Tensions between Russia and the West have simmered since Ukraines Russian-leaning president, Viktor Yanukovych, was ousted on Feb.21. The crisis culminated when the Crimean Peninsulas local government, with 60%of its inhabitants identifying themselves as ethnic Russians, called for a referendum on seceding the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. While ...

[caption id="attachment_88916" align="alignright" width="180"] People take part in a demonstration showing support for Ukraine outside the Convention Centre where the European People's Party (EPP) Elections Congress is taking place in Dublin March 6, 2014.[/caption] Last months US-instigated, fascist-spearheaded coup in Ukraine has intensified the ...

TEHRAN, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- Ukrainian Ambassador to Tehran, Oleksandr Samarskiy, on Sunday described the recent anti-government uprising which toppled President Victor Yanukovych, as similar to the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, Iran's IRNA reported. Speaking to reporters, Samarskiy said the black era of communism has come to an end in Ukraine. Samarskiy ...

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) A spokeswoman for Yulia Tymoshenko says the former Ukrainian prime minister and opposition icon has been released from prison. Natasha Lysova told The Associated Press that Tymoshenko was released from her prison in Kharkiv on Saturday. She did not have further details. Tymoshenko is the arch-rival of President Viktor Yanukovych ...