20:05
21.5.2014
An update on the Kremlin's statement that Russian troops are withdrawing from the border with Ukraine from our news desk:
Russia's Defense Ministry said on May 21 its troops massed along the Ukrainian border are packing up and moving to train stations and airfields as they return to permanent bases.
President Vladimir Putin says he ordered the troop withdrawal to help create "favorable conditions" for the May 25 Ukrainian presidential election.
Ukrainian officials say Russian troops have moved at least 10 kilometers away from Ukraine’s border.
But Kyiv could not confirm Moscow's claims of a full withdrawal.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on a visit to Sarajevo on May 21 that there was no "firm evidence" of a pullback.
He added that this is the third time Putin has announced a troop withdrawal from the Ukrainian border.
U.S. Army Secretary John McHugh said that the U.S. sees some Russian troop movements but no large-scale withdrawal. (Reuters, AP, ITAR-TASS)
President Vladimir Putin says he ordered the troop withdrawal to help create "favorable conditions" for the May 25 Ukrainian presidential election.
Ukrainian officials say Russian troops have moved at least 10 kilometers away from Ukraine’s border.
But Kyiv could not confirm Moscow's claims of a full withdrawal.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on a visit to Sarajevo on May 21 that there was no "firm evidence" of a pullback.
He added that this is the third time Putin has announced a troop withdrawal from the Ukrainian border.
U.S. Army Secretary John McHugh said that the U.S. sees some Russian troop movements but no large-scale withdrawal. (Reuters, AP, ITAR-TASS)
19:15
21.5.2014
I should’ve known how things were going to go given that the stairwell of the Republic is plastered with signs cautioning people not to walk around, in any circumstance, without a propusk, which is basically an adult hall pass omnipresent required pretty much anywhere where the Soviet Union ever had any presence. People passing us on the stairwell all had them, either pinned to their breasts or dangling from their necks on lanyards. We did not.
19:04
21.5.2014
Kyiv mayoral candidate Vitali Klitschko on the campaign trail:
18:44
21.5.2014
According to Ukrainian military analyst Dmitry Tymchuk, arms captured by Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine from separatists come from a Ukrainian marine base in Crimea.
18:40
21.5.2014
The OSCE's monitoringmission in Ukraine presents its latest comprehensive report of events in eastern Ukraine up until yesterday evening:
17:18
21.5.2014
From our news desk:
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he ordered a troop withdrawal along the Ukrainian border to help create "favorable conditions" for the upcoming Ukrainian presidential election.
Kyiv says Russian troops have moved at least 10 kilometers away from Ukraine’s border, ahead of the May 25 election.
But Kyiv refused to confirm Moscow's claims of a full withdrawal.
U.S. Army Secretary John McHugh said the U.S. sees some Russian troop movements but no large-scale withdrawal.
Putin, speaking in Shanghai at a security summit, said those who haven't seen signs of a pullout "should look better."
NATO estimates Russia has some 40,000 troops near Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials held on May 21 "national dialogue" talks in Mykolayiv aimed at ending a pro-Russian separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine.
The first two rounds of talks made no progress. (Reuters, AP, ITAR-TASS)
Kyiv says Russian troops have moved at least 10 kilometers away from Ukraine’s border, ahead of the May 25 election.
But Kyiv refused to confirm Moscow's claims of a full withdrawal.
U.S. Army Secretary John McHugh said the U.S. sees some Russian troop movements but no large-scale withdrawal.
Putin, speaking in Shanghai at a security summit, said those who haven't seen signs of a pullout "should look better."
NATO estimates Russia has some 40,000 troops near Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials held on May 21 "national dialogue" talks in Mykolayiv aimed at ending a pro-Russian separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine.
The first two rounds of talks made no progress. (Reuters, AP, ITAR-TASS)
16:37
21.5.2014
Presidential front-runner Poroshenko makes a conciliatory move:
16:27
21.5.2014
Are journalists working for Russian media suddenly all armed?
15:56
21.5.2014
Marat Saichenko, a camera operator for the Russian television channel LifeNews, was detained by Ukrainian troops near Kramotorsk. Security forces claimed Saichenko and his colleague, Oleg Sidyakin, were carrying antiaircraft missiles. In a video statement issued by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), Saichenko says he broke Ukrainian law by concealing the real purpose of his visit to the country
15:39
21.5.2014