Ukraine
Unsealed Soviet archives reveal cover-ups at Chernobyl plant before disaster
KYIV (Reuters) - The Soviet Union knew the Chernobyl nuclear plant was dangerous and covered up emergencies there before the 1986 disaster,…
Number of COVID-19 cases in Ukraine exceeds 2 million
The total number of coronavirus cases in Ukraine exceeds 2 million, health minister Maksym Stepanov said on Friday. He said on Facebook…
Putin ready to meet Ukrainian President as Russia withdraws troops from Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would be prepared to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for talks in Moscow at…
Ukraine to call up reservists for military service, Russia says Ukraine and NATO are continuing military preparations
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a law allowing reservists to be called up for military service without announcing mobilization, his office…
U.S. warns airlines on flights near Ukraine-Russian border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday urged airlines to exercise "extreme caution" when flying near the Ukraine-Russian…
Russian military build-up near Ukraine numbers more than 150,000 troops, EU’s Borrell says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU foreign ministers on Monday decided not ramp up pressure on Russia for amassing troops at Ukraine's border in…
Russian security service briefly detains Ukrainian diplomat
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's FSB security service briefly detained a Ukrainian diplomat in St Petersburg, Ukraine's foreign ministry said on Saturday, in…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to hold talks with Merkel, Macron about Russia standoff
KYIV, April 15 (Reuters) - The leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany will hold three-way talks on Friday about Ukraine's standoff with…
Turkey says not picking a side in Ukraine-Russia conflict, Baltic foreign ministers visiting Ukraine ‘to express support’
Turkey is not picking a side in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday in…
No let down in tension between Russia and Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine held simultaneous military drills on Wednesday as NATO foreign and defence ministers began emergency discussions on a massing of…
Ukraine says Russia may store nuclear weapons in Crimea
BRUSSELS, April 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine's defence minister said on Wednesday that Russia is preparing Crimea for potentially storing nuclear weapons and…
NATO chief warns of thousands of Russian troops amassed near Ukraine
Brussels (dpa) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg condemned a build-up of "thousands" of combat-ready Russian troops at Ukraine's borders as "unexplained,…