Tag: Ukraine

Comedian takes commanding lead in Ukraine presidential vote

KIEV: A comedian with no political experience took a commanding lead in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election, offering a fresh face to...

Comedian leads as Ukraine votes for president

KIEV: A comedian whose political experience is limited to playing the president on TV, presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky is likely to top the first round as...

Austria protests over Ukrainian ban on reporter from its state broadcaster

Ukraine told Austria that it would deny entry to veteran ORF reporter Christian Wehrschuetz, who is currently out of the country, calling him a...

Ukraine restricts entry for Russian men age 16 to 60

KIEV: Ukraine on Friday limited entry for Russian men age 16 to 60 after Moscow seized three of its ships in a sea confrontation...

May cancel Putin meet after Ukraine-Russia sea clash: Trump

US President Donald Trump has said he may cancel a long-awaited summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after a confrontation at sea between...

European politicians call for new sanctions on Russia over Ukrainian clash

MOSCOW/KERCH: Several senior European politicians on Tuesday raised the possibility of new sanctions against Russia to punish it for capturing three Ukrainian vessels at...

Ukraine introduces martial law citing threat of Russian invasion

MOSCOW/KIEV: Ukraine on Monday imposed martial law for 30 days in parts of the country most vulnerable to an attack from Russia after President...

WATCH: Russia seizes Ukrainian warships

Three Ukrainian vessels were seized by Russian Coast Guards in the Black Sea on Sunday. Russian forces opened fire on Ukrainian vessels, injuring three sailors...

Russia fires on and seizes three Ukrainian naval ships near Crimea

MOSCOW/KIEV: Russia seized three Ukrainian naval ships off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea on Sunday after opening fire on them and wounding several sailors,...

US envoy: Continue sanctions until Russia exits east Ukraine

MOSCOW: The United States' envoy for the conflict in eastern Ukraine says the West must remain firm with sanctions against Moscow because Russia is...

Kremlin warns Ukraine rebel’s murder could derail peace process

MOSCOW: The Kremlin warned on Saturday that the assassination of east Ukraine's main separatist leader was a provocation that would undermine the long-stalled Western-brokered...

Merkel, Putin to discuss Syria, Ukraine and energy

  BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Vladimir Putin will discuss the war in Syria, the conflict in east Ukraine and a disputed pipeline to...

Ukraine anti-corruption activist attacked with green liquid

    KIEV: A top Ukrainian anti-corruption activist said he suffered chemical burns on Tuesday when an assailant threw green liquid in his face as he...

Wary Ukraine wins US assurances ahead of Trump-Putin summit

  KIEV: Ukraine has secured US assurances that President Donald Trump will not betray its interests when he holds his first bilateral summit meeting with...

Ukraine, Russia fail to agree on UN peacekeeping mission

BERLIN: The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France met in Berlin on Monday to discuss the implementation of a fragile ceasefire for...

Ukraine’s parliament votes to dismiss finance minister

KIEV: The Ukrainian parliament voted on Thursday to dismiss Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk after he publicly fell out with the prime minister. Danylyuk had said...

Nowhere to hide from Russia, says Ukrainian journalist named on hit-list

KIEV: Ukrainian journalist Matvei Ganapolsky sees no point in hiding abroad from Russians who might be trying to kill him, because if they want...