Putin says the Ukrainian authorities triggered the current surge of tensions in Donbass - TASS [1]
VIDEO: Putin says Ukraine escalated conflict in Donbass - RT News [2]
Russia UN ambassador Churkin: Kiev trying to find military solution to Donbass conflict - Sputnik [5]
Ukrainian army concentrated troops near Avdiivka for offensive: Separatists - Sputnik [8]
Russia diplomat says OSCE monitors turn blind eye on Ukrainian tanks in Donbass - TASS [10]
VIDEO: BBC reporter films Kiev tanks in residential area on E. Ukraine frontline - RT News [11]
POLL: Only 14% of Ukrainians trust Poroshenko, 9% the government and 5% the parliament - TASS [13]
POLL (Results): Trust to Ukraine Social Institutions - Kiev International Institute of Sociology [14]
Anxious Ukraine risks escalation in ‘creeping offensive', observers say the Ukrainians appear to be trying to create new facts on the ground - [16]rferl.org [17]
Is Ukraine sabotaging Trump's detente with Russia? It’s hard to see what Putin gains from new fighting, on the other hand [18] Poroshenko has everything to gain - Huffington Post [18]
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US administration flirts with softer stance on Russia's conduct in Ukraine - [19]Military.com [20]
State Dept statement on cease-fire violations in Eastern Ukraine - [21]state.gov [22]
US Ambassador Nikki Haley condemns Russia's 'aggressive actions' in Ukraine - AFP [23]
McCain to Trump: Send weapons to Ukraine - TheHill [24]
EU's Tusk says fighting must stop in Ukraine, points to 'Russia's aggression' - [25]rferl.org [17]
NATO Scraps Ukraine meeting fearing escalation with Russia - [27]themoscowtimes.com [28]
Ukraine's president, Petro Poroshenko, to call for referendum on joining NATO - [29]UPI.com [30]
Hungary’s prime minister Orban meets Putin, urges the European Union to repair relations with the Kremlin and lift sanctions - [32]irishtimes.com [33]
POLL: Putin has better reputation in Hungary than Merkel or Trump, survey finds - Hungary Today [34]
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