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Germany says Ukraine is close to war, widens travel warning
The conflict has taken on an intensity "that a short time ago we would not have considered possible", German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said
Russia to deploy new submarines, ships to Black Sea fleet - reports
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Pro-Russian armed men guard checkpoint near town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian armed men guard a checkpoint on a railroad track near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 6, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A tram passes a portrait of Biryukov, a pro-Ukrainian activist killed in clashes on Friday, at his funeral in Odessa
A tram passes a portrait of Andriy Biryukov, a pro-Ukrainian activist killed in clashes on Friday, at his funeral in Odessa May 6, 2014. Pro-Russian rebels shot down a Ukrainian helicopter in fierce fighting near the eastern town of Slaviansk on Monday, and Kiev drafted police special forces to the southwestern port city of Odessa to halt a feared westward spread of rebellion. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TRANSPORT)
Pro-Russian armed man guards a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine
A pro-Russian armed man guards a checkpoint on a railroad track near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 6, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Pro-Russian armed men guard checkpoint near town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian armed men guard a checkpoint on a railroad track near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 6, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Pro-Russian armed man guard a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine
A pro-Russian armed man guards a checkpoint on a railroad track near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 6, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)