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Editor’s Note: Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych gave a live news conference from exile in Rostov-na-Don, Russia. The following is an unofficial translation from the Kyiv Post.
Feb. 28, 2014
Acting President of Ukraine, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Turchynov has signed a decree appointing Mykhailo Kutsyn to the post of chief of general staff – commander-in-chief of the Armed F
Feb. 28, 2014
Two Crimean airports were taken over by Russian military troops, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on Facebook this morning. He said the situation in the autonomous republic has now escalated to “a
Feb. 28, 2014
Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to continue to work together with its Ukrainian partners in order to further promote trade and business ties between the two cou
Feb. 28, 2014
The newly appointed prime minister of Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, has said that Viktor Yanukovych remains the legitimately elected president of Ukraine, expressing hope f
Feb. 28, 2014
Head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration Dmytro
Kolesnikov has resigned, the press service of the administration
reported.
Feb. 27, 2014
The Ukrainian national flag has been brought down over the Sevastopol City Council.
Feb. 27, 2014
At an extraordinary plenary session on Thursday, the Supreme Council of
Crimea passed a motion of no confidence in the Council of Ministers of
Crimea and terminated its powers, a spokesperson for the
Feb. 27, 2014
Two issues will be considered at an extraordinary session of the Crimean
Supreme Council: a Crimean referendum and government reports, Crimean
Parliament Chairman Volodymyr Konstantynov said.
Feb. 27, 2014
Viktor Yanukovych is planning a press conference for Feb. 28 at 5 p.m. in the Russian port city of Rostov-on-Don, according to Russian news agencies.
Feb. 27, 2014
About $70 billion has been withdrawn from Ukraine’s financial system over the last three years, new Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said on Feb. 27, alleging corruption on a scale that not
Feb. 27, 2014
Leaders of the EuroMaidan revolution that toppled Viktor Yanukovych as president took the stage of Kyiv’s Independence Square on Feb. 26 and proposed candidates for prime minister and Cabinet of Minis
Feb. 27, 2014
The rallies in front of the Crimean parliament on Wednesday lead to two fatalities, former chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Mustafa Jemilev
Feb. 26, 2014
Checkpoints were put up at all entrances to Sevastopol last night and
the borders to the city are guarded by groups of people, police units,
and traffic police.
Feb. 26, 2014
On Feb. 24, parliament passed a bill to free 23 political
prisoners. Eight are members of far-right groups believed to have been
persecuted for their political beliefs. Five were anti-drug trafficking
Feb. 25, 2014
Serhiy Tulub, the head of Cherkasy Regional Administration, has tendered his resignation.
“To avoid further confrontation in Cherkasy region and understanding
the inevitability and necessity of change
Feb. 25, 2014