World Mar 29 Klitschko will support billionaire candy king for Ukraine presidency Former world boxing champion and protest leader Vitali Klitschko announced on Saturday that he will not run in the upcoming Ukrainian presidential elections. By Kayla Ruble
World Feb 23 Parliament appoints interim president in Ukraine In a vote on Sunday, the Ukrainian parliament named its speaker and top opposition member Oleksander Turchinov as interim president. By Kayla Ruble
World Feb 22 Ukraine leader flees capital as clashes continue Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and his administration abandoned government buildings in Kiev on Saturday. The embattled president accused the opposition of conducting a coup. By Kayla Ruble
World Oct 20 In Ukraine, Fallout From Tymoshenko Case Strains Ties with EU When former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in jail for actions she took while in office, there were no demonstrations in the streets but a sense of concern in some quarters about the direction of… By Larisa Epatko
Feb 25 Ukraine’s Yanukovych Pledges New Strategy at Swearing In By Larisa Epatko Viktor Yanukovych was sworn in as Ukraine's president Thursday, after a Feb. 7 runoff that is still contested by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, and promised to move the country forward on an innovative path. Continue reading
Feb 08 Opposition Candidate Appears to Eke Out Win in Ukraine By Larisa Epatko With almost all of the votes tallied, opposition candidate Viktor Yanukovych claimed a victory over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko by a slim margin in Sunday's presidential runoff in Ukraine, although Tymoshenko refused to concede defeat by Monday evening local time. Continue reading
Jan 18 Ukraine Election Moves to Runoff Without Incumbent By Larisa Epatko Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko, who gained power during the Orange Revolution in 2004, is out of the running in a run-off election now scheduled for Feb. 7. Continue reading
Jan 15 In Ukraine, 18 Candidates Vie for Top Seat By Larisa Epatko On Sunday, Ukrainians vote in their first presidential election since the Orange Revolution in 2004, when pro-Western Viktor Yushchenko eventually bested Moscow-backed Viktor Yanukovych in a re-vote. Continue reading