Russia

Russia ordered to release detained Ukrainian sailors

Moscow has been told by a maritime tribunal it must release 24 sailors that were aboard vessels it intercepted in the Kerch Strait in November 2018.

25/05/2019

Ukraine

Zelenksy's political entourage: jobs for pals and a military rethink

Euronews looks into the most important decisions and appointments the new Ukrainian president has taken and what was an outcome of those so far.

23/05/2019

Ukraine

Can he strike a chord with voters? Ukraine rock star bids to be MP

Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, the frontman of one of Ukraine’s most successful rock bands Okean Elzy, has put forward his party for the parliamentary elections this autumn.

17/05/2019

World News

Russian pranksters claim they tricked France's Macron in fake call

Russian pranksters claim they tricked France's Macron in fake call with Ukraine's new President

25/04/2019

World

One direction? Does newly-elected Zelenskiy know where he's headed?

A Ukraine-based business expert says he's not convinced that even Vlodymyr Zelenskiy knows what his policies as Ukrainian president will be. Zelensky, a political novice, swept to an overwhelming victory over incumbent president Petro Poroshenko.

22/04/2019

Ukraine

Ukraine's one-sided debate

Ukraine's one-sided debate

14/04/2019

Ukraine

Presidential showdown: Poroshenko accepts Zelensky challenge to debate

It’s a presidential showdown — Ukrainian current president Poroshenko has accepted a challenge by his opponent Zelensky to debate, but first...a drugs test. Really.

03/04/2019

Ukraine

Comedian Zelenskiy leading Ukraine presidential election

A comedian with no political experience is leading Ukraine's presidential poll with more than 50% of ballots counted.

31/03/2019

Ukraine

Russian bears place bets on Ukraine's presidential election

Zoo animals in Russia have been tasked with predicting the outcome of this weekend's presidential election in Ukraine

28/03/2019

Ukraine

"Part of the country is occupied" Ukranian views ahead of election

Here is the view from Ukraine ahead of a presidential election on Sunday.

27/03/2019

Ukraine

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

Ukrainians won't have a shortage of candidates to choose from when they go to the polls to elect a new president. A record 44 people put their names forward, although five have since dropped out.

12/03/2019

Ukraine

Why is support for far-right party National Corps growing in Ukraine?

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

03/03/2019

Ukraine

Ukraine’s would-be leaders are making big promises ahead of elections

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.

26/02/2019

Ukraine

A comedian is now frontrunner for Ukraine's presidential post: poll

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

22/02/2019

Ukraine

Two Y.V Tymoshkenkos among 44 candidates for Ukrainian president

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

08/02/2019

Ukraine

Ukraine bans entry to Russian men to 'stop private armies'

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

30/11/2018

Russia

Russia's Putin says Ukraine guilty in Black Sea standoff

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.

28/11/2018

Ukraine

Ukraine: What is meant by martial law?

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

27/11/2018

Ukraine

Voting in disputed elections underway for new local leaders in Donetsk and Luhansk

Disputed elections got underway for new local leaders in the two self-proclaimed peoples' republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in Eastern Ukraine

12/11/2018

Ukraine

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.

12/03/2018