ukraine crisis

Ukraine Crisis: EU, US and Allies to Cut Off Some Russian Banks from SWIFT

Image source Wikimedia The European Union, United States and their allies have agreed to cut off a number of Russian…

3 years ago

Russia-Ukraine War: France Seizes Russian-Flagged Ship Targeted by US Sanctions

Image source: Getty Images France has intercepted and impounded a Russian-flagged car cargo ship suspected of breaching sanctions imposed because…

3 years ago

Ukraine Protests: Violent Clashes over Autonomy Deal Outside Parliament

One Ukraine’s national guardsman has been killed and about 100 injured in violent protests outside Ukraine's parliament, the interior ministry…

9 years ago

John Kerry Visits Russia for First Time Since Ukraine Crisis

Secretary of State John Kerry flies to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin during his first visit to the country…

9 years ago

Anti-Maidan rally held in Moscow to condemn Ukraine coup

Anti-Maidan protesters rally in Moscow to condemn the "coup" in neighboring Ukraine, a year after the downfall of its pro-Russian…

10 years ago

Minsk ceasefire deal: Leaders agree Ukraine peace roadmap

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Francois Hollande have reached an…

10 years ago

Vladimir Putin: Ukraine crisis caused by West

President Vladimir Putin has renewed the blame on the West for the Ukrainian crisis, as he works on Franco-German proposals…

10 years ago

Barack Obama blocks export of goods, technology and services to Crimea

President Barack Obama has signed an executive order banning the export of goods, technology and services to Crimea. The executive…

10 years ago

Ukraine rebels hold presidential and parliamentary elections in Donetsk and Luhansk

Rebels in eastern Ukraine are holding elections denounced by the West as "illegitimate". Presidential and parliamentary polls are being held…

10 years ago

ASEM Summit 2014: Vladimir Putin holds Ukraine crisis talks

President Vladimir Putin and key EU leaders have met Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Milan to discuss the eastern Ukraine…

10 years ago

Vladimir Putin orders withdrawal of Russian troops stationed near Ukrainian border

President Vladimir Putin has ordered thousands of Russian troops stationed near the Ukrainian border to return to their bases, Russian…

10 years ago

Ukraine: Rebels conduct offensive to capture Donetsk airport

Ukraine’s rebel forces are conducting an offensive to capture the government-held airport in Donetsk, officials say. Pro-Russian rebels have tried…

10 years ago

Ukraine to withdraw heavy weaponry from rebel lines

Ukraine will start the withdrawal of heavy weaponry from separatist rebel lines in the east, the military says. The two…

10 years ago

NATO Summit Wales 2014: Western leaders criticize Russia over Ukraine crisis

Russia has been criticized by western leaders for its "destabilizing" influence on the crisis in Ukraine, at the start of…

10 years ago

EU to impose extra Russia sanctions within a week

Russia has been given by the European Union one week to reverse course in Ukraine or face new sanctions. European…

10 years ago

Ukraine: NATO membership considered as conflict is slipping out of control

Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank Steinmeier has warned that the crisis in eastern Ukraine is "slipping out of control" and needs…

10 years ago

Global oil prices hit lowest level in nine months

Global oil prices have reached their lowest level in nine months, despite fears that conflicts in Ukraine and Iraq would…

10 years ago

Russia rules out new Geneva talks over Ukraine crisis

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has ruled out holding fresh talks in Geneva to defuse the Ukraine crisis, unless pro-Russian…

11 years ago

S&P cuts Russia’s credit rating to “BBB-“

Standard & Poor's has downgraded Russia's rating to “BBB-“from “BBB” - one notch above "junk" status. The move comes as…

11 years ago

Ukraine: Donetsk separatists snub Geneva deal on crisis

Pro-Russian militants in Donetsk say they will not leave the government building there, defying the Kiev authorities and threatening a…

11 years ago