Ukrainian activists barricade ‘island of freedom’ as talks failAnti-government protestors seize ministry and govern buildingsFri Jan 24 2014 - 10:49
Ukrainian PM accuses protesters of ‘coup’President’s call for emergency session of parliament may not prevent clashesFri Jan 24 2014 - 06:25
Fears of civil war as Ukraine protests turn radical and bloodyKiev stand-off has exacerbated a dangerous split in the countryFri Jan 24 2014 - 01:00
Ukraine awaits president’s reaction to opposition ultimatumAfter deadly clashes, protesters reinforce barricades in anticipation of riot police raidThu Jan 23 2014 - 10:04
Opposition threatens to go on ‘attack’ after Kiev deathsOpposition demands immediate concessions following talks with President YanukovichThu Jan 23 2014 - 06:40
Ukraine's crisis could spin out of control, officials and opposition warnNo plans to impose emergency measures as country comes to ‘a critical boiling point’Wed Jan 22 2014 - 00:59
Fiery confrontation in Kiev fuels fears for UkraineRadical elements on the rise as Yanukovich stymies mainstream oppositionTue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
West fears for Ukraine’s democracy as opposition accuses regime of ‘coup’New law criminalises much of the anti-government activity that has gripped swathes of the country for two monthsSat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00
Irishman arrives in Hungary for jail term over fatal crashCiaran Tobin, convicted in 2002, expected to return to Ireland this weekTue Jan 14 2014 - 16:02
Ukraine's opposition demands sanctions after fresh violenceUS Senate to hold hearings on Ukraine crisis on WednesdayMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:00
Prague gripped by mystery of Palestinian envoy killed by ‘exploding safe’Ambassador’s daughter rejects official claim that New Year’s Day blast was an accidentSat Jan 04 2014 - 01:00
Romania says there will be no influx of migrants seeking jobs and state benefitsGovernments under pressure to justify intake as anti-immigration parties set to do well in European electionsThu Jan 02 2014 - 01:01
In the place where postwar history was made, fear abounds for Ukraine’s futurePro-EU rallies have caused alarm in Crimea, which leans towards RussiaSat Dec 21 2013 - 01:00
Ukraine’s leader denounces western meddling and defends Russian bailoutKremlin says Ukraine deal is simply help for a ‘brotherly people’Fri Dec 20 2013 - 01:00
Ukraine divided over impact of opaque Russian bailout dealEU says deal with Ukraine is still on tableThu Dec 19 2013 - 01:00
Moscow to give Ukraine €15bn and slash price of gasProtesters suspect treachery and demand to know what was promised in returnWed Dec 18 2013 - 01:00
Ukraine's oligarchs could have final say in political crisisSome billionaires are wary of a Putin-style crackdownTue Dec 17 2013 - 01:00
Pressure mounts on Ukraine as EU halts work on historic pactAs hundreds of thousands rally in Kiev, opposition warns president over Russia tripMon Dec 16 2013 - 01:00
‘Youth of the nation for Euro-integration,’ they cryTo protesters in Kiev, the EU represents freedoms threatened by ties to MoscowSat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00
Ukraine on edge as Kiev braces for rival ralliesTension soars after failure of crisis talks as thousands head to citySat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00
Ukraine says it will sign association agreement with European Union soonRegions Party plans huge rally at weekend to support Yanukovich and governmentFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00
Ukraine’s opposition rejects talks with presidentJailed ex-PM Tymoshenko urges compatriots to “rise up” against YanukovichThu Dec 12 2013 - 01:02
Ukrainians rebuild raided protest camp with revolutionary zealBy confronting protesters, riot police seem to have emboldened themThu Dec 12 2013 - 01:01
US and Europe denounce raid on Kiev protestersRiot police stormed Kiev protest camp in early morning raid, writes Daniel McLaughlin, in KievWed Dec 11 2013 - 08:14
Police storm Kiev square to break up protest campClashes come despite attempts to defuse stand-off in recent weeksWed Dec 11 2013 - 07:52
EU's top diplomat in Ukraine as tension rises on the barricadesRiot police tear down tents and barricades erected by protestersTue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00
Protesters topple Lenin statue in UkraineSecond Sunday of protests in capital against closer union with RussiaMon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Analysis: Kiev holds key to Putin’s hopes for a ‘Eurasian Union’Viktor Yanukovich has chosen the path that offers hope of political survivalFri Dec 06 2013 - 01:00
US says Ukraine risks ‘chaos’ if protesters’ EU demands not metAssistant secretary of state says there should be no doubt where US stands on issueFri Dec 06 2013 - 01:00
Solidarity warms protesters as rallies freeze heart of KievThe anger towards Yanukovich and the police is palpable in city’s main squareThu Dec 05 2013 - 01:02
Protest leaders reject prime minister’s call to end Kiev blockadeMykola Azarov survives confidence vote as protests continue against decision to halt intergration with the European UnionWed Dec 04 2013 - 01:00
Ukraine's leader calls for calm as opposition bids to topple governmentRussian leader calls protests a “pogrom” to oust Ukrainian presidentTue Dec 03 2013 - 01:00
Ukrainian opposition calls for Yanukovich to step downOpposition leaders declare ‘revolution’ and call for national strikeMon Dec 02 2013 - 01:00
EU's Irish envoy laments Ukraine's sudden rejection of landmark dealPat Cox calls on EU to maintain ‘high level of vigilance’ over Yulia TymoshenkoThu Nov 28 2013 - 17:35
Tymoshenko on hunger strike after Ukraine rejects EU pactStudents swell anti-government protests ahead of EU summit that starts tomorrowWed Nov 27 2013 - 01:00
EU tells Ukraine political and trade deal still on tablePro-EU demonstrations continuingTue Nov 26 2013 - 01:00
Yulia Tymoshenko urges Ukrainian president to sign EU dealJailed former PM vows to drop demands for her release if Viktor Yanukovich changes approachSat Nov 23 2013 - 01:00
Russia waits as Ukraine baulks at terms of EU dealUnwilling to release opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich is looking east once moreThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:00
Tymoshenko warns arrest of lawyer endangers EU-Ukraine agreementPresident has kicked to death the EU association deal, claims former PMWed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00
Ukrainians split over ‘gas princess’ Yulia Tymoshenko’s political futureFinal act in this extended drama of trial and retribution is about to play outTue Nov 12 2013 - 02:17
Time running out for Ukraine to seal EU trade deal by releasing TymoshenkoCan Yanukovich bring himself to free the politician most likely to oust him?Wed Nov 06 2013 - 18:02
Czech coalition talks in disarray after rift in main partySocial Democrats leader Bohuslav Sobotka accuses deputy of attempting a party ‘coup’ at behest of Czech presidentWed Oct 30 2013 - 01:00
Political uncertainty in Czech Republic following general electionSocial Democrats gain narrow victory and face tough coalition talksMon Oct 28 2013 - 01:01
Czech voters set to punish scandal-ridden right-wingersParliamentary elections like to deliver victory to centre-left Social DemocratsFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:01
Yulia Tymoshenko impasse threatens EU-Ukraine dealsEU says Kiev will only receive political association and free trade if it resolves the case of the jailed former prime ministerThu Oct 24 2013 - 01:00
Ukraine considers law to clear Tymoshenko obstacle to EU dealsLegislation would allow jailed former prime minister to receive medical treatment abroadMon Oct 21 2013 - 18:00
Riots reveal Muscovites' anger at migrants and policeMore than 1,200 migrant workers detained in Moscow after protests follow fatal stabbingMon Oct 14 2013 - 18:17
Ukraine pushing to remove Tymoshenko obstacle to EU dealsEU envoys try to break impasse over former premier’s controversial seven-year jail sentence for abuse of powerSat Oct 12 2013 - 01:00
Polyglot Dagestan speaks language of dissent as Russia struggles with its most dangerous republicDagestanis fear Vladimir Putin is hardening his line on the diverse republicMon Oct 07 2013 - 01:00
Bosnian census inflames festering ethnic tensionsFirst census since devastating 1992-1995 warThu Oct 03 2013 - 01:00
