Ukraine

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Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the north-east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west; and Romania, Moldova, and the Black Sea to the south. Ukraine is currently in a territorial dispute with Russia over the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. Including the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine has an area of 603,628 km² (233,062 sq mi), making it the second-largest country by area in Europe after Russia, and the 46th-largest country in the world. Excluding Crimea, Ukraine has a population of about 42 million, making it the eighth or ninth-most populous country in Europe, and the 32nd-most populous country in the world. Its capital and largest city is Kiev. Ukrainian is the official language and its alphabet is Cyrillic. The dominant religion in the country is Eastern Orthodoxy.

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Police detain hostage taker in Kyiv bank drama Police detained a man who took a hostage in a bank in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday, Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko said. The hostage was released unharmed. Emer McCarthy reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:08Published 1 week ago

Full, comprehensive ceasefire begins in Ukraine Ukraine's government forces and Russia-backed separatists seek to end years of hostilities in the country's east. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:36Published 2 weeks ago

Full ceasefire takes effect in eastern Ukraine Years of fighting between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists may finally be coming to an end, as a ceasefire backed by presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskiy enters into.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:04Published 2 weeks ago

Cease-fire in war-torn eastern Ukraine begins after six years of conflict The conflict between Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists claimed more than 14,000 lives since 2014.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:15Published 2 weeks ago

Ukraine: Black box confirms interference with downed jet The transcript from the black boxes from a Ukrainian jet accidentally shot down by Iran on January 8 confirm the fact of illegal interference with the plane, Ukraine's deputy foreign minister wrote on.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:22Published 2 weeks ago

Armed man frees Ukrainian police hostage An armed man took a senior policeman hostage in the central Ukrainian city of Poltava on Thursday and drove off with him before abandoning both the car and the officer and running into a forest, the.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:07Published 3 weeks ago

Armed man takes policeman hostage in Ukraine A man armed with a grenade escaped arrest on Thursday and took a senior Ukrainian policeman hostage in the central city of Poltava, a government minister said. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:05Published 3 weeks ago

Ukraine police free 13 hostages trapped on bus after standoff Man armed with weapons and explosives took about 20 people hostage in the western city of Lutsk. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 01:29Published 3 weeks ago

Police boost presence near bus with hostages in Ukraine A man who said he was armed with weapons and explosives seized a bus in the western Ukrainian city of Lutsk on Tuesday and took a number of people on board hostage, police said. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:26Published 3 weeks ago

Man seizes bus, takes 20 passengers hostage in western Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Facebook that "shots were heard, the bus was damaged." Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:26Published 3 weeks ago

Ukraine waits to call Iran plane crash human error Ukraine's foreign minister said on Tuesday it was too soon to blame human error for the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger airliner near Tehran in January. That's in contrast to what Iran has.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:10Published on July 14, 2020

Dutch gov't to take Russia to European rights court over MH17 Boeing 777 travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by a missile from rebel-held eastern Ukraine in 2014. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 01:32Published on July 11, 2020

Vande Bharat Mission: Air India flight from Ukraine lands in Indore Air India flight from Ukraine landed at Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport. The flight carrying 144 Indians landed in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on June 30. District Health Department screened the passengers.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:52Published on June 30, 2020

Biden Campaign Limiting Time With Foreign Powers Business Insider reports that Joe Biden's presidential campaign says it's limiting members' interaction with foreign officials. A campaign official told Politico that President Donald Trump had created.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:28Published on June 24, 2020

Russia has its own statue debate: The Soviets The targeting of colonial-era monuments in some Western nations has prompted activists in Russia and Ukraine to reflect on how their own countries dealt with Soviet-era statues and, in some cases, to.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:44Published on June 23, 2020

Rainbow flag waves over Ukraine's highest statue to mark Kyiv pride Drone carrying rainbow flag flies over Motherland monument as Ukrainian LGBTQ activists mark Kyiv pride month Credit: Reuters - Viral Video Duration: 00:20Published on June 22, 2020

Rainbow flag waves from Ukraine's highest statue to mark Kyiv pride With drone's help, LGBTQ activists attach rainbow flag to Motherland monument to mark Kyiv pride Credit: Reuters - Viral Video Duration: 00:20Published on June 22, 2020

Trump asked China to help him win in 2020 -Bolton In a withering behind-the-scenes portrayal, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton accused him of sweeping misdeeds that included explicitly seeking Chinese President.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:29Published on June 18, 2020

Trump: If Bolton publishes, it's 'criminal liability' [NFA] U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said if his former national security adviser John Bolton publishes a book about the Trump White House, he will have broken the law. Gavino Garay has more. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:12Published on June 16, 2020

Trump: Bolton breaking law if he publishes book U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday his former national security adviser John Bolton will have broken the law if a book he has written is published. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:35Published on June 15, 2020

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Ukrainian lawmaker says he has Gutenberg Bible fragment in his private collection A wealthy Ukrainian politician has made public a manuscript in his private collection that he says is a fragment of the Gutenberg Bible, the world's first substantial printed book, although researchers.. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
Ukraine gets U.S. military aid, including Javelin anti-tank missiles Ukraine has received military aid worth more than $60 million from the United States, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, the U.S. embassy said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
Ukraine president's wife hospitalized with moderate COVID-19 The wife of Ukraine's President, Olena Zelenska, was hospitalized after contracting coronavirus and her condition was stable, the presidential office said on Tuesday, adding a fresh test of her husband.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020

Ukraine alleges $5 million bribe over Burisma, no Biden link Ukrainian officials on Saturday said they were offered $5 million in bribes to end a probe into energy company Burisma's founder, but said there was no connection to former board member Hunter Biden.. Reuters - Published on June 13, 2020
Ukraine leader cancels meetings, trips after wife tests positive for coronavirus Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy cancelled face-to-face meetings and visits and will limit his contacts to a close circle after his wife tested positive for coronavirus, the presidential press.. Reuters - Published on June 12, 2020
Iran asks French experts to read black boxes of downed jet: official Iranian investigators have asked France's BEA air accident agency to read black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner, Iran's envoy to the United Nations aviation agency said. Reuters - Published on June 12, 2020
U.S. to give Ukraine $250 million in aid to deter Russia The United States plans to give Ukraine $250 million through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative for training and equipment to strengthen the country's ability defend itself against Russia, the.. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020

Iran says will now send Ukraine airliner black boxes to Paris: sources Iran told the U.N.'s aviation agency on Wednesday that it would send black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner to Paris for analysis, once countries involved in the investigation agree, two sources.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020
After long delay, parents finally meet surrogate baby in Ukraine For parents Jose Perez and Flavia Lavorino, the wait is finally over. On Wednesday, the couple from Buenos Aires met their baby son Manu for the first time, 71 days after he was born to a surrogate.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020
Ukraine investigators probe former president in intelligence case Ukraine's state investigation bureau said on Wednesday it suspected Petro Poroshenko of issuing an illegal decree in 2018 related to his dealings with the foreign intelligence service. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020	IMF board approves $5 billion lifeline for Ukraine amid coronavirus recession The International Monetary Fund's executive board approved on Tuesday a $5 billion loan deal for Ukraine that Kiev says is needed to stave off default as the coronavirus pandemic plunges the Eastern.. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020
Putin and Merkel discuss Syria, Libya, Ukraine in phone call: Kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed Syria's humanitarian aid needs in a telephone call, the Kremlin said in a statement on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020	Defence wants more time in Dutch MH17 trial after Covid-19 delays Defence lawyers on Monday insisted they needed more time to prepare at the trial of suspects in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine, as proceedings resumed after a.. Reuters - Published on June 8, 2020
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Ukraine found no evidence against Hunter Biden in case audit: former top prosecutor An audit of thousands of old case files by Ukrainian prosecutors found no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Hunter Biden, the former prosecutor general, who had launched the audit, told Reuters. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020	Ukraine may grant visa-free access to citizens of China, Australia, Arab states to boost tourism Ukraine is considering cancelling its visa requirement for tourists from China, Australia, New Zealand and Arab states in order to attract more visitors once lockdowns ease and bring more money into.. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020
Ukrainian computer game featuring Hitler in Moscow angers Kremlin The Kremlin on Wednesday accused a Ukrainian computer game developer of glorifying Nazism by producing a game which features Adolf Hitler overseeing a fictional World War Two victory parade in Moscow,.. Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020	Apartment-bound Ukrainians check out portable homes Business is thriving for a company manufacturing portable houses in Ukraine as people cooped up in tower blocks under lockdown yearn to live closer to nature. Reuters - Published on May 28, 2020
Ukrainian workers start returning to Poland as lockdown eases Coronavirus or no, Vadym Diachenko needed no persuading when an employment agency offered to fly him back to Poland from his native Ukraine to work at a meatpacking plant. Reuters - Published on May 25, 2020	Exclusive: Ukraine's anti-graft bureau probes state tender for medical suits Ukrainian anti-corruption officials are investigating a tender for 71,000 hospital protective suits during the coronavirus pandemic after the government for the first time bypassed its own procurement.. Reuters - Published on May 25, 2020
Ukrainian lawmaker found shot dead in his office A Ukrainian lawmaker was found shot dead in his office on Saturday, the deputy interior minister Anton Gerashchenko said. Reuters - Published on May 23, 2020	Tourist trade in annexed Crimea on brink as coronavirus bites Crimean hostel owner Natalia Kirichenko has given up hope of hosting guests this summer as the coronavirus outbreak threatens to ruin the economy of the tourism-dependent region that Russia annexed.. Reuters - Published on May 21, 2020
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Ukraine says still far from 'all for all' prisoner swaps with Russia Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Thursday that Kiev and Moscow were still far from finalising a prisoner swap of all inmates. Reuters - Published on April 30, 2020	Health minister urges patience as Ukraine passes 10,000 coronavirus cases Ukraine reached 10,000 coronavirus cases on Thursday and its health minister urged people not to violate lockdown measures that have kept the country's death toll much lower than in much of western.. Reuters - Published on April 30, 2020
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Police levy fines, shut monastery as Ukraine begins Orthodox Easter under lockdown Ukrainians geared up to celebrate Orthodox Easter this weekend under the wary eye of authorities who have tightened lockdown measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus and fined people for.. Reuters - Published on April 17, 2020	New fires fanned by strong winds flare near Chernobyl in Ukraine New fires broke out in the area around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant on Thursday, fanned by heavy winds that have made it harder to put out the blaze, Ukrainian officials said. Reuters - Published on April 16, 2020
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Ukraine tightens restrictions to fight coronavirus spread Ukraine's government on Friday imposed a series of new restrictions designed to prevent the coronavirus outbreak spreading widely but said it hoped to soften the measures again in late April. Reuters - Published on April 3, 2020	Ukrainian designer equips doctors for battling coronavirus Ukrainian fashion designer Ivan Frolov has postponed work on his new collection and is making coveralls for doctors to meet a shortage of protective clothing during the coronavirus epidemic. Reuters - Published on April 3, 2020
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Ukrainian MPs approve banking law needed for IMF loans at first reading Ukraine's parliament on Monday approved at the first reading a banking law needed to qualify for new loans from the International Monetary Fund. Reuters - Published on March 30, 2020	Ukraine parliament approves new finance, health ministers at special session Ukraine's parliament on Monday approved the appointment of a new finance minister and health minister. Reuters - Published on March 30, 2020

Ukraine

Country in Eastern Europe

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