Analysis: Ukraine’s likely president leans toward West but must face Moscow
Billionaire Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine’s likely new president, wasted little time in exhibiting his pro-Western leanings. “We need to do all
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Kyiv elects a mayor for the first time since 2008
For the residents of the Ukrainian capital, a lot more was at stake than just the presidency on May 25.
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Ukraine: High voter turnout propels Poroshenko to presidency
Ukrainians elected Petro Poroshenko to be their fifth president in a vote that was dubbed “the second independence referendum.” Poroshenko
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High turnout in Ukraine vote
An estimated 38.53 per cent of Ukrainians voted in the early presidential elections by 3pm, according to the Central Election
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Voting opens in Ukraine amid fear and violence in Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts
Polls opened in Ukraine at 8am on May 25 for an early presidential election ordered by parliament after Viktor Yanukovych
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Worries grow over Ukraine ‘Yugoslav Scenario’
When Russian President Vladimir Putin reclaimed Crimea for Moscow, he called the territory “inseparable” from the motherland. Putin justified the
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Spectre of violence in eastern Ukraine keeps voters from polls
Just one day before Ukraine holds a crucial presidential election, confusion and a looming specter of violence are dissuading voters
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Ukraine prepares for crucial presidential election
Ukraine is preparing for a crucial presidential election amid fears of fresh violence aimed at disrupting Sunday’s vote. In a
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Ahead of Ukraine vote, fighting continues in east
Fighting continued Friday between pro-Russian separatists and government forces in eastern Ukraine, two days before a presidential election. Witnesses and
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