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Viktor Yanukovych

A headshot of Trump in shadow
Trump administration
Trump’s hypocrisy on corruption is just what Putin wants
A close up profile of a middle-aged man
Justice
Presidents aren’t immune to treason convictions. Just look to Ukraine.
A man with a microphone in front of bright lights gives a peace sign.
Global Politics
This Ukrainian presidential candidate is challenging language divisions with a message of unity
Russian President Vladimir Putin stands on a stage surrounded by others
As Ukraine’s presidential election approaches, the Kremlin is all the more comfortable in Crimea
In this illustration, Rick Gates is shown testifying wearing a suit while sitting on the stand.
Manafort’s right-hand man testifies against him in tax fraud case
Former Trump 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort leaves U.S. Federal Court, after being arraigned on twelve federal charges
Conflict
Paul Manafort’s indictment made headlines in Ukraine too
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, one focus of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, leaves his home in Alexandria, Virginia, Oct 30, 2017.
Global Politics
Paul Manafort and two other former Trump aides are charged in Russia investigation
Vendors sell bike rentals, guided tours and memorabilia outside the main entrance to Mezhyhirya.
Global Politics
The unusual things you’ll see while touring the lavish estate of Ukraine’s ex-president (PHOTOS)
The the main club house inside Mezhgorye, the residence of Ukraine's ousted president Victor Yanukovych.
Conflict
Ukrainians vowed to turn their ex-president’s estate into a ‘Museum of Corruption.’ But it’s something else now.
A Polish Air Force MIG-29 fighter and Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighters participate during a NATO air policing mission patrol over the Baltics on February 10, 2015.
Conflict
The West was stunned by Putin’s military moves. Here’s why NATO says it won’t happen again
Protester at anti-Maidan rally this weekend in Moscow sports a pro-Putin t-shirt.
Global Politics
Demonstrators in Moscow seem to be living in a ‘parallel universe’
Anti-government protesters run with an injured man on a stretcher in downtown Kiev, February 20, 2014.
Conflict
‘Sniper’ tells the BBC he may have helped provoke a massacre in Ukraine
Anna Sandalova, the founder of Help the Army of Ukraine delivered supplies to Ukraine's cash-strapped soldiers in Artemovsk, Donetsk so they could build winter shelters.
Conflict
Ukrainians turn to Facebook to fund their army’s war with Vladimir Putin
A woman walks near a memorial to those who died protesting against President Yanukovych, during a commemoration ceremony for them in Kiev Friday, as Ukrainians marked the first anniversary of protests which led to the revolution.
Conflict
Ukrainians remember the first anniversary of the start of their revolution
Ukrainian servicemen read newspapers as they rest at a checkpoint near the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve in the Donetsk Region on August 6, 2014.
Media
To fight Russia, Ukraine considers Moscow-style censorship
Global Politics
Can Ukraine’s ‘Willy Wonka’ become its president and bring peace?
Masked pro-Russian activists haul down the Ukrainian flag from the top of another government building in eastern Ukraine, Monday.
Conflict & Justice
Kharkiv’s mayor is shot in another sign of Ukraine’s rising tension
Masked pro-Russian activists haul down the Ukrainian flag from the top of another government building in eastern Ukraine, Monday.
Conflict & Justice
Kharkiv’s mayor is shot in another sign of Ukraine’s rising tension
Conflict & Justice
An old Ukrainian folk song takes on new meaning in the current crisis
Conflict & Justice
An old Ukrainian folk song takes on new meaning in the current crisis
Conflict & Justice
Pro-Russian protesters dig in for a long fight over eastern Ukraine
Global Politics
Will US and EU sanctions on Putin’s inner circle keep Russia from advancing further?
Dmytro Yarosh (center), leader of the Right Sector movement, during a rally in Kiev last month.
Conflict & Justice
Ukraine’s right-wing heavies are fodder for Moscow’s propaganda campaign
Dmytro Yarosh (center), leader of the Right Sector movement, during a rally in Kiev last month.
Conflict & Justice
Ukraine’s right-wing heavies are fodder for Moscow’s propaganda campaign
China's President Xi Jinping hosted his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, back in December 2013.
Conflict & Justice
Russia’s moves in Ukraine are giving China a headache
A militia man stands guard at a checkpoint Friday about a hundred yards from unmarked military trucks that have sealed off Sevastopol's airport.
Conflict & Justice
Mystery troops blockade airports in the Crimean region of Ukraine
People look through windows of the Mezhyhirya residence of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich as anti-government protesters and journalists walk on the grounds in the village Novi Petrivtsi, outside Kiev.
Global Politics
How a team of Ukrainian journalists rescued documents from Yanukovych’s house
Demonstrators unfurl  a giant Russian flag during a pro-Russian rally in Simferopol, Crimea.
Conflict & Justice
As Ukraine smolders, Russia moves on to plan B
Anti-government protesters sleep in Kiev's Mikhailovsky Monastery last week.
Conflict & Justice
How a monastery became a symbol of Ukraine’s uprising
A woman takes photos of a "Wanted" notice for fugitive Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich, plastered on the window of a car used as a barricade, near Kiev's Independent Square February 24, 2014.
Global Politics
Where did the downfall of Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych begin?
Makeshift memorial in Kiev
Conflict & Justice
Russia is not happy with the dramatic change in Ukraine
Yanukovych
Global Politics
Five reasons why Ukraine’s ousted president might be hiding in Crimea
Russian OMON security forces detained dozens outside a Moscow courthouse, where anti-Putin protestors were sentenced to up to four years in prison.
Conflict & Justice
Inside and outside a Moscow courtroom, Russia cracks down on dissent
Global Scan
How do you capture a drug kingpin without firing a shot?
Anti-government protesters light torches and mobile devices in Kiev's central Independence Square. The protesters refuse to leave the streets, despite a deal between political leaders.
Conflict & Justice
Ukraine struck a deal to end the protests, but there are already signs of cracks
Anti-government protesters carry a man with a bullet wound on his leg during clashes with riot police in Independence Square in Kiev, February 20, 2014.
Conflict & Justice
Why did the situation in Ukraine turn so violent so fast?
An aerial view of Independence Square during clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police in central Kiev.
Global Politics
Russia’s watching Ukraine closely — but only watching, for now
Anti-government protesters throw missiles during clashes with riot police at the Independence Square in Kiev, Wednesday.
Conflict & Justice
Violence continues in Ukraine as the government launches an ‘anti-terrorism operation’
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) visits Team Ukraine House at the Olympic Park during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Games February 15, 2014.
Sports
Is Ukraine’s violence overshadowing Putin’s Olympics?
A demonstrator uses binoculars to keep an eye on security forces in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
Conflict & Justice
Ukrainian president calls in ‘sick’ leaving historic crisis in the balance
Global Scan
Is the Russian bear awakening?
Kiev
Global Politics
The protest movement in Ukraine appears to be gaining steam
Ukraine
Global Politics
Dozens are injured as the latest rounds of protests in Kiev turn bloody
Russian President Vladimir Putin
Global Politics
For Vladimir Putin, it’s been a very good year
Protesters in Kiev, Ukraine
Global Politics
In Ukraine, it’s the same president, but perhaps a new revolution
Global Politics
Ukrainians find themselves stuck firmly between the EU and Russia
Global Politics
Close election results in Ukraine