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Supporters of former Georgian leader call for Ukrainian president’s impeachment
Feb 19, 2018 03:41Supporters of Georgia’s former President Mikheil Saakashvili went to Kiev’s Taras Shevchenko Park to call for President Petro Poroshenko’s impeachment. Organizers say about 3,000 people took part in the march on Sunday, TASS reported.
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Sweden offers soldiers for potential UN peacekeeping mission in Ukraine
Feb 18, 2018 03:06Sweden has offered to provide troops for a potential United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in eastern Ukraine to help resolve the years-long deadly conflict between the government in Kiev and ethnic Russians in the east.
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Ukraine, pro-Russia forces start biggest prisoner swap since 2014 conflict
Dec 27, 2017 14:28The Ukrainian government and pro-Russia forces have started the largest prisoner swap since a conflict broke out in the country’s east in 2014.
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US crossing the line by supplying lethal arms to Ukraine: Russia
Dec 23, 2017 14:26Russia has warned that the United States is "crossing the line" by providing Ukraine with "lethal weapons," saying Washington is practically pushing Kiev into "new bloodshed."
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US to supply Ukraine with lethal weapons to deter ‘aggression’
Dec 23, 2017 05:30The US plans to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons and enhanced military capabilities amid rising tensions in the country’s east, which has been the scene of deadly fighting between Kiev’s troops and pro-Russia forces.
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About 220,000 children threatened by mines in eastern Ukraine: UN
Dec 21, 2017 10:32Hundreds of thousands of children are at imminent risk of being hit by mines and other explosive weapons in war-torn eastern Ukraine, one of the most mine-contaminated places on earth, a UN report said Thursday.
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Conflict sharply escalates in east Ukraine: Monitor
Dec 20, 2017 10:35A European organization, which monitors the implementation of peace in eastern Ukraine, has warned about a sharp deterioration in the security situation in the region.
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Thousands rally demanding Saakashvili’s release in Ukraine
Dec 10, 2017 15:38Thousands of people rallied Sunday in central Kiev to demand the release of detained former Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili and the impeachment of his rival, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
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Ukrainians free Saakashvili from police van after hours of standoff
Dec 06, 2017 07:48Several hundreds of supporters of former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, now a Ukrainian opposition leader, have managed to free him as he was being arrested by Ukrainian police in the capital, Kiev.
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Kiev says five soldiers killed in fighting with pro-Russia forces
Nov 24, 2017 05:48Ukraine has claimed that five of its soldiers have been killed in fighting with pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine.