Viktor Yanukovych

International Relations

Crimean Vote to Secede from Ukraine Passes, Crimea to Join Russia in Move Deemed Illegal by the West

March 16, 2014
annexation
Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Crimea
Crimean peninsula
Russia
Russian Federation
secession
secession vote
Ukraine
United Nations
Viktor Yanukovych
Vladimir Putin
West

93% of voters have elected to join the Russian Federation according to a statement by the Crimean Election Commission. Arseniy Yatsenyuk, new Prime Minister of the Ukraine, stated that the Ukraine would not recognize the results of the referendum and added, “Also taking part in the performance are 21,000 Russian troops, who with their guns […]

News

Cease Fire Fails in the Ukraine, Fighting in Kiev Resumes As Protesters Seek End of the Yanukovych Regime

February 20, 2014
Europe
European Union
Kiev
pro-Europe
protesters
Protests
Putin
Riots
Russia
Russian Federation
Ukraine
VICE
Video
Viktor Yanukovych
Vladimir Putin
Yanukovych

The domestic situation deteriorated further in the Ukrainian city of Kiev today as the truce between protesters and the government failed and fighting in the streets has resumed with increased intensity. Meanwhile, promised funds from the Russian Federation have not materialized, likely due to a lack of confidence in the Yanukovych government’s ability to maintain […]