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 September 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 August 2016

Russia

Putin says he is not planning to downgrade relations with Ukraine

Russian president Vladimir Putin has said he is not planning to reduce ties with Ukraine despite accused Kyiv of attempting to stage acts of sabotage in Crimea.

19 August 2016

Russia

Twenty five years ago the USSR collapsed

It’s 1991 and President Mikhail Gorbachev has brought in Perestroika, a set of reforms to the Soviet system but he’s still trying to keep Communism alive.

18 August 2016

Russia

Russia and Germany hold talks on Crimea tensions

Amid rising tensions over Crimea, Germany and Russia’s top diplomats have held talks in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg.

15 August 2016

Ukraine

No significant increase in Eastern Ukraine clashes despite Crimea tension

Despite high tensions over Crimea, Ukraine has said there has been no significant increase in clashes with pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country.

13 August 2016

Ukraine

Russia deploys missile system to Crimea

It comes two days after President Vladimir Putin promised counter-measures after what he said were clashes between Russian forces and Ukrainian saboteurs in northern Crimea.

12 August 2016

Russia

Russian navy holds an exercise in the Black Sea

Preparation or provocation? Ukraine says the presence of Moscow's troops in the area may reflect some "very bad intentions".

12 August 2016

Ukraine

International concern grows over rising Russia-Ukraine tension

Sharply escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine are raising concerns in the international community.

11 August 2016

Ukraine

Crimea: the disputed region fueling tensions between Moscow and Kyiv

Russia's 2014 annexation of the strategic peninsula of Crimea is at the centre of renewed tensions between Moscow and Kyiv.

11 August 2016

Ukraine

Russia says it has thwarted armed Ukrainian raids on Crimea

Ukraine has denied Russia's claim of attempted armed incursion into peninsula, annexed by Moscow in 2014.

10 August 2016

World

Global Conversation talks to Ukraine's Eurovision winner

The Ukrainian winner of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest tells euronews how her family's tragic history inspired her winning entry.

20 May 2016

Ukraine

Crimean Tatars look for Eurovision boost on day of national tragedy

It is a sad time of year for Crimea's Tatars who, 72 years ago were nearly wiped out by Stalin. But this year's anniversary comes just days after Jamala conquered the Eurovision with a song explicitly

19 May 2016

Italy

Italian region votes to scrap anti-Russian sanctions

A council in Italy’s northeastern Veneto region, is urging its national government to abandon EU international policy and recognise Crimea as being part of…

18 May 2016

Sweden

Ukraine wins Eurovision with politically charged song

Australia came in second, Russia third.

15 May 2016

Ukraine

Joy and pride in Kyiv after Ukraine's Eurovision victory

Jamala's win cheered up a country hit by war in its east for the past two years.

15 May 2016

Sweden

Seven things we learned from Eurovision 2016

Ukraine’s Jamala, the first Crimean Tatar ever to perform at a Eurovision Song Contest, became the winner on Saturday night in Stockholm.

15 May 2016

Sweden

Crimean Tatars celebrate Ukraine's Eurovision victory

The outcome of the Eurovision Song Contest brought delight in Kyiv among Ukrainians – including Crimean Tatars. Euronews correspondent in the

15 May 2016

Sweden

Ukraine's Jamala takes home Eurovision crown

Music, kitsch and politics took centre stage at the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm on Saturday night.

15 May 2016

Ukraine

The conflict in Ukraine between its army and pro-Russian rebels

Since April 2014 Ukraine has been in conflict. Its army has been fighting pro-Russian rebels. The clashes have left nearly 9,300 dead and over 1.5

11 May 2016