About: Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Saakashivili quits Ukraine job, lashes out at Poroshenko
Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili tendered his resignation as governor of Ukraine's southern Odessa region on Monday, accusing President Petro Poroshenko of cynically obstructing his attempts at reform and supporting corrupt clans.
Poroshenko vows to end political crisis, wins promise of visa-free travel
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko tried to reassure the EU on Thursday (17 March) that his country would soon overcome a political crisis that has rattled Western lenders, and he won support for Kyiv's cherished goal of visa-free travel in Europe for its citizens.
Revamped traffic police rebrands Ukrainian law enforcement
First deputy minister for internal affairs Ekaterina Zguladze-Glucksmann provided a rare insight into the kind of reforms in Ukraine performed by foreign experts, such as herself. EURACTIV reports from Kyiv.
Crisis deepens as Yatsenyuk survives no-confidence vote
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk survived a no confidence vote on Tuesday (16 February) that came hours after the president asked him to resign because he had lost the public's trust.![Aivaras Abromavicius [Georgi Gotev]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/02/aivaras_abromavicius.jpeg)
Resignation of reformist minister sheds light on rampant Ukraine corruption
Ukraine's Economy Minister, Aivaras Abromavicius, abruptly tendered his resignation today (3 February), saying overwhelming corruption had stifled his efforts to push through measures essential to getting growth back on track in the cash-strapped country.
Russia and Ukraine impose mutual flight bans
Russia on Monday (28 September) said it would close its airspace to Ukrainian airlines from October 25 in reprisal for a ban that Ukraine has slapped on two Russian firms. VideoPromoted content
Ukraine urges EU leaders to back peacekeeping mission in Donbas
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has urged EU leaders to back Kiev's request to sendi an international peacekeeping mission to eastern Ukraine, where government forces are fighting pro-Russia separatists. VideoPromoted content
Civilians in eastern Ukraine need protection
On a mission to Ukraine accompanying EU Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Commissioner Christos Stylianides on 27 February, EURACTIV saw an NGO-run centre for internally displaced persons in the centre of Dnepropetrovsk, at some 200 km from Donetsk.
Ukraine says Russia directly attacked its forces
Ukrainian army units came under attack from Russian troops in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday (20 January) and heavy fighting was taking place, a Ukrainian military spokesman said.![Natalie Ann Jaresko is not part of the new cabinet [Georgi Gotev]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/natalie_jaresko.jpeg)
Ukraine finance minister: We paid the West more than we received
Ukraine is a good payer: in the course of 2014 it has received almost 9 billion dollars of credit from the EU and its international partners, the IMF and the USA. However, the country has paid out about 14 billion dollars in debt repayments to honour its commitments, and it needs more help, Natalie Jaresko, Minister of Finance of Ukraine, told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview.
Ukraine appeals to EU for urgent financial aid
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk appealed to the European Union for urgent financial aid yesterday (15 December), saying the government was doing all it could to fix a shattered economy but needed help. VideoPromoted content
Ukraine election ‘free and fair’, MEP delegation says
Sunday's parliamentary election in Ukraine was conducted in line with international standards, according to a team of MEPs that monitored the polls across the country.
West hails Ukraine’s election
Pro-Western parties will dominate Ukraine's parliament after an election handed President Petro Poroshenko a mandate to end a separatist conflict and steer the country towards mainstream Europe.
Yatsenyuk: Russia may disrupt Ukraine’s Sunday election
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk warned today (23 October) of possible attempts by Russia to disrupt Sunday's parliamentary election in Ukraine, and ordered a full security mobilisation to prevent "terrorist acts" being carried out.
Ukraine says it will ‘remove need’ for South Stream pipeline
Ukraine's parliament agreed yesterday (19 June) to discuss a bill to allow gas transit facilities to be leased on a joint venture basis with participation from firms in the European Union or United States.
Ukraine-Russia payment dispute augurs new gas crisis
Ukraine has rejected a Russian request to pre-pay its gas bills starting in June, the move being likely to affect transit gas deliveries across the country further West. VideoPromoted content
EU, Ukraine sign 1 billion euro aid deal
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk signed a financial aid agreement to Kiev during a visit by the Ukrainian government to Brussels on Tuesday.!["Victory 1945, 2014" reads the banner. [Kremlin]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/05/victory.jpeg)
Putin defies West with Crimea visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin was received as a hero in Crimea today (9 May). He visited the peninsula for the first time since Russia annexed it from Ukraine in March, in a gesture of defiance that has angered the Ukrainian leadership and was branded as "inappropriate" by NATO and Western leaders.
Odessa carnage adds fuel to pro-Russian fire in Ukraine
Pro-Russian militants stormed a Ukrainian police station in Odessa yesterday (4 May) and freed nearly 70 fellow activists as the country's leaders lamented a police force they said was widely undermined by graft or collaboration with separatists.
Ukrainian minister: ‘Gas can stop flowing at any moment’
EXCLUSIVE / The gas price hike from $268.50 per 1,000 cubic meters to $485.50 imposed by Moscow on Kyiv could cut gas supplies from Russia to the EU through Ukrainian territory, Yuriy Prodan, Ukraine's minister of energy and coal industry told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview. VideoPromoted content