News: Ukraine

We have started to collect the most important news related to Ukraine in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Ukraine: news

VIDEO: BBC journalist 'sees Ukraine body'

Wednesday, January 22nd 2014, 12:53

A BBC journalist says he witnessed Ukrainian police drag a "lifeless body" away during a surge on protesters on Wednesday.
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VIDEO: Police and protesters clash in Kiev

Wednesday, January 22nd 2014, 9:36
related places: Kiev

At least two people are reported to have died in clashes between police and protesters in the Ukrainian capital Kiev in a third night of violence.
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Ukraine PM threatens protesters

Wednesday, January 22nd 2014, 6:09

Ukraine's PM threatens to clamp down on demonstrators if "provocateurs" do not stop violence, as tough new anti-protest laws come into force.
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VIDEO: Ukraine: New anti-protest laws

Wednesday, January 22nd 2014, 3:16

Ukraine's Prime Minister has suggested that the security services could use even more extreme force to end anti-government protests, under new laws that came into force on Wednesday.
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Russia: Ukraine 'out of control'

Tuesday, January 21st 2014, 18:36
related places: Kiev

Russia's foreign minister says violent clashes in Ukraine are "getting out of control" and accuses Western politicians of stirring up protests.
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VIDEO: Aftermath of clashes in Ukraine

Tuesday, January 21st 2014, 12:14

Protesters are still demonstrating on a road leading to the Ukrainian parliament, following a protest on Sunday which led to two nights of clashes with police.
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Ukraine leader warns Kiev protesters

Monday, January 20th 2014, 23:08
related places: Kiev

Clashes continue between police and protesters in the Ukrainian capital Kiev - prompting the president to warn of a threat to the whole country.
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VIDEO: Kiev fireworks 'rain on police'

Monday, January 20th 2014, 22:55

The European Union is pushing Ukraine to do away with anti-protest laws that were passed last week as violent clashes continue.
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VIDEO: 'Isolated chaotic violence' in Kiev

Monday, January 20th 2014, 18:11
related places: Kiev

Violence continues in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, following the worst night of clashes since political unrest began nine weeks ago.
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VIDEO: 'Devastation' after Ukraine clashes

Monday, January 20th 2014, 9:46
related places: Kiev

The BBC's Daniel Sandford describes a scene of "pretty serious devastation" in Kiev after pro-EU protesters clashed with police all night.
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Ukraine leader pledges crisis talks

Monday, January 20th 2014, 1:35
related places: Kiev

Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych agrees to negotiate with pro-EU protesters after a day of violent clashes in the capital Kiev.
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Clashes in Kiev after protest ban

Sunday, January 19th 2014, 22:02
related places: Kiev

Violence erupts as tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators rally in Ukraine's capital Kiev in defiance of new curbs on public protests.
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VIDEO: Clashes in Kiev after protest ban

Sunday, January 19th 2014, 17:41
related places: Kiev

There have been clashes between Ukrainian riot police and demonstrators at a rally in the capital Kiev.
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VIDEO: Ukraine protesters and police clash

Sunday, January 19th 2014, 14:36

Anti-government protesters in and riot police in Ukraine have clashed on the sidelines of a rally in defiance of new laws aimed at curbing public protests.
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Ukraine anti-protest bill made law

Friday, January 17th 2014, 20:43

Ukraine's president signs into law a controversial bill rushed through parliament on Thursday aimed at curbing mass anti-government protests.
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VIDEO: MPs brawl in Ukraine... again

Thursday, January 16th 2014, 21:07

Claire Brennan reports on a brawl that broke out between Ukrainian MPs in Parliament.
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New pro-EU rally held in Ukraine

Sunday, January 12th 2014, 13:40
related places: Kiev

Protestors gather in Kiev to demand closer ties with the EU, just days after a prominent opposition leader was injured in clashes with police.
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Hurt Ukraine ex-minister 'improves'

Sunday, January 12th 2014, 6:00
related places: Kiev

Ukraine's ex-Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko is moved from intensive care after being treated for injuries received in clashes in the capital Kiev, an MP says.
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Ukraine ex-minister hurt in clashes

Saturday, January 11th 2014, 11:05
related places: Kiev

Protesters clash with riot police in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, injuring several people, including former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko.
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VIDEO: Ukraine ex-minister hurt in clashes

Saturday, January 11th 2014, 6:17
related places: Kiev

Several people have been injured in clashes between protesters and riot police in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
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France to extradite Kazakh tycoon

Thursday, January 9th 2014, 17:22
related countries: France, Russia

A French court rules Kazakh tycoon and dissident Mukhtar Ablyazov should be extradited to Russia or Ukraine, where he is wanted on fraud charges.
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First new year rally in Ukraine

Sunday, January 5th 2014, 17:04
related countries: Russia
related places: Kiev

Several thousand people turn out in central Kiev for the first Ukrainian opposition protest of the new year against the president's pro-Russia policy.
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VIDEO: Torch-lit far-right march in Ukraine

Thursday, January 2nd 2014, 4:50
related places: Kiev

Thousands of supporters of a far-right party in Ukraine have held a torch-lit procession through the capital, Kiev.
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Torch-lit far-right march in Ukraine

Wednesday, January 1st 2014, 23:34
related places: Kiev, Svoboda

Ukraine's far-right Svoboda party holds a torch-lit procession through the capital Kiev, to mark the birthday of a WWII-era partisan leader.
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Thousands join fresh Ukraine protest

Sunday, December 29th 2013, 15:56
related places: Kiev

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians take to the streets of the capital Kiev, as protests continue amid anger at the beating of a journalist.
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Ukraine activist beating: Three held

Friday, December 27th 2013, 8:13

Police in Ukraine arrest three suspects over the severe beating of an anti-government activist and journalist, Tetyana Chornovol.
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Anger over Ukraine activist's beating

Wednesday, December 25th 2013, 22:55
related places: Kiev

Opposition politicians in Ukraine are demanding an investigation into the beating of investigative journalist Tetyana Chornovol outside Kiev.
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VIDEO: Anger at Ukraine activist's beating

Wednesday, December 25th 2013, 22:39

Anti-government demonstrators in Ukraine have held a rally to protest against an attack on an opposition journalist.
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Ukraine opposition pursues protest

Sunday, December 22nd 2013, 18:12
related places: Kiev

Ukrainian opposition leaders vow to continue pro-EU protests over the holiday period, as tens of thousands rally in central Kiev.
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EU stands by 'family member' Ukraine

Friday, December 20th 2013, 14:15

EU leaders voice strong support for the protesters in Ukraine, calling the former Soviet state part of the "European family".
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Yanukovych tells West to keep out

Thursday, December 19th 2013, 12:22
related countries: Russia

Ukraine's Russian-backed President, Viktor Yanukovych, says he is categorically opposed to Western politicians intervening in Ukraine's crisis.
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Ukraine saved from bankruptcy - PM

Wednesday, December 18th 2013, 16:47
related countries: Russia
related places: Kiev

Ukraine PM Mykola Azarov says a multi-billion investment deal with Russia helped it avoid bankruptcy, as pro-EU protests continue.
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Ukraine protesters decry Russia deal

Wednesday, December 18th 2013, 5:10
related countries: Russia

Opposition leaders in Ukraine have demanded to know what President Viktor Yanukovych has offered Russia in return for a major economic lifeline.
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Russia woos Ukraine with major offer

Tuesday, December 17th 2013, 22:12
related countries: Russia
related places: Kiev, Moscow

Russia pledges billions to help Ukraine as it attempts to stop it moving towards the European Union - a key demand of weeks of protests.
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The Ukrainian city where Lenin still stands

Tuesday, December 17th 2013, 1:30

The eastern Ukrainian city with no love for Europe
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Analysis: Russia's carrot-and-stick battle for Ukraine

Tuesday, December 17th 2013, 1:16

What does Putin really want with Ukraine?
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Klitschko gives up boxing for politics

Monday, December 16th 2013, 21:30

World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko gives up his WBC title in order to focus on politics in Ukraine.
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Ukraine-EU deal 'no threat to Russia'

Monday, December 16th 2013, 21:20
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

EU foreign ministers seek to reassure Russia that a trade deal with Ukraine would not be "detrimental" to Moscow.
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VIDEO: Meeting the anti-EU Ukrainians

Monday, December 16th 2013, 5:58
related countries: Russia
related places: Lugansk

Steve Rosenberg travels to the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk which favours links with nearby Russia over the EU.
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VIDEO: Pro-EU protesters rally in Kiev

Monday, December 16th 2013, 5:56
related places: Kiev

Thousands of demonstrators have spent the night in Independence Square in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, to protest against President Viktor Yanukovych's refusal to sign a landmark EU deal.
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VIDEO: Rally as EU suspends Ukraine deal

Sunday, December 15th 2013, 19:35
related places: Kiev

As hundreds of thousands of protesters gather again in central Kiev, the EU has suspended work on an association agreement with Ukraine.
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Huge rally in Kiev in support of EU

Sunday, December 15th 2013, 17:47

Some 200,000 people rally in Kiev to protest against President Viktor Yanukovych's refusal to sign a landmark EU deal, as further talks are put on hold.
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Ukraine braced for rival protests

Sunday, December 15th 2013, 2:13
related places: Kiev

Supporters and opponents of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych are to hold rival protests in Kiev, amid fears of possible clashes.
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VIDEO: Ukraine demonstrators 'face-off'

Saturday, December 14th 2013, 15:51

Pro-government demonstrators from the eastern part of Ukraine have been rallying in one of the central squares in the country's capital.
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Ukrainian court frees protesters

Friday, December 13th 2013, 16:51

A Ukrainian court frees nine people arrested during clashes between pro-EU protesters and riot police, a key demand of the protest movement.
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Ukraine protesters rebuild barricades

Friday, December 13th 2013, 0:30
related places: Kiev

Pro-EU protesters in Ukraine reinforce their position in the centre of Kiev, rebuilding barricades torn down by police earlier this week.
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Ukraine leader 'still wants EU deal'

Thursday, December 12th 2013, 18:31

Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych still intends to sign an EU deal, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says, as protests continue in Kiev.
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US considers sanctions against Ukraine

Thursday, December 12th 2013, 4:39
related countries: United States

The US state department says it is considering all options, including sanctions, towards Ukraine after riot police moved in on protesters.
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