Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- November 14, 2014

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (front 3rd L) poses for a picture with Ukrainian government forces members, who take part in a military operation in eastern regions of Ukraine, as he visits a polling station on the day of a parliamentary election in the town of Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, in this October 26, 2014 handout photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service. REUTERS/Ukrainian Presidential Press. Friday, November 14, 2014

Ukraine's PM Says Main Task Is to Build Army To Stop Russia -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Ukraine's top priority is to build an army strong enough to stop Russian military aggression, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Friday, as he made recommendations for top positions in a new coalition government.

The prospect of an all-out war returning to eastern Ukraine has piled pressure on the country's struggling economy, driving the hryvnia currency down by some 17 percent this month and pushing borrowing costs sky-high. Ukraine's pro-Western leaders and NATO have accused Russia of sending soldiers and weapons to help pro-Russian rebels in eastern regions launch a possible new offensive in a war that has killed more than 4,000 people since April.

Yatseniuk is in power-sharing talks with President Petro Poroshenko and others to form a coalition as quickly as possible following an Oct. 26 election, won by groups led by the president and prime minister, who with other pro-Western forces swept pro-Russian groups out of parliament.

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Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- November 14, 2014

Ukraine's President, PM Stress Bolstering Country's Military -- VOA
Ukraine's Poroshenko says army able to repel attack if needed -- Reuters
Ukraine PM wants focus on building army -- Al Jazeera
NATO Says Russian Forces Are in Ukraine as Putin Goes to G-20 -- Bloomberg
Ukraine: Security deteriorating in rebel-held east -- AP
US Analysts See Situation in E. Ukraine as Very Dangerous -- VOA
UN Security Council fears ‘total war’ in Ukraine -- Euronews
Ukraine Crisis Risks Spinning Out of Control, Power Says -- Bloomberg
Ukraine rebels hinder border monitors as new armed columns appear -- Reuters
Ukraine crisis: Russia accuses OSCE monitors of bias -- BBC
OSCE ignores Ukrainian troops' concentration in eastern Ukraine — Russian Foreign Ministry -- ITAR-TASS
Russian dead 'being removed from Ukraine' -- The Telegraph
Ukraine Adviser Says No Point In New Peace Talks -- Radio Free Europe
Russian Tanks in Ukraine, but US Won’t Say ‘Invasion’ -- ABC News
Obama Calls on Russia to Respect Ukraine Cease-fire -- VOA
Ukraine and Russia take center stage as leaders gather for G20 -- Reuters
Russia and Ukraine: A renewed Russian military build-up could be a prelude to more fighting -- The Economist