Tag: Ukraine

KRAMATOR SK- Ukrainian government forces and separatist pro-Russian militia staged rival shows of force in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday amid escalating rhetoric on the eve...

Russia declared Ukraine on the brink of civil war on Tuesday as Kiev said an "anti-terrorist operation" against pro-Moscow separatists was under way, with...

SLAVYANSK The UN Security Council held emergency talks Sunday after Ukraine declared a “full-scale” military operation against pro-Russia forces, amid deadly clashes in its restive...

SLAVIAN SK- Ukrainian security forces launched an operation on Sunday to clear pro-Russian separatists from a police headquarters in the eastern city of Slaviansk, with...

SLAVIANSK Ukraine appealed to Russia to halt “provocative actions” in its eastern regions on Saturday as pro-Russian militants seized two more government buildings and called...

KIEV- Seven men have died in a gas explosion at a coal mine in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine's acting President Oleksandr Turchynov held a minute of silence...

ATHENS/KIEV Europe issued fresh calls on Saturday for dialogue with Russia over Ukraine, warning Moscow it faces having a failed state in its backyard just...

KIEV- McDonald's Corp said on Friday it had closed its restaurants in Crimea, prompting fears of a backlash as a prominent Moscow politician called for...

MOSCOW- Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday Russia wanted answers from NATO regarding its activities in eastern Europe after the Western military alliance promised...

BRUSSELS- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday denounced the use of energy as a weapon, a day after Russia sharply hiked the price...

BRUSSELS- NATO will decide new steps on Tuesday to reinforce eastern European countries worried by Russia's annexation of Crimea, and on how to bolster Ukraine's...

MOSCOW/PARIS Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday called on Western powers to back a proposal for Ukraine's Russian-speaking regions to have greater powers in...

MOSCOW- Russia said on Friday a U.N. resolution declaring invalid Crimea's Moscow-backed referendum on seceding from Ukraine was counterproductive and accused Western states of using...

Just when you thought this divorce couldn't get any messier. Weeks after Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea region, it plans to take custody of dolphins in...

WASHINGTON A key congressional committee passed a legislation of new financial assistance to Ukraine, by reducing a small portion of US aid given to...

KIEV- Lawmakers in Ukraine accepted the resignation of the defence minister Tuesday as thousands of troops began withdrawing from the Crimean Peninsula, now controlled by...

BELBEK As pro-Russian forces surrounded a Ukrainian-held air force base in Crimea, two lieutenants stood side-by-side and tied the knot. The couple completed their wedding...