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...
