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Ukraine Parliament begins debate on amnesty to protesters

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 09:20

A day after it repealed an anti-protest law in order to placate the protesters, the Ukrainian Parliament on Wednesday will discuss granting amnesty to the detained protesters.

Canada bars Ukraine officials behind crackdown

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 06:11

Canada will refuse entry to any Ukraine government officials linked to a crackdown on protesters, the immigration minister announced.

Ukraine PM resigns, Parliament revokes anti-protest laws but unrest continues

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 01:32

Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigned while deputies loyal to President Viktor Yanukovich back-tracked and overturned anti-protest laws they rammed through Parliament 12 days ago.

Ukraine on way to peace? Parliament scraps anti-protest law, PM quits

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 17:20

In another conciliatory move, Ukrainian PM Mykola Azarov too offered to quit to make “social and political compromise”.

Ukraine crisis: Parliament to vote on scrapping anti-protest law

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 08:48

The Ukrainian Parliament will now be reportedly holding a special Parliament session over the controversial anti-protest law after President Viktor Yanukovych agreed to the scrap the legislation.

Ukraine leader agrees to scrap anti-protest laws

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 04:12

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Monday agreed to scrap anti-protest laws but said jailed protesters would be released only if barricades are taken down, in a new twist to a two-month crisis before a key EU-Russia summit.

New crisis talks as Ukraine vows no state of emergency yet

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 02:06

President Viktor Yanukovych on Monday held a new round of talks with the opposition aimed at ending Ukraine`s deadly crisis as the government vowed it had no plan to call a state of emergency.

EU`s Ashton advances Ukraine trip to Tuesday

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 01:51

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is to fly to Ukraine on Tuesday, 48 hours earlier than previously scheduled, to help defuse the country`s crisis, she announced Monday.

EU needs `to clear the air` with Russia at summit: Official

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 18:26

The EU needs "to clear the air" with Russia at a summit Tuesday as sharp differences over the Ukraine crisis and eastern Europe test relations, a senior EU official said.

Ukraine eyes state of emergency as ministry seized

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 13:53

A crucial day in the standoff is expected to come Tuesday when parliament meets in an extraordinary session to debate key sticking points in the crisis.

Kiev protesters attack building with police inside

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 18:34

Ukraine`s embattled president offered to make a top opposition leader prime minister, but protest leaders vowed demonstrations would continue and violence erupted on Sunday as a large crowd attacked a government hall with police stationed inside.

Anti-government protests spread across Ukraine

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 23:54

Anti-government protests in Ukraine spread to north and east of country as demonstrators sought to seize regional administration offices that have been occupied in over half a dozen regions in west.