From the beginning of March 2014, demonstrations by pro-Russian and anti-government groups took place across the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine (together commonly called the "Donbass") in the aftermath of and . These escalated into an armed conflict between the Ukrainian government and the anti-Kiev separatist forces of the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR respectively).
A deal to establish a ceasefire, called the Minsk Protocol, was signed on 5 September 2014. Violations of the ceasefire on both sides were common. The line between insurgent and government-controlled territory was agreed during the ceasefire, however both sides tried to break it, leading to further destabilisation. The ceasefire completely collapsed in January 2015, with renewed heavy fighting across the conflict zone, including at Donetsk International Airport and Debaltseve. A new ceasefire, called Minsk II, was agreed to on 12 February 2015.
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From Minsk I to Minsk II
September 2014 - February 2015
- February 2015
14 February
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12 February
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13 February
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10 February
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7 February
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6 February
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4 February
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3 February
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- January 2015
30 January
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29 January
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28 January
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27 January
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26 January
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25 January
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24 January
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23 January
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22 January
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21 January
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20 January
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19 January
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18 January
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16 January
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15 January
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14 January
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13 January
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12 January
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9 January
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8 January
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7 January
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- December 2014
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24 December
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23 December
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22 December
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19 December
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18 December
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17 December
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16 December
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15 December
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14 December
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12 December
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11 December
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8 December
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6 December
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5 December
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4 December
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2 December
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1 December
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- November 2014
28 November
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27 November
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22 November
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19 November
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18 November
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17 November
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14 November
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13 November
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11 November
[Human Right Watch]
- report on incendiary weapon attacks in Ukraine and Syria [Human Rights Watch]
8 November
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6 November
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3 November
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- October 2014
30 October
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29 October
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24 October
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21 October
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20 October
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19 October
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17 October
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16 October
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15 October
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14 October
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13 October
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9 October
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6 October
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3 October
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2 October
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1 October
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- September 2014
28 September
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27 September
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26 September
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25 September
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24 September
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22 September
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21 September
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20 September
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18 September
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[OSCE]
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17 September
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[Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. Text of the Ukrainian law . [Zaonodavstvo Ukrainy].
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16 September
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15 September
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14 September
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12 September
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[European Union].
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11 September
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Herman Van Rompuy’s . [European Union].
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10 September
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8 September
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6 September
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4 September
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Ìý[NATO]
Ìý[NATO]
From Congress in Kharkiv to Minsk I
22 February - 5 September 2014
- September 2014
5 September
[OSCE]
Poroshenko's statement on the ceasefire:
[President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at
[President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at
- video
4 September
- in Russian [Novaya gazeta]
3 September
[Russian Legal Information Agency]
[BBC News]
- video [RT.com]
[President of Russia]
1 September
[Human Rights Watch]
- August 2014
29 August
Ìý [President of Russia]
[Thomson Reuters Foundation]
[Ukrainian Government]. Original link not working, please check copy at .
[NATO]
Putin on Ukraine, NATO, Crimea at the Seliger-2014 youth forum
[RT.com]
[RT.com]
28 August
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[NATO]
[UK Government]
27 August
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[Channel 4 News]
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26 August
[The Guardian]
- video [RT.com]
25 August
[Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. Original link not working. Please check and scroll down to 22.08.2014 to see the copy of the statement.
22 August
[Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
[Reuters]
[NATO]
[President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at .
21 August
[ICRC]
18 August
[OSCE]
[RT.com]
[The Guardian]
15 August
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14 August
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13 August
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12 August
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[ICRC]
8 August
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5 August
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[UNHCR]
4 August
[OSCE]
2 August
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1 August
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[OSCE]
- July 2014
31 July
[Ukrainian Government]
[UK Parliament]
30 July
[Official Journal of the EU]
[UK government]
[Russian Foreign Ministry]
29 July
[European Council]
[The White House]
[US Department of State]
[OSCE]
28 July
[Dutch Government]
[OHCHR]
25 July
[EU Council]
24 July
[BBC]
[RT.com]
23 July
[Russian Foreign Ministry]
[Russian Foreign Ministry]
[ICRC]
[BBC]
22 July
In Russian [kremlin.ru]
[Yle.fi]
21 July
[newssafety.org]
[OSCE]
Ìý[The White House]
In German [Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]
[kmu.gov.ua]. Original link not working, please check copy at .
Putin's statement on MH17 crash [kremlin.ru]
[UN]
[Ekho Moskvy]
[Russian Defence Ministry]
[gov.uk]
[parliament.uk]
18 July
[UN]
In Russian [Kremlin.ru]
[The White House]
In Russian [RT.com]
In Russian [vesti.ru]
[The Telegraph]
In Ukrainian [president.gov.ua]. Original link not working, please check copy at .
In French [rts.ch]
17 July
[US Treasury]
In Russian [Russian Foreign Ministry]
Putin's TV interview including comments on latest US sanctions:
[RT.com]
[President of Russia]
[Business New Europe]
Poroshenko calls for commission to investigate Malaysian jet, crashed in Ukraine [president.gov.ua]
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[US Department of State]
[Irish Times]
16 July
[BBC]
15 July
[The Guardian]
14 July
[OCSE]
[The Moscow Times]
[France24]
12 July
[Russian Foreign Ministry]
10 July
[CNN]
8 July
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1 July
- video [Euronews]
[Russian Foreign Ministry]
[rt.com]
[rt.com]
[kremlin.ru]
[kremlin.ru]
- June 2014
30 June
[Reporters Without Borders]
[Russian Foreign Ministry]
28 June
[OSCE]
[UN News Centre]
[Russian Foreign Ministry]
[Russian Foreign Ministry]
25 June
- video in Russian [rt.com]
24 June
[The White House]
[Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations]
23 June
[The White House]
22 June
[kremlin.ru]
21 June
[president.gov.ua]. Original link not working, please check copy at .
18 June
[Reporters Without Borders]
[The White House]
17 June
[OSCE]
[Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations]
11 June
[The White House]
6 June
[Human Rights Watch]
[kremlin.ru]
5 June
[G8 Information Centre]
4 June
- video [rt.com]
[The White House]
- May 2014
28 May
- video [Ukraine News One]
26 May
[Reporters Without Borders].
16 May
. [MFA Russia].
[UN]
14 May
Lavrov's interview to "Bloomberg TV" [MFA Russia]
13 May
[EUR-Lex].
[MFA Russia].
12 May
[Russia Beyond the Headlines]
[OSCE]
8 May
- in Ukrainian [RNBO]
- video in Russian [rt.com]
7 May
Putin's remarks to the press after meeting with OSCE Burkhalter
- in Russian
- April 2014
30 April
[Russia Beyond the Headlines]
29 April
- video in Russian [rt.com
28 April
[EUR-Lex]
[US Department of Treasury]
26 April
- video in Russian [Komsomolskaya Pravda]
25 April
[Voice of Russia]. Original link not working, please check copy at
24 April
[Acting President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at
[ITAR-TASS]
[US Department of State]
23 April
[Ukrainian Government]
[UK Foreign Office]
[ITAR-TASS]
- video in English [RT.com]
22 April
[The White House]
[Acting President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at
21 April
[The White House]
17 April
[US Mission to International Organizations in Geneva]
- video [RT.com]
16 April
[NATO]
[SBU]. Original link not working, please check copy at
15 April
[President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at
[UN Human Rights]. Original link not working, please check copy at
[President of Russia]
14 April
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[Council of the European Union]
[US Treasury]
[President of Russia]
[The White House]
[Council of the European Union]
13 April
[UN]
[Ukrainian Parliament]. Original link not working, please check copy at
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- video in English [UN]
9 April
[US State Department]
8 April
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[British Foreign Office]
[SBU]. Original link not working, please check copy at
- in Russian [Ruptly via YouTube]
7 April
[The Guardian]
- in Russian [YouTube]
[Russian Foreign Office]
[Ukrainian President]. Original link not working, please check copy at
4 April
[Russian Foreign Office]
- March 2014
31 March
[Acting President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at
30 March
Lavrov's interview for Channel One
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[RT.com]
29 March
Lavrov's interview for TV Vesti.
- in Russian
[RT.com]
28 March
[Acting President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at
14 March
[Russian Foreign Ministry]
[Russian Foreign Ministry]
(Appeal to Mikhail Gorbachev) - in Russian [Komsomolskaya Pravda]
[The White House]. Original link not working, please check copy at
- in Russian
3 March
[Khodorkovsky]
1 March
[ITAR-TASS]
[BBC Newsnight]
- February 2014
26 February
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[European Commission]
[The Voice of Russia]. Original link not working. Please check copy at
[EuroActiv]
[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation]
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[French Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
[ITAR-TASS]
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