Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukrainian MPs fistfight in parliament...again

An angry punch-up between two Ukrainian MPs has been captured on video.

14/11/2016

Ukraine

Vast wealth declared by Ukraine politicians causes shock and anger

An e-declaration of assets has exposed a huge difference between the earnings of top officials compared to ordinary Ukrainians.

31/10/2016

Cinema

The bad boy of ballet Sergei Polunin stars in documentary 'Dancer'

The documentary 'Dancer' looks at the extraordinary world of ballet's bad boy - Sergei Polunin.

25/10/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine: Thousands mourn Russian separatist commander killed in blast

The funeral was held on Wednesday of prominent Russian separatist commander Arseny Pavlov, killed on Sunday in a bomb blast in the lift of his apartment building in the eastern Ukrainian city of…

19/10/2016

Ukraine

Normandy group to meet in Berlin to discuss Ukraine peace deal

Normandy group convenes to try and revive Minsk II peace process in Ukraine

18/10/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine rebels mourn Russian commander assassinated in Donetsk

Arseny Pavlov was blown up in his apartment building with his bodyguard on Sunday. He was wanted for war crimes.

17/10/2016

Ukraine

Ukrainian astronomer and famous comet researcher Klim Churyumov dies at 79

Along with Svetlana Gerasimenko, Churyumov discovered comet 67P, which the Rosetta mission successfully landed its philae lander on in 2014.

15/10/2016

Ukraine

Protesters urge the EU to put more pressure on the Kremlin over Ukraine

“Russia must withdraw all occupational forces from Ukraine” – this was one of the main demands from the participants of worldwide protests organized by the campaign “StopPutinsWarInUkraine…

15/10/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine: Radical nationalist fighters form political party

Thousands of activists, notably members and supporters of Ukraine’s far-right Azov regiment and the ultra-radical Right Sector group, have marched through Kyiv, brandishing banners and…

14/10/2016

Target

Ukraine sets sights on foreign investment

Are foreign companies ready to invest in Ukraine, given the military conflict in the east of the country?

11/10/2016

Economy

Ukraine targets IT to drive economy

07/10/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine urges the world to remember the Babi Yar massacre

Ukraine has hosted memorial services to remember those massacred 75 years ago at the Babi Yar ravine.

29/09/2016

Ukraine

Russia rejects report into downing of MH17 as "biased"

Russia rejects MH17 report as “biased” JIT has “ignored evidence” Moscow denies any involvement Russia has firmly dismissed a report into the 2014 downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine, call

29/09/2016

World

Healing trauma and repairing homes in eastern Ukraine

Europe's war in eastern Ukraine continues its daily grind of people and scarce resources. Despite a ceasefire violations go on around the clock, and the region has been deserted by its young.

22/09/2016

No Comment

Kyiv: protesters block entrance to Russian embassy

Dozens of protesters gathered around the Russian embassy in Kyiv on Sunday, where a polling station for Russia’s parliamentary elections was set up.

19/09/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine's Poroshenko calls for a "sustainable and comprehensive ceasefire"

Russia ‘‘has to provide a sustainable and comprehensive cease-fire’‘ in eastern Ukraine before steps towards peace can be taken, Petro Poroshenko has warned.

16/09/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine: accusations of ceasefire violations hours after truce

Germany’s Frank-Walter Steinmeier and France’s Jean Marc Ayrault visited eastern Ukraine on Thursday, hours after Russian-backed separatists and Kiev agreed to a new unilateral…

15/09/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine will observe Donbass ceasefire, says German FM

Ukraine guarantees to observe a ceasefire in the country’s war-torn eastern region of Donbass for at least seven days, according to Germany’s foreign minister who made the announcement after a meeting

14/09/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine: separatist leader announces unilateral ceasefire from Wednesday

A separatist leader in eastern Ukraine has announced a unilateral ceasefire to start at midnight on Wednesday, according to Associated Press.

13/09/2016

Ukraine

When hope is stronger than hardship: bright ideas bring change to war-ravaged Ukraine

A collection of stories of Ukrainians who have started inspiring social and business projects in the eastern Donbas region, in the hope that development will help bring peace to a land now in its thir

08/09/2016

Ukraine

Poroshenko warns Ukraine parliament wind of change may blow friends off-course

Ukraine’s parliament has resumed business after the summer break, and gathered to hear some warnings from President Poroshenko.

06/09/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine Inter TV set on fire in Kyiv

Ukrainian television station Inter has been forced to make an outside broadcast after its studios caught fire amid a protest in Kyiv.

05/09/2016

Ukraine

Roma forced to flee violent mob in Ukraine village

In Ukraine, around a dozen Roma families have reportedly been forced to flee for their lives after locals in a small village in the region of Odessa turned…

28/08/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine tension rises as Independence Day nears

A ceasefire is supposed to be in place, but as Ukraine's Independence Day nears, fighting against pro-Russian separatists in the east has intensified.

23/08/2016

Ukraine

Two Ukrainian soldiers killed on Donbass frontline, says Kyiv

Ukraine’s defence ministry says two soldiers were killed and eight wounded in a 24-hour period on the frontline of the war-torn Donbass region.

20/08/2016

Ukraine

Poroshenko warns of 'martial law' if Ukraine conflict escalates

President Poroshenko of Ukraine has warned he may bring in martial law because of increased tension in the east with pro-Russian separatists.

19/08/2016