Former Ukraine President, Viktor Yanukovych, was involved in hiring and planning police sniper attacks on anti-government protesters, said Ukrainian authorities on Apr. 3, 2014. In February, 76 demonstrators were shot and killed on the streets […]
Mainstream media companies are finding it difficult to remain neutral when it comes to reporting on the crisis in Ukraine. Some articles are blatantly one-sided while others offer unbalanced points of view, but the real […]
The International Monetary Fund has announced emergency funding between $14 billion and $18 billion to help Ukraine avoid defaulting on its debt payments.
Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced her intention to run for President of Ukraine in the upcoming May elections. At the press conference, Tymoshenko asked for the support of her party “Fatherland” and said that […]
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a non-binding resolution, declaring Crimea’s referendum on independence illegal. Ukraine proposed the resolution, which was backed by the United States and the European Union. It passed with 100 votes […]
The Crimean parliament voted unanimously to join the Russian Federation and will hold a referendum on the issue March 16 in another escalation of the crisis in Ukraine. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk has rejected the […]
ANALYSIS The scenario in Crimea has already happened in world history. March 1938. Austria. The events of those days will go down in history as the Anschluss of Austria– German for union or political annexation. […]
At least 75 people were killed in Kiev as the truce declared on Feb. 19 came to a violent end. Meanwhile, unconfirmed sources say the number of dead may reach up to 100. Eyewitnesses reported police […]
ANALYSIS For a long time now the protests in Ukraine have not been about a wish to be a part of either the European Union or the Custom Union; it is the desire of an […]
In the midst of the political crisis in Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych went on sick leave Jan 30. Earlier that day, Yanukovych said he and his government were doing everything in their power to solve […]
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