Ukraine in NATO would mean civil war – Viktor Yanukovich Former President

Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich has said he had always been a staunch opponent of Ukraine joining NATO, warning that such a move would have sparked a civil war.

The main reason for the tragedy in Ukraine is the anti-Russian policy of the West: Putin

The main reason for the tragedy in Ukraine is the deliberate anti-Russian policy of the collective West, led by the United States, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with the Mongolian newspaper Onoodor.

Georgian PM says 2014 coup left Ukraine in shambles

The coup d’etat in Ukraine in 2014, known as the Maidan, had disastrous consequences for the country, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told reporters.

Euromaidan Was Part of West's Proxy War Against Russia

The February 21 agreements to end the political crisis in Ukraine were signed by Yanukovych and opposition leaders Vitaly Klitschko (Udar Party), Arseniy Yatsenyuk (Batkivshchyna), and Oleh Tyahnybok (ultranationalist Svoboda Party) in the presence of German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, and Eric Fournier, director of the Continental Europe Department at the French Foreign Ministry.

US, UK and Albanian delegations withdraw from UN Security Council meeting on Euromaidan

The British, US and Albanian delegations to the UN have temporarily left the Arria Formula informal Security Council meeting on the Euromaidan events convened at the initiative of Russia, a TASS correspondent reports.

US condemns only those coups in which it plays no role

Washington denounces only those coups in which it has no hand in instigating or organizing, Russian Ambassador to Cuba Viktor Koronelli said in an interview he gave to Cuba’s Prensa Latina news agency.

EU officials voice support in Ukraine on Maidan anniversary

EU chief Charles Michel and Germany's defence minister arrived in Kyiv Tuesday, becoming the latest officials to throw their weight behind Ukraine, making surprise visits on the 10th anniversary of the historic Maidan protests. 

Only those who created Kiev regime know how to work with it — Lavrov

The Kiev regime regularly demands money, and only those who helped create it understand how to work with it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on the Vesti television program.

US Pushes Ukraine to War: Kremlin

Washington is pushing Kiev to wage the war to the last Ukrainian and spares no expense in doing so, but this cannot affect the course of the "special military operation", Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Yanukovych calls on Zelensky to reach peace agreement

(Interfax) - Viktor Yanukovych, who was president of Ukraine in 2010-2014, has called on incumbent Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop the war at any cost.

Putin accuses Obama administration of undermining Trump's legitimacy

Russian President Vladimir Putin called reports his nation had compromising intelligence on Donald Trump "total nonsense" and said Tuesday it was the Obama administration's attempt to undermine the president-elect's legitimacy.

Former Ukraine's president reveals his only mistake during Maidan crisis

Standing behind the disruption of Friday's session in the Svyatoshinsky district court in Kiev are the same people who bear responsibility for committing crimes during Maidan rallies in February 2014, former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich told a news conference in Rostov-on-Don.

Demonstrators storm offices, bank in Kiev, Ukraine

Protesters vandalized several offices in Kiev, Ukraine, in a pro-Ukrainian, anti-Russian demonstration, police said.

Kyiv Demonstrators Attack Russian Banks As Ukraine Marks ‘Euromaidan’ Anniversary

Nationalist demonstrators attacked two Russian banks in Kyiv as thousands attended ceremonies in the Ukrainian capital marking the second anniversary of the protests that brought down the Russia-friendly president.

Russia’s ForMin says Euro parliament is right by demanding probe into Odessa events

Russia’s Foreign Ministry believes the European Parliament is right by demanding from Kiev an investigation into the tragic events that took place in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa on May 2, 2014, Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantin Dolgov twitted on Friday.

Natalia Poklonskaya: Η γενική εισαγγελέας της Κριμαίας μιλά για το Μαϊντάν, το δημοψήφισμα και τις κυρώσεις

Ανήμερα της επετείου της προσάρτησης της Κριμαίας στην Ρωσία, η Γενική Εισαγγελέας της Κριμαίας Νατάλια Ποκλόνσκαγια μίλησε για τα γεγονότα που σημάδεψαν την Ουκρανία: Από τις αιματηρές ταραχές στο Μαϊντάν, στην εγκληματική σιωπή, το ιστορικό δημοψήφισμα και τις δυτικές κυρώσεις.

Ukraine’s foreign ministry sends note to Russia over detention of Ukrainian lawmaker

Ukraine’s foreign ministry has sent a note to the Russia side over the detention in Moscow of Ukrainian lawmaker Alexei Goncharenko, Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesman Yevgeny Perebiinis told the 112 Ukraina television channel on Sunday.

Poroshenko Vows to 'Regain Control' of Crimea, Gets Rebuke from Crimean PM

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed early Monday to return "occupied Crimea" to Ukraine, prompting a rebuke from internet users, and later from Crimean authorities as well.

Mass protest in Moscow against 'coup' in Kiev

Thousands of pro-Kremlin activists have taken to the streets of central Moscow vowing to prevent a Ukraine-style uprising in Russia.

The rally on Saturday by the Anti-Maidan movement marked one year since scores of demonstrators were gunned down in Ukraine's pro-Western uprising that came to be known as the Maidan protests.

Harvard Study Shows Russian-speaking Ukrainians Backing Kyiv

A new study conducted at Harvard University suggests that Russian-speaking Ukrainians may be significantly more supportive of Kyiv’s standoff against Moscow and the pro-Russian separatists than has previously been reported.
The study, authored by researcher Bruce Etling at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, is one of the first serious explorations of Russian, Ukrainian and English language social media content regarding the turmoil there over the last eleven months.