Ukrainian president condemns violence
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Saturday condemned what he calls “actions” that have led to violence during opposition demonstrations in
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EU signs up Moldova and Georgia, but loses the big prize, Ukraine
Pressured by street demonstrations at home, Ukraine’s president reluctantly traveled to a European Union summit in Lithuania. But he frustrated five
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Torn between East and West, Ukraine debates future
The European Union criticized Russia for pressuring Ukraine into abandoning a landmark free trade deal with the EU in favor
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Ukraine says membership in EU depends on aid
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych says his country needs economic and financial support from the European Union before Kyiv can sign
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EU summit opens, overshadowed by Ukraine
A European Union summit opened Thursday in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, overshadowed by Ukraine’s decision not to sign a landmark
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After Ukraine, will Russia next lean on Moldova and Georgia?
After Ukraine, seemingly under Russian pressure, made a U-turn last week on its road towards closer integragration with the European
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Ukraine protests continue as Russia denies anti-EU pressure
Thousands of protesters gathered in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv for a third successive night Tuesday to demand that
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Russia Watch: Putin uses political karate to keep Ukraine from moving west
German chancellor Otto von Bismarck once observed that the Russian cavalry are “slow to saddle up, but ride fast.” In
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Yanukovych asks Ukraine for understanding, Tymoshenko goes on hunger strike
Five days after demonstrations started all over Ukraine, prompted by the government’s rejection of a political and free trade deal
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