Viktor Yanukovych

Georgia’s Ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili Detained in Kiev

Georgian ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili has been detained in Ukraine's capital Kiev, days after his supporters freed him from a police…

7 years ago

Viktor Yanukovych’s son dies at Lake Baikal in Russia

Viktor Yanukovych Jr., the younger son of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has drowned in Lake Baikal in Russia, reports…

10 years ago

Vladimir Putin admits Crimea annexation plot before referendum

Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted for the first time that the plan to annex Crimea was ordered weeks before…

10 years ago

Ukraine: At least two dead as bomb explodes at Kharkiv commemoration rally

At least two people have been killed and 10 more injured after a bomb exploded at a rally in Ukraine's…

10 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

Viktor Yanukovych placed on Interpol’s wanted list

Former Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych has been placed on Interpol’s wanted list, almost one year after he fled to neighboring…

10 years ago

Ukraine to screen one million civil servants under new lustration law

About one million civil servants will be screened in Ukraine to root out corrupt practices from the past, PM Arseniy…

10 years ago

Ukraine: President Petro Poroshenko dissolves parliament and calls for snap elections

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has dissolved parliament and called snap elections for October 26, as government forces continue to fight…

10 years ago

Ukraine protesters killed by police snipers, government inquiry finds

Ukraine's government inquiry found that special police forces were behind the killings of dozens of anti-government protesters in Kiev in…

11 years ago

Viktor Yanukovych decries Crimea annexation

Ukraine's former President Viktor Yanukovych says Russia's annexation of Crimea is "a tragedy" and he hopes it will become part…

11 years ago

Vitaly Klitschko pulls out of Ukraine’s presidential elections

Former boxing champion and leading politician Vitaly Klitschko has pulled out of Ukraine’s presidential elections planned in May. Vitaly Klitschko…

11 years ago

EU freezes Viktor Yanukovych’s assets

The EU has named 18 Ukrainians who will have their assets frozen including ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, his son and…

11 years ago

Viktor Yanukovych asked Moscow to send troops in Crimea

Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin has claimed that ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych asked Moscow to send troops across the…

11 years ago

Viktor Yanukovych holds news conference in Russia

Ukraine's ousted President Viktor Yanukovych has made his first public appearance since being removed from office last week. Viktor Yanukovych…

11 years ago

Ukraine’s interim cabinet presented to protesters in Kiev’s Independence Square

Ukraine's interim cabinet has been presented at Kiev's main protest camp, the Maidan. The Maidan council named Arseniy Yatsenyuk to…

11 years ago

Ukraine’s elite Berkut police unit disbanded

Ukraine’s elite Berkut police unit - blamed for the deaths of protesters - has been disbanded, acting interior minister Arsen…

11 years ago

Ukraine: Oleksandr Turchynov warns of dangerous signs of separatism

Oleksandr Turchynov - Ukraine's interim president - has warned of the dangers of separatism following the ousting of President Viktor…

11 years ago

Dmitry Medvedev questions legitimacy of new Ukrainian authorities

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Ukraine’s interim authorities had conducted an "armed mutiny". And the Russian foreign ministry said…

11 years ago

Ukraine issues arrest warrant for Viktor Yanukovych over mass murder

An arrest warrant has been issued in Ukraine for ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, the interim interior minister has announced. Arsen…

11 years ago

Ukraine: Russian ambassador recalled as Kiev focuses on closer integration with EU

Russian ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov has been recalled over what it described as the deteriorating situation in the country.…

11 years ago

Oleksandr Turchynov named Ukraine’s interim president

Ukraine parliament’s speaker Oleksandr Turchynov has been named as interim president. Oleksandr Turchynov takes charge following the dismissal of President…

11 years ago

Yulia Tymoshenko urges opposition supporters to continue protests

Yulia Tymoshenko has urged opposition supporters in Kiev's Independence Square to continue their protests. Ukraine’s former PM Yulia Tymoshenko, who…

11 years ago

Yulia Tymoshenko arrives in Kiev’s Independence Square

Yulia Tymoshenko has arrived in Kiev’s Independence Square to cheers of thousands, hours after being freed from jail. The former…

11 years ago

Viktor Yanukovych describes Kiev events as coup in TV address

In an address televised before Ukraine’s parliament vote to impeach him, Viktor Yanukovych described events in Kiev as a "coup".…

11 years ago

Ukraine’s parliament votes to remove President Viktor Yanukovych

Ukraine’s parliament has voted to oust President Viktor Yanukovych and hold early presidential elections on May 25. The vote came…

11 years ago