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Ukraine arrests officials on live TV, sacks powerful oligarch
Ukraine dramatically arrested two top officials on graft charges at a televised cabinet meeting hours after the president sacked a powerful oligarch as regional governor.
26 March 2015
Ukraine president dismisses powerful oligarch as regional governor
Ukraine's president has dismissed one of the country's most controversial tycoons from his regional governor's post.
25 March 2015
Greece, Ukraine to dominate EU summit
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will plead with European counterparts at a summit in Brussels to release vital funds to help his debt-laden country.
19 March 2015
NATO allies come to grips with Russia's 'hybrid warfare'
NATO allies are scrambling to protect vulnerable Baltic partners from the threat of hybrid warfare, a Russian tactic that officials and experts say is based on deception rather than formal declaration of war.
18 March 2015
No compromise with Russia over Ukraine sanctions: EU chief
The European Union must not compromise with Russia over sanctions in response to the Ukraine crisis, the bloc's chief Donald Tusk said in an interview.
16 March 2015
Ukraine leaders says truce deal 'not working'
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko slammed a month-old peace deal with pro-Russian rebels as "not working".
16 March 2015
West boosts Ukraine aid as Russia bridles at sanctions
The IMF handed Ukraine a $17.5 billion lifeline as the United States agreed to send military aid to bolster its forces against pro-Russian rebelsю
12 March 2015
Nazarbayev, Putin and Lukashenko to meet in Astana
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashanko, President of Belarus, in Astana.
11 March 2015
French Cassation Court approves Ablyazov's extradition
The Court of Cassation of France has rejected Mukhtar Ablyazov's appeal against his extradition, bringing the extradition of the fugitive banker to Russia or Ukraine closer to reality.
05 March 2015
Kerry to meet Russia's Lavrov for talks on Ukraine crisis
US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Geneva for talks on the Ukraine crisis .
02 March 2015
Detained Ukrainian lawmaker released from custody in Moscow
A Ukrainian lawmaker said he was detained by Russian police ahead of a Moscow march to honour opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.
02 March 2015
Nazarbayev and Putin discuss Ukraine
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Russian President Vladimir Putin have discussed the crisis in Ukraine in a phone call.
28 February 2015
Ukraine at a 'crossroads', still faces threat of war: OSCE
The OSCE's envoy to Ukraine warned that while there were encouraging signs of a ceasefire taking hold in eastern Ukraine.
28 February 2015
UN to discuss Ukraine on anniversary of annexation
The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency session to discuss the fragile ceasefire in Ukraine.
27 February 2015
West's shows 'unwillingness' in Ukraine truce: Lavrov
Russia called Western threats of fresh sanctions against Moscow evidence that Washington and Brussels are not interested in the success of a troubled truce in Ukraine.
26 February 2015
Crimean Tatars living in fear in homeland ruled by Russia
The day after her husband was arrested, Elvira Ablyalimova woke up to find her home in Crimea surrounded by snipers while a squad of men combed through her belongings for 10 hours.
26 February 2015
Putin 'destabilizing' Ukraine, Kerry says
US Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of destabilizing Ukraine through "land grabs''.
26 February 2015
Moscow lying 'to my face,' says Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russian leaders of lying "to my face" about Moscow's involvement in the conflict in Ukraine.
25 February 2015
West making little headway in Ukraine crisis: Lithuania FM
Despite pressure from sanctions and a high-level Franco-German mediation, the conflict in east Ukraine shows little sign of ending, Lithuania's foreign minister said.
24 February 2015
West hikes warnings over Ukraine truce as new flashpoint ignites
The West sounded more forceful warnings over Ukraine's battered truce as fighting raged around the port city of Mariupol.
23 February 2015