Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine: Civilians killed in shelling amid fragile truce

Four civilians are reported dead as Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists accused each other of shelling residential areas near the rebel-held

30/07/2015

Ukraine

Russia vetoes UN resolution to try suspects in MH17 crash in Ukraine

Russia vetoes a UN draft resolution which would have set up a tribunal to try the suspects behind last year's Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine. Moscow claims tribunal would be biased.

30/07/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine bans French actor Gerard Depardieu over support for Crimea annexation

French actor Gerard Depardieu has been banned by Ukraine from entering the country for five years. Depardieu took Russian citizenship in 2013 in a

29/07/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine poised to bring corruption case against Yanukovych

Ukraine looks poised to bring criminal proceedings for corruption and other offences against deposed President Viktor Yanukovych and a number of

28/07/2015

Ukraine

Crimea: French deputies defy sanctions for visit

A group of French lawmakers pay their respects to soldiers from their country buried at a military cemetery dating back to the 19th century Crimean

24/07/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: Communist parties banned from local elections

Ukraine’s Justice Ministry has banned three Communist groups from running in the upcoming local elections and filed a lawsuit banning them from

24/07/2015

Ukraine

French actor Gérard Depardieu 'a threat to Ukraine national security'

French actor Gérard Depardieu has been banned from Ukraine because he is considered “a threat to national security,” according to reports on Tuesday

22/07/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine Right Sector rallies against government in Kyiv

Hundreds of Ukrainian right-wingers have rallied in Kyiv to protest against government policies. It comes in the wake of a deadly standoff between

21/07/2015

Sport

Ukraine win gold at World Fencing Championships

Ukraine has won its first team title at the World Fencing Championships in Moscow by defeating South Korea by 34 to 24. The bronze medal went to

18/07/2015

Ukraine

When MH17's passengers and crew joined Ukraine's war dead

“Ukraine has been remembering the victims of the Malaysian plane shot out of the sky in Donbass one year ago. Like then, Ukrainians have brought

17/07/2015

Ukraine

MH17 new footage: rebels discover debris is from a civilian aircraft

New footage has been made public of the immediate aftermath of the crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17. The aircraft was shot down over Eastern

17/07/2015

Ukraine

[WATCH] Discovering the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17

17/07/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: New video released on anniversary of MH17 disaster

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has led Australia’s memorial service for victims of the MH17 disaster – exactly one year since the passenger jet was shot

17/07/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: will constitutional reform stem the fighting in the east?

Politicians in Ukraine have approved a draft law giving more autonomy to two pro-russian regions in the east of the country. For analysts, this

16/07/2015

Ukraine

MH17 investigation one year on, conclusions pending

MH17 crashed where eastern Ukraine separatists backed by Moscow contended with Kyiv government troops for territorial control. this was near the

16/07/2015

Ukraine

MH17: a year on and still no answers

It is almost a year since the tiny village of Rossypne in Eastern Ukraine found itself the focus of global attention. 298 people of differing

15/07/2015

Cinema

Manhood, war and propaganda on show at Odessa Film Festival

The sixth Odessa International Film Festival is underway and drawing crowds to the Black Sea port city, but for the second year in a row, the conflict in Eastern Ukraine is taking its toll on the nati

14/07/2015

Ukraine

Poroshenko calls for disarming of 'illegal groups' in Ukraine

Ukraine’s president has ordered the disarming of “illegal groups.” Petro Poroshenko made the call after a weekend standoff between a far right group

14/07/2015

Ukraine

Far right group challenges Ukraine's government after gun battle.

A Ukrainian far right group has demanded the resignation of the county’s interior minister while blocking roads around Kyiv in a protest following a

13/07/2015

Ukraine

Kyiv's new traffic police pledge not to take bribes

Ukraine’s top leaders watched as the capital’s new traffic police force underwent its passing out ceremony in Kyiv on Saturday. Until now the police

05/07/2015

World

Saakashvili warns of Odessa region's importance to Ukraine

Mikheil Saakashvili was appointed governor of Ukraine’s Odessa* region in February, to fight corruption. The former Georgian president might even be

02/07/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine unveils draft changes to Constitution

After more than a year of separatist tensions tearing Ukraine apart the country’s president has revealed draft amendments to the constitution which

01/07/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine stops Russian gas imports after price talks collapse

Ukraine has stopped gas imports from Russia after negotiations collapsed about how much Kyiv should pay for its gas. Ukraine says it will not buy

01/07/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine stops buying Russian gas over price row

Ukrainian state energy firm Naftogaz has said from July 1 it will not buy gas from Russia until new supply conditions are agreed. It follows a break

01/07/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine's 'presidential' summer camp

26/06/2015

Ukraine

War, Russia, Poverty: Europeans' 'negative' view of Ukraine

It was French writer Gustave Flaubert who said there is no truth, only perception. According to the Institute of World Policy in Kyiv, Europeans have

24/06/2015