Ukrainian News Share this page with others:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Switch to Kyiv TimeDec 23, 2014Change Date9:30 PM EST - Ukraine votes to move toward NATO, infuriating Russia - Mashable - via Google News9:15 PM EST - Ukraine's rebel university goes Russian - Washington Times - via Google News9:15 PM EST - Committee to Protect Journalists: Five journalists killed in Ukraine among 60 globally in 2014 - Kyiv Post9:00 PM EST - Ukraine Vote Takes Nation A Step Closer To NATO - New York Times8:30 PM EST - Ukraine Abandons Nonaligned Status - The Epoch Times8:15 PM EST - The Headlines In 2014: Review Of The Year - Sky News7:15 PM EST - Leaders agree on more Ukraine peace talks for contact group - Chicago Tribune - via Google News6:30 PM EST - Ukraine Pays Second Tranche Of Gas Debt To Russia - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty6:15 PM EST - Couple abducted by separatists, lives at risk - Human Rights in Ukraine6:15 PM EST - 60 years on Russia plans to ‘nullify’ transfer of Crimea to Ukraine - Human Rights in Ukraine6:15 PM EST - Hungary PM Orban: U.S. uses corruption charges to gain influence - Reuters6:00 PM EST - Crisis in Ukraine: Daily Briefing – 23 December, 7 PM Kyiv time - Ukrainian Canadian Congress5:45 PM EST - Ukraine Lawmakers Annul Non-Aligned Status in NATO Move - Bloomberg - via Google News5:15 PM EST - Despite Russia's Woes, Putin Shows No Signs Of Bending On Ukraine - NPR.org4:45 PM EST - Ukraine Ends 'Nonaligned' Status, Earning Quick Rebuke From Russia - Wall Street Journal - via Google News4:30 PM EST - Eurasian Economic Union on Shaky Ground at Outset - Voice of America4:15 PM EST - Russian Government Ready To Shut Off Gas Supplies To Ukraine - Forbes - via Google News3:45 PM EST - Polish defense minister believes Ukraine will join both NATO, EU - Interfax Ukraine3:30 PM EST - Ukraine to seek NATO membership and step up military presence in war-torn east - euronews2:30 PM EST - Polish defense minister believes Ukraine will join both NATO, EU - Kyiv Post2:15 PM EST - Finace Minister Jaresko introduces sweeping reforms alongside 2015 budget - Kyiv Post2:00 PM EST - Crisis in Ukraine: Daily Briefing – 22 December, 7 PM Kyiv time - Ukrainian Canadian Congress2:00 PM EST - Pinchuk accuses Kolomoisky of smear campaign against Kuchma - Kyiv Post2:00 PM EST - US supports open-door policy for Ukraine, it's up to Allies to decide - State Department - Kyiv Post1:45 PM EST - Dmitry Tymchuk: Military updates, 12/23 (14th “Day of Silence”) - Voices of Ukraine1:30 PM EST - Outraging Russia, Ukraine takes big step toward NATO - Yahoo News1:30 PM EST - Russian Air Force missile carriers could be deployed in Crimea in 3-4 years - Kyiv Post1:15 PM EST - Russia’s Prime Minister Warns of ‘Deep Recession’ - Voice of America1:15 PM EST - Gontareva ready to report to parliament and answer questions - Hroisman - Kyiv Post1:00 PM EST - Putin touts new alliance with 4 ex-Soviet nations - CBS News12:45 PM EST - Ukraine takes step toward NATO membership - USA TODAY - via Google News12:45 PM EST - Ukraine NATO move angers Moscow - Aljazeera America12:30 PM EST - AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa - Yahoo News12:30 PM EST - Mashable: Ukraine votes to move toward NATO, infuriating Russia - Kyiv Post12:30 PM EST - Medvedev says Ukraine renounced non-aligned status too quickly - Kyiv Post12:15 PM EST - Ukraine's complicated path to NATO membership - euronews12:15 PM EST - Trilateral contact group to discuss four sets of issues in Minsk, including ceasefire, heavy armament withdrawal from Donbas - Kyiv Post12:00 PM EST - Schedule of press briefings in Ukraine Crisis Media Center for December 24, 2014 - Ukrainian Сrisis Media Center12:00 PM EST - UNCHR dissatisfied with system of registration of internally displaced persons in Ukraine - Kyiv Post12:00 PM EST - Corrupt officials make a quick buck off war - Kyiv Post11:45 AM EST - Ukraine Takes Step Toward Joining NATO - New York Times11:45 AM EST - Ukrainian Pension Fund's deficit in 2015 to amount to Hr 90 billion – Rozenko - Kyiv Post11:45 AM EST - Ukraine buys Norwegian gas in October for $265 per thousand cubic meters - UNIAN.info11:30 AM EST - Two companies won tender of Nadra Ukrainy to develop two titanium deposits - Interfax Ukraine11:15 AM EST - 20 ans depuis la signature du Mémorandum de Budapest - Ukrainian Сrisis Media Center11:15 AM EST - Main coverage on reforms, 22-23 December 2014 - Ukrainian Сrisis Media Center11:15 AM EST - Russia calls Ukraine's bid to join NATO "counterproductive" - euronews11:15 AM EST - Two agricultural companies related to TAS group raise UAH 100 mln from placing debut bonds - Interfax Ukraine11:15 AM EST - Savchenko's diplomatic status could be only way to release her – sister - Interfax Ukraine11:00 AM EST - Deputies agree to adopt state budget on December 30 - UNIAN.info11:00 AM EST - Ceiling of 'capital amnesty' for citizens not filing declaration set at UAH 200,000 - Interfax Ukraine10:45 AM EST - USA Today: Ukraine takes step toward NATO membership - Kyiv Post10:45 AM EST - The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Resolution "On awarding in 2014 nominal scholarships of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the most talented young researchers" - Rada.gov.ua10:45 AM EST - UNCHR dissatisfied with system of registration of IDPs in Ukraine - Interfax Ukraine10:30 AM EST - Hungary to treat 20 Ukrainian soldiers wounded in war-torn zone - Kyiv Post10:30 AM EST - Crimean occupants say Kerch Bridge can’t be built without Ukraine’s agreement - UNIAN.info10:15 AM EST - Ukraine votes to drop neutrality and seek NATO membership - euronews10:15 AM EST - Time: Ukraine inches closer to NATO in important vote - Kyiv Post10:15 AM EST - The Verkhovna Rada adopted the Resolution "On awarding the Verkhovna Rada Prize to the most talented young researchers in the sphere of basic and applied research and scientific and technical developm - Rada.gov.ua10:00 AM EST - Pilot electronic procurement system launched in Ukraine - Kyiv Post10:00 AM EST - Anti-terrorist operation participants receive almost 980 parcels of land with total area of 436 ha - Kyiv Post10:00 AM EST - The Verkhovna Rada adopted the Resolution "On awarding the annual Verkhovna Rada Prize to pedagogical staff of comprehensive, vocational-technical, pre-school, and out-of-school educational establishm - Rada.gov.ua10:00 AM EST - The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Resolution “On amendments to the plan calendar of the first session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the eighth convocation” - Rada.gov.ua10:00 AM EST - Naftogaz in Oct imports gas under contract with Statoil at $264.5 per 1,000 cubic meters – statistics - Interfax Ukraine9:45 AM EST - Ukraine Inches Closer to NATO in Important Vote - Time.com9:45 AM EST - Andriy Lysenko: 3 Ukrainian servicemen were injured within the last day - Ukrainian Сrisis Media Center9:45 AM EST - Yatsenyuk says draft national budget for 2015 foresees average forex rate at Hr 17 per US dollar - Kyiv Post9:45 AM EST - Yatseniuk confirms projected exchange rate for 2015 is UAH 17 per dollar - UNIAN.info9:45 AM EST - The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Resolution “On awarding the 2014 Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Prize for contribution of youth to the development of parliamentarism and local self-government - Rada.gov.ua9:30 AM EST - The leaders of Collective Security Treaty Organization call for urgent measures addressing humanitarian catastrophe in east - Kyiv Post9:30 AM EST - The Verkhovna Rada adopted the Resolution "On peculiarities of the procedure of consideration of bills connected with adopting the Law of Ukraine on the State Budget of Ukraine for 2015" - Rada.gov.ua9:15 AM EST - Yatsenyuk urges Rada to consider 44 bills needed to adopt 2015 state budget - Kyiv Post9:15 AM EST - Hryvnia strengthens by 20 kopiykas - UNIAN.info9:15 AM EST - Demobilized Russian conscripts: We “conquered” Crimea, fought in Donbas for Russia - Euromaidan Press9:15 AM EST - The Verkhovna Rada adopted the Resolution "On peculiarities of the procedure of consideration and adoption of the draft Law of Ukraine on the State Budget of Ukraine for 2015" - Rada.gov.ua9:15 AM EST - Ukrainian government sings agreement on cyber security cooperation with Microsoft - Interfax Ukraine9:15 AM EST - Ukrainian Pension Fund's deficit in 2015 to amount to UAH 90 bln – Rozenko - Interfax Ukraine9:00 AM EST - Ukraine Votes To Abandon Neutrality, Set Sights On NATO - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty9:00 AM EST - Cabinet intends to introduce tax on all commercial and residential real estate - UNIAN.info9:00 AM EST - Cabinet proposes annual UAH 25,000 tax on luxury cars made less than 5 years previously - draft Tax Code - Interfax Ukraine9:00 AM EST - ATO participants receive almost 980 parcels of land with total area of 436 ha, 51% of petitions granted - Interfax Ukraine8:45 AM EST - Draft national budget for 2015 foresees average forex rate at UAH 17 per U.S. dollar – Yatseniuk - Interfax Ukraine8:45 AM EST - Cabinet expects at least UAH 1.78 bln in Ukrnafta dividends until April 10, 2015 - Interfax Ukraine8:30 AM EST - Ukraine scraps non-alignment status - Aljazeera English8:30 AM EST - Klimkin says Trilateral Group for Ukraine planned to convene in Minsk on Dec. 24 - Kyiv Post8:15 AM EST - David Bonson: Association Agreement should boost Ukraine's energy efficiency - Kyiv Post - via Google News8:15 AM EST - Ukraine football stadium acts as aid centre as humanitarian crisis looms - Telegraph.co.uk - via Google News8:15 AM EST - President took part in military-economic training "Concentration - 2014" - President.gov.ua8:15 AM EST - Aksyonov announces signing of contract on Ukrainian transport of Russian electricity to region - Kyiv Post8:15 AM EST - NATO says membership door open for Ukraine - if it meets conditions - UNIAN.info8:15 AM EST - Yatseniuk urges Rada to consider 44 bills needed to adopt 2015 state budget - Interfax Ukraine8:00 AM EST - Media Watchdog Says International Journalist Deaths Soared In 2014 - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty8:00 AM EST - Ukraine’s parliament votes for historic step towards NATO - Kyiv Post8:00 AM EST - Ukrainian FM: Trilateral Group for Ukraine planned to convene in Minsk on Wednesday - Interfax Ukraine7:45 AM EST - Ukraine abandons non-aligned status in bid to join NATO - Toronto Star7:45 AM EST - Lavrov says Ukrainian abandonment of non-aligned status escalates confrontation - Kyiv Post7:45 AM EST - Government proposes that excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel be increased by 2-3% - Interfax Ukraine7:45 AM EST - Ukrainian oil output down 5.7%, gas up 2.3% in 11 months - Interfax Ukraine7:30 AM EST - Agence France-Presse: Ukraine takes historic step toward NATO - Kyiv Post7:30 AM EST - Adomavičius promises two-year moratorium on small businesses checks - UNIAN.info7:30 AM EST - Kazakh leader meets Putin after Kyiv visit - UNIAN.info7:15 AM EST - Poroshenko says Ukraine has no alternative to Euro-Atlantic integration - Kyiv Post7:15 AM EST - Gontareva: Hryvnia devaluation connected with fall of ruble - UNIAN.info7:15 AM EST - Three servicemen injured in eastern Ukraine in past 24 hours - Interfax Ukraine7:15 AM EST - Ukraine should ask NATO to grant MAP - MP - Interfax Ukraine7:00 AM EST - Ukraine angers Russia with landmark step towards Nato - The Guardian7:00 AM EST - Ukraine abandons nonaligned status, possibly step toward seeking NATO membership - Fox News7:00 AM EST - Ukraine Abandons Nonaligned Status - ABC News7:00 AM EST - Financial Times: Ukraine scraps non-bloc status - Kyiv Post7:00 AM EST - Polish Defense Minister: Ukraine to be in NATO and EU - it is an inevitable process - UNIAN.info7:00 AM EST - NSDC: Three soldiers injured in last day - UNIAN.info7:00 AM EST - Ukraine has no alternative to Euro-Atlantic integration – Ukraine has no alternative to Euro-Atlantic integration – Poroshenko - Interfax Ukraine7:00 AM EST - Lavrov: Ukrainian abandonment of non-aligned status escalates confrontation - Interfax Ukraine7:00 AM EST - Government proposes cancellation of state monopoly in ethyl alcohol production from 2020 - Interfax Ukraine6:45 AM EST - Ukraine's Parliament Drops Non-Aligned Status - Voice of America6:30 AM EST - ATO spokesman: Last night militants fired 9 times at Ukrainian military - Ukrainian Сrisis Media Center6:30 AM EST - People's Will demands defense leadership report on Hr 100 million spent every day - Kyiv Post6:30 AM EST - Rada sends bill expanding powers of National Security and Defense Council for second reading - Interfax Ukraine6:15 AM EST - Luhansk governor reports intensive shelling of Luhansk by Russian-backed insurgents - Kyiv Post6:15 AM EST - The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Law “On amendments to several laws of Ukraine re Ukraine’s refusal from the non-aligned policy” - Rada.gov.ua6:15 AM EST - Cabinet suggests increased royalties for gas production by private firms in 2015 - Interfax Ukraine6:15 AM EST - Ukraine votes to drop neutral status - BBC News6:00 AM EST - Ukrainian-controlled coal mines in Donbas produce 14.4 million tonnes of coal in 2014 - Kyiv Post6:00 AM EST - Russia could freeze external debt payments as anti-sanctions measure - UNIAN.info6:00 AM EST - Ukrainian parliament cancels Ukraine’s non-aligned status - UNIAN.info5:45 AM EST - Ukrainian parliament votes to renounce Ukraine's 'non-aligned' status - Reuters5:45 AM EST - World ‘may never see oil price at $100 again’ - UNIAN.info5:45 AM EST - Yatseniuk: Dissolving convention with Cyprus over double taxation avoidance will not instantly end it - Interfax Ukraine5:45 AM EST - Ukraine abolishes its non-aligned status – law - Interfax Ukraine5:30 AM EST - Donetsk People's Republic leader has no info on Ukraine Contact Group's Dec. 24 and 26 meetings - Kyiv Post5:30 AM EST - Protesters gather near parliament building, Hrushevskoho blocked - UNIAN.info5:30 AM EST - VAT should be levied on gas imports by private companies, Cabinet proposes - Interfax Ukraine5:15 AM EST - Time: See life in eastern Ukraine’s underground shelters - Kyiv Post5:15 AM EST - Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to Ukraine Geoffrey R. Pyatt on Friday - Rada.gov.ua5:15 AM EST - Volodymyr Groysman: The bill on the 2015 State Budget to be considered in line with all procedures on tight schedule - Rada.gov.ua5:15 AM EST - Banks violating capital adequacy requirements must increase capitalization, reorganize, or be declared insolvent– bill - Interfax Ukraine5:15 AM EST - Luhansk governor reports intensive shelling of Luhansk by militants - Interfax Ukraine5:00 AM EST - Obama declines Kremlin invitation to visit Moscow for WWII victory celebrations - UNIAN.info5:00 AM EST - Tymchuk: Some insurgents starting to desert - UNIAN.info4:45 AM EST - Bloomberg: Ukraine cuts gold reserve to nine-year low as Russia buys - Kyiv Post4:45 AM EST - Ukraine will launch new wave of mobilization on Jan. 20 - Defense Ministry - Kyiv Post4:45 AM EST - Russia to cancel act that transfered Crimea to Ukraine - UNIAN.info4:45 AM EST - Russian defense official says Mistral ships 'not needed under Russian military doctrine' - UNIAN.info4:45 AM EST - Ukraine will launch new wave of mobilization on January 20 – Defense Ministry - Interfax Ukraine4:30 AM EST - Ukraine gets big loan for development of electric power industry - UNIAN.info4:30 AM EST - Contact group on Ukraine to hold talks in Minsk on December 24, 26 - UNIAN.info4:30 AM EST - Cabinet suggests drastically reducing state support for Naftogaz in 2015 - Interfax Ukraine4:15 AM EST - See Life in Eastern Ukraine’s Underground Shelters - Time.com4:15 AM EST - Wochenübersicht der ukrainischen Pressenachrichten vom 16.12.2014 bis zum 22.12.2014 - Ukrainian Сrisis Media Center4:00 AM EST - Petro Poroshenko urged the countries of the world to join Ukraine in its struggle for peace and freedom - President.gov.ua3:45 AM EST - Draft budget for 2015 based on 4.3 percent GDP decline amid 13.1 percent inflation - Kyiv Post3:45 AM EST - Draft budget for 2015 based on 4.3% GDP decline amid 13.1% inflation - Interfax Ukraine3:30 AM EST - CPJ: Number of Journalists Killed Rises in 2014 - Voice of America3:30 AM EST - World Bank Board approves $378.425 million loan for expansion of power transmission in Ukraine - Kyiv Post3:30 AM EST - World Bank Board okays $378.425 mln loan for expansion of power transmission in Ukraine - Interfax Ukraine3:30 AM EST - EU committed to grant financial aid to Ukraine – EC President - Interfax Ukraine3:15 AM EST - Draft state budget for 2015 submitted to Rada - Kyiv Post3:00 AM EST - Ukraine's rebel university goes Russian as separatists seek to create new identity - Fox News3:00 AM EST - The Committee on State Building, Regional Policy and Local Self-Government recommends that the Parliament adopt as a basis and in entirety the bill on amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On State Servic - Rada.gov.ua3:00 AM EST - Cabinet suggests additional 5-10% tax for 12 months on imports except essential goods - Interfax Ukraine2:45 AM EST - Kiev Letter: Ukraine's army of helpers fulfil fighters' Christmas wishes - Irish Times - via Google News2:45 AM EST - Ukraine's Rebel University Goes Russian - ABC News2:45 AM EST - Government suggests reducing list of companies not subject to privatization to 551 - Interfax Ukraine2:30 AM EST - Trilateral Contact Group for Ukraine due to meet in Minsk on upcoming Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 - Kyiv Post2:30 AM EST - Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman congratulated energy workers on their professional holiday - Rada.gov.ua2:15 AM EST - State Aviation Service extends ban of flights to Zaporizhia airport until Dec. 25 - Kyiv Post1:00 AM EST - Russia's Financial Crisis Hits Ordinary Citizens - Voice of America12:15 AM EST - Ukraine Cuts Gold Reserve to Nine-Year Low as Russia Buys - Bloomberg - via Google NewsDec 24, 2014Dec 23, 2014Dec 22, 2014 '; Share this page with others:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)