Ukraine

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The village of Novosvitlivka in eastern Ukraine, where this Orthodox icon is located, which was severely damaged during fighting. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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Illustration on Russia's incursion into Ukraine by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency

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Illustration on Russia's incursion into Ukraine by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko pauses as he attends a news conference in the southern coastal town of Mariupol, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. Poroshenko made a surprise trip Monday to a key city in southeastern Ukraine as a cease-fire between Russian-backed rebels and Ukrainian troops appeared to be largely holding. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (right) prior to a summit to discuss the crisis in Ukraine. "Putin's real plan is the destruction of Ukraine and the re-establishment of the USSR," Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said. (Kazakh Presidential Press Service via Associated Press)

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alliance: U.S. President Barack Obama and Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko at the NATO summit at Celtic Manor in Newport, Wales, where they and other world leaders discussed Russian aggression. (Associated Press)

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A camouflaged pro-Russian tank seen in the town of Novoazovsk, in eastern Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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President Barack Obama leaves the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, after speaking about the economy, Iraq, and Ukraine, before convening a meeting with his national security team on the militant threat in Syria and Iraq. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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** FILE ** A pro-Russian soldier is back dropped by Russia flag while manning a machine-gun outside an Ukrainian military base in Perevalne, Ukraine, Saturday, March 15, 2014. (Associated Press)

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Local residents sit in a basement which is being used as a shelter after shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. After days of street battles and weeks of shelling, Ukrainian troops made a significant push Wednesday into rebel-held territory, claiming control over a large part of the separatist stronghold of Luhansk and nearly encircling Donetsk, the largest rebel-held city. (AP Photo/Max Vetrov)

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** FILE ** Mark Paslawsky died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014 while fighting with Ukraine's volunteer force in Donbas. (YouTube, Vice News)

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Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken speaks about Russia, Ukraine as well as the Middle East conflict during an appearance at the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, July 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**