alliance. 2010: Yanukovich wins a presidential election.... 2013: Yanukovich's government suspends

president Viktor Yanukovich in 2013-2014.“ There's been a lot of different times.... When we were born

Firtash rose to become a wealthy and influential businessman in Ukraine.... He has been indicted in the United States on bribery and racketeering charges.... He denies wrongdoing and has fought extradition from Vienna.( Reporting by Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets; Editing by Alison Williams, William Maclean)....

KYIV( Reuters)-Former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevhen Murayev derided British allegations that he could be installed as leader of a Kremlin puppet government in Kyiv, and told Reuters in an interview that he was considering legal action.... " Probably in the UK it was somehow forgotten or missed, or simply not even appreciated," said Murayev, adding that the allegations made him doubt the quality of UK intelligence work.... Russia denies plans to attack but has pressed for security guarantees, inclu

Poroshenko is being investigated for alleged treason linked to the financing of Russian-backed separatist fighters through illegal coal sales while in office in 2014-15.... Ukraine and its allies have sounded the alarm about tens of thousands of Russian troops massed near its borders.... Poroshenko's return to Kyiv from Warsaw on Monday coincides with the whistle-stop visit from the new German foreign minister, who will then head to Moscow for talks on Tuesday....

The research culminated in the# 1 New York Times bestselling book “ Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends ”( Harper Collins, March 2018).... 1. Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, joined the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma in April 2014, according to RSB bank records.... Over a 16-month period, Burisma paid$ 3.1 million to a bank account associated with Hunter’s business.2. Joe Biden led the Obama administration’s policy toward U

close Video Russian journalist says oligarchs in FSB encouraged Putin to pursue Ukrainian war because they desired money and power Prior to the Vladimir Putin's Ukrainian invasion, he received advice within the FSB that enticed Ukrainian invasion.... Their first goal was to earn money because, you know, they were asking for a lot of money to do some kind of intelligence work in Ukraine.... But the second reason is more important....

LVIV, Ukraine( Reuters)-Joel Wasserman knew it was time to leave Kyiv when the United States began warning that a Russian offensive on Ukraine could be imminent, and that its capital could be attacked this time.... You can feel this freedom right here in the middle of Lviv," said Sadovyi, who recently visited Donbass and said his city had received refugees from the earlier fighting.... Wasserman feels safer in Lviv, he said, but shutting up his flat in Kyiv was unsettling....

LONDON( Reuters)-One of the architects of the Moscow-backed separatist rebellion in eastern Ukraine eight years ago said Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a mistake, in comments that show the Kremlin cannot count on support from all pro-Russian opponents of Kyiv. Alexei Alexandrov was one of the leaders of a movement in 2014 to reject Kyiv's rule and create an autonomous pro-Moscow territory in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, triggering a war against Ukrainian government forces. Russian President

The Games are a good opportunity for Russian human rights defenders or local ecological NGOs to get their voice heard internationally, but they are not a frame for states to pressure Russia. It will be badly seen as, after all, everybody wants to enjoy the Olympic Celebration, including the French,