Yanukovych uncompromising in talks with three ex-presidents
President Viktor Yanukovych agreed to look into the cases of 10 protesters who were arrested and still in custody after
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Standoff continues in Ukraine
With snow on the ground, Ukrainian protesters maintained their vigil in Kiev’s Independence Square, even after police had moved campaigners
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Ukraine police move against pro-Europe demonstrators
Ukrainian riot police moved Monday to curb pro-European demonstrators in Kyiv by dismantling barricades set up by protesters outside government
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Kyiv, Ukraine: No blood but plenty of terror as police grapple for control
Amid news that embattled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych would support a roundtable with opposition leaders to negotiate an end to
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Ukrainian protesters topple Lenin statue
Anti-government protesters in Ukraine have toppled a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in central Kyiv, during the latest
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Russia rebukes Germany for participating in Kyiv protest
Russia’s prime minister has admonished foreign politicians who have participated in the political events unfolding in Ukraine. Dmitry Medvedev said
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Russian official: No deal reached between Ukraine, Russia
A Russian official says no deal has been struck on Ukraine joining the Russian-led Customs Union, an issue that has
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Russia Watch: From Ukraine to Georgia to Russia, the internet breaks the information rules of the old USSR
In August of last year, Mikhail Saakashivili was cruising to what looked like an easy election victory. Today, he travels
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Kyiv’s riot police brutal, ‘begrudging’
Whether in their blue urban camouflage or pitch-black uniforms, their faces masked or unmasked beneath large black helmets, their presence
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