All news about Ukraine politics

Explainer: All you need to know about Ukraine's presidential election

Andriy Biletsky, leader of the National Corps (centre), with the activists

Ukraine 03/03/2019

National Corps: why Ukraine's far-right party is enjoying growing support

2,000 supporters of Ukraine's ultra-nationalist movement hit the streets of Kiev for a second-anniversary march on Saturday (March 2).

Ukraine 26/02/2019

Marry the president, cheap gas and peace: Ukraine’s would-be leaders are making big promises

The election campaign in Ukraine is in full swing, 44 candidates running for the presidency. Many are trying to win the hearts of the electorate through enormous roadside billboards and often even bigger pledges. Besides marriage, promising peace for the country’s war-torn east, stability, jobs.

Ukraine 22/02/2019

Poll places comedian Volodymyr Zelensky in first place for Ukrainian presidency

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, who is known for his role playing the Ukrainian president in a popular television show, is actually now the frontrunner for Ukraine's top job, according to a recent poll

Yuliya Tymoshenko at an event in Kyiv in January

Ukraine 08/02/2019

44 candidates are running for president of Ukraine: two are called Y.V. Tymoshenko

Yuliya Tymoshenko claims another candidate with a similar name is trying to steal her votes

Ukraine 30/11/2018

Ukraine bans entry to Russian adult men: Poroshenko

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the restrictions had been put in place to prevent Russians from forming “private armies” to fight on Ukrainian soil.

Russia 28/11/2018

Russia's Putin accuses Ukraine leader of orchestrating naval 'provocation' to boost ratings

Putin on Wednesday accused Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko of orchestrating a naval "provocation" in the Black Sea to boost his ratings ahead of next year's elections.

Ukraine 27/11/2018

Ukraine: What is meant by martial law?

Ukraine is to introduce 30 days of martial law on Wednesday, but what does this really mean?

Ukraine 12/03/2018

No EU fatigue towards helping Ukraine, says Mogherini

The European Union continues to support Kiev with aid and Russian sanctions, says the bloc's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.

Ukraine 13/02/2018

Ukraine deports Georgian ex-president to Warsaw

CCTV footage shows Mikheil Saakashvili being dragged away from a central Kyiv restaurant by armed border service officers.

Ukraine 26/10/2017

Explosion injures Ukrainian MP - kills bodyguard

An explosion in Kiev has injured an MP, while killing his bodyguard in an apparent assassination attempt

View 12/07/2017

View: Why an EU-Ukraine customs union would be mutually benefitial

If the EU turns Ukraine away, what message does that send to other states in our neighborhood, or to Russia?

world news 03/03/2017

Ukraine moves one step closer to EU visa-free travel

The European Parliament has reached an informal agreement to grant Ukrainians visa-free travel to the European Union

Ukraine 01/03/2017

Clashes between nationalists and separatists at a rail blockade in eastern Ukraine

A gang of men - one wielding a chainsaw - has attacked a pro-Kyiv rail blockade in eastern Ukraine. More than 35 people were arrested at Kryvyi Torets. One man was injured.

Ukraine 31/10/2016

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.

target 11/10/2016

Ukraine sets sights on foreign investment

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

Ukraine 23/08/2016

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.

Ukraine 02/08/2016

Former Ukrainian POW threatens another hunger strike

A Ukrainian helicopter navigator who spent two years in a Russian jail says she will start another hunger strike if Ukraine’s government doesn’t try harder to get prisoners of war returned…