East-West standoff in Ukraine hardens, EU seeks to mediate
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Foreign mediators are to join efforts to resolve Ukraine's deepening political crisis, sparked by a fiercely-disputed presidential vote which has polarised the former Soviet republic along pro-Western and pro-Russian lines.
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Eastern Europe's lions in winter have rediscovered their roar. When Ukraine descended into postelection chaos this week, the most stirring pleas for a peaceful resolution came not from Washington but from Warsaw and Prague.
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Outcome could tilt the nation toward Moscow or the West. KIEV, UKRAINE Tens of thousands of supporters of Viktor Yushchenko, who is facing Ukraine's prime minister in a tense presidential poll, thronged Kiev's ...
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European Union foreign ministers appealed Friday for calm and expressed solidarity with Russian President Vladimir Putin after a school hostage crisis came to a violent end.
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Ukraine's parliament meets on Saturday to debate a disputed presidential election a day after Western mediators trying to end the turmoil gripping major cities managed to persuade the two rivals to start talks.
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European Union leaders headed for a  showdown on Thursday over efforts to overhaul the bloc&#39;s  creaking institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to be  rising after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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Ukraine's feuding presidential candidates failed to find a clear way out of a standoff over a contested presidential election that has brought tens of thousands in the streets, but new elections looked likely.
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Eastern Europe&#39;s largest country outside of Russia stands at a crossroads this weekend, as voters in Ukraine decide between an autocratic leader who leans toward an increasingly autocratic Russia, or a democratic one who wants closer ties to the West.
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Attempts to mediate the political crisis in Ukraine are gathering pace with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski expected in Kiev.
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As the political crisis in Ukraine deepens, editorials across the continent are focused on what the turn of events mean for Europe.
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Ukraine's feuding presidential candidates  failed to find a clear way out of a standoff over a contested  presidential election that has brought tens of thousands in the  streets, but new elections looked likely.
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Supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko reconsidered plans to travel to his opponent's eastern stronghold after a tense standoff, and a U.S. congressional delegation arrived in Ukraine ...
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As Russia and the European Union headed for a summit Thursday, rancor over Ukraine's disputed presidential election strained ties, and persistent differences on a range of fundamental issues clouded hopes for a deep-reaching new partnership deal.
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The EU executive sets tough terms for Eastern European countries hoping to join in the coming years.
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International mediators will step up  efforts on Wednesday to resolve Ukraine's 10-day-old crisis  over a disputed presidential election after the collapse of  talks between pro-Western and pro-Russian factions.
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Ukraine's top court convenes on Monday to try to end an election crisis that threatens to break up the country and is straining relations between Russia and the West.
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The European Union will seek Monday to set aside divisions and examine ways to end the impasse over Kosovo&#39;s future status after Russia blocked attempts to put the province on the road to independence.