Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko decrees martial law for 60 days, parliament has to approve
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on Monday to introduce martial law for 60 days
Nov 26, 2018, 20:05 PM IST
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels swap prisoners before New Year
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatist rebels on Wednesday conducted the largest exchange of prisoners since conflict broke out in 2014.
Dec 27, 2017, 23:40 PM IST
Ukraine police rearrest ex-Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili
Ukrainian police on Friday rearrested former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili after a similar attempt to detain the foe of President Petro Poroshenko had failed.
Dec 09, 2017, 07:26 AM IST
Emmanuel Macron says France will not recognise Crimea 'annexation'
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday visited Crimea, which Moscow annexed in 2014, in a trip that Kiev condemned as a violation of its sovereignty.
Jun 26, 2017, 17:42 PM IST
US sanctions to stay until Russia quits eastern Ukraine: White House
President Donald Trump met earlier on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in talks that the White House said were about ways to resolve peacefully the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine delays vote on religious bill outraging Russia
Ukraine's parliament on Thursday postponed a vote on a religious bill that has outraged Russia because it suggests imposing severe restrictions on the branch of the Orthodox Church headed by the Moscow patriarchate.
May 18, 2017, 18:30 PM IST
Ukraine clings to nuclear power despite Chernobyl trauma
Ukraine is still suffering from the trauma of the world's worst civil nuclear accident at Chernobyl but has nonetheless turned the hazardous fuel into the backbone of its energy portfolio.
Apr 30, 2017, 13:00 PM IST
Kremlin expects `no breakthrough` on Ukraine at Berlin talks
The conflicts in Ukraine and Syria have seen Moscow`s relations with the West plunge to their post-Cold War nadir.
Oct 19, 2016, 16:47 PM IST
IMF approves $1 billion in Ukraine aid after long delay
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday resumed its bailout of war-torn Ukraine, approving disbursement of $1 billion from an aid package that had been held up in part on corruption concerns.
Sep 15, 2016, 05:01 AM IST
Hollande voices `concern` to Putin over Ukraine tension: Presidency
French President Francois Hollande voiced his "concern" over a spike in tensions in Ukraine, in a telephone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, his office said on Tuesday.
Aug 23, 2016, 19:12 PM IST
US, Ukraine urge end to soaring tensions with Russia
US Vice President Joe Biden and Ukraine`s President Petro Poroshenko in a phonecall urged a speedy resolution to the conflict with pro-Russian separatists amid a spike in tensions with Moscow, the White House said late Friday.
Aug 20, 2016, 11:19 AM IST
US urges Ukraine to avoid escalating tension with Russia
US Vice President Joe Biden has urged Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko "do his part to avoid escalating tensions" with Russia in the Crimean peninsula, the White House said.
Aug 13, 2016, 11:04 AM IST
Ukraine eyes Thursday vote on new pro-EU government
Ukraine has been gripped by a months-long political crisis that forced Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk`s to resign Sunday.
Apr 13, 2016, 14:18 PM IST
Ukrainian PM Yatseniuk resigns, paving way for new government
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk tendered his resignation on Sunday, paving the way for Western-backed coalition parties to nominate an ally of President Petro Poroshenko to try to form a more stable government.
Apr 10, 2016, 23:13 PM IST
Russia court hands Ukraine pilot Nadiya Savchenko 22-year sentence
A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko to 22 years in prison over the killing of two journalists, in a ruling set to exacerbate Moscow`s feud with Kiev and the West.
Mar 23, 2016, 02:09 AM IST
Ukraine PM scrapes through crisis but uncertainty remains
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk has scraped through the biggest challenge to his leadership so far, lawmakers said on Wednesday, but still faces an uphill battle to achieve reforms that Western backers demand.
Mar 17, 2016, 00:57 AM IST
Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk survives no confidence vote
Ukraine`s embattled Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk survived a no confidence vote in his government Tuesday that came just hours after the president asked him to stand down.
Feb 17, 2016, 00:33 AM IST
Russia decries 'new Cold War'; East-West tensions cloud talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry told the Munich Security Conference that "the vast majority of Russia's attacks (in Syria) have been against legitimate opposition groups."
Feb 13, 2016, 23:26 PM IST
Biden, Poroshenko discuss reforms needed in Ukraine: White House
US Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko spoke by phone for the second consecutive day on Friday to discuss the need for Kiev to quickly pass reforms needed for a $17.5 billion International Monetary Fund bailout.
Feb 13, 2016, 00:51 AM IST
Arseniy Yatsenyuk threatens to quit as Ukraine PM
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Friday threatened to quit along with his entire government in the latest development of a political crisis rocking the former Soviet state.
Feb 05, 2016, 17:03 PM IST
