Special Report: Why Ukraine's revolution remains unfinished By Richard Woods, Reuters 23 October 2014 (Note: Contains language readers may find offensive in paragraph 12 of section headed 'FEB 21: THE DOWNFALL') In the afternoon of February 20, after the morning’s dead had been cleared away, Volodymyr Melnychuk arrived outside Kiev’s October palace. Higher up the hill stood the seats of Ukrainian government, defended by thousands of police. Below

Russia's Putin may have talks with Ukraine leader next week: Kremlin By Alexei Kalmykov and Lidia Kelly, Reuters 9 October 2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin could hold talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko next week on the sidelines of a summit of Asian and European leaders in Milan, the Kremlin said on Thursday. Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov confirmed Putin would attend the ASEM (Europe-Asia Meeting) summit in the northern

Ukraine Wary of Fragile Peace as Patriotism Surges By Laura Mills, Associated Press 2 October 2014 Since Ukraine's conflict with Russia erupted, Oleksandr Federenko has gone from village kid to army cadet, trading computer games for knife-throwing classes and morning marches. He is only 13. Federenko's shy laugh and wisp of upper lip hair seem at odds with his bulky camouflage uniform as he explains his decision to sign up for the military academy.

At least 9 killed when shells hit Ukrainian school and bus, officials say By Victoria Butenko and Jason Hanna, CNN 1 October 2014 A shell landed near a school as children began their school year in the war-weary eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Wednesday morning, killing at least three adults and shattering what would have been a step toward normalcy for dozens of students. Shells also hit a public transit bus in the city about the same time,

Fighting intensifies in Ukraine as pro-Russian rebels move on Donetsk airport By Michael Birnbaum, The Washington Post 1 October 2014 MOSCOW — Fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday despite a fragile cease-fire, as pro-Russian rebels appeared to be close to capturing the strategically important Donetsk airport. The fighting was some of the worst since a Sept. 5 truce calmed the conflict, although shelling has continued and casualties

As conflict continues, UN rights expert urges Ukraine to step up aid for displaced people UN News Centre 25 September 2014 The Ukrainian Government must intensify its efforts to meet the needs and protect the rights of the hundreds of thousands of people internally displaced by the country’s ongoing conflict, an independent United Nations human rights expert affirmed today. “The Ukrainian Government must exercise primary responsibility and act

Ukraine crisis: Nato sees 'significant' Russian troop pullback BBC News 24 September 2014 Nato spokesman Lt Col Jay Janzen says it is difficult to determine the number of soldiers in Ukraine, as pro-Russian rebels control some border crossings. Moscow denies arming the rebels and sending Russian troops to the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. UN officials say 3,245 people have been killed since fighting began in April. A shaky ceasefire has held since

Russia and the Tatars, Divide and Digest By The Economist online 17 September 2014 THE Mejlis is the governing body of Crimea’s Tatars, the Muslim indigenous group who make up 12% of the region’s population. On September 16th, its headquarters was surrounded and searched by dozens of Russian police (pictured). The raid came just a day after Crimea’s elections, which the Tatars, most of whom opposed Russia’s takeover of the peninsula this

Most Russian Forces Now Out of Ukraine, Kiev Says By Neil MacFarquhar,The New York Times 10 September 2014  President Petro O. Poroshenko of Ukraine said on Wednesday that the bulk of Russian forces had withdrawn from Ukrainian territory, a move that he said heightened the chances for a lasting cease-fire in the southeast. Speaking at the start of a cabinet meeting that was broadcast nationally, the president also announced plans to move ahead

NATO Prepares New Sanctions Over Russian Action in Ukraine By Steven Erlanger, Julie Hirscheld Davis, and Stephen Castle, The New York Times 4 September 2014 Amid talk of a possible cease-fire between Ukrainian forces and Moscow-backed separatists, President Obama and European leaders at a NATO summit meeting here on Thursday prepared a new round of sanctions against Russian officials, banks and enterprises that could be imposed as early as Friday.