Ukraine

Putin last month praised Zelensky as "likeable" and "sincere". (Photo: File)

'Don't trust Putin': Ex-Ukraine Prez warns ahead of Russia talks

Zelensky, a political novice who was inaugurated in May, will meet Putin for the first time on Monday.

07 Dec 2019 3:35 PM

“I don’t want the crown back,” she wrote on her Instagram page on Sunday. (Photo: Instagram)

Ex-beauty queen barred from Miss World for being mother, files lawsuit

There has not yet been any comment from Miss World on the issue.

03 Dec 2019 1:45 PM

Hearings began last week in Washington into whether US President Donald Trump ordered to freeze US military aid to Ukraine in an effort to get Kiev to launch investigations against potential 2020 election rival Joe Biden and his son Hunter. (Photo: File)

Ukraine getting ‘tired’ of Donald Trump scandal, says Volodymyr Zelensky

'We have our country, we have our independence, we have our own problems,' Zelensky said.

20 Nov 2019 1:17 PM

The leader of the impeachment investigation said Tuesday that witnesses had provided substantial support for allegations that he illegally tried to force Ukraine to investigate Biden. (Photo: File)

Ukraine 'won't interfere' in Trump impeachment probe, says Zelensky

Trump has admitted asking Zelensky to probe Biden, but said it was for legitimate suspicions of corruption and not political reasons.

17 Oct 2019 10:30 AM

Zelensky was asked repeatedly about his relations with the Trump administration while speaking to reporters at a news conference that lasted more than 14 hours at a food court in Kiev with rotating groups of reporters. (Photo: File)

'No blackmail' in call with Trump: Ukraine Prez in 14-hour address

'There was no blackmail. This was not the subject of our conversation,' Zelensky said about his call with Trump.

11 Oct 2019 11:17 AM

Gabriel Jesus made it three in the 76th minute after Kevin De Bruyne led a swift counter-attack and slipped in the Brazilian who made no mistake. (Photo:AFP)

UCL 2019-20: Manchester City sink Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0

Shakhtar quickly had a chance to go level after a superb run from Taison who found Junior Moraes.

19 Sep 2019 9:47 AM

Eight people were killed and ten were injured in a hotel fire in Ukraine's port city of Odessa early Saturday, emergency services said. (Representational Image)

9 killed, 10 injured in Ukraine hotel fire

Police opened a criminal investigation into possible violations of fire safety requirements and causes of the fire were being established.

17 Aug 2019 2:18 PM

More than three decades after he flew his helicopter above the radioactive volcano that was Chernobyl’s nuclear reactor number four, the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident, Mykola Volkozub recalls how he feared for his life. (video screengrab/ YouTube)

‘Nobody is not afraid’: Chernobyl pilot who made 3 flights within 20 minutes

Eyeing up the reactor for the first time in 33 years, Volkozub said he couldn’t recognise it.

16 Aug 2019 7:07 PM

The separatist authorities have indicated that they could be ready to negotiate with Zelensky. (Photo: File)

Ukraine's Zelensky announces dissolution of parliament shortly after inauguration

A month after scoring landslide election victory against incumbent Poroshenko, 41-year-old became Ukraine's youngest post-Soviet president.

20 May 2019 3:52 PM

In his Facebook post, Zelensky warned Russia not to talk with Ukraine "in the language of threats or military or economic pressure." (Photo: File)

Ukraine's Zelensky turns down Putin's offer, welcomes agitated Russians

He pledged instead to "give citizenship to representatives of all nations that suffer from authoritarian and corrupt regimes"

28 Apr 2019 6:26 PM

Head of the unrecognised republic Leonid Pasechnik on Twitter called the explosion at the Skhidcarbon mine a "terrible tragedy". (Photo: Representational purpose)

Blast in Ukraine's mine; 3 dead, 14 injured

The gas blast ripped through the mine in Yurievka village in the self-proclaimed Republic of Lugansk, which broke away from Kiev in 2014.

26 Apr 2019 4:49 PM

'I will never let you down,' Zelensky told jubilant supporters at his campaign. (Photo:AP)

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is Ukraine's new President

A comedian with no political experience won a landslide victory in Ukraine's presidential election, drawing cheers from global leaders.

22 Apr 2019 12:51 PM

Citing results of the exit polls, Al Jazeera reported that the comedian will defeat incumbent President Petro Poroshenko with 73.2 per cent of the vote against 25.3 per cent. (Photo: ANI)

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky will win Ukraine's presidential elections: Exit polls

The ballots cast on Sunday were yet to be counted by Ukraine's Central Election Commission.

22 Apr 2019 9:12 AM

Activists hold flares during their rally in front of the Ukrainian parliament. (Photo: AFP)

Ukrainian President warns of threat of 'full-scale war' with Russia

The number of Russian units deployed along the Ukraine-Russian border has 'grown dramatically' while number of Russian tanks has tripled.

28 Nov 2018 9:03 AM

There have been several large fires at ammunition and weapons depots in recent years, an additional drain on Ukraine's military, which has been fighting Russian-backed separatists in eastern regions since 2014. (Representational Image)

Thousands evacuated after explosions at Ukrainian ammunition depot

There was no mention of any casualties and it was not immediately clear whether the explosions were an accident or sabotage.

09 Oct 2018 11:37 AM

The accused told the police that he had throttled the children with his bare hands. (Photo: Representational)

Ukraine: Man strangles stepchildren in sleep, wanted revenge from their mother

He had an argument with their mother and in order to get back at her, killed the children while they were asleep.

11 Jul 2017 8:25 AM

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. (Photo: AP/File)

Tillerson calls on Russia to reduce tensions in Ukraine

Poroshenko was especially complimentary of Tillerson's decision last week to appoint a special envoy for Ukraine negotiations.

10 Jul 2017 2:46 PM

US embassy in Kiev struck by blast, no casualties: Ukrainian police

The blast hit the mission located in central Kiev shortly after midnight, a statement said.

08 Jun 2017 12:49 PM

Ukraine's first wheelchair model breaks taboos

In a wheelchair since birth, she had struggled for years to make it as a model in Ukraine where disabled people often get left behind.

28 Feb 2017 2:46 PM

Former football player helps Ukrainian kids

Croatian ex-footballer Ivica Piric spent some five years of his career playing in Ukraine. Now the retired international has returned to help the conflict-wracked country he calls a “second home”.

21 Nov 2015 6:04 AM