Ukraine

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A mourner pays his respects to a Russia-backed separatists fighter during a funeral at a cemetery in the east Ukrainian village of Mospino, near the city of Donetsk, Ukraine, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. The militiaman was killed during recent fighting between Russia-backed separatists and government forces. Guns will fall silent, heavy weapons will pull back from the front, and Ukraine will trade a broad autonomy for the east to get back control of its Russian border by the end of this year under a peace deal hammered out Thursday after all-night negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are taking opposing tacks on Ukraine's ongoing faceoff with Russia, with Mr. Obama taking a hard-line stance and Mrs. Merkel seeking a diplomatic solution. (Associated Press)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, "There is a possibility to try and bring a cease-fire" in the Russian conflict with Ukraine. (associated press)

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U.S. Sen. John McCain blasted the president's "more of the same" strategy for Ukraine and described it as "doomed to fail." (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., gathers a bipartisan group of senators to call on President Barack Obama to provide defensive weapons to Ukraine to fight Russian-backed rebel groups and to stave off incursions from Russia and Ukrainian separatists, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Saturday's rocket strikes at Mariupol, Ukraine destroyed a market and killed 30 people. (Associated Press)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said during a visit to Hungary on Monday that her nation will not provide military hardware to Ukraine and asserted that the war with Russia-backed forces "cannot be solved militarily." (Associated Press)

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Image: YouTube, Ukraine Today

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Miss Universe contestant Diana Harkusha, of the Ukraine, blows a kiss during the Yamamay swimsuit runway show, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, in Doral, Fla. The Miss Universe pageant will be held Jan. 25 in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Miss Universe contestant Diana Harkusha of Ukraine participates in a Zumba Class for the contestants, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Doral, Fla. The Miss Universe pageant will be held Jan. 25, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Miss Universe contestants Ismini Dafopoulou, of Greece, foreground, Lisa Madden, of Ireland, middle, and Diana Harkusha, of Ukraine, back left, rest after a Zumba class for contestants, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, in Doral, Fla. The Miss Universe pageant will be held Jan. 25, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Miss Universe contestant Diana Harkusha, of Ukraine, participates in a Zumba class for the contestants, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, in Doral, Fla. The Miss Universe pageant will be held Jan. 25, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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FILE - This is a Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 file photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Francois Hollande, right, during a meeting on the sidelines of the ASEM summit of European and Asian leaders in Milan, northern Italy. EU sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine are cutting both ways and pinching some big European companies. But economic relief isn't likely any time soon, diplomats and analysts say: EU rules make the sanctions tough to overturn. France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine are trying to set up talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, toward easing the tensions behind sanctions that have hit Russia's economy, sent the ruble sinking and affected corporate Europe _ including banks, oil companies, machinery makers and food giants. (AP Photo/Daniel Dal Zennaro, Pool, File)