Ukraine 11/09/2017 Russia gives Crimean Tatar leader eight years in jail Russia gives Crimean Tatar leader eight years jail in, say critics, a travesty of a trial.
Ukraine 22/02/2017 Ukraine nationalists demand purge of government on the third anniversary of the Maidan uprising Thousands of nationalists have rallied in Kiev in a so called ‘‘Dignity’‘ march demanding a purge of Ukraine’s current government.
brussels bureau 06/02/2017 EU vows to keep sanctions on Russia EU foreign ministers plan to keep sanctions in place against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine.
Ukraine 21/11/2016 Ukraine marks Day of Dignity and Freedom Thousands of Ukrainians have marked the third anniversary of the deadly Euromaidan protests.
Ukraine 05/09/2016 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.
Ukraine 02/01/2016 Ukrainians march in honour of controversial nationalist hero Stepan Bandera More than a thousand people have joined a march in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, to mark the 107th anniversary of the birth of nationalist Stepan
Ukraine 01/09/2015 Violence outside Kyiv parliament over separatist autonomy law Violent clashes erupted and grenades were thrown as opponents of a bill granting greater autonomy to Russian-backed separatists is denounced by nationalists.
Ukraine 14/05/2015 Kiev protesters call for more transparency about utility charges Protesters have taken to the streets of Kiev, to call for more transparency about the make-up of their utility bills. They demanded clearer
Ukraine 20/02/2015 Ukraine accuses Russia over Kyiv sniper killings as it marks first anniversary Lights filled the sky but the mood was sombre in Kyiv’s Independence Square on Friday (February 20). Ukrainians gathered to mark the first
Ukraine 20/02/2015 Kyiv lights up in remembrance of Maidan 'Heavenly Hundred' Shards of light stretched up into the sky in central Kyiv on Friday evening in honour of more than 100 people who died during the bloodiest days of
Ukraine 20/02/2015 One year on, Ukraine remembers Maidan's bloodiest day One year ago Maidan Square in Kyiv transformed from a protest site into a killing ground. Over three days up to 100 people were shot dead as riot
Belarus 12/02/2015 Ukraine's Poroshenko points finger at rebels, expects difficulty implementing ceasefire Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has thanked the European Union for its support to end armed hostilities in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine 12/02/2015 Separatist community in Donetsk downbeat on Ukraine ceasefire deal As the ceasefire was announced in Minsk members of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic held a rally in front of the rebel administration
Ukraine 24/12/2014 Ukrainian PM calls on rebels to fulfill Minsk peace deal Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has called on pro-Russian rebels to fulfill a ceasefire agreement reached in September. He spoke as
Ukraine 20/11/2014 Ukraine's new politicians in reform pressure cooker As the first anniversary of Ukraine’s Maidan pro-democracy uprising approaches, and ten years since the Orange Revolution, impatience over
Ukraine 29/09/2014 Watch: Huge statue of Lenin torn down in eastern Ukraine Protesters have torn down a statue of Russian revolutionary Lenin in eastern Ukraine – a move unlikely to help an already fragile ceasefire. The
interview 31/07/2014 Andrey Kurkov: independent Ukrainians neither pro-Russian nor pro-EU “I live 500 metres from Maidan” with these words Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov begins his account of the revolutionary events that took place in
Insight 15/04/2014 Russia calls EU nations fearful of Russian attack 'victims of own hysteria' Europe has decided not to hit Russia harder with financial and trade sanctions in response to Moscow’s moves on Ukraine. But the European Union has
Ukraine 15/04/2014 Ukraine pro-Russia presidential candidate Oleg Tsarev beaten by angry mob A Ukrainian presidential candidate, known for his radical pro-Russia views, was beaten early on Tuesday by a crowd that took exception to comments he
Ukraine 15/04/2014 Ukraine as it happened: Kyiv starts "anti-terror" operation retaking Kramatorsk airfield Ukrainian armed forces on Tuesday launched a “special operation” against separatists in the town of Kramatorsk in the east of the country, the
