Viktor Yanukovych

Austria detains Ukraine tycoon after extradition ruling

Austria has arrested one of Ukraine's richest men, a fresh twist for the one-time ally of ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych.

Feb 22, 2017, 15:49 PM IST

Ukraine ex-president `regrets` not calling in army

Ukraine`s so-called Euromaidan protests lasted three months and culminated in a bloodbath that claimed the lives of more than 100 largely unarmed people and about 20 anti-riot police.

Nov 26, 2016, 00:45 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

Ukraine leader expresses wish to join NATO

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday told the country's security council that staying out of the NATO alliance was a "criminal" policy that his government is ready to reverse.

Sep 22, 2015, 19:16 PM IST

Ex-Ukraine PM Tymoshenko's US racketeering lawsuit dismissed

A Manhattan federal judge on Friday dismissed former Ukrainian prime minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko`s civil lawsuit accusing her political opponents of running a US-based racketeering enterprise that led to her imprisonment.

Sep 19, 2015, 09:22 AM IST