Son of Ukraine’s ousted leader drowns
A son of ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich has drowned after a mini-van he was driving plunged through ice on a Siberian lake, an aide...
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Fighting intensifies at Ukraine airport, two soldiers killed
By Natalia Zinets Fighting intensified around the international airport in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Thursday as pro-Russian separatists stepped up efforts to dislodge...
Ukraine steps up mobilisation, warns of renewed Russian ‘aggression’
By Richard Balmforth Ukraine’s parliament voted on Thursday to refresh its front-line forces and resume partial conscription after a top security official warned that Russian...
Interpol says Ukraine’s Yanukovich now wanted person
Interpol has put ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on the international wanted list on Ukrainian charges of embezzlement and financial wrong-doing, according to a notice...
US Biden voices support for Ukraine, denounces Russia’s Putin
By Alessandra Prentice US Vice President Joe Biden on Friday condemned Russia’s behaviour in Ukraine as “unacceptable” and urged Moscow to abide by a September...
Rebels seen fleeing eastern town as Kiev savours military victory
By Maria Tsvetkova Pro-Russian rebels were pulling out of a flashpoint area of easternUkraine on Saturday as authorities in Kiev savoured a major military success...
Ukraine peace plan to call for 10-km buffer zone on Russia border
By Richard Balmforth President Petro Poroshenko will call for the creation of a 10-km buffer zone on the border with Russia under a 14-point plan to bring peace to east Ukraine, according to an unofficial copy published by media on Friday. Ukraine says...
Ukrainian forces reclaim port city from rebels
By Pavel Polityuk and Timothy Heritage Ukrainian government forces reclaimed the port city of Mariupol from pro-Russian separatists in heavy fighting on Friday and said they had regained control of a long stretch of the...
Moscow protesters declare separatist Republic; Kiev warns of invasion plan
By Richard Balmforth and Lina Kushch Pro-Moscow protesters occupying a government building in eastern Ukraine declared the creation of a separatist republic on Monday, in...
Ukraine protesters were killed under Yanukovich’s ‘direct leadership’ (updated)
By Pavel Polityuk and Alessandra Prentice THE UKRAINIAN authorities said on Thursday ousted President Viktor Yanukovich was involved in drawing up plans under which police snipers shot dead...
US & EU impose sanctions after Crimea applies to join Russia
By Aleksandar Vasovic and Adrian Croft The United States and the European Union imposed sanctions including asset freezes and travel bans on a small group of officials from Russia and Ukraine after Crimea applied to join Russia on Monday...
Crimea to vote in Russia referendum, Moscow vetoes UN move (Updated)
Pro-Russian leaders in Crimea made final preparations on Saturday for a referendum widely expected to transfer control of the Black Sea region fromUkraine to Moscow, despite an outcry and threat of sanctions...
Russian forces tighten grip on Crimea despite US warning
By Alissa de Carbonnel Russian forces tightened their grip on Crimea on Sunday despite a U.S. warning to Moscow that annexing the southern Ukrainian region...
Crimea votes to join Russia, accelerating Ukraine crisis
Crimea’s parliament voted to join Russia on Thursday and its Moscow-backed government set a referendum within 10 days on the decision in a dramatic escalation...
Russia wresting control of Crimea from Ukraine
By Pavel Polityuk and Alissa de Carbonnel RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin wrested control of the Ukrainian Black Sea region of Crimea from Kiev on Saturday,...
Ukraine peace deal signed, opens way for early election
Ukraine’s opposition leaders signed an EU-mediated peace deal with President Viktor Yanukovich on Friday, aiming to resolve a political crisis in which scores have been...
Ukraine crisis deal on knife-edge amid standoff
Ukraine’s pro-European opposition sought last minute changes to a deal with Russian-backed President Viktor Yanukovich intended to resolve the former Soviet republic’s political crisis, but...
Russian joy on ice at Winter Olympics
By Mike Collett-White The women’s figure skaters provided a thrilling climax to Thursday’s Winter Olympics action when Russian Adelina Sotnikova claimed gold, but a skier’s...
Ukraine’s Yanukovich agrees ‘truce’ with opposition, start to negotiations
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said on Wednesday he had agreed a “truce” with opposition leaders, after street violence in which at least 26 people were...
West readies Ukraine sanctions, Yanukovich slams coup bid
By Richard Balmforth and Natalia Zinets Western powers threatened sanctions on Wednesday over the death of 26 people in the worst violence since Ukraine’s independence...