WorldUkraine: 10 things you should knowUkraine is Europe's second-largest country, made up of wide, fertile agricultural plains and large pockets of heavy industry in the east.03 Mar 07:27 PM
WorldDefiance in face of Russian threatThey stood together with their arms linked: a priest, a former soldier, two housewives and a teacher.03 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionAlexander Gillespie: Between a rock and a hard placeThe Russians have set the trap perfectly. Their prey is the Crimea.03 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldWhat the Ukraine crisis means for NZThe trouble in Ukraine has left NZ in a critical position as it vies for selection to the United Nations Security Council, an expert in international relations says.02 Mar 10:13 PM
New ZealandDevelopments in the Ukraine worrying - McCullyForeign Minister Murray McCully has added his voice to international calls for restraint any further escalation of tensions between Russia and Ukraine.02 Mar 05:06 AM
WorldAnguish of innocents on the front lineTheir faces tell the story of the year that they have suffered.27 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldHuge Russian military manoeuvres stoke tensions in Crimean regionThe task of controlling entry to a city of almost three million has fallen to a 30-year-old electrician called Andreiy, who mans a motorway checkpoint made of old tyres.27 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionGwynne DyerGwynne Dyer: Ukraine needs cash and careful handlingThe Yanukovych era is finished; the former president will not make another comeback, writes Gwynne Dyer. He has killed too many people.25 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldEx-leader hunted over mass killingsViktor Yanukovych, the ruler whose attempt to put down a protest movement with brutal force started his own downfall, is now a fugitive with a warrant issued against him.25 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldUkraine protester falls for policemanA Ukrainian protester fell in love with a policeman in Kiev, then leveraged the affair to criticise Government forces on live TV.24 Feb 10:11 PM
WorldParliament votes in caretaker until May electionsUkraine's Parliament chose a post-revolutionary president yesterday as politicians tried to assemble a caretaker Cabinet under the critical gaze of thousands of protesters.24 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldUkraine's two fierce rivals face offThis weekend the fates of President Viktor Yanukovych and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko once again took dramatically opposite turns.23 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldThe Battle of KievFor a moment, the white blanket serving as a shroud fell back, revealing the dead man's frozen face and a crimson bullet wound on the left side of his head.21 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldEU joins US in sanctions on UkraineThe European Union has imposed its first sanctions against Ukraine, joining the United States in a two-pronged campaign of public pressure and backroom diplomacy.21 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionGwynne DyerGwynne Dyer: Bloody toll leaves Ukraine's president no choiceWhen a Government announces an "anti-terror operation", that generally means it has decided to kill some people.20 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldRace to rebuild ramparts for future walls of fireA new appeal went out from the surviving barricades of Kiev yesterday: bring anything that will burn!20 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldUkraine on brink of civil warPresident Viktor Yanukovych has defiantly refused a chorus of calls from global leaders and opposition parties.19 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldUkrainian opposition presses with massive rallyAbout 200,000 anti-government protesters converged on the central square of Ukraine's capital in a dramatic show of morale after nearly four weeks of daily protests.16 Dec 01:18 AM
WorldBoxing champ turns opposition leader in UkraineTowering over his fellow protest leaders, reigning world heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko has emerged as Ukraine's most popular opposition figure and has ambitions to become its next president.04 Dec 06:32 PM
WorldAnti-government rally in Ukraine turns violentA protest by about 300,000 Ukrainians angered by their government's decision to freeze integration with the West turned violent when a group of demonstrators besieged the president's office and police drove them back with truncheons.01 Dec 07:36 PM
WorldEU looking at Ukraine deal after summitEuropean Union leaders sought to revive a stalled agreement with Ukraine after the former Soviet republic shocked the 28-country bloc last week by opting for closer ties with Russia in a geopolitical tug-of-war.28 Nov 05:41 PM
TravelLife blooms in ruins of disasterBirdsong and plant life belie the radioactivity that remains 30 years after Chernobyl meltdown, writes David Brown.27 Oct 10:00 PM
WorldChina in 'land-grab' deal with UkraineUkraine has reportedly agreed a deal with a Chinese company to lease 5 per cent of its land to feed China's burgeoning population.25 Sep 05:30 PM
