Ukraine

Ukraine

Kyiv calls for new summit on seventh anniversary of Crimea annexation

Speaking in Paris, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called for a new summit with Russia, France and Germany on the ongoing conflict in the Donbas region.

27/02/2021

Ukraine

'Brazen, arrogant and aggressive': Ukraine takes Russia to ECHR

Ukraine has accused Russia of violating human rights and carrying out "targeted assassination operations of alleged opponents".

23/02/2021

Ukraine

Ukrainian man invents murder to get police to clear snow from his road

The road had been cleared of snow by local authorities but the false killer said he was unhappy with the job, police said.

16/02/2021

Ukraine

Ukraine sides with US over Chinese takeover of engine company

Analysts believe the decision could lead to a cooling of the relationship between Ukraine and China, with the latter in turn looking to Russia for closer relations.

12/02/2021

Ukraine

Four people killed in fire at Ukrainian COVID-19 hospital

The fire broke out shortly before midnight at an intensive care unit, where patients with acute respiratory symptoms of COVID-19 were being treated.

04/02/2021

Ukraine

Ukraine and Hungary pledge to ease tensions over Transcarpathia

The two countries have clashed over whether ethnic Hungarians in western Ukraine should be allowed to use their native language.

27/01/2021

Ukraine

Plans unveiled for Holocaust memorial complex at Ukraine's Babyn Yar

The ravine near Kyiv was the site of one of the worst Nazi massacres of Jews and ethnic Poles during the Second World War

27/01/2021

Ukraine

Four people arrested after Kharkiv nursing homes fire kills 15

Ukrainian authorities have announced that four people have been arrested in connection with the fire that killed 15 people in an undeclared retirement home.

21/01/2021

Ukraine

ECHR 'partly' allows Ukraine's rights violation suit against Russia

The case concerns Ukraine’s allegations of a pattern of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights by the Russian Federation in Crimea.

14/01/2021

Destinations

Eastern Ukraine: an industrial tourism destination in pictures

This war-torn region in eastern Europe is home to an industrial landscape worth exploring.

09/01/2021

Ukraine

Ukrainian President calls for investigation into vaccine 'smuggling'

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered security officials to "verify without delay" claims that state officials have been secretly vaccinated against Covid-19 with illegally imported vaccines.

07/01/2021

Ukraine

Ukrainian police find new evidence in Pavel Sheremet murder

Pavel Sheremet was killed by a car bomb in Kyiv in July 2016. His murder has never been solved.

04/01/2021

Ukraine

Ukraine video game 'Point of No Return' shows soldiers' war trauma

A Ukrainian video game depicts the daily routine of a soldier in the country's separatist-controlled east, where Russia-backed rebels and Ukrainian forces have been fighting for years.

02/01/2021

Ukraine

Ukraine seeks UNESCO status for Chernobyl to help manage visitors

The location of the world's worst nuclear accident is attracting more and more visitors, leading authorities to bid for world heritage status

13/12/2020

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Slipping, sliding and skating: Ice covers the Ukrainian capital Kyiv

Videos captured in recent days have shown cars skidding on icy roads, pedestrians sliding down pavements and even a German diplomat skating to work.

11/12/2020

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Ukraine's parliament votes to restore anti-corruption legislation

Ukrainian lawmakers have defied a ruling from the nation's highest court and voted to reauthorise criminal penalties for officials who provide false tax returns.

04/12/2020

Ukraine

Soup-erpower? How Borscht is causing a spat between Russia and Ukraine

A Ukrainian chef is fighting to get Borscht recognised as part of his country's cultural heritage.

01/12/2020

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Topless protester wants Kyiv to ratify violence against women treaty

She called on Ukraine to ratify the Istanbul Convention - the treaty aimed at preventing violence against women.

25/11/2020

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Ukraine's president tests positive for COVID-19

"Most (people) are overcoming COVID-19," said Ukraine's president, after testing positive. "I'm going to get through it too."

09/11/2020

Ukraine

'Unacceptable': Protests in Ukraine as anti-corruption laws scrapped

More than one thousand Ukrainians demonstrated in front of the constitutional court in Kyiv against a decision to invalidate anti-corruption measures.

30/10/2020

Ukraine

Ukraine votes: Local elections prove setback for Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Widespread corruption and worsening living standards have seen support for the president's party fall to 17%, down from a high of 43% in last year's parliament elections.

25/10/2020

Ukraine

Chernobyl: the people who risked the radiation to return to their homes

After the world's biggest nuclear accident Euronews talks to the people who decided to return to their homes despite the radiation risk

22/10/2020

Ukraine

At least nine killed as forest fires rage in eastern Ukraine

Forest fires in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk have killed least nine people and 14 others have been hospitalised.

01/10/2020

Ukraine

'Tragedy': Ukraine confirms 22 dead after military plane crash

The crash occurred near the eastern city of Chuhuyiv, some two kilometres away from a military airport.

25/09/2020

My Europe Series

The emotional and financial price of surrogacy

What are the ethical arguments for and against surrogacy in Europe? And is it just about how healthy your finances are, as some believe? Euronews' Senior Foreign Correspondent Valerie Gauriat delves deep in a continent-wide investigation.

25/09/2020

Destinations

Discover one of Europe's last uninhabited islands

Dzharylhach island is being popularised as the “Maldives of Ukraine” for its preserved nature and beauty.

25/09/2020