by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 27, 2014 | World
Kiev, Bloomberg—Ukrainian parties that advocate firmer European ties rushed Monday to construct a coalition after sweeping aside the Russian-leaning political forces that hail from the nation’s war-ravaged east. President Petro Poroshenko said negotiations that...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 13, 2014 | World
Kiev, Reuters—Ukraine’s prime minister said on Saturday Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed to destroy Ukraine as an independent country and said only NATO could defend the ex-Soviet republic from external aggression. Kiev and its Western backers accuse...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 30, 2014 | World
Kiev, Reuters—Ukraine called on Friday for full membership in NATO, its strongest plea yet for Western military help, after accusing Russia of sending in armored columns that have driven back its forces on behalf of pro-Moscow rebels. Russian President Vladimir Putin,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 25, 2014 | World
Kiev, Reuters—Ukraine’s parliament said on Friday it had yet to receive a resignation letter from Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk so could not vote on whether to accept it, stalling work at the heart of government. Yatseniuk, a key interlocutor of the West...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 17, 2014 | World
Kiev, AP—Lawmakers and officials from eastern Ukraine on Saturday poured criticism on the fledging central government, accusing it of ignoring the grievances of the regions which have been overrun by pro-Russia militia fighting for independence. The criticism came in...
