMDon't worry, Ukraine. Jared Leto's got this under control.
Are Ukraine's Jews Screwed?
Adam Weinstein · 02/27/14 05:33PMNo Ukranian Government Official is Safe Right Now
Jordan Sargent · 02/22/14 03:08PMUkraine Opposition Controls Kiev, Enters Presidential Palace
Tom Scocca · 02/22/14 09:05AM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/19gh7wpngsok2jpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
The day after signing an accord meant to end violent protests in Ukraine, president Viktor Yanukovych has reportedly left Kiev, ceding control of the capital to the opposition. The parliament building is now guarded by masked anti-Yanukovych forces, and the public has entered the presidential compound, Mezhyhirya, outside the city.
Dozens More Killed in Fiery Battle for Kiev's Independence Square
Max Read · 02/20/14 07:46AMAdam Weinstein · 02/19/14 01:06PM
16 Gripping Images from Kiev's Day of Fire and Blood
Max Read · 02/19/14 07:27AMFlames and Chaos Erupt in Kiev as 21 Die in Police Raid on Protest
Adam Weinstein · 02/18/14 02:14PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/19g3wqq3zqctbgif/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.gif)
The months-long standoff between Ukraine's strongarm pro-Russian president and opposition protesters in the streets of Kiev, the capital, has turned grisly in recent hours, with 18 deaths reported in clashes between police and the demonstrators. This gripping livestream is being broadcast from Kiev's main square: