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'Compromise with Russia is impossible after Bucha,' says Ukraine's ex-president Poroshenko

The town of Bucha has become the "symbol" of massacres by Russian troops and "compromise with Russia is impossible after Bucha", Ukraine's former president Petro Poroshenko told FRANCE 24 in an interview from Kyiv. Poroshenko added that Vladimir Putin "wants to have all of us dead", calling the Russian leader…

France 24 · Apr 7, 2022

Vladimir Putin threatens six countries that Russian troops could be there in just two days

In his remarks, reportedly made in 2014, Putin claimed that he could have soldiers in the capitals of all six countries within two days.

Irish Mirror · Mar 29, 2022

Vladimir Putin warned he could have troops in six capital cities in two days

Putin is alleged to have said he could have soldiers on the ground in the capitals of Ukraine, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Romania within 48 hours.

Daily Record · Mar 28, 2022

Russian talking point: Blaming US for Ukraine church split

Russia has sought to justify its assault on Ukraine with allegations of foreign encroachment near its borders

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Ukraine’s Poroshenko urges Gulf countries to increase oil output

Former president tells Al Jazeera that Arab oil producers can prevent a global food crisis.

Al Jazeera · Mar 21, 2022

Trump thought US troops were in Ukraine in 2017, ex-ambassador says in book

Marie Yovanovitch, who was fired by Trump in 2019, reveals details of then president’s Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian counterpart

The Guardian - US · Mar 11, 2022

From the Maidan protests to Russia's invasion: Eight years of conflict in Ukraine

Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine on February 24 placed the smaller eastern European country at the centre of international concern. FRANCE 24 traces the chronology of the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv to the Maidan protests in Ukraine’s capital in late 2013.

France 24 · Feb 28, 2022

'Putin is weak when we are together,' says ex-Ukrainian president Poroshenko

Former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko granted an exclusive interview to FRANCE 24 from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, just a few kilometres away from Russian troops. Poroshenko, who was in power from 2014 to 2019, welcomed the "growing" Western support for his country, as well as the EU's decision to provide…

France 24 · Feb 28, 2022

Poroshenko: "To protect the nation ... brings the risk for your own life"

It's a unifying move that echos that of current President Zelensky, who remains resolute in his determination to stay put.

Axios · Feb 26, 2022

Ukrainian ex-president takes up Kalashnikov, joining forces with political opponent Zelensky

‘Putin never will hurt Ukraine... We are free people with a great European future,’ declares former leader accused by rival of treason

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022