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1. 01-19 Clashes in Kiev after protest ban Kiev
C. 01-25 Yanukovych offers jobs to opposition Kiev
D. 01-28 Ukraine government resigns Kiev
4. 02-18 Police storm main Kiev protest camp Independence Square, Kiev
F. 02-21 Deal signed to end Ukraine crisis Kiev
G. 02-22 Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko freed Kharkiv, Eastern Ukraine
02-22 Ukraine MPs vote to oust president Kiev
I. 02-27 Russian troops seize govt buildings in Crimea

Summary.     Click for More > Russian troops seize govt buildings in Crimea Crimea lawmakers vote to join Russia Russia reportedly seizes a Ukrainian military base in Crimea Russia isolated in UN Crimea vote Crimea referendum: Voters 'back Russia union'   Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea have supported joining Russia, officials say. after half the votes have been counted in a disputed referendum Vladimir Putin recognises Crimea as nation Forces storm Ukrainian military bases U.N. General Assembly: Crimean referendum invalid Pro-Russians storm government office in Donetsk   Pro-Russian protesters have stormed the regional administration building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk Ukraine launches 'anti-terrorist operation' Petro Poroshenko claims Ukraine presidency Ukraine's president orders 1-week unilateral cease-fire Ukraine hails EU's 'historic pact' with ex-Soviet states Donetsk rebels in mass withdrawal   Malaysia airliner crashes in east Ukraine near Russia border   A Malaysian airliner reportedly with 295 people on board has crashed near the Russian border, on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur Putin taunts West with humanitarian convoy in eastern Ukraine Russian convoy rolls into Ukraine 1,000 Russian troops have entered Ukraine   A top Ukrainian army officer said a 'full-scale invasion' of his country was under way, as a U.S. say up to 1,000 Russian troops had crossed... Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels sign ceasefire deal
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  Clashes in Kiev after protest ban   Clashes have broken out after large crowds of pro-EU demonstrators rallied in Ukraine's capital against new laws which aim to curb public pr...   Police storm main Kiev protest camp Map of Independence Square Ukraine  Police are storming the main protest camp in the capital, which has been occupied since November. Explosions are taking place   Deal signed to end Ukraine crisis   President Viktor Yanukovych, opposition leaders and representatives of the EU signed the deal after a night of difficult negotiations   Ukraine MPs vote to oust president


January 2014 ... more > Top ^
Jan.19  
Jan.25  Yanukovych offers jobs to opposition
Jan.28  Ukraine government resigns
Jan.29  Ukraine passes protest amnesty law
Jan.31  Ukraine activist 'was tortured'


February 2014 ... more > Top ^
Feb.6  Leaked Ukraine call embarrasses US
Feb.18  
Feb.20  Ukraine sanctions imposed amid clashes
Feb.21  
Feb.22  Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko freed
 
  Ukrainian MPs have voted to oust President Yanukovych and hold early presidential elections on 25 May
 The vote came after police stopped guarding presidential buildings, allowing protesters in. Yanukovych said it was a 'coup' and vowed not to stand down. Yulia Tymoshenko was released from detention, hours after MPs authorised the move
Feb.23  Ukraine appoints interim president Feb.26  Rival rallies in Ukraine's Crimea  Russia orders surprise military exercises Feb.27     Russian troops seize govt buildings in Crimea Map of Simferopol Crimea Ukraine  Dozens of armed men seized the regional government administration building and parliament and raised the Russian flag  Armed men take airport in Ukraine's Crimea Feb.28  Viktor Yanukovych: I'm still Ukraine's President

March 2014 ... more > Top ^
Mar.1  Russia approves troops for Ukraine  Obama urges Putin to recall troops Mar.2  Ukraine calls full army mobilisation  New Ukraine navy chief defects Mar.3  Russia 'gives Crimea ultimatum'  Russia tightens grip over Crimea Mar.4  Russia has no plans to annex Ukraine's Crimea Mar.5  Top diplomats seek Ukraine solution Mar.6     Crimea lawmakers vote to join Russia   Lawmakers in the Crimean region voted in favor of leaving the country for Russia and putting it to a vote before residents in 10 days  'Illegal' Crimean referendum condemned Mar.7     Russia reportedly seizes a Ukrainian military base in Crimea   Russian armed men are triggering a standoff but no gunfire in the latest incident of escalating tension in the flashpoint peninsula Mar.12  Ukraine interim PM arrives in U.S. Mar.13  Ukraine accuses Russia of 'military aggression' Mar.14  Kerry, Lavrov hold last-ditch talks Mar.15   Russia isolated in UN Crimea vote   Russia has vetoed a draft resolution criticising secession referendum in Crimea - the only Security Council member to vote against the measu... Mar.16     Crimea referendum: Voters 'back Russia union'
  Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea have supported joining Russia, officials say. after half the votes have been counted in a disputed referendum
 The EU and US condemned it as illegal. Russia's Vladimir Putin has said he will respect the Crimean people's wishes. Many Crimeans loyal to Kiev boycotted the referendum
Mar.17     Vladimir Putin recognises Crimea as nation   Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree recognising Crimea as a sovereign state, paving the way for it to be absorbed into Russ... Mar.18  Putin signs Russia-Crimea treaty  Ukraine officer 'killed in attack on Crimea base' Mar.19  Pro-Russians storm Ukrainian navy base in Crimea Mar.20  US imposes more sanctions on Russia Mar.21  Ukraine signs EU trade pact Mar.22     Forces storm Ukrainian military bases Map of Belbek Crimea Ukraine  Six Russian special forces' armored personnel carriers broke through the gates of Belbek Airbase, firing warning shots into the air Mar.24  Ukraine orders Crimea troop withdrawal Mar.27     U.N. General Assembly: Crimean referendum invalid   A resolution is calling the referendum to secede from Ukraine invalid. The vote was 100-11, with 58 countries abstaining Mar.28 Obama: Russia should move troops Mar.30 US-Russia deadlock on Ukraine crisis Mar.31  Putin says he's pulling some troops back from Ukrainian border

April 2014 ... more > Top ^
Apr.1  NATO chief Rasmussen says no Russian troop withdrawal seen NATO suspends Russia cooperation
Apr.3  Kiev report blames Yanukovych for protest deaths Apr.6   Pro-Russians storm government office in Donetsk Map of Donetsk Ukraine
  Pro-Russian protesters have stormed the regional administration building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk
Apr.13     Ukraine launches 'anti-terrorist operation'   Ukrainian officials placed blame for unrest in the eastern section of their country squarely on their neighbors in Russia Apr.14  Fresh pro-Russian attack in Ukraine Apr.15 Ukraine begins 'anti-terror' action Apr.16  Militants, army face off in east amid soaring tensions  Military column 'seized' in Kramatorsk Apr.17 Deal struck to calm Ukraine crisis Apr.19 Ukraine calls Easter truce in east Apr.23  Ukraine to target militants in 4 cities  U.S. paratroopers in Poland amid crisis Apr.24 5 die as government forces clash with pro-Russians Apr.25  Western leaders consider new Russia sanctions Apr.26 G-7 leaders agree to impose new sanctions on Russia Ukraine crisis: Observers held captive Apr.28 US sanctions target key Putin aides Apr.29  Pro-Russia activists seize Luhansk HQ Apr.30  Kiev 'helpless' to quell parts of east

May 2014 ... more > Top ^
May.1 Pro-Russian group seizes Donetsk office
Government forces 'move on Sloviansk' May.2 'Many dead' in Ukraine offensive Police: 38 dead in protest-linked Odessa fire May.3  Abducted military observers freed in east Ukraine May.5  Rebels 'retreating' in Sloviansk May.7  Putin 'backs' Ukraine election May.9 Russia's Putin visits annexed Crimea May.11 Ukraine rebels hold self-rule vote Ukraine rebels claim poll victory May.19  Putin orders Ukraine border pullout May.25     Petro Poroshenko claims Ukraine presidency   Ukrainian confectionery tycoon Petro Poroshenko has claimed outright victory in the country's presidential election May.27 Dozens die as Donetsk airport 'retaken' May.29  Ukraine helicopter downed - 14 dead

June 2014 ... more > Top ^
Jun.7 Poroshenko sworn in and sets out peace plan
Jun.13  Military plane shot down in Luhansk Jun.16  Russia cuts gas supply to Ukraine after deadline passes Jun.20     Ukraine's president orders 1-week unilateral cease-fire   Petro Poroshenko ordered his forces to cease fire and halt military operations for a week against pro-Russian separatists in the country's e... Jun.27     Ukraine hails EU's 'historic pact' with ex-Soviet states   Ukraine's president has hailed a 'historic' trade pact with the European Union, calling it the 'most important day' since independence in 19... Jun.30  Ukrainian president ends unilateral ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists

July 2014 ... more > Top ^
Jul.5   Donetsk rebels in mass withdrawal   Ukrainian separatist rebels have pulled back to the main city of Donetsk, abandoning several strongholds in the region to government forces Jul.11  19 Ukrainian troops killed in missile attack Jul.14  Ukraine plane hit near Russia border Jul.16  Ukraine crisis: US and EU boost sanctions on Russia Jul.17     Malaysia airliner crashes in east Ukraine near Russia border
Map of Grabovo Donetsk Ukraine
  A Malaysian airliner reportedly with 295 people on board has crashed near the Russian border, on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.    Malaysia Airlines lost contact with Flight MH17. All 295 passengers and crew are believed dead as a nairliner crashes in the east Ukraine conflict zone, amid claims of a missil...
 U.S. official: Missile shot down Malaysia Airlines plane Jul.18 MH17 hit by missile from rebel-held Ukraine - Obama  Monitors find confusion, hostility at Malaysia Airlines crash site Jul.21  Pro-Russian rebels hand over black boxes, release victims' remains Jul.22  MH17 remains 'still at crash site' Jul.23  Two military jets shot down over Donetsk Jul.24  Russia 'fired rockets into Ukraine' Jul.29  US and EU widen sanctions on Russia

August 2014 ... more > Top ^
Aug.1  70 international experts search Ukraine MH17 crash site Aug.6  Putin orders retaliatory sanctions Aug.11     Putin taunts West with humanitarian convoy in eastern Ukraine  The Kremlin announced it will send a humanitarian convoy into Ukraine, despite previous warnings from the West against such move Aug.22   Russian convoy rolls into Ukraine   Dozens of Russian trucks that have rolled into eastern Ukraine, a move a Ukrainian official characterized as an 'invasion' Aug.24 Donetsk rebels parade captured soldiers
Aug.25  President calls snap vote amid fighting Aug.28   1,000 Russian troops have entered Ukraine Map of Novoazovsk Donetsk Ukraine
  A top Ukrainian army officer said a 'full-scale invasion' of his country was under way, as a U.S. say up to 1,000 Russian troops had crossed the border.    President Obama accuses Russia of being responsible for the violenc...
Aug.30 Ukraine crisis: EU 'must act on Russia aggression'  EU sets Russia sanctions ultimatum

September 2014 ... more > Top ^
Sep.1 NATO to create 'high-readiness force,' secretary-general says
 Ukraine crisis: Troops abandon Luhansk airport Sep.4  Nato summit: Russia criticised over Ukraine crisis Sep.5   Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels sign ceasefire deal Map of Minsk Belarus  The two sides agreed to stop firing and the truce appeared to be holding. But the rebels had not changed their policy of splitting from Ukraine Sep.6  Shelling near Mariupol threatens tense truce Sep.12 Ukraine crisis: US strengthens sanctions on Russia Sep.19 Ukraine deal with pro-Russian rebels at Minsk talks

October 2014 ... more > Top ^
Oct.26  Pro-Western blocs 'win Ukraine poll' Oct.30  Ukraine, Moscow clinch deal on Russian gas supply

November 2014 ... more > Top ^
Nov.2 Ukrainian breakaway regions hold elections
Nov.15 Ukraine crisis: Russia under pressure at G20 summit Nov.20  Almost 1,000 dead since Ukraine truce Nov.23  All Malaysia flight wreckage recovered in Ukraine


  Russian troops seize govt buildings in Crimea Map of Simferopol Crimea Ukraine  Dozens of armed men seized the regional government administration building and parliament and raised the Russian flag   Russia reportedly seizes a Ukrainian military base in Crimea   Russian armed men are triggering a standoff but no gunfire in the latest incident of escalating tension in the flashpoint peninsula   Forces storm Ukrainian military bases Map of Belbek Crimea Ukraine  Six Russian special forces' armored personnel carriers broke through the gates of Belbek Airbase, firing warning shots into the air Obama: Russia should move troops NATO suspends Russia cooperation   Ukraine launches 'anti-terrorist operation'   Ukrainian officials placed blame for unrest in the eastern section of their country squarely on their neighbors in Russia Ukraine begins 'anti-terror' action Ukraine calls Easter truce in east 5 die as government forces clash with pro-Russians Ukraine crisis: Observers held captive Pro-Russian group seizes Donetsk office Government forces 'move on Sloviansk' 'Many dead' in Ukraine offensive Dozens die as Donetsk airport 'retaken'   Ukraine's president orders 1-week unilateral cease-fire   Petro Poroshenko ordered his forces to cease fire and halt military operations for a week against pro-Russian separatists in the country's e... Donetsk rebels in mass withdrawal   Ukrainian separatist rebels have pulled back to the main city of Donetsk, abandoning several strongholds in the region to government forces   Malaysia airliner crashes in east Ukraine near Russia border Map of Grabovo Donetsk Ukraine




Ukraine, 2014 War & Army Timeline ... See World War & Army timeline Top ^
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Feb.26  Russia orders surprise military exercises
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Feb.27  Armed men take airport in Ukraine's Crimea
Mar.1  Russia approves troops for Ukraine
Mar.1  Obama urges Putin to recall troops
Mar.2  Ukraine calls full army mobilisation
Mar.2  New Ukraine navy chief defects
Mar.3  Russia 'gives Crimea ultimatum'
Mar.3  Russia tightens grip over Crimea
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Mar.13  Ukraine accuses Russia of 'military aggression'
Mar.18  Ukraine officer 'killed in attack on Crimea base'
Mar.19  Pro-Russians storm Ukrainian navy base in Crimea
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Mar.24  Ukraine orders Crimea troop withdrawal
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Mar.31  Putin says he's pulling some troops back from Ukrainian border
Apr.1  NATO chief Rasmussen says no Russian troop withdrawal seen
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Apr.16  Militants, army face off in east amid soaring tensions
Apr.16  Military column 'seized' in Kramatorsk
Apr.19
Apr.23  Ukraine to target militants in 4 cities
Apr.23  U.S. paratroopers in Poland amid crisis
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Apr.29  Pro-Russia activists seize Luhansk HQ
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May.3  Abducted military observers freed in east Ukraine
May.5  Rebels 'retreating' in Sloviansk
May.19  Putin orders Ukraine border pullout
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May.29  Ukraine helicopter downed - 14 dead
Jun.13  Military plane shot down in Luhansk
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Jun.30  Ukrainian president ends unilateral ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists
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Jul.11  19 Ukrainian troops killed in missile attack
Jul.14  Ukraine plane hit near Russia border
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  A Malaysian airliner reportedly with 295 people on board has crashed near the Russian border, on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.    Malaysia Airlines lost contact with Flight MH17. All 295 passengers and crew are believed dead as a nairliner crashes in the east Ukraine conflict zone, amid claims of a missil...
Jul.17  U.S. official: Missile shot down Malaysia Airlines plane Jul.18 MH17 hit by missile from rebel-held Ukraine - Obama Jul.21  Pro-Russian rebels hand over black boxes, release victims' remains Jul.23  Two military jets shot down over Donetsk Jul.24  Russia 'fired rockets into Ukraine' Aug.22 Russian convoy rolls into Ukraine   Dozens of Russian trucks that have rolled into eastern Ukraine, a move a Ukrainian official characterized as an 'invasion' Aug.24 Donetsk rebels parade captured soldiers Aug.28 1,000 Russian troops have entered Ukraine Map of Novoazovsk Donetsk Ukraine
  A top Ukrainian army officer said a 'full-scale invasion' of his country was under way, as a U.S. say up to 1,000 Russian troops had crossed the border.    President Obama accuses Russia of being responsible for the violenc...
Aug.30 Ukraine crisis: EU 'must act on Russia aggression' Sep.1 NATO to create 'high-readiness force,' secretary-general says Sep.1  Ukraine crisis: Troops abandon Luhansk airport Sep.5 Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels sign ceasefire deal
Map of Minsk Belarus  The two sides agreed to stop firing and the truce appeared to be holding. But the rebels had not changed their policy of splitting from Ukraine Sep.6  Shelling near Mariupol threatens tense truce Sep.19 Ukraine deal with pro-Russian rebels at Minsk talks Nov.20  Almost 1,000 dead since Ukraine truce



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2014 May.2 Police: 38 dead in protest-linked Odessa fire
Jul.17   Malaysia airliner crashes in east Ukraine near Russia border Map of Grabovo Donetsk Ukraine
  A Malaysian airliner reportedly with 295 people on board has crashed near the Russian border, on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.    Malaysia Airlines lost contact with Flight MH17. All 295 passengers and crew are believed dead as a nairliner crashes in the east Ukraine conflict zone, amid claims of a missil...
Jul.17  U.S. official: Missile shot down Malaysia Airlines plane Jul.18  Monitors find confusion, hostility at Malaysia Airlines crash site Jul.21  Pro-Russian rebels hand over black boxes, release victims' remains Jul.22  MH17 remains 'still at crash site' Aug.1  70 international experts search Ukraine MH17 crash site Nov.23  All Malaysia flight wreckage recovered in Ukraine



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2014 Mar.21  Ukraine signs EU trade pact May.25   Petro Poroshenko claims Ukraine presidency
  Ukrainian confectionery tycoon Petro Poroshenko has claimed outright victory in the country's presidential election Jun.16  Russia cuts gas supply to Ukraine after deadline passes Jul.29  US and EU widen sanctions on Russia Aug.6  Putin orders retaliatory sanctions Sep.12 Ukraine crisis: US strengthens sanctions on Russia Oct.30  Ukraine, Moscow clinch deal on Russian gas supply



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2014 Feb.22  Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko freed Apr.26 Ukraine crisis: Observers held captive
May.2 Police: 38 dead in protest-linked Odessa fire May.3  Abducted military observers freed in east Ukraine



Ukraine, 2014 Politics Timeline ... See World Politics timeline Top ^
2014 Jan.19   Clashes in Kiev after protest ban   Clashes have broken out after large crowds of pro-EU demonstrators rallied in Ukraine's capital against new laws which aim to curb public pr... Jan.25  Yanukovych offers jobs to opposition Jan.28  Ukraine government resigns Jan.29  Ukraine passes protest amnesty law Jan.31  Ukraine activist 'was tortured' Feb.6  Leaked Ukraine call embarrasses US Feb.18   Police storm main Kiev protest camp Map of Independence Square Ukraine  Police are storming the main protest camp in the capital, which has been occupied since November. Explosions are taking place Feb.20  Ukraine sanctions imposed amid clashes Feb.21   Deal signed to end Ukraine crisis   President Viktor Yanukovych, opposition leaders and representatives of the EU signed the deal after a night of difficult negotiations Feb.22  Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko freed Feb.22   Ukraine MPs vote to oust president
  Ukrainian MPs have voted to oust President Yanukovych and hold early presidential elections on 25 May
 The vote came after police stopped guarding presidential buildings, allowing protesters in. Yanukovych said it was a 'coup' and vowed not to stand down. Yulia Tymoshenko was released from detention, hours after MPs authorised the move
Feb.23  Ukraine appoints interim president Feb.26  Rival rallies in Ukraine's Crimea Feb.28  Viktor Yanukovych: I'm still Ukraine's President Mar.1  Russia approves troops for Ukraine Mar.1  Obama urges Putin to recall troops Mar.4  Russia has no plans to annex Ukraine's Crimea Mar.5  Top diplomats seek Ukraine solution Mar.6   Crimea lawmakers vote to join Russia   Lawmakers in the Crimean region voted in favor of leaving the country for Russia and putting it to a vote before residents in 10 days Mar.6  'Illegal' Crimean referendum condemned Mar.12  Ukraine interim PM arrives in U.S. Mar.13  Ukraine accuses Russia of 'military aggression' Mar.14  Kerry, Lavrov hold last-ditch talks Mar.15 Russia isolated in UN Crimea vote   Russia has vetoed a draft resolution criticising secession referendum in Crimea - the only Security Council member to vote against the measu... Mar.16   Crimea referendum: Voters 'back Russia union'
  Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea have supported joining Russia, officials say. after half the votes have been counted in a disputed referendum
 The EU and US condemned it as illegal. Russia's Vladimir Putin has said he will respect the Crimean people's wishes. Many Crimeans loyal to Kiev boycotted the referendum
Mar.17   Vladimir Putin recognises Crimea as nation   Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree recognising Crimea as a sovereign state, paving the way for it to be absorbed into Russ... Mar.18  Putin signs Russia-Crimea treaty Mar.20  US imposes more sanctions on Russia Mar.21  Ukraine signs EU trade pact Mar.27   U.N. General Assembly: Crimean referendum invalid   A resolution is calling the referendum to secede from Ukraine invalid. The vote was 100-11, with 58 countries abstaining Mar.28 Obama: Russia should move troops
Mar.30 US-Russia deadlock on Ukraine crisis Apr.3  Kiev report blames Yanukovych for protest deaths Apr.6 Pro-Russians storm government office in Donetsk Map of Donetsk Ukraine
  Pro-Russian protesters have stormed the regional administration building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk
Apr.14  Fresh pro-Russian attack in Ukraine Apr.17 Deal struck to calm Ukraine crisis Apr.19 Ukraine calls Easter truce in east Apr.25  Western leaders consider new Russia sanctions Apr.26 G-7 leaders agree to impose new sanctions on Russia Apr.28 US sanctions target key Putin aides Apr.30  Kiev 'helpless' to quell parts of east May.1 Pro-Russian group seizes Donetsk office May.2 Police: 38 dead in protest-linked Odessa fire May.7  Putin 'backs' Ukraine election May.9 Russia's Putin visits annexed Crimea May.11 Ukraine rebels hold self-rule vote May.11 Ukraine rebels claim poll victory May.25   Petro Poroshenko claims Ukraine presidency   Ukrainian confectionery tycoon Petro Poroshenko has claimed outright victory in the country's presidential election Jun.7 Poroshenko sworn in and sets out peace plan Jun.27   Ukraine hails EU's 'historic pact' with ex-Soviet states   Ukraine's president has hailed a 'historic' trade pact with the European Union, calling it the 'most important day' since independence in 19... Jul.16  Ukraine crisis: US and EU boost sanctions on Russia Jul.29  US and EU widen sanctions on Russia Aug.11   Putin taunts West with humanitarian convoy in eastern Ukraine  The Kremlin announced it will send a humanitarian convoy into Ukraine, despite previous warnings from the West against such move Aug.25  President calls snap vote amid fighting Aug.30 Ukraine crisis: EU 'must act on Russia aggression' Aug.30  EU sets Russia sanctions ultimatum Sep.4  Nato summit: Russia criticised over Ukraine crisis Sep.5 Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels sign ceasefire deal Map of Minsk Belarus  The two sides agreed to stop firing and the truce appeared to be holding. But the rebels had not changed their policy of splitting from Ukraine Sep.12 Ukraine crisis: US strengthens sanctions on Russia Sep.19 Ukraine deal with pro-Russian rebels at Minsk talks Oct.26  Pro-Western blocs 'win Ukraine poll' Oct.30  Ukraine, Moscow clinch deal on Russian gas supply Nov.2 Ukrainian breakaway regions hold elections Nov.15 Ukraine crisis: Russia under pressure at G20 summit