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The Dutch government says it is taking Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for its “role in the downing” of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 20

A senior official fired from the White House after testifying against Donald Trump during impeachment hearings has quit the military. Lt Col Alexander Vindman was the victim of a “campaign of bullying, intimidation and retaliation” by the president, his lawyer…

Forest fires have killed at least six people and ravaged several villages in eastern Ukraine. Authorities deployed water-bombing planes, the national armed forces and hundreds of firefighters. High winds and soaring temperatures have helped spread the fires in the Luhansk…

By Jonah Fisher BBC Kyiv correspondent Ukraine’s ex-president Petro Poroshenko has accused his successor, Volodymyr Zelensky, of pursuing him in the courts out of a desire for “revenge”. Mr Poroshenko marched with several thousand of his supporters to a pre-trial…

By Zhanna Bezpiatchuk BBC Ukrainian, Kyiv When flooding hit almost 300 towns and villages in western Ukraine last week, Prime Minister Denis Shmygal said they were the biggest since the 1990

Ukraine official spins mouse tale to highlight corruption By News from Elsewhere… …as found by BBC Monitoring A Ukrainian official’s announcement that mice had eaten some 30 million dollars worth of grain in the state reserves – enough to fill…

Thoroughbred dogs that were confiscated under a court order in Ukraine to pay for their owners’ debts have been put up for auction online. The auction, highlighted by an opposition MP, has drawn criticism. Many initially thought it was a…

By Valeria Perasso Social Affairs correspondent, BBC World Service When Flavia Lavorino decided to have a baby through surrogacy, she looked Ukraine up on a map and calculated the distance. Some 12,800km (8,000 miles) separate Buenos Aires, in Argentina, from…

By Jonah Fisher BBC Kyiv correspondent It’s a year since Ukraine’s best known comedian was sworn in as president. Volodymyr Zelensky won by a landslide on the back of bold promises to reform the country and end the war of…

By Steve Holden and Daniel Rosney Newsbeat reporters Back in February, James Newman stepped onto a small stage at a London club to perform My Last Breath live to a crowd for the first time. After writing hits for Ed…