Ukraine

Crimeans vote over 90 percent to quit Ukraine for Russia

(Reuters) - Russian state media said Crimeans voted overwhelmingly to break with Ukraine and join Russia on Sunday, as Kiev…

Ukraine standoff intensifies; Russia says sanctions will ‘boomerang’

(Reuters) - Russia said any U.S. sanctions imposed on Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine will boomerang back on the…

2014 Winter Paralympics underway in Sochi

The 2014 Winter Paralympics have begun in Sochi, Russia. Just one Ukraine athlete participated in the opening ceremony, amid simmering…

Ukraine Paralympic chief says will quit Games if Russia invades

(Reuters) - Ukraine's Paralympic chief said on Friday his team would quit the Winter Paralympic Games if Russia invaded his…

In Ukraine, nationalists gain influence – and scrutiny

(Reuters) - When protest leaders in Ukraine helped oust a president widely seen as corrupt, they became heroes of the…

EU and US start Russia sanctions, call Crimea referendum illegal

The EU and US have both announced preliminary steps against Russia over the situation in Crimea. Chancellor Angela Merkel said…

Crimea votes to join Russia, Obama orders sanctions

BY ALISSA DE CARBONNEL AND LUKE BAKER (Reuters) - Crimea's parliament voted to join Russia on Thursday and its Moscow-backed government…

Ukrainian prime minister says Crimea referendum ‘illegitimate’

Ukraine's prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, has called Crimea’s planned referendum to join the Russia Federation "illegitimate." The Black Sea peninsula…

Armed group threaten UN envoy in Crimea confrontation

As diplomats met in Paris to lower tensions between Ukraine and Russia, a number of incidents on the ground in…

Big power talks on Ukraine crisis make little progress

(Reuters) - High-level diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Ukraine made little apparent headway at talks in Paris on…

In Ukraine’s Crimea, a tense and surreal standoff

(Reuters) - Holed up on their bases, Ukraine's besieged servicemen and the Russians surrounding them in Crimea are locked in…

Gov’t to look after the welfare of 172 Filipino workers in Ukraine –Palace

MANILA, March 5 (Philippine News Agency) -- Malacanang on Wednesday assured that concerned government agencies will continue looking after the…

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