Protest leaders tapped civic activists for a "government of national unity," moving to stave off criticism that veteran politicians were maneuvering to retake power following last week's ouster of Russia-backed President Viktor Yanukovych.
Arseniy Yatseniuk is poised to become the next prime minister of Ukraine, putting him at the head of a government that faces deepening political, economic and geopolitical challenges following last weekend’s ousting of Viktor Yanukovych.
DONETSK, Ukraine, Feb 26 (Reuters) - In Viktor Yanukovich's party headquarters in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, a stain on the wall marks where a framed picture of the ousted president used to hang.
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A health official says at least 20 people have been injured in clashes between pro- and anti-Russian protesters in Ukraine's strategic Crimea region.
Secretary of State John Kerry said today that the U.S. is formulating a $1 billion loan guarantee for Ukraine and is working with the International Monetary Fund and other international organizations that would provide the money. Kerry, speaking to reporters at a roundtable, said the Obama administration is also mulling additional direct assistance to Ukraine.
(Reuters) - Ukraine's protest leaders on Wednesday named ministers they want to form a new government following the overthrow of President Viktor Yanukovich, as Russia put troops on high alert in a show of strength.
The leaders of Ukraine's protest movement proposed Arseniy Yatsenyuk as the country's new prime minister, as Russia's president ordered major military exercises just across the border.
Today the Czech government decided to send special aircrafts to Ukraine that will delivere those seriously wounded for the treatment to Prague.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office is investigating financial crimes of former officials led by then Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, First Deputy Prosecutor General Mykola Holomsha has said
BRUSSELS—The European Union pledged to "move fast" to draw up financial assistance for Ukraine but officials said privately it could be days—or even weeks—before the bloc announces an aid package.
Russia said on Wednesday that Ukrainian extremists are "imposing their will" and whipping up religious tension after the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovich in Ukraine, where there are deep-seated rivalries between Orthodox Christian churches.
Naftogaz Ukrainy owes Russia's Gazprom $1.45 billion for gas supplied in 2013 and $0.19 billion for gas supplied this year, Gazprom said in a Eurobond prospectus, seen by Interfax.
The Crimean law enforcement agencies have been tasked to prevent conflicts and clashes with pro-Russian forces, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said.
(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin put Russian combat troops on high alert for war games near Ukraine on Wednesday, the Kremlin's most powerful gesture yet after days of sabre rattling since its ally Viktor Yanukovich was toppled as president in Kyiv.
Tensions flared in the southern Ukrainian region of Crimea as demonstrators pushing for a referendum on joining Russia clashed with members of the Tatar ethnic minority.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, spent two days here promising unspecific support for a new Ukrainian government but urging it not to break close trading and cultural links with Russia.
Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine’s deposed autocrat, could probably use his lobbyists in Washington now more than ever. The only problem at this point is that the lobbyists themselves are not sure whether they still work for him.
On Tuesday, parliament voted to ask the International Criminal Court (ICC) to try the former president and two of his associates for the killing of several dozen protesters during recent protests and street violence.
BRUSSELS - With Ukraine’s former president on the run after stealing billions of euros and causing scores of deaths, oppositon chiefs want the EU to impose sanctions on him and his allies, but EU countries are not ready to go ahead.
Pro-Kyiv and pro-Moscow protesters have scuffled in Ukraine's Crimea region, as tensions increase following last week's ousting of President Viktor Yanukovych. Reports say at least one person was injured during the face-off outside parliament in Simferopol.