Poland Ukraine: Conflict could soon be over says optimist President Poroshenko Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has declared the conflict with Russia could be resolved within weeks. At the same time he also expressed a 18/12/2014
Ukraine Ukraine aims to apply for EU membership by 2020, says president Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced that Ukraine should aim to apply for EU membership in 2020. He also hinted at joining Nato saying 17/12/2014
Ukraine Obama set to sign bill on more Russian sanctions by end of the week The White House says President Obama will sign legislation by the end of the week to authorise new sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine 16/12/2014
Ukraine Children's tribute to Ukraine's 'cyborg' soldiers Ukrainian soldiers receive thanks and gifts from staff and children at a Kindergarten in Kiev. Their bravery defending Donetsk airport from Russian separatists has led some to refer to them as 'cyborg 16/12/2014
Ukraine Russian aid convoy arrives in Donbass as separatists' truce with Kyiv wobbles, but holds Ukraine’s truce with pro-Russians in its east is in its third day, and despite it beginning well with no fatalities for the first time in months 12/12/2014
Ukraine Ukrainian President Poroshenko claims fragile truce is holding The Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has been on a two day visit to Australia. While there he said a truce in the conflict-ridden east appeared 12/12/2014
Ukraine 'Day of Silence' in eastern Ukraine reportedly shattered by shelling A storm of shelling reportedly shatters the calm in eastern Ukraine as a 'Day of Silence' is brought to an abrupt end. 09/12/2014
Ukraine Ukraine: 'Day of Silence' ceasefire appears to be holding After eight months of a conflict that has claimed more than 4,300 lives, a 'Day of Silence' ceasefire appears to be holding in eastern Ukraine. 09/12/2014
Netherlands Flight MH17 wreckage parts arrive in Netherlands from Ukraine Trucks carrying debris from the Malaysian airliner have arrived in the southern Dutch town of Gilze-Rijen for examination by experts. 09/12/2014
Russia Gazprom resumes gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine Russian gas producer Gazprom says it has resumed supplies to Ukraine after a six-month suspension over a dispute about prices and unpaid debts. The 09/12/2014
Ukraine MH17 wreckage convoy reaches Germany A convoy of lorries carrying wreckage from the Malaysia Airlines plane downed in July over Ukraine has reached Germany on its way to the Netherlands 08/12/2014
Ukraine Ukraine's electricity crisis deepens as a plan to import South African coal collapses. Ukraine’s fuel crisis has deepened after a deal to buy South African coal collapsed. The head of a Ukrainian state energy firm has been arrested on 05/12/2014
Ukraine OSCE consensus decision-making abets Ukraine rebels The OSCE’s global tension-reducing mandate is still being put to the test, unable to stop Ukraine’s death toll from climbing. One year ago, the 05/12/2014
Sport UEFA bars Crimean clubs from playing in Russian football league UEFA makes no exceptions for Crimea and prevents its football clubs from changing federation to play in the Russian leagues . 04/12/2014
Ukraine Ukraine president announces new ceasefire Ukrainian authorities announced a new ceasefire to begin on December 9 to secure the Minsk agreement. 04/12/2014
Russia Human Rights Watch accuses Russia of 'worst crackdown since Soviet era' The international organisation says a 'dramatic deterioration in the past decade has made Russia's human rights landscape virtually unrecognisable'. 04/12/2014
Switzerland Kerry tells Russia the US is not seeking confrontation over Ukraine US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed Ukraine at talks on the sidelines of an OSCE summit in Switzerland. 04/12/2014
Ukraine Ukraine parliament approves foreigners as government ministers An American, a Georgian and a Lithuanian have been given government posts - and Ukrainian citizenship - as part of President Poroshenko's new team. 02/12/2014