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UN Security Council meets on Ukraine The UN Security Council on Friday held a brief "private meeting" followed by consultations to discuss concerns about rapidly changing events in Ukraine.
01 March 2014
An armed man patrols at the airport in Simferopol, Crimea. ©Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili Unidentified armed men seize Crimea airport: report Some 50 armed men on Friday seized the airport of Crimea's capital Simferopol, a day after pro-Russian gunmen took over government buildings in the city.
28 February 2014
Biden promises 'full' US support to new Ukrainian PM US Vice President Joe Biden promised Ukraine's pro-Western interim leaders "full" US support Thursday as they seek to head off Russian influence.
28 February 2014
Elections don't always lead to democracy, says Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke passionately Wednesday about the "incredible yearning for modernity" sweeping across the world, warning that free elections do not necessarily usher in true democracy in many countries.
28 February 2014
Anti-government protesters and journalists walk on the grounds of the Mezhyhirya residence of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich. ©Reuters/Konstantin Chernichkin Ukraine ushers in new era as president flees A new era dawned in Ukraine on Sunday as parliament appointed a pro-Western interim leader after ousted president Viktor Yanukovych fled Kiev to escape retribution for a week of deadly carnage.
24 February 2014
Deal signed to end Ukraine crisis; move to free Tymoshenko Ukraine's embattled leader signed a deal Friday with the opposition in a bid to end the ex-Soviet country's worst crisis since independence after three days of carnage left nearly 100 protesters dead.
22 February 2014
Photo courtesy of takie.org Obama, Putin speak after Ukraine deal President Barack Obama held "constructive" talks Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he pressed for swift implementation of a deal to end Ukraine's deadly crackdown on protesters.
22 February 2014
US Singer Madonna. ©Reuters/Carlo Allegri Madonna hits out at Venezuelan leader US pop icon Madonna hit out at Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday, accusing his government of "fascism" over its handling of nationwide protests.
21 February 2014
Ukraine leader calls 'truce' amid threat of EU sanctions Ukraine's embattled leader announced a "truce" with the opposition as he prepared for a grilling by visiting EU diplomats Thursday over clashes that killed 26 and left the government facing diplomatic isolation.
20 February 2014
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry. ©tengrinews.kz Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry to send a note to Russia In his Facebook post, a prominent Russian politician Eduard Limonov advises the Russia’s Kremlin to consider annexing north regions of Kazakhstan after President Nursultan Nazarbayev steps down.
20 February 2014
Police, protesters wage 'war' in deadly Kiev clashes Riot police launched a fresh assault on protesters in central Kiev early Wednesday, escalating a bloody standoff that has already left at least 18 people dead in a dramatic turning point for Ukraine's three-month political crisis.
19 February 2014
Biden tells Yanukovych to pull back forces in Kiev US Vice President Joe Biden intervened as a political crisis in Ukraine turned deadly Tuesday, calling President Viktor Yanukovych and saying government forces that stormed a protest camp should withdraw.
19 February 2014
Ukraine opposition asks for Merkel help as Russia pledges more aid Ukraine's pro-EU opposition asked Angela Merkel for sanctions against embattled President Viktor Yanukovych and financial support during talks in Berlin.
18 February 2014
Ukraine protesters granted amnesty in opposition win Protesters arrested during months of anti-government unrest in Ukraine were granted amnesty on Monday after the opposition agreed to end their occupation of Kiev city hall and other public buildings.
17 February 2014
Love and marriage on Kiev's anti-government barricades She dropped her job to join the revolution against a hated regime. Injured, she was treated by a young man who fell in love with her and a month later, the two were married.
14 February 2014
70,000 rally in Kiev in fresh show of force An estimated 70,000 pro-Western Ukrainians thronged the heart of Kiev on Sunday vowing never to give up their drive to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over his alliance with old master Russia.
10 February 2014
Turkish F-16s scrambled for 'drunken' Sochi hijack attempt Turkey scrambled two F-16 jets Friday to force down an airliner from Ukraine when an apparently drunk would-be hijacker ordered it to Sochi where the Winter Olympics opening ceremony was underway.
09 February 2014
US diplomat sorry for cursing EU in bugged Ukraine call The United States tried Thursday to defuse a potential row with its European allies after the leak of an embarrassing phone call in which a top US diplomat cursed the EU response to the Ukraine crisis.
07 February 2014
Top US diplomat for Europe caught swearing about EU Washington's new top diplomat for Europe, Victoria Nuland, has been apparently caught being decidedly undiplomatic about her EU allies in a phone call about Ukraine posted Thursday on YouTube.
07 February 2014
President Nazarbayev on tensions in Ukraine [the country’s authorities] should have dealt with economic issues first and foremost, rather than with politics: President Nazarbayev.
05 February 2014
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