Ukraine Presidential Vote Begins Under Bribe Claim Cloud
Mar 31, 2019 Voters in Ukraine are casting ballots after a campaign that produced a comedian with no political experience as the front-runner.Ukraine’s Ultra-Right Increasingly Visible as Election Nears
Mar 27, 2019 The presence of ultranationalist groups in the Eastern European nation is growing, posing a dilemma for the West.Ukraine’s Leader Backs Trump on German Gas Deal
Jul 12, 2018 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says the natural gas pipeline venture between Germany and Russia "is an absolutely political project" and poses a "danger" for Europe's energy security and competitiveness.U.S., Allies Punish Russia in U.K. Spy Case
Mar 26, 2018 Reacting to the poisoning of an ex-spy in Britain, the White House says 60 Russian diplomats will be expelled; Canada and 14 EU nations also order expulsions.
Moscow and Kiev in ‘Positive Mood’ After Talks in Paris on Ending Ukraine Conflict
Oct 4, 2015 Russian and Ukrainian officials expressed cautious optimism following discussions in which Russia pushed for Ukraine to take back legal control of eastern territories.
The War Zone of Donetsk, Ukraine
May 17, 2015 When the people of the Donetsk area protested imposed changes, Kyiv launched an “anti-terrorist” operation against them. I saw firsthand these “terrorists,” who had decided to build something different from the oligarchic regime. Theirs is an enormous and difficult task.
Surge in Fighting Puts Ukrainian Truce in Doubt
May 3, 2015 Civilians are fleeing parts of east Ukraine as fighting there reaches its worst point since a shaky cease-fire was established in February.
Ukrainian President: Enormous IMF Loan Won’t Help Ordinary Ukrainians
Mar 15, 2015 Petro Poroshenko admits that a $17.5 billion International Monetary Fund loan and its associated austerity measures won’t improve the lives of ordinary Ukrainians -- but will help pay foreign creditors and fund the country's ongoing civil war.
Stepping Back From the Precipice in Eastern Europe
Mar 5, 2015 What has the past year of war inside Ukraine been about?Will the Ukrainian Cease-Fire Hold?
Feb 14, 2015 Jeffrey Sommers, senior fellow at the University of Wisconsin’s Institute of World Affairs, is “cautiously optimistic” that a deal aimed at ending hostilities in Ukraine’s Donbass region will terminate the nearly yearlong civil war. (Pictured is Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.)
