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Ukraine, one of the largest countries in Europe, is a unitary semi-presidential republic, having achieved its independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Public protests demanding closer ties with the European Union and the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovych began in late 2013, leading to widespread civil unrest and, ultimately, revolution in 2014. Russia, prompted by counter-revolutionary sentiment in the Crimean Peninsula, staged a military intervention and subsequently annexed the region in a move largely condemned by the international community. Fighting between government forces and pro-Russian separatists has continued despite domestic and international efforts to de-escalate the crisis.

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The Donetsk City Court said she directed mortar fire at a rebel-held checkpoint, resulting in the deaths during the height of the fighting in eastern Ukraine in June 2014.

By IVAN NECHEPURENKO

Nadiya V. Savchenko is accused of directing artillery fire that killed two Russian journalists, in a case that has become symbolic in Russia and Ukraine.

A Russian judge said that a Ukrainian pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko, was complicit in the killing of two Russian journalists.

By REUTERS

The vacation I took as a young boy in a Russian seaside town in the spring of 1986 seemed entirely normal.

By MICHAEL MARDER

Photos from Belgium, Ukraine, Greece and Cuba.

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Oksana I. Syroyid has shot to the top of politics in Ukraine by trying to derail a peace accord with Russia.

By ANDREW E. KRAMER

Photos from Greece, Turkey, Ivory Coast and Ukraine.

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Nadya V. Savchenko, a captured military pilot, drank water after receiving a letter from Ukraines president, news outlets said, but his office said he sent no such document.

By ANDREW E. KRAMER

In interviews with The Atlantic, President Obama took an unusually blunt tone in expressing consternation with Middle Eastern nations and the demands placed on the U.S.

By MARK LANDLER

The pilot, Nadezhda Savchenko, brandished her middle finger and burst into the Ukrainian national anthem during her closing statement.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a missile, killing all 298 people on board.

As Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists carry on an almost forgotten fight, several evangelical groups are staging a campaign of their own.

By ANDREW E. KRAMER

The number of casualties from fighting has fallen in recent months, a senior official said, but killings, abductions and torture are still being reported.

Nadiya V. Savchenko, a helicopter pilot charged in connection with the deaths of two Russian journalists, has become a symbol in the Ukraine conflict.

By ANDREW E. KRAMER

Working remotely, attackers conducted extensive reconnaissance of the Ukraine power systems networks, stole the credentials of operators and learned how to switch off the breakers, plunging more than 225,000 Ukrainians into darkness.

The Ukrainian entry in the 2016 Eurovision song contest is the latest example of popular protest music aimed at Russia.

By ALISA SOPOVA

A partial truce in Syria capped something of a foreign policy trifecta for President Vladimir V. Putin, but his goals are uncertain for all three.

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Scenes from the designers recent presentation in Kiev.

The branch offices of three Russian banks were firebombed or looted over the weekend, and some of the attacks by Ukrainian nationalists.

By ANDREW E. KRAMER

A resumption of hostilities suggests that Russia, which supports the rebels, is willing to sustain the conflict there as well as in Syria.

By ANDREW E. KRAMER

The Donetsk City Court said she directed mortar fire at a rebel-held checkpoint, resulting in the deaths during the height of the fighting in eastern Ukraine in June 2014.

By IVAN NECHEPURENKO

Nadiya V. Savchenko is accused of directing artillery fire that killed two Russian journalists, in a case that has become symbolic in Russia and Ukraine.

A Russian judge said that a Ukrainian pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko, was complicit in the killing of two Russian journalists.

By REUTERS

The vacation I took as a young boy in a Russian seaside town in the spring of 1986 seemed entirely normal.

By MICHAEL MARDER

Photos from Belgium, Ukraine, Greece and Cuba.

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Oksana I. Syroyid has shot to the top of politics in Ukraine by trying to derail a peace accord with Russia.

By ANDREW E. KRAMER

Photos from Greece, Turkey, Ivory Coast and Ukraine.

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Nadya V. Savchenko, a captured military pilot, drank water after receiving a letter from Ukraines president, news outlets said, but his office said he sent no such document.

By ANDREW E. KRAMER

In interviews with The Atlantic, President Obama took an unusually blunt tone in expressing consternation with Middle Eastern nations and the demands placed on the U.S.

By MARK LANDLER

The pilot, Nadezhda Savchenko, brandished her middle finger and burst into the Ukrainian national anthem during her closing statement.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a missile, killing all 298 people on board.

As Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists carry on an almost forgotten fight, several evangelical groups are staging a campaign of their own.

By ANDREW E. KRAMER

The number of casualties from fighting has fallen in recent months, a senior official said, but killings, abductions and torture are still being reported.

Nadiya V. Savchenko, a helicopter pilot charged in connection with the deaths of two Russian journalists, has become a symbol in the Ukraine conflict.

By ANDREW E. KRAMER

Working remotely, attackers conducted extensive reconnaissance of the Ukraine power systems networks, stole the credentials of operators and learned how to switch off the breakers, plunging more than 225,000 Ukrainians into darkness.

The Ukrainian entry in the 2016 Eurovision song contest is the latest example of popular protest music aimed at Russia.

By ALISA SOPOVA

A partial truce in Syria capped something of a foreign policy trifecta for President Vladimir V. Putin, but his goals are uncertain for all three.

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Scenes from the designers recent presentation in Kiev.

The branch offices of three Russian banks were firebombed or looted over the weekend, and some of the attacks by Ukrainian nationalists.

By ANDREW E. KRAMER

A resumption of hostilities suggests that Russia, which supports the rebels, is willing to sustain the conflict there as well as in Syria.

By ANDREW E. KRAMER

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Ukraine: Pictures, Videos, Breaking News – Huffington Post

Nadiya Savchenko sits behind bars in a Russian prison, the prospect of a 23-year sentence looming before her. The strength of this Ukrainian woman is ...

Kelli Stuart

Novelist, history enthusiast, Russian speaker, mom, driver of a smokin' hot minivan...

With summer creeping up around the corner, it's time to start thinking about your upcoming travel plans! After visiting 75+ countries since 201...

Drew Goldberg

Travel blogger, fun seeker, social media guru, people-person

We must remember the struggle we faced to gain independence, the blood that was shed on our own land in the name of freedom, and we must willingly stand alongside those who are fighting for the same.

Kelli Stuart

Novelist, history enthusiast, Russian speaker, mom, driver of a smokin' hot minivan...

It's become commonplace to speak of the global war on terror as a "forever war." But perhaps the problem runs a great deal deeper. Perhaps we are no longer able to end any wars.

John Feffer

Director, Foreign Policy In Focus and Editor, LobeLog

Republican voters face a bad choice. The Donald's shortcomings are manifest. Marco Rubio may be young, well-spoken, and attractive. But his foreign policy judgment is awful. If you want more foolish, costly, and unnecessary wars, vote for Rubio.

On February 3, 2016, Kazakhstan's president Nursultan Nazarbayev made a symbolically powerful decree on how Kazakh soldiers should march during milita...

Here's to home, but still, here's to a world bigger than right on Hereford, left on Boyltson. Here's to Mount Saint James, and the tower bell. Here's to happy endings. We all deserve them.

Despite all the focus in Europe on refugees, terrorism and Brexit, there is one region which still requires the attention of both European elite as well as its society -- Eastern Europe. We are at risk of losing our focus in the region, and this could hurt countries that are attempting to finally shed their Soviet heritage.

A plain Soviet-era office block squats on a residential street in the beautiful historic city of Lviv, Ukraine. The lobby is dimly lit and there is...

Diane M. Francis

Senior Fellow Atlantic Council Eurasia Section in Washington DC, Adjunct Faculty Singularity University in Mountain Vie the National Post in Canada, a Distinguished Professor at Ryerson Universitys Ted Rogers School of Management, author of 10 books

What would Russia gain from attacking the Baltics? A recalcitrant, majority non-ethnic Russian population. A possible temporary nationalist surge at home. A likely short-lived victory over the West. The costs would be far greater.

Image: Stock Photo. FreeImages.com/Evgenia Pronina Most residents of the former Soviet Union hate the corruption that prevents everyone but a tiny ...

Armine Sahakyan

Human rights activist based in Armenia, Columnist with the Kyiv Post

Hate the cold but love winter clothes ? Designers Anna October and Lalo's dreamy and fluffy knitwear are must-haves. From Kuzyomin's timeless sophi...

Sissi Johnson

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Co-authored with Richard Burt Since 1962, the year after the Berlin Wall was constructed, the annual Munich Security Conference (MSC) has helped prop...

All the miscalculations and all the reckless rhetoric by the Russian and American superpowers over all those years have achieved just one thing. They repeatedly brought civilization far too close to its termination.

So far at Berlinale, there have been groundbreaking films, films about love, films about current affairs, movies about the past and some looking to the future. Some push the boundaries of reality, while others really stick our noses into the nitty gritty of surviving.

The recent backroom bi-laterals talks between the United States and Russia about Ukraine have caused anxiety in the region, raised hopes that sanctions could be lifted, and elevated Russian President Vladimir Putin's status to super power level.

Diane M. Francis

Senior Fellow Atlantic Council Eurasia Section in Washington DC, Adjunct Faculty Singularity University in Mountain Vie the National Post in Canada, a Distinguished Professor at Ryerson Universitys Ted Rogers School of Management, author of 10 books

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Home | Kyiv, Ukraine – Embassy of the United States

October 26. As part of the United States commitment to working with international partners to ensure Ukraine has the support it needs to continue making progress on reforms, today I am pleased to announce that President Obama, working with our Congress, intends to move forward with a third, $1 billion loan guarantee for Ukraine in the coming months. Full text

October 27. The United States congratulates the people of Ukraine for exercising their right to vote in yesterdays local elections. According to the initial reports from observers that I think you mentioned, these elections largely reflected the will of the Ukrainian people, and generally respected the democratic process. Full text

October 26. We congratulate the people of Ukraine for exercising their right to vote in yesterdays local elections. Ukraines democracy remains resilient, despite facing difficult economic conditions and Russias actions in Ukraine, including the occupation of Crimea. Full text

October 26. I am pleased to announce that the President, working with Congress, intends to move forward with a third $1 billion loan guarantee for Ukraine in the coming months. This fulfills a U.S. commitment to consider providing a third $1 billion loan guarantee in late 2015, if the conditions warrant. Full text

October 23. Today the United States transferred to Ukraine the first in a series of shipments of broadcast equipment to help improve Ukraines technical capacity to broadcast into eastern Ukraine. Full text

October 23. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will travel to Ukraine from October 26-27 as a continuation of the Obama Administrations sustained commitment to supporting the Ukrainian government and people, and helping strengthen the Ukrainian economy. Full text

October 22. The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the continued detention of Nadiya Savchenko, Oleksander Kolchenko, and Oleg Sentsov. We have not forgotten them nor any of the other Ukrainian hostages detained on baseless charges by Russia. Full text

October 22. The distinguished Russian representative closed his remarks by stating that Russia doesnt owe anything to anyone. And in the spirit of dialogue I would humbly suggest that, as a signatory of the Minsk agreements, Russia owes full implementation of the commitments it has made to the other signatories. Full text

October 22. The Russian military presence in the Donbas is real, and Russian aggression sparked the conflict there. Moscow sent Russian military personnel into Ukraine to train and equip the separatists, and to provide command and control support to separatist forces. Full text

October 8. Thank you Chairman Corker, Ranking Member Cardin, members of this committee for the opportunity to join you today and for the personal investment so many of you have made in Ukraines democratic, European future. Full Text

September 30. Today the United States announced an additional $7.5 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance for those affected by the conflict in Ukraine, bringing total U.S. humanitarian assistance to Ukraine since the start of the crisis to nearly $69 million. Full Text

September 29. By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State: Full Text

September 29. Vice President Joe Biden met today with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Full Text

September 28. PRESIDENT OBAMA: Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen: Seventy years after the founding of the United Nations, it is worth reflecting on what, together, the members of this body have helped to achieve. Full Text

September 25. We condemn the recent decision by Russia-backed separatist leaders in Luhansk, Ukraine, to expel UN agencies and all international nongovernmental organizations providing humanitarian assistance in the area. Full text

September 24. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASH CARTER: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It's a real privilege for me today to welcome here at the Pentagon Minister of Defense Colonel-General Poltorak for his first trip to the Pentagon, not his first visit with me. Full Text

September 24. Thank you for having me today. This is super overdue that Im visiting, so Im delighted to be with you today. Full text

September 24. Good morning. Thank you, Andy, for your kind introduction. It is my pleasure to be here at the Odesa Financial Forum with such distinguished experts from across Ukraine. Full text

September 23. Kenneth Myers, Director of the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), visited the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) in Kyiv today to oversee the transfer of 8 hydraulic telescopic excavators worth $1.9 million and to inspect other equipment that DTRA has transferred to the Border Guards. The excavators will be used to build defensive security earthworks on Ukraines borders. Full text

September 22. Very quickly, just one thing I wanted to mention at the top and then Ill move to your questions. I did want to note that today marks the start of the trial of Nadiya Savchenko, who is the Ukrainian solider, and now member of Ukraines parliament, who was kidnapped by Russian-backed separatists in June 2014, spirited across the border to Russia against her will, and then charged with murder. Full text

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Ukraine Travel Warning

Russia-backed separatists continue to control areas in the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts. Despite the signing of a ceasefire agreement by representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE, violent clashes between combined Russian separatist forces and Ukrainian forces continue in parts of the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, resulting in thousands of injuries and deaths. The ceasefire agreement established a de facto dividing line between Ukrainian government-controlled and separatist-held areas of Ukraine, with numerous checkpoints controlled by government and separatist forces. Individuals, including U.S. citizens, have been threatened, detained or kidnapped for hours or days after being stopped at separatist checkpoints. The Government of Ukraine has stated that foreigners, including U.S. citizens, who enter Ukraine from Russia through separatist-controlled territory, will not be allowed through checkpoints into government-controlled territory.

The Department of State also warns U.S. citizens to defer all travel to the Crimean Peninsula, which is occupied by Russia. The Russian Federation is likely to take further actions in Crimea throughout the remainder of 2015 consistent with its attempted unlawful annexation and occupation of this part of Ukraine. The international community, including the United States and Ukraine, does not recognize this purported annexation. The Russian Federation maintains an extensive military presence in Crimea and along the border of eastern Ukraine. In addition, there are continuing reports of abuses against the local population by de facto authorities in Crimea, particularly against those who are seen as challenging their authority on the peninsula. The Government of Ukraine prevents foreigners, including U.S. citizens, who enter Crimea directly from any country other than Ukraine, from entering mainland Ukraine.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) continues to be concerned about the significant threat to civil aviation operating within Ukraines Dnepropetrovsk (UKDV) Flight Information Region (FIR) due to the ongoing attacks by combined Russian-backed separatist forces on Ukrainian forces in parts of the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. In addition, the FAA is concerned that civil aircraft operating in the Simferopol (UKFV) FIR may receive conflicting air traffic control instructions from both Ukrainian and Russian air traffic service providers as the result of the Russian Federations purported annexation of this area. As a result, as of 2014 the FAA prohibits U.S. civil aviation from flying in the Ukrainian Simferopol and Dnepropetrovsk FIRS. This prohibition remains in effect. For additional background information regarding FAA flight prohibitions and advisories for U.S. civil aviation, consult the FAAs Prohibitions, Restrictions and Notices web page.

The situation in Ukraine is unpredictable and could change quickly. U.S. citizens throughout Ukraine should avoid large crowds and be prepared to remain indoors should protests or demonstrations escalate. U.S. citizens should especially exercise extreme vigilance in public places in the regions of Odesa and Kharkiv due to a continuing increase in small scale terrorism incidents.

U.S. Embassy Kyiv's Consular Section is open for all public services; however, in light of the ongoing unrest, the Embassy has severely restricted the travel of U.S. government personnel to Donetsk, Luhansk and the Crimean Peninsula, and occasionally limits travel to other adjacent regions. As a result, the Embassy's ability to provide consular services, including responding to emergencies, to U.S. citizens in eastern Ukraine and Ukraine's Crimean region is extremely limited.

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