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Are Russia fears holding up Ukraine's bid to join NATO?

Critics say Ukraine is not ready to join NATO - and even if it was, NATO does not want to be drawn into a conflict with Russia.

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Ukrainian soldiers made to march in high heels during military parade

Ukraine's defence ministry sparked uproar after it published photos of the women marching on its Facebook page.

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Zelenskyy speeds up corruption crackdown, one oligarch at a time

A new law pledges to take down Ukraine's oligarchy, but does it go too far or not far enough?

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Inauguration of symbolic synagogue in Kyiv

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Chief rabbi of Kyiv Jonathan Benyamin Markovitch attend the inauguration of a symbolic synagogue at the memorial site commemorating the victims of Babyn Yar, one of the biggest massacres of Jews during the Nazi Holocaust.

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In Ukraine’s war-torn east, locals fear poverty more than Russia

“I feel like that from one side, the enemy is shooting at us, and from the other side in Kyiv, people are trying to hit us economically.”

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35 years since its nuclear disaster, Chernobyl prepares for tourists

Ukraine's authorities hope that Chernobyl can be a monument not just to human error, but the ability to move on.

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Far-right protesters demonstrate in Ukrainian capital

Protesters take to the streets in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in support of jailed far-right former leader, Serhiy Sternenko

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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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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.

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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

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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.

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Watch: Thousands march in Kyiv to mark Ukraine Independence Day

The annual event marks the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1991.

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Ukrainian police detain hostage-taker threatening to blow up bank

A young man who held a bank employee hostage and threatened to detonate a bomb in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday has been arrested, the country's Security Services (SBU) have announced.

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In pictures: Kyiv's legendary 'Kachalka' outdoor gym comes back to life after lockdown

Local fitness enthusiasts have been itching to come back to the 'Kachalka,' Kyiv's famous Kyiv's outdoor gym, since lockdown began in March. As restrictions ease, they are returning in their droves to use the scrap metal equipment.

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Euroviews. In the fight against Russian influence in Ukraine, language matters. It’s Kyiv, not Kiev ǀ View

Finding justice for Ukrainians, including my own family, starts with resisting Russia’s propaganda and promoting the Ukrainian language. It starts with spelling Ukraine’s capital as Kyiv.

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Amid coronavirus lockdown, Ukrainians start to feel the pinch

“The crisis will, of course, have a massive effect on people living in Ukraine. The consequences are completely different from what we will see in a country such as Denmark.”

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Europe's COVID-19 lockdown leaves new families in limbo in Ukraine

Nadene Ghouri's son was born in Kyiv on February 27. They still can't get home.

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Watch: Ukraine holds ceremony for plane crash victims

11 of the 176 people killed when Flight PS752 was shot down outside Tehran were Ukrainian.

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Watch: Ukrainian nationalists hold torchlit parade in Kyiv

It's to honour World War II anti-Soviet leader Stepan Bandera

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Zombie invasion in Kyiv ahead of Halloween

As Halloween approaches, the centre of the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv is once again being invaded by zombies.