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                    [Title] => Exit polls in Ukraine local elections show east-west split
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Four exit polls from Ukraine's local elections released yesterday indicated the governing coalition would retain its dominant position in the west and center of the country despite widespread disappointment with the government of President Petro Poroshenko.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-26 14:21:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1795935 [AuthorName] => Yuras Karmanau [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1514988 [Title] => Ukraine holds local elections that test oligarchs' reach [Summary] =>

Ukrainians voted yesterday in local elections seen as a test of strength for President Petro Poroshenko's government and for the oligarchs accustomed to running their own regions, but a last-minute dispute blocked the ballot in a key port city.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-25 15:18:10 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1795935 [AuthorName] => Yuras Karmanau [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1480093 [Title] => Volunteer named governor in eastern Ukraine [Summary] =>

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on yesterday appointed a well-known volunteer as governor in one of the two war-torn regions in the east in a possible sign of a policy change.

[DatePublished] => 2015-07-22 14:43:09 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1435279 [Title] => Ukraine rebels warn they could abandon cease-fire [Summary] =>

Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine threatened yesterday to abandon a cease-fire following changes to a law granting their regions self-rule.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-19 02:27:56 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1651788 [AuthorName] => Peter Leonard [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1423693 [Title] => Analysis: NATO expansion at heart of Ukraine crisis [Summary] =>

The Cold War didn't end. It just took on a 24-year pause. The East-West showdown over Ukraine makes that clear.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-14 18:05:35 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1756833 [AuthorName] => Steven R. Hurst [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150216/ukraine-new-cold-war.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1416629 [Title] => Rockets kill 21 in Ukraine city as rebel offensive begins [Summary] =>

Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, schools and homes yesterday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, killing at least 21 people, authorities said. Ukraine's top rebel leader announced that an offensive had begun on the strategically important port.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-25 06:08:40 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1651788 [AuthorName] => Peter Leonard [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1416308 [Title] => Pro-Russian rebels reject peace deal, launch offensive [Summary] =>

Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine rejected a previously signed peace deal Friday and announced a new multi-pronged offensive against Ukrainian government troops.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-24 06:34:40 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1531503 [AuthorName] => Mstyslav Chernov [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1401474 [Title] => Ukraine forces, rebels largely suspend hostilities [Summary] =>

Government troops and Russian-backed separatists largely suspended hostilities in east Ukraine on Tuesday, raising hopes of a lasting peaceful settlement in a conflict that has raged for seven months and claimed thousands of lives.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-11 02:36:04 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1160851 [AuthorName] => Balint Szlanko and Peter Leonard [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1396067 [Title] => Cash cut to Ukraine rebel areas in risky strategy [Summary] =>

For hours, small crowds in Donetsk huddle hopefully in the cold around cash machines that never get filled, as artillery rumbles in the distance.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-26 06:47:08 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1651789 [AuthorName] => Peter Leonard and Balint Szlanko [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1388314 [Title] => US general paints grim picture of Russia relations [Summary] =>

The top US commander for NATO painted Monday an increasingly grim picture of the West's deteriorating relationship with Russia, saying Moscow is effectively working to shift its border westward into Ukraine.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-05 02:36:47 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1468733 [AuthorName] => Lolita C. Balidor [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) ) )
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