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| US Vice President Joe Biden in Ukraine as tensions rise | US Vice President Joe Biden in Ukraine as tensions rise |
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| US Vice President Joe Biden has met senior Ukrainian leaders in Kiev amid warnings from Russia against American arms supplies to the government. | US Vice President Joe Biden has met senior Ukrainian leaders in Kiev amid warnings from Russia against American arms supplies to the government. |
| Mr Biden is in the Ukrainian capital on the first anniversary of mass protests which culminated in President Viktor Yanukovych relinquishing power. | |
| He has met President Petro Poroshenko and PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk. | He has met President Petro Poroshenko and PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk. |
| His visit comes as tensions between Ukraine and Russia have resurfaced following a ceasefire in September. | His visit comes as tensions between Ukraine and Russia have resurfaced following a ceasefire in September. |
| Pro-Russian rebels have been fighting the Ukrainian army in the east of the country for much of the time since April. | Pro-Russian rebels have been fighting the Ukrainian army in the east of the country for much of the time since April. |
| 'Breakdown of law and order' | 'Breakdown of law and order' |
| While Ukraine has accused Russia of trying to unleash a full-scale war in the east, Russian officials have warned America that any US arms sales to the government in Kiev would represent a major change in policy and send out a "very serious signal". | While Ukraine has accused Russia of trying to unleash a full-scale war in the east, Russian officials have warned America that any US arms sales to the government in Kiev would represent a major change in policy and send out a "very serious signal". |
| Figures released by the UN human rights office on Thursday showed that an average of 13 people have been killed daily in eastern Ukraine since the 5 September ceasefire came into place. | Figures released by the UN human rights office on Thursday showed that an average of 13 people have been killed daily in eastern Ukraine since the 5 September ceasefire came into place. |
| A report by the UN described a total breakdown of law and order in the rebel-held Donetsk and Luhansk regions. It also highlighted allegations of abuses by government forces. | A report by the UN described a total breakdown of law and order in the rebel-held Donetsk and Luhansk regions. It also highlighted allegations of abuses by government forces. |
| Russia has been widely accused of fanning the violence by covertly supplying the rebels with military aid - an accusation it denies. | Russia has been widely accused of fanning the violence by covertly supplying the rebels with military aid - an accusation it denies. |
| The US has so far only provided non-lethal security assistance to the Ukrainian government, but it is being lobbied by politicians in Kiev to go further. | The US has so far only provided non-lethal security assistance to the Ukrainian government, but it is being lobbied by politicians in Kiev to go further. |
| American officials told the Reuters news agency that while no weapons would be provided, Mr Biden is expected to announce an increase non-lethal military assistance, including radars and a delivery of military vehicles. | American officials told the Reuters news agency that while no weapons would be provided, Mr Biden is expected to announce an increase non-lethal military assistance, including radars and a delivery of military vehicles. |
| Human cost of conflict in east Ukraine | Human cost of conflict in east Ukraine |
| 4,317 deaths since April, 957 of them since the 5 September ceasefire, and 9,921 people wounded | 4,317 deaths since April, 957 of them since the 5 September ceasefire, and 9,921 people wounded |
| 466,829 internally displaced persons within Ukraine | 466,829 internally displaced persons within Ukraine |
| 454,339 refugees living abroad, 387,355 of them in Russia | 454,339 refugees living abroad, 387,355 of them in Russia |
| UN data from 18 November | UN data from 18 November |
| Ukraine's year of chaotic events | Ukraine's year of chaotic events |
| US officials described the move as an expansion of American support for Ukraine's armed forces, but not something that was likely to significantly alter the outcome of the conflict. | US officials described the move as an expansion of American support for Ukraine's armed forces, but not something that was likely to significantly alter the outcome of the conflict. |
| Mr Biden, for his part, has told a Ukrainian newspaper that the country's newly-elected parliament needs to push through difficult reforms to develop democracy and combat corruption. | Mr Biden, for his part, has told a Ukrainian newspaper that the country's newly-elected parliament needs to push through difficult reforms to develop democracy and combat corruption. |
| The vice president said Russia had been trying to impose a military solution to the crisis through its proxies in eastern Ukraine. | The vice president said Russia had been trying to impose a military solution to the crisis through its proxies in eastern Ukraine. |
| While the anniversary of the start of protests that removed President Yanukovych is being celebrated throughout much of Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin told an audience in Moscow on Thursday that popular uprisings this century in Ukraine, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan had yielded "tragic consequences". | While the anniversary of the start of protests that removed President Yanukovych is being celebrated throughout much of Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin told an audience in Moscow on Thursday that popular uprisings this century in Ukraine, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan had yielded "tragic consequences". |
| Conflict broke out in eastern Ukraine when the government in Kiev launched an operation to recapture areas seized by pro-Russian rebels, after Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea region. | Conflict broke out in eastern Ukraine when the government in Kiev launched an operation to recapture areas seized by pro-Russian rebels, after Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea region. |
| Since the conflict began, nearly 900,000 people have fled their homes, of whom nearly 400,000 went to Russia, the UN said in its report, which covers the period up to 31 October. | Since the conflict began, nearly 900,000 people have fled their homes, of whom nearly 400,000 went to Russia, the UN said in its report, which covers the period up to 31 October. |