Ukraine
Both President Viktor Yanukovch and the opposition political leaders delegated representatives to peace talks that kicked off on Jan. 20 to solve the longest and fiercest political crisis in Ukraine’s
Jan. 20, 2014
The police have detained 31 people for involvement in the mass unrest in central Kyiv, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry told Interfax-Ukraine.
Jan. 20, 2014
Law enforcement officers have the right to use firearms during mass disturbances but during the Sunday standoffs the police did not act as harshly as they are allowed to by the law, the Ukrainian Inte
Jan. 20, 2014
Police have detained
two journalists in Kyiv on Jan. 19-20 amid a standoff between anti-government
protesters and law enforcement, according to the Institute of Mass Information, a
local watchdog.
Jan. 20, 2014
A working group to resolve the situation in Ukraine has already been
formed, and it is waiting for the opposition’s response to proposals to
participate in the talks on Monday, Party of Regions MP Han
Jan. 20, 2014
At least two reporters were injured in the explosion of a stun grenade at a media position near the Kyiv Dynamo Stadium.
Jan. 20, 2014
About 100 law enforcement officers have sought medical assistance as a
result of ongoing clashes in the center of Kyiv, and 61 of them have
been hospitalized, the media liaisons department of the Ukr
Jan. 20, 2014
Editor’s Note: EuroMaidan participants and political opposition leaders held a Jan. 19 rally in response to new measures signed into law on Jan. 17 by President Viktor Yanukovych that restrict freedom
Jan. 20, 2014
Journalist and opposition activist Tetyana Chornovol said on Jan. 19 that she thinks the reason that she was assaulted Dec. 24 was her investigation of the construction of a new mansion for President
Jan. 19, 2014
Violations will be met by the Interior Ministry with a harsh response under the current legislation of Ukraine. Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko delivered this message at the meeting of the boa
Jan. 18, 2014
Daria Chepak, spokeswoman for Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, and Director of Ukraine’s National Institute for Strategic Studies Andriy Yermolayev have resigned, well-informed sources have told
Jan. 17, 2014
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has signed a decree dismissing Hennadiy Vorobyov as commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
Jan. 17, 2014
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has signed into law sweeping legislation pushed through parliament on Jan. 16 intended to crack down on anti-government demonstrations, according to a statement p
Jan. 17, 2014
This time, it’s for real.
Serhiy Lyovochkin, the longtime chief of state for President Viktor Yanukovych, has resigned and – unlike his previous attempt to quit on Nov. 30 – this time the president ha
Jan. 17, 2014
As hundreds of thousands of peaceful pro-European protesters were rallying on Kyiv’s Independence Square on Dec. 8, just a few blocks away a group of Ukrainian nationalists were toppling a monument to
Jan. 17, 2014
The
Foundation for Effective Governance, one of Rinat Akhmetov’s two flagship
charities, has closed.
Jan. 16, 2014
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The Russian Defense Ministry’s 2045 plan sees the dismantling and division of Ukrainian territory to secure a pro-Russian global political outcome, according to Kyiv Post sources.
Nov. 21