Activists report electoral violations during yesterday’s vote.
Votes Being Counted After Elections For 7 Rada Seats; Shelling Wounds Civilians In Donbass
July 18, 2016
Tag: Rada
Groysman Puts Forth His Vision For Government With Negotiations Under Way On New Cabinet
April 11, 2016
Following the resignation of the prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Ukrainian politicians are negotiating the shape of a new government, almost certainly to be headed by Rada Speaker Volodymyr Groysman.
Ukraine Liveblog Day 250: Ukraine Prepares For Tomorrow’s Elections
October 25, 2014
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Ukraine Liveblog Day 231: Victoria Nuland Arrives In Kiev As Fighting Continues Across Eastern Ukraine
October 6, 2014
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Ukraine Liveblog Day 212: Donetsk Airport Under Attack Again
September 17, 2014
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Ukraine Liveblog Day 211: Rada Ratifies Association Agreement And Passes Donbass Special Status Bill
September 16, 2014
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Virtually Entire SBU Leadership has Voluntarily Left Places of Service
February 24, 2014
Valentin Nalivaychenko, Verkhovna Rada commissioner for oversight of the activity of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) announced, during a speech in the Rada, that virtually the entire leadership of the SBU has voluntarily left their places of service. “The SBU does not have a chairman or first deputies. The head and his first deputies have […]
Ukraine Liveblog: Day 7 — Decoding Documents & Indicting Dictators
This weekend in Ukraine, intense violence gave way to non-violent revolution, as the protesters in Maidan occupied the streets, government buildings, and palaces of Kiev, and their supporters occupied the parliament. The now-impeached President Viktor Yanukovych is missing, and an warrant has now been issued for his arrest. Oleksandr Turchynov, the interim President, and the […]
Ukraine Updates: Day 6 — The President Is Deposed, Where is the President?
February 23, 2014
Yesterday could have been a day of bloodshed, but instead was a non-violent day of victory for the protesters in the street. The police and Presidential administration deserted the capital, letting protesters take over. President Yanukovych refused to resign, but the Rada impeached him and empowered a new government. Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was […]
Ukraine Liveblog: Day 4 — Yanukovych Teeters
February 21, 2014
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has lost much of his power base following the bloodiest day in a 72-hour period in Ukraine. He has now announced early elections, though without specifying when they might be held. Meanwhile, Russia has threatened military action in Crimea to protect ethnic Russians and a Russian military base there. Yesterday’s liveblog […]