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Ukraine wants to speed up joining NATO to send 'real signal to Russia'

It comes amid rising tensions in eastern Ukraine.

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EU very worried over Russian military activity near Ukraine's border

Kyiv has accused Russia of massing troops on its northern and eastern borders and in the Crimean peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014.

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Could Ukraine-Russia border tension escalate into a fresh conflict?

'The peace process has stalled to an almost complete deadlock', says Atlantic Council's Ukraine expert Peter Dickinson.

Travel News

This Ukrainian beetroot soup could be officially recognised by UNESCO

Chef Levgen Klopotenko believes Borscht is in Ukrainian’s DNA so he’s put a bid together for the soup to be nominated. But the decision would not be without controversy.

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Kyiv says four soldiers killed in a bombing in eastern Ukraine

BREAKING: Kyiv says four soldiers killed in a bombing in eastern Ukraine

Experiences

Flight to Nowhere: Ukrainian passengers use a plane for sight-seeing Kiev

Since Covid-19 has left many of the world's planes sitting idle, a Ukrainian airline has a novel way of encouraging passengers back on its fleet.

My Europe Series

In Ukraine, Stepan Bandera’s legacy is a political football... again

Six decades after Bandera's murder at the hands of Soviet agents in Munich, his life remains a key electoral issue in Ukraine.

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Activists demand Ukraine does more to combat violence against women

During the pandemic, cases of domestic violence in Ukraine increased by almost half.

Slovakia

'Unacceptable': Ukraine slams Slovak PM over territory swap 'joke'

Slovakia's Prime Minister has apologised after commenting that he would hand over a Ukrainian region to Russia in exchange for COVID-19 vaccines.

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.

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'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".

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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.

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.

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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.

World News

World's 'most dangerous' hacking network Emotet uncovered

Police in six European countries were involved in a joint operation to take control of Internet servers used by a malware network known as Emotet.

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.

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.

Destinations

Eastern Ukraine: an industrial tourism destination in pictures

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

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.

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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.

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