Sport Local hero Okruashvili takes gold in Georgia Adam Okruashvili battled his way to gold on the final day of the Tbilisi Grand Prix 02/04/2017
Ukraine Russia-Ukraine Eurovision row rumbles on after olive branch rejected A compromise aimed at defusing a row between Russia and Ukraine over this year’s Eurovision contest has been rejected. 24/03/2017
Ukraine Ukraine accuses Russia of 'state terrorism' after former MP shot in Kyiv Denis Voronenkov, a key witness in a treason case against former leader Viktor Yanukovich was shot dead outside a hotel in Kyiv. 23/03/2017
Ukraine Ukraine: Mass evacuations after weapons depot blast Some 20,000 people were being evacuated on Thursday after explosions at a massive arms depot in eastern Ukraine, in what is being treated as an act of sabotage. 23/03/2017
USA Former Donald Trump aide accused of hiding $750,000 payment Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort is accused of trying to hide a $750,000 payment from a pro-Russian party in 2009. 22/03/2017
Ukraine Ukraine slaps cargo ban on traffic with separatist east Ukraine imposed a cargo ban on traffic with the separatist east of the country on Wednesday. 15/03/2017
Russia Eurovision in Ukraine: Russian entry causes controversy The conflict between Kyiv and Moscow looks set to enter a new arena after Russia announced its musical entry for this year’s Eurovision song contest. 13/03/2017
Ukraine Meet 4 people who have relocated from Donetsk and Lugansk to Moscow Buses from the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk in eastern Ukraine arrive daily at a terminal in Moscow. 07/03/2017
Ukraine Ukraine jails its head of tax and customs Ukraine's anti-corruption prosecutor says investigators suspect 38-year-old Roman Nasirov helped exiled lawmaker Oleksandr Onishchenko deprive the state of the money in tax revenue linked to a gas dea 07/03/2017
Ukraine Donbass couple set up home near Kyiv after fleeing conflict It’s been only two weeks since a house in a village near Ukraine’s capital Kyiv became home for Vitaliy and Valentina. 07/03/2017
Ukraine Donbass civilians suffer their third winter amid conflict The ceasefire agreement between Ukrainian troops and so-called separatists in the country’s eastern Donbass region is monitored by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe… 06/03/2017
Ukraine Ukraine-Russia court battle over 'terrorism' claims Kyiv has taken Moscow to the International Court of Justice over the conflict in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. 06/03/2017
Ukraine Gas explosion kills at least eight miners in western Ukraine At least eight miners have been killed in a gas explosion in western Ukraine. 03/03/2017
Ukraine 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. 01/03/2017
Ukraine Kiev march marks third anniversary of Russian annexation of Crimea Three years after Russian troops seized control of the strategic peninsula, Crimean Tatars are joined by Kiev residents to protest occupation. 26/02/2017
Ukraine 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. 22/02/2017
Austria Ukraine tycoon Firtash faces US justice over bribery claims An Austrian court has cleared the way for Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash to be extradited to the United States to face bribery allegations. 21/02/2017
Russia Russia defends decision to recognise rebel passports in eastern Ukraine The RIA news agency quotes the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying the order is temporary. Russian officials are also quoted as saying the order corresponds with international law. 20/02/2017
Ukraine Ukraine reflects on deadly 'Revolution of Dignity' Ukrainians are holding several days of events to mark the third anniversary of the end of what they call the ‘Revolution of Dignity’. 19/02/2017