Ukraine leader wins pro-West mandate but wary of Russia
By Richard Balmforth and Timothy Heritage Pro-Western parties will dominate Ukraine’s parliament after an election handed President Petro Poroshenko a mandate to end a separatist...
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‘Chocolate King’ Poroshenko declares victory in Ukraine presidential poll
Billionaire Petro Poroshenko claimed Ukraine’s presidency on Sunday after exit polls gave him an absolute majority in a first round of voting and, vowing to...
Ukraine defends vote despite unrest, Putin pledges ‘respect’
By Alastair Macdonald and Sabina Zawadzki Ukraine’s interim government promised a clean presidential election on Sunday that would anchor the former Soviet state in the...
Ukrainian tycoon confronts rebellion
BySabina Zawadzki and Lina Kushch Factories sounded their sirens in two cities of eastern Ukraine on Tuesday and steel workers held a peace rally in support of a call by Ukraine’s...
Alarm in Ukraine as Putin puts Russian troops on alert
President Vladimir Putin put 150,000 Russian combat troops on high alert for war games near Ukraine on Wednesday, the Kremlin’s boldest gesture yet after days of sabre rattling since...
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...
West and Russia accuse each other of “coercing” Ukraine
The United States and Europe exchanged angry words with Russia on Saturday in a tug-of-war over Ukraine, with US, EU and NATO leaders saying Moscow must not strong-arm Kiev into an unpopular alliance. At conference in...
Ukraine’s Yanukovich vetoes last-minute EU push to save trade deal
By Justyna Pawlak and Adrian Croft Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich has vetoed last-minute attempts by the European Union to rescue a trade deal that could...
EU leaders set for tough table-talk with Ukraine’s Yanukovich (updated)
By Natalia Zinets and Adrian Croft The European Union told Ukraine it was risking its economic future by rejecting a free-trade deal in favour of...
Ukraine leader to go to EU summit, pro-EU protests continue
By Natalia Zinets and Richard Balmforth Ukraine said on Tuesday it would not let itself become an East-West ‘battleground’ and its president declared he would...
EU loses out on Ukraine, but may have dodged a bullet
By Luke Baker In post-Soviet Europe, Russia looks to have won a decisive victory by convincing Ukraine to reject a trade deal with the European...
Ukraine drops plan to go West, turns East
By Richard Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk Ukraine abruptly abandoned a historic new alliance with its western neighbours on Thursday, halting plans for an imminent trade...
Ukraine parliament rejects proposed laws to release Tymoshenko
By Richard Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday rejected draft laws that would allow jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to go to Germany...
EU studies options in tense countdown to Ukraine deal
By Luke Baker European officials are considering a range of options to keep alive plans for Ukraine to sign an EU free-trade agreement at a...
Ukraine parliament holds crunch session on Tymoshenko question
By Richard Balmforth Ukraine’s parliament met for a crunch session on Tuesday to try to pass a law that would allow jailed opposition leader Yulia...
Ukraine’s parliament fails to agree on release of Tymoshenko
By Natalya Zinets Deputies in Ukraine’s parliament failed on Wednesday to find common ground for the release of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, a move...
Ukraine leader says will sign law to release Tymoshenko
By Richard Balmforth Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said he is ready to sign a law to allow jailed opponent Yulia Tymoshenko to go abroad for...