Ukraine Crisis News Updates -- July 5, 2015

BBC: Ukraine crisis: Rally in Kiev urges war on eastern rebels

About 1,000 Ukrainian pro-government fighters and far-right supporters have marched through the centre of the capital, Kiev.

Many burned tyres and wore balaclavas; some carried white supremacist flags.

They called on the government to end the Minsk ceasefire accord and declare war on pro-Russian rebels in the east.

The demonstrators say the Russian government is bringing troops and equipment into Ukraine, a claim that Russia has always denied.

Many in the rally were from volunteer battalions and were dressed in their battle fatigues.

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Ukraine Crisis News Updates -- July 5, 2015

Far-right supporters want Ukraine to end ceasefire, president won’t meet rebel demands -- Ottawa Citizen
Landmine kills five Ukrainian soldiers in separatist east -- Reuters
Ukraine rebels withdraw from key frontline village -- AFP
Ukraine Rebels Withdraw From Front-Line Villages Near Mariupol -- Radio Free Europe
Ukraine Has 75,000 Troops In East Ukraine, Says Luhansk People's Republic Leader -- IBTimes
Who Are The Russian Generals That Ukraine Says Are Fighting In The Donbas? -- Radio Free Europe
German troops heading for Ukraine -- Ukraine Today
Who's Behind A String Of Bombings In Ukraine's Black Sea 'Pearl'? -- NPR
Ukraine's Separatist Rebels Announce Elections In October, Draw Reaction From Kiev -- IBTimes
Ukraine leader lays out vision of new war-time constitution -- AFP
Ukraine President Says No Special Status for Donbass in Constitution -- Novinite
Ukraine Rebels, Russia Criticize Proposed Constitutional Changes -- Radio Free Europe
Russia Expresses 'Deep Concern' Over Ukraine's Decentralization Plan -- Msocow Times/Reuters
Heads roll as Ukraine's reforms falter -- Kyiv post
In Ukraine, a political power struggle comes to a head -- Deutsche Welle
Ukraine tackles graft with new US-style police force -- AFP
Saakashvili warns of Odessa region’s importance to Ukraine -- Euronews
Ukraine’s public debt to hit 95% of GDP by year end – National Bank -- RT
Ukraine Urges Creditors to Enter Confidentiality Agreement -- Bloomberg
Ukraine Can Defeat The Separatists -- Adrian Bonenberger, Forbes
The struggle for Ukraine is more serious than ISIS -- Diane Francis, NYPost