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Men wear grey and black military fatigues.

Ukraine’s ultranationalists have no presidential candidate. But they’re still at the polls.

Global Politics

Azov, the country’s most visible ultranationalist group, also started their own political party — the National Corps. Members of their National Militia will serve as election observers in Sunday’s presidential elections.

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.

Ukrainians remember the first anniversary of the start of their revolution

Conflict

Can Ukraine’s ‘Willy Wonka’ become its president and bring peace?

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Eastern Ukraine

Time Magazine pulls its reporter from Ukraine after he’s captured by separatists — twice

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Maidan

Ukraine’s interim prime minister accuses Russia of wanting to start World War III

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Maidan

Ukraine’s interim prime minister accuses Russia of wanting to start World War III

Global Politics

With his country battling pro-Russian separatists in the east, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk drops some loaded language into the international debate. But are they fighting words, or words designed to evoke sympathy for Ukraine?

Dmytro Yarosh (center), leader of the Right Sector movement, during a rally in Kiev last month.

Ukraine’s right-wing heavies are fodder for Moscow’s propaganda campaign

Conflict & Justice

A Russian court issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian politician Wednesday on terrorism charges. Dmitro Yarosh is running for president of Ukraine on the “Right Sector” ticket. The Right Sector provided some real muscle during the recent Ukrainian revolution.

Dmytro Yarosh (center), leader of the Right Sector movement, during a rally in Kiev last month.

Ukraine’s right-wing heavies are fodder for Moscow’s propaganda campaign

Conflict & Justice

A Russian court issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian politician Wednesday on terrorism charges. Dmitro Yarosh is running for president of Ukraine on the “Right Sector” ticket. The Right Sector provided some real muscle during the recent Ukrainian revolution.

Sergei Aksyonov, Crimea's pro-Russian prime minister, stands as a member of a pro-Russian self defense unit takes an oath to Crimea government in Simferopol on March 10, 2014. Russian forces consolidated their hold on Ukraine's Crimea peninsula on Monday,

Meet the paramilitary leader who claims to be running Crimea

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The self-declared prime minister of Crime is a wrestler, once sold umbrellas and cigarettes, and is accused of having worked for the mafia. In the last month, he organized a pro-Russian paramilitary force that quickly took charge when Russian forces intervened in Crimea.The self-declared prime minister of Crime is a wrestler, once sold umbrellas and cigarettes, and is accused of having worked for the mafia. In the last month, he organized a pro-Russian paramilitary force that quickly took charge when Russian forces intervened in Crimea.

Military personnel, believed to be Russian servicemen, march outside the Crimean city of Simferopol, March 4, 2014.

This is how Ukraine could end up derailing any progress in Syria

Conflict & Justice

When it comes to pursuing US goals in Syria, the Obama administration finds itself in an awkward partnership with Russia. Events in Ukraine are making that partnership even more awkward. When it comes to pursuing US goals in Syria, the Obama administration finds itself in an awkward partnership with Russia. Events in Ukraine are making that partnership even more awkward.