Ukraine fails to agree new pro-EU cabinet after PM quits

The latest twist in the ex Soviet state s volatile political drama came when the man tipped to succeed Yatsenyuk appeared unwilling to assume his duties

Embattled Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk resigns

Having done everything to ensure stability and make a smooth transition of power possible I decided to step down from the post of prime minister of Ukraine

Embattled Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk resigns

This comes less than two months after he survived a no confidence vote in parliament

Ukraine's graft problem tests Western patience and resolve

Ukraine s failure to fight state graft is testing the patience of its Western allies and threatening renewed economic and political chaos

Ukraine bans Russia's airlines from crossing its airspace

The announcement comes just moments after Russia said it is halting gas shipments to energy dependent Ukraine

Ukrainian PM warns West not to lift Russia sanctions

Sanctions could be lifted only if the Minsk peace deal is fully implemented and if Donetsk Lugansk and Crimea are back in Ukraine says Arseniy Yatsenyuk

Germany warns Ukraine truce turning 'very fragile'

The truce has succeeded in containing the fighting but has failed to put an end to daily clashes around some of the most disputed hotspots

Ukraine arrests officials on live TV, sacks powerful oligarch

PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk says the sight of handcuffed officials being marched out of a government meeting serves as a warning to officials suspected of graft

Ukraine declares NATO ambition on protests anniversary

Ukraine s leaders announce a new coalition following October elections which affirmed that joining the NATO military alliance would be a priority

Ukraine to ask EU, US for help paying for Russian gas – PM

Ukraine PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk plans to speak to US Vice President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as EU mediated negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian energy officials continue in Brussels

War-scarred Ukraine set for key polls

Ukraine voters will go to the polls Sunday in elections set to dramatically reshape parliament after a year of upheavals in which a deadly pro Russian uprising has threatened to splinter the ex Soviet state

EU keeps Russia sanctions as clashes resume in Ukraine

UPDATED Meanwhile a promise by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to grant temporary self rule for territories under rebel control as long as they give up separatist ambitions has dominated political debate in the run up to the parliamentary polls

Obama offers to lift sanctions if Russia 'changes course' on Ukraine

Ukraine s prime minister meanwhile urges the West to maintain sanctions on Russia until Ukraine takes control of its entire territory

Ukraine rebels plan votes in blow to Poroshenko truce

The self proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People s Republics said they would hold simultaneous votes on November 2 to choose their leaders and Supreme Soviets or parliaments

Obama, Poroshenko meet as peace deal hopes rise

President Poroshenko will cast Russia as a global menace when he meets Obama in Washington in the hope of winning a special status guaranteeing his troubled nation s security

Russia, Ukraine trade blame as fighting tests truce

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk called on world leaders not to trust Russian President Vladimir Putin despite his decision to sign Moscow up to a truce aimed at ending a five month war that has claimed more than 2 700 lives

Ukraine PM accuses Russia of seeking to 'eliminate' country despite truce

[Putin] wants to eliminate Ukraine as an independent country says Ukraine s prime minister

Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels agree ceasefire

Skeptical Western governments said they still planned to impose tough new sanctions on Moscow over what they claim is Russian aggression in the former Soviet state

US, Britain rally NATO allies on Ukraine, Islamic State threats

UPDATED Ukraine and the new threats posed by Islamic extremists in Iraq Syria and beyond will dominate the two day summit in Newport in Britain along with a troubled withdrawal from Afghanistan

Russian troops 'directly involved' in Ukraine conflict

Obama: Russia has deliberately and repeatedly violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and the new images of Russian forces inside Ukraine make that plain for the world to see

Dutch, Australians ready MH17 troops amid Ukraine deadly fighting

This is a humanitarian mission with a clear and simple objective: to bring them home says Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott All we want to do is to claim our dead and to bring them home

Ukraine PM resigns, parliament coalition dissolves

Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk resigns in protest over the dissolution of the majority coalition

Russia cuts Ukraine's gas after talks fail

Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk called the supply halt another stage of Russia s aggression against the Ukrainian state

IMF approves $17 billion aid for Ukraine

The IMF executive board s green light opens the way for an immediate deployment of 3 2 billion to KIev

Ukraine PM accuses Russia of trying to provoke war

Ukrainian PM accuses a Russian military aircraft of violating Ukrainian airspace hence potentially sparking more conflict between the two

Pope promises to help Ukraine

Pope Francis and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk discuss the role religious organizations could play in fostering mutual respect and harmony in Ukraine

G7 agrees sanctions on Russia as Ukraine invasion fears mount

The Group of Seven rich countries agreed on the need for further sanctions on the government of President Vladimir Putin

Ukraine PM to meet Pope Francis amid crisis

The Vatican has faced some criticism over its low key reaction to the spiraling crisis in Ukraine

Pro-Russian gunmen seize more buildings in east Ukraine

Ukraine s interior ministry says the first assault was led by 20 armed men whose main purpose was to seize 20 machine guns and 400 Makarov guns stored in the police headquarters

US admits low expectations for 4-way Ukraine meet

While the US is not expecting much from the talks it believes the 4 way negotiations involving Ukraine are important in keeping the diplomatic door open

IMF bails out Ukraine as UN rejects Crimea annexation

The IMF bails out Ukraine to the tune of US 14 18 billion

EU, Ukraine sign political provisions of historic accord

It was this deal that sparked protests leading to Yanukovych s fall last month setting off the worst East West crisis since the end of the Cold War

Ban Ki-moon heading to Russia and Ukraine – UN

Ban will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday and with Ukraine s interim leader President Olexsandr Turchynov in Kiev on Friday

Ukraine pleads for talks as stand-off turns bloody

At least one pro Kiev protester was stabbed and killed in Donetsk when a demonstration in favor of Ukrainian unity was attacked by a Russian separatist crowd

Western powers prepare UN resolution on Crimea vote

It seems likely Western diplomats will wait to gauge Russia s response to the referendum before acting

World powers warn Russia against Crimea 'annexation'

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk seeks US President Barack Obama s help against the Kremlin s expansionist threat

World Bank ready to provide $3B aid to Ukraine

Obama to meet Ukrainian PM at White House

I am going to the United States for meetings at the highest level aimed at settling the situation in Ukraine says Ukraine PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk

Russia warns US against 'hasty' actions on Ukraine

The United States is suggesting that international mediation efforts could bring Ukraine and Russia together for discussions

Crimean parliament asks to join Russia as EU leaders meet

UPDATED The local parliament in Crimea took another step towards seceding from Ukraine asking to become part of Russia as EU leaders held an emergency summit to deal with the worst East West crisis since the Cold War

Ukraine makes first contacts with Russia to avert war

Yatsenyuk said the consultations with Moscow mainly concerned the status of a 15 billion loan package that Putin promised to Yanukovych in December

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Russian troops flood into Crimea

UPDATED Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the troops were needed in the flashpoint Black Sea peninsula until the stabilization of the situation in Ukraine

Ukraine mobilizes army as West warns Russia

Hundreds of armed men in green military fatigues blocked the entrance to a unit of Ukraine s border guards Sunday in a tense standoff in the flashpoint Crimea peninsula

'We are on the brink of disaster' – Ukraine PM

A group of 1 000 armed men are blocking the entrance to a unit of Ukraine s border guards in a tense standoff in the south of the flashpoint Crimea peninsula according to the defence ministry

Putin gets green light to send troops into Ukraine‎

It s up to Russia s president to decide when to use the right granted to him a deputy foreign minister says

Obama expresses deep concern on Ukraine, may skip G8 summit

UPDATED US President Barack Obama says any violation of Ukraine s sovereignty and territorial integrity would be deeply destabilizing

Police, protesters wage 'war' in Kiev after deadly clashes

UPDATED Tuesday is the bloodiest day since protests started against President Viktor Yanukovych in November when he infuriated a large part of the population by ditching a pact promising closer ties with the EU

Ukraine leader calls for concessions as protesters freed

None of the 234 people arrested between December 26 and February 2 are in custody anymore says Ukraine s attorney general Viktor Pshonka

Ukraine PM resigns to ease crisis

Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigned Tuesday January 28 hoping the action will help defuse the crisis in Ukraine