Ukrainians, historically also called Ruthenians, are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is by total population the seventh-largest nation in Europe and the second-largest among the East Slavs after the Russians. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens. The people of Ukraine have historically been known as "Rusyns (Carpatho-Ruthenians)", "Little Russians", and "Cossacks", among others. The connection with the Zaporozhian Cossacks especially, is emphasized in the Ukrainian national anthem, "We are, brothers, of Cossack kin". According to most dictionary definitions, a descriptive name for the "inhabitants of Ukraine" is Ukrainian or Ukrainian people. The majority of Ukrainians are Eastern Orthodox Christians.
Business is thriving for a company manufacturing portable houses in Ukraine as people cooped up in tower blocks under lockdown yearn to live closer to nature. Reuters - Published
Ukrainians geared up to celebrate Orthodox Easter this weekend under the wary eye of authorities who have tightened lockdown measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus and fined people for.. Reuters - Published
Thousands of Ukrainians queued in long lines on Friday at the last three border crossings with Poland that remain open to get to their homeland before Ukraine closes its borders due to the coronavirus.. Reuters - Published
All Ukrainians being evacuated from China's Hubei province this week are in a healthy condition, Dmytro Koval, the deputy health minister, told reporters on Wednesday. Reuters - Published
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Kiev was not satisfied with a size of compensation Iran had offered to families of Ukrainians killed in the downing of a plane near Tehran.. Reuters - Published
One lawyer said the Ukrainians “did not even know that the security assistance was on hold until the end of August.” But Ukrainian officials knew about the suspension in assistance by late July. NYTimes.com - Published
Ukraine started talks with Russia on a new swap of Ukrainians detained in Russia and in eastern Ukraine, which is under separatist control, Ukraine's presidential office said on Thursday. Reuters - Published
Before he was found to have led a Nazi-controlled unit of Ukrainians in a massacre of Polish villagers in 1944, he had lived quietly in Minneapolis for decades. NYTimes.com - Published
The bodies of all 11 Ukrainians who died in last week's plane crash in Iran have been identified and will be transported back to Ukraine on Jan. 19, the interior ministry said in a statement to Reuters.. Reuters - Published
Ukrainian officials spent last weekend glued to Trump’s Twitter feed. People working closely with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have been in contact with Trump administration officials over.. WorldNews - Published
Kiev, Ukraine (CNN)As the US pushes forward with impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump and his dealings with Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian leader is set to sit down Monday with the man.. WorldNews - Published
Thousands of people gathered in the center of Kiev on Sunday to send a message to Ukraine's president, who meets his Russian counterpart on Monday, that Ukrainians will not accept a peace deal at the.. Reuters - Published
President Trump’s personal lawyer has been in Budapest and Kyiv this week to talk with former Ukrainian prosecutors for a documentary series intended to debunk the impeachment case. NYTimes.com - Published
For the first time since President Volodymyr Zelenskiy took power this year, more Ukrainians say the country is headed in the wrong direction than not, according to the latest poll on his performance... WorldNews - Published
US-made medical equipment, night-vision devices and anti-tank missiles make a difference for Ukrainian troops fighting Kremlin-backed separatists. So President Donald Trump's decision to freeze US.. USATODAY.com - Published
Mr Volker once served as US ambassador to Nato: Getty Allegations of corruption in Ukraine levelled at Joe Biden were “not credible”, a witness called by Republican politicians has told the.. WorldNews - Published
In his closed-door testimony, Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, said "investigations" weren't discussed at a contentious July 10 meeting between U.S. and Ukrainian officials, replying.. CBS News - Published
Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top expert on Ukraine on the National Security Council, said U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland said the Ukrainians would have to provide a "deliverable" in.. CBS News - Published
(CNN)A fateful convergence of events Friday reflected a culture of corruption and intimidation endemic to the circle of a President who vowed to drain the swamp but instead became its incarnation... WorldNews - Published
The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine told a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump on Friday that corrupt Ukrainians found Americans willing to work with them to oust her. Reuters - Published
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Thursday, Nov. 14, that testimony presented by two career diplomats during Wednesday's open impeachment hearing "corroborated evidence of.. WorldNews - Published
William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, said Wednesday that President Trump felt "wronged" by Ukrainians over the 2016 election, and believed they "owed" him investigations into the Bidens.. CBS News - Published
Here's the latest for Tuesday November 12th: Impeachment witness transcript says Ukrainians asked about delayed aid; Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander; DACA goes to Supreme Court; Frigid cold.. USATODAY.com - Published
An official at the White House's national security council said he heard the U.S. ambassador to the European Union press Ukrainian officials to investigate Joe Biden and his son, according to a.. Reuters - Published
President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani sits down with Margaret Brennan to talk about the impeachment inquiry into the president and the State Department's role in his outreach to Ukrainian.. CBS News - Published
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's president insisted Thursday that he faced "no blackmail" from President Donald Trump in their phone call that helped spark an impeachment inquiry, distancing himself from.. WorldNews - Published
Reports that President Trump sought help from the Ukranian government could offer former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. both opportunities and risks. NYTimes.com - Published
MINSK, BELARUS — A film director who was included in a major prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia spoke out Tuesday on behalf of suspected political detainees in Russia, promising to advocate.. WorldNews - Published
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, jailed in Russia, is among 35 Ukrainians who will be transferred from Moscow to Kiev as part of a prisoner exchanges on Saturday, his lawyer said. Reuters - Published
Thirty-five prisoners in total are thought to be included by each side. Russia's list is dominated by 24 Ukrainian sailors it detained off Crimea in November last year. They were captured along with.. WorldNews - Published
The Gulf of Guinea is notorious for piracy, but nations in region have limited surveillance and maritime defence capabilities Nine Chinese and eight Ukrainian seamen were abducted on Thursday when two.. WorldNews - Published
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a decree on Tuesday which offers citizenship to Russians enduring political persecution and to foreigners fighting on Ukraine's side in the ongoing.. WorldNews - Published
Ukrainians gave their comedian-turned-president Volodymyr Zelensky a mandate to reboot the country’s politics on Sunday by handing his party a record score in parliamentary elections, exit polls.. WorldNews - Published
Ukrainians voted in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday that is expected to strengthen President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hold on power, handing the novice politician a broader mandate for driving.. Reuters - Published
Ukrainians on Sunday went to the polls to elect a new parliament as comedian-turned-president Volodymyr Zelensky seeks to bring in political novices and consolidate his power. France 24 - Published
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has ordered an overhaul of the process for granting Ukrainian citizenship, in response to a Russian decree expanding the number of Ukrainians who can apply for.. Reuters - Published
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday which expands the procedure for residents of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions to obtain Russian citizenship, according to The.. WorldNews - Published
The Kremlin will also be served with a tough warning over its move to make it easier for Ukrainians living in breakaway regions of their country's east to obtain a Russian passport. International.. WorldNews - Published
Russian authorities have given out the first passports to residents of Ukraine's separatist regions, shrugging off international criticism. Kyiv said it would never recognize documents issued by the.. WorldNews - Published
