18:04
14.5.2014
Following reports that U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's son has joined the board of a private Ukrainian gas company:
18:24
14.5.2014
Speaking today at roundtable talks in Kyiv, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said:
"Today in particular, starting this national dialogue is very important. It is very important because the responsibility for the destiny of this country of 45 million people, which lies in the heart of Europe, rests upon us."
"Our key goal now is peace and quiet in our country and this peace and quiet must be and can be achieved through political and diplomatic means and we are going to have dialogue with those who do not have weapons in their hands, don't shoot, kill, and kidnap peaceful citizens."
"We think that the confirmation and approval of any agreement at the international level must be done within the format we agreed upon in Geneva, a four-party format including Ukraine, the EU, the U.S., and Russia. This is the format that provides a solution at the international level, that includes the security of Ukraine as a united sovereign and independent country."
"Our key goal now is peace and quiet in our country and this peace and quiet must be and can be achieved through political and diplomatic means and we are going to have dialogue with those who do not have weapons in their hands, don't shoot, kill, and kidnap peaceful citizens."
"We think that the confirmation and approval of any agreement at the international level must be done within the format we agreed upon in Geneva, a four-party format including Ukraine, the EU, the U.S., and Russia. This is the format that provides a solution at the international level, that includes the security of Ukraine as a united sovereign and independent country."
19:09
14.5.2014
As Luke Johnson reports, the claims of an Odesa "doctor" widely believed to be a hoax have resurfaced -- in an op-ed written by a prominent British journalist for "The Guardian." Read more here.
19:24
14.5.2014
More on the "pot calling the kettle black" nature of Moscow's accusations of rampant anti-Semitism in Ukraine:
20:08
14.5.2014
Barring any late breaking developments, this ends our live-blogging for May 14. Follow our latest Ukraine coverage here and here.
05:18
15.5.2014
From our news desk:
The prime ministers of four Central European countries, as well as NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, are scheduled to speak in Bratislava on May 15 at a major security conference, called Globsec 2014.
The three-day event is largely focused on dealing with security threats posed by the Ukraine-Russia crisis.
The May 15 agenda begins with a panel session bringing together the prime ministers of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. It is titled “Visegrad Up: Finding Common Grounds in Times of Crisis.”
Rasmussen's keynote speech is titled “Standing Up For Freedom and Security.”
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk was scheduled to speak on May 15, the second day of the conference, but has reportedly canceled his visit. (AP, Reuters, ITAR-TASS)
The three-day event is largely focused on dealing with security threats posed by the Ukraine-Russia crisis.
The May 15 agenda begins with a panel session bringing together the prime ministers of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. It is titled “Visegrad Up: Finding Common Grounds in Times of Crisis.”
Rasmussen's keynote speech is titled “Standing Up For Freedom and Security.”
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk was scheduled to speak on May 15, the second day of the conference, but has reportedly canceled his visit. (AP, Reuters, ITAR-TASS)
05:21
15.5.2014
Chaos reigns in eastern Ukraine:
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15.5.2014
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06:04
15.5.2014
Has the Kremlin driven Ukrainians to the West?