Ukraine

IMF announces Ukraine rescue visit

KIEV: The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday it would dispatch a team to Ukraine… Read More

Russian troops giving 'backbone' to Ukraine rebels: NATO commander

KIEV: Russian forces are still operating in eastern Ukraine, providing the backbone of separatist rebels… Read More

NATO leader sees 'serious military buildup' in Ukraine

BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg denounced on Tuesday what he called a serious Russian military… Read More

Heavy shelling rocks rebel-held Donetsk in east Ukraine

DONETSK: Fresh volleys of artillery fire were heard across many parts of the separatist stronghold… Read More

Ukraine to close state offices, bank services in rebel-held east

KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko issued several decrees on Saturday to shut state institutions and… Read More

Ukraine accuses Russia of sending in tanks, escalating crisis

KIEV: Ukraine's military accused Russia on Friday of sending a column of 32 tanks and… Read More

MH17 crash investigators seek local help to reach wreckage in conflict zone

AMSTERDAM: Accident investigators looking into the July crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern… Read More

Ukraine leaders meet to 're-examine' peace plan

KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was to meet security chiefs Tuesday to "re-examine" an already… Read More

US condemns eastern Ukraine separatist vote

The United States said Friday it would not recognise weekend elections planned by pro-Kremlin rebels… Read More

No Ukraine-Russia gas deal but talks to continue

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: EU-brokered talks to solve a gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine, which threatens to… Read More

Pro-West parties secure big win in Ukraine election: partial vote count

KIEV: Pro-Europe parties secured a big win in an election in Ukraine, a partial vote… Read More

At least 824,000 displaced by Ukraine conflict: UN

GENEVA: The conflict in Ukraine has driven more than 824,000 people from their homes, the… Read More

Hope and obstacles as Russia and Ukraine seek gas deal

MOSCOW/KIEV: A tentative agreement between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents has raised hopes of ending… Read More

Dutch MH17 relative visits Ukraine crash site

HAGUE: A Dutch relative of a victim of downed flight MH17 has travelled to the… Read More

Dutch return to MH17 crash site as search resumes

THE HAGUE: Dutch officials on Monday returned to the crash site of flight MH17 in… Read More

Swiss Red Cross worker killed in Ukraine

DONETSK: A Swiss Red Cross worker was killed by a shell that landed near the… Read More

Russia accuses U.S., allies of bossing world around

UNITED NATIONS: Russia used its annual appearance at the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday to… Read More

Ukraine says ceasefire violations hold up creation of buffer zone

KIEV: The Ukrainian military accused separatists and Russian troops on Sunday of continuing to shoot at… Read More

Dutch report suggests MH-17 shot down from ground

THE HAGUE: Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 broke apart over Ukraine due to impact from a… Read More

After hard bargaining, EU set for deal on new leadership

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders are set to end weeks of wrangling over top jobs in… Read More