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Posted at 9:45 13 Oct 2020
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on Trump-Biden battle
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The Ukrainian president says he will not get drawn into the US presidential election.
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Posted at 11:45 8 Jul 2020
Forest fires kill at least six in eastern Ukraine
Firefighters and rescue workers rushed to tackle the blazes amid soaring winds and heat.
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Posted at 0:55 5 Jul 2020
Ukraine ex-leader warns of Russian 'fifth column'
By Jonah Fisher
BBC Kyiv correspondent
Ex-president Poroshenko sees Russian influence at work in the new administration.
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Posted at 5:25 20 May 2020
Why comic's dream to transform country may be over
By Jonah Fisher
BBC Kyiv correspondent
Ukraine's president is still popular after a year in power but his top team has fallen apart.
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Posted at 18:41 24 Feb 2020
'I'm not leaving China without my dog'
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A Ukrainian woman has told the BBC why she decided to decline evacuation and stay in the coronavirus stricken Chinese city of Wuhan.
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Posted at 15:09 21 Feb 2020
Protesters attack bus of China evacuees in Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky urged people to show solidarity and remember "we are all human".
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Posted at 13:56 18 Feb 2020
Deadly flare-up on front line in eastern Ukraine
Russian-backed rebels and Ukraine's military blame each other for heavy shelling in Donbas region.
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Posted at 18:11 5 Feb 2020
Volker: 'Mistake for Trump to hold Ukraine aid'
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The former US special envoy to Ukraine has told BBC Newsnight it was a mistake for President Donald Trump to withhold military aid.
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Posted at 18:35 19 Jan 2020
Ukrainian victims of Iran plane crash return home
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The bodies of 11 Ukrainians are repatriated after their plane was shot down in Iran last week.
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Posted at 18:54 17 Jan 2020
Ukraine audiotape row: PM's offer to quit rejected
President Zelensky gives PM Oleksiy Honcharuk "a chance" to stay, despite his reported mockery.
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Posted at 21:09 16 Jan 2020
White House 'broke law' by withholding Ukraine aid
A non-partisan US watchdog agency says the White House block on congressional aid was illegal.
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Posted at 12:55 16 Jan 2020
Trump 'knew what was going on', says Giuliani aide
Lev Parnas, an aide to the president's lawyer, says Donald Trump knew of efforts to pressure Ukraine.
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Posted at 22:12 29 Dec 2019
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists swap prisoners
Authorities hope the long-awaited exchange will ease tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
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Posted at 20:46 29 Dec 2019
Ukrainians arrive home after prisoner swap
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Ukrainian prisoners received a warm welcome in Kyiv after being released by pro-Russian separatists.
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Posted at 8:11 24 Dec 2019
Senate leaders spar over impeachment trial
Democrats want assurances witnesses and documents will be allowed when President Trump is tried.
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Posted at 22:52 22 Dec 2019
White House blocked Ukraine aid just after Trump call
An email shows officials were contacted 90 minutes after Donald Trump and Ukraine's leader spoke.
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Posted at 13:34 10 Dec 2019
Will a deal with Russia bring peace to Ukraine?
Paris talks brought limited progress towards peace in rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine.
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Posted at 7:44 10 Dec 2019
Ukraine and Russia agree to implement ceasefire
Talks between Russia and Ukraine's leaders end with a pledge of a ceasefire by the end of 2019.
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Posted at 0:34 9 Dec 2019
Long-awaited talks aim to end Ukraine conflict
By Jonah Fisher
BBC News, Zolote, Ukraine
The first face-to-face talks between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine will take place in Paris.
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Posted at 15:54 27 Nov 2019
Trump invited to impeachment hearing
The president has been told he can either attend the hearing next week or "stop complaining".
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