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Activists hold flares during their rally in front of the Ukrainian parliament. (Photo: AFP)

Ukrainian President warns of threat of 'full-scale war' with Russia

The number of Russian units deployed along the Ukraine-Russian border has 'grown dramatically' while number of Russian...

28 Nov 2018 9:03 AM IST

Foreign agents, defined as involved in politics and receiving money from abroad, must register with the justice ministry, label publications with the tag and submit detailed paperwork or face fines. (Photo: File)

'Don't trust Putin': Ex-Ukraine Prez warns ahead of Russia talks

Zelensky, a political novice who was inaugurated in May, will meet Putin for the first time on Monday.

7 Dec 2019 3:35 PM IST

I will never let you down, Zelensky told jubilant supporters at his campaign. (Photo:AP)

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is Ukraine's new President

A comedian with no political experience won a landslide victory in Ukraine's presidential election, drawing cheers from...

22 April 2019 12:51 PM IST

I will never let you down, Zelensky told jubilant supporters at his campaign. (Photo:AP)

Ukraine's Zelensky announces dissolution of parliament shortly after...

A month after scoring landslide election victory against incumbent Poroshenko, 41-year-old became Ukraine's youngest...

20 May 2019 3:52 PM IST

Russias defence ministry Chief of the Main Rocket and Artillery Department Lt General Nikolai Parshin attends a press briefing dedicated to the crash of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane operating flight MH17 in Moscow.(Photo: AFP)

Russia claims fresh proof that Ukraine downed flight MH17

Russia has denied any responsibility for the shooting-down of the plane and has presented a number of theories pointing...

18 Sept 2018 3:01 PM IST

MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with the death of all 298 on board. (Photo: AP)

Relatives Remember MH17 Victims On Third Anniversary Of Jet's Downing

The names of all the 298 passengers and crew killed in the disaster will be read out by their families, 17 local...

17 July 2017 6:14 PM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko during a joint press conference after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Photo: AFP)

France will not recognise Crimea annexation: Macron

Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 after a military intervention in eastern Ukraine.

27 Jun 2017 4:01 AM IST

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and visiting President Andrzej Duda of Poland laid flowers on Wednesday at a monument to Polish soldiers killed by Soviet security forces in 1940. (Photo: AFP)

Ukraine, Poland meet, attempt to end post-WWII hostility

Introducing peacekeepers will bring an end to armed conflict between Ukranians and Russians,' says visiting President...

14 Dec 2017 1:31 PM IST