News about Ukraine
Joe Biden leaves on Ukraine, Turkey, Morocco tour
US Vice President Joe Biden departed on a five-day tour of Ukraine, Turkey and Morocco, with the ongoing struggle between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels.
19 November 2014
German FM sees 'no grounds for optimism' in Ukraine
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he was not optimistic about an end to the crisis in Ukraine.
19 November 2014
Energy Ministry official on Ukraine’s readiness to purchase gas from Kazakhstan
According to him, Kazakhstan’s gas can only be supplied to third countries across Russia; and within the agreements currently in place, access to Russia’s gas transportation system can only be provided to meet energy needs of the Eurasian Economic Union member states.
18 November 2014
Ukraine 'ready for total war' says Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko claimed his country was "prepared for total war" as fighting continued around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk.
17 November 2014
Russia on the spot as fears mount over east Ukraine conflict
Russia hit back against Western claims that it was sending fresh military hardware into eastern Ukraine which could fuel a return to all-out conflict.
14 November 2014
NATO says Russian troops in Ukraine amid fears of all-out war
NATO accused Russia of sending tanks, troops to east Ukraine, raising fears of renewed all-out fighting and calling into question the Minsk peace deal.
13 November 2014
Finland Prime Minister warns of new 'Cold War'
Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb warned that the conflict in the Ukraine was bringing the world to the "brink of a Cold War".
12 November 2014
Putin accuses Kiev forces of stalling MH17 probe
Vladimir Putin said that the investigation of the MH17 crash site is stalling due to Kiev's constant shelling of the rebel-controlled area in eastern Ukraine.
10 November 2014
Fears grow of return to all-out fighting in Ukraine
New unidentified armoured columns rumbled toward the pro-Moscow rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine.
10 November 2014
Netherlands marks MH17 victims with memorial ceremony
The Netherlands was to hold a national memorial ceremony for the 298 people who died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot out of the sky.
10 November 2014
US 'very concerned' at eastern Ukraine military buildup
The White House expressed grave concern at reports of Russian military reinforcements in eastern Ukraine.
10 November 2014
Ukraine shuts down consulate in Kazakhstan
Ukraine has shut down nine of its consulates throughout the world, including the one in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
08 November 2014
US not confirming Russian incursion in Ukraine
The United States said it could not confirm reports of a new Russian military incursion in eastern Ukraine despite charges to that effect by the Kiev government.
08 November 2014
Gorbachev in Berlin warns of new East-West tensions
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned in Germany of new East-West tensions sparked by the Ukraine crisis.
08 November 2014
Nazarbayev addresses Council of Leaders of CIS Security and Special Services
President Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with the participants of the 37th meeting of the Council of Leaders of CIS Security and Special Services.
07 November 2014
US warns Ukraine rebels against new offensive
The United States warned pro-Russia separatists and Moscow against seeking to grab more territory in Ukraine.
05 November 2014
Poroshenko says Kiev rethinking peace deal 'flouted by rebels'
Ukraine is rethinking its truce with rebels holding parts of the east of the country because separatist elections "violated" the agreement.
04 November 2014
Kiev claims 'intensive' movements of troops crossing from Russia
The Ukrainian military reported "intensive" movement of troops and equipment from Russia into the separatist controlled parts of eastern Ukraine.
03 November 2014
Russia backs Ukraine rebel vote despite West criticism
Russia endorsed a crushing victory for Ukraine's pro-Moscow rebel leadership after controversial polls that the EU slammed as a "new obstacle" for peace.
03 November 2014
Ukraine wants to buy gas from Kazakhstan
Ukrain is ready to buy gas from Kazakhstan without Russia as an intermediary.
01 November 2014