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Seven months into Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, amid mounting evidence of Russian battlefield losses, Putin announced his country’s latest annexation of four territories. In a rambling speech that alternately sought legitimacy for the annexations in the UN Charter and railed against Western colonialism and transgender rights, the enigmatic Russian leader revealed a great deal about [...]

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday signed into law a bill that makes Russian the official language in parts of former Soviet republic within the country. Opponents of the bill heavily criticized the move, condemning ...

The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday passed a language bill that would allow Russian to be spoken in official settings in particular regions of the country. The legislation, which would allow Russian in courts, education and other government institutions [AP...

The Ukrainian Parliament on Tuesday passed the first reading of a controversial bill that would allow Russian to be spoken in official settings in particular regions of the Ukraine. Opponents to the bill expressed concern...

JURIST Guest Columnist Myroslaw Smorodsky of the Board of Governors of the Ukrainian American Bar Association says the sentencing of Yulia Tymoshenko was politically motivated and a tragic miscarriage of justice that will impact the credibility of Ukraine worldwide...Experienced trial...

The Security Service of Ukraine on Thursday brought new corruption charges against former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko , just days after she was sentenced to seven years in prison...

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday on charges of abuse of power and corruption. Judge Rodion Kireyev also barred Tymoshenko from serving public...

The Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday rejected four amendments to the country's Criminal Code . Parliamentary deputies refused to include in the agenda for discussion proposed amendments to the Code, which were introduced by the...

The trial of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko resumed on Tuesday after a two-week recess with prosecutors asking the court to sentence Tymoshenko to seven years in prison and bar her...

The Pechersk District Court announced on Monday that the trial of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko on charges of abuse of office would be adjourned for two weeks ....