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| Ukraine crisis: Joe Biden warns Russia faces 'isolation' | Ukraine crisis: Joe Biden warns Russia faces 'isolation' |
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| US Vice President Joe Biden has warned that Russia faces "rising costs and greater isolation" if it fails to respect peace deals in Ukraine. | US Vice President Joe Biden has warned that Russia faces "rising costs and greater isolation" if it fails to respect peace deals in Ukraine. |
| Mr Biden, on a visit to Ukraine, said Russia continued to violate ceasefires. | Mr Biden, on a visit to Ukraine, said Russia continued to violate ceasefires. |
| He was speaking after holding talks with President Petro Poroshenko. | He was speaking after holding talks with President Petro Poroshenko. |
| Some 4,300 people are thought to have died in eastern Ukraine's conflict since April. Russia is regularly accused of arming separatist rebels, but its officials deny the allegations. | Some 4,300 people are thought to have died in eastern Ukraine's conflict since April. Russia is regularly accused of arming separatist rebels, but its officials deny the allegations. |
| Mr Biden is in Kiev on the first anniversary of the start of mass protests that culminated in President Viktor Yanukovych relinquishing power. | Mr Biden is in Kiev on the first anniversary of the start of mass protests that culminated in President Viktor Yanukovych relinquishing power. |
| Restore control | Restore control |
| After stressing the danger posed to Ukraine by Russian aggression, the US vice president said there was a "different path for Russia and her proxies". | After stressing the danger posed to Ukraine by Russian aggression, the US vice president said there was a "different path for Russia and her proxies". |
| He said Russia should respect the ceasefire, restore Ukrainian control over its own borders and remove "illegal military formations, military equipment and militants". | He said Russia should respect the ceasefire, restore Ukrainian control over its own borders and remove "illegal military formations, military equipment and militants". |
| He said Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to carry out all of those actions, but none had occurred. | He said Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to carry out all of those actions, but none had occurred. |
| In the run-up to Mr Biden's visit, Russian officials warned the US against selling arms to the government in Kiev. | In the run-up to Mr Biden's visit, Russian officials warned the US against selling arms to the government in Kiev. |
| American officials told the Reuters news agency that Mr Biden would announce an increase in supplies including radars and vehicles, but would not supply arms. | American officials told the Reuters news agency that Mr Biden would announce an increase in supplies including radars and vehicles, but would not supply arms. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| The anniversary of the start of protests that removed President Yanukovych is being celebrated in Kiev. | The anniversary of the start of protests that removed President Yanukovych is being celebrated in Kiev. |
| But President Putin told an audience in Moscow that popular uprisings in Ukraine, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan had yielded "tragic consequences". | But President Putin told an audience in Moscow that popular uprisings 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, weeks after Russia had 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, weeks after Russia had annexed Ukraine's Crimea region. |
| By early August, Ukrainian forces looked to have captured much of the territory held by the rebels. | |
| But the rebels made a dramatic turnaround, apparently with direct help from Russia, pushing Ukrainian troops out of their territory. | |
| On 5 September, the sides agreed a ceasefire and promised to pull military forces out of the area. |