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Ukraine Elections 2019: Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy Is Front-Runner Ahead of First Round

Ukraine is voting in the first round of presidential elections with current leader Petro Poroshenko seeking re-election but the surprise…

6 years ago

Ukraine elections 2014: Petro Poroshenko claims victory with more than 55% of votes

Petro Poroshenko has claimed outright victory in Ukraine's presidential election. Billionaire Petro Poroshenko, known as the "chocolate king", won more…

11 years ago

Ukraine elections 2014: Eighteen candidates are competing in presidential poll

Ukraine is in the presidential polls after months of unrest following the ousting of former President Viktor Yanukovych. Eighteen candidates…

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

Yulia Tymoshenko to run for Ukraine’s presidency

Former Ukraine’s PM Yulia Tymoshenko has announced she is planning to run for presidency in May elections. Yulia Tymoshenko was…

11 years ago

Yulia Tymoshenko leaked phone call: Nuclear weapons should be used to kill Russians

Ukraine’s ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko has been caught in a leaked taped phone call with parliamentarian Nestor Shufrych, talking about it…

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

Yulia Tymoshenko released from jail

Ukraine’s former PM Yulia Tymoshenko has been freed from jail. It follows a vote by parliament to release her after…

11 years ago

Yulia Tymoshenko to be freed as Ukraine’s parliament votes without president’s approval

In fast-moving events on Saturday, Ukraine’s parliament voted for opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to be released immediately. Former PM Yulia…

11 years ago

Viktor Yanukovych takes sick leave as Kiev protests continue

Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych has taken sick leave amid violent protests in the country. The presidential website said 63-year-old Viktor…

11 years ago

Arseniy Yatsenyuk rejects Viktor Yanukovych’s offer to appoint him as prime minister

Arseniy Yatsenyuk has announced that Ukraine’s opposition protests will continue after he rejected President Viktor Yanukovych's offer to appoint him…

11 years ago

Viktor Yanukovych offers PM position to opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk

President Viktor Yanukovych has offered the position of Ukraine’s prime minister to one of the opposition leaders, Arseniy Yatsenyuk. The…

11 years ago

Viktor Yanukovych criticizes Western politicians intervening in Ukraine crisis

Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych has said he strongly opposes Western politicians intervening in the crisis in his country. Asked about…

11 years ago

Ukraine: Pro-EU protesters decry Russia gas deal

Ukrainian opposition leaders have demanded to know what President Viktor Yanukovych has offered Russia in return for a major economic…

11 years ago

Ukraine protesters maintain blockade near Kiev’s City Hall

Riot police are taking up positions near Kiev's City Hall, where thousands of Ukrainian anti-government protesters have massed. More police…

11 years ago

Ukraine: Pro-EU protesters topple Lenin statue in Kiev

Hundreds of thousands of pro-EU demonstrators have taken to the streets of Kiev seeking the Ukrainian government’s resignation. Protesters, who…

11 years ago

Ukraine: Thousands gathered in Kiev for new mass protests

New mass protests against Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich's refusal to sign a trade deal with the EU are planned for…

11 years ago

Eastern Partnership Summit 2013: EU leaders meet in Vilnius under Ukraine cloud

EU leaders are gathering in Vilnius, Lithuania, for a summit rocked by Ukraine's shock decision not to sign a far-reaching…

11 years ago

Ukraine mass rally after EU trade deal delay

A mass rally has taken place in Kiev following Ukraine's decision to delay an association agreement with the European Union.…

11 years ago

Ukraine suspends preparations for EU trade deal after refusing to release Yulia Tymoshenko

Ukraine has suspended preparations for a trade deal with the EU after a government statement said the decision had been…

11 years ago

Ukraine’s bill allowing Yulia Tymoshenko to receive medical treatment abroad fails

The Ukraine's parliament vote, on which hangs the fate of both jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko and the country's EU…

11 years ago