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Ukrainian acting Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (right) welcomes U.S. Vice President Joe Biden before their meeting in Kyiv today.
Ukrainian acting Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (right) welcomes U.S. Vice President Joe Biden before their meeting in Kyiv today.
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Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)

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16:08 8.4.2014
Ukraine's parliament has approved a bill on the lustration of corrupt judges.

15:57 8.4.2014
Luhansk police chief calls on pro-Russian separatists to lay down their weapons.

15:56 8.4.2014
From the wires. Bad economic news for Ukraine.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Ukraine's economy is facing a severe contraction due to the country's political turmoil and tension with Russia.

The Washington-based international lender offered no estimate for Ukraine's economy. But it said in its World Economic Outlook released on April 8 that "output will likely drop significantly as the acute economic and political shocks take their toll on investment and consumption."

The IMF reduced its outlook for Russia's economic growth to 1.3 percent for this year -- 0.6 percentage points lower than in its last estimate in January.

The United States and the European Union in recent weeks have sought to penalize Russian authorities while offering aid and trade links to Ukraine.

Last month, the IMF offered Kyiv's interim authorities up to $18 billion in loans over two years.

15:46 8.4.2014
"New government, old faces." Transparency International says new Ukrainian leadership not interested in fighting corruption.

15:32 8.4.2014

15:23 8.4.2014
More demands from pro-Russian separatists in Luhansk: their own parliament and carte blanche to practice separatism.

15:08 8.4.2014
Our Ukrainian Service reports that Russia is willing to discuss the Ukrainian crisis with envoys from Ukraine, the United States, and the European Union. But Ukraine's Russian-speaking eastern and southern regions must be represented.

15:01 8.4.2014
Special forces will shoot if separatists in eastern Ukraine don't surrender -- Ukraine's presidential office.

14:50 8.4.2014
Pro-Russian separatists in Luhansk have put forward their first demands -- hold a referendum on the Luhansk region's secession from Ukraine, organize a meeting with the regional governor, amnesty all law-enforcement officers involved in the crackdown on Maidan protests.

14:37 8.4.2014

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