In Kiev, among many other places, masses of gray 1960s and ’70s buildings have become decrepit with age, surrounded by scruffy, weed- and litter-strewn yards, battered metal sheds and creaky ...

On the morning of November 30th, the perpetually troubled former Soviet republic of Ukraine awoke to a nasty bit of news. At about 4 A.M., riot police in Kiev, the capital, had marched into an ...

Harrowing footage emerges of UNARMED protesters being cut down by sniper fire on a day of violence in Kiev that has brought today's death toll to at least 70 Ukrainian Health Ministry said 88 ...

Kyiv not Kiev. KEE-eve not KEE-yev." For those asking, @npr goes with Ukrainian spelling & pronunciation (not Russian) wherever possible when reporting on Ukraine. Kyiv not Kiev. KEE-eve not KEE-yev.

Kiev is the Russian spelling of the city and Kyiv is the Ukrainian spelling of the city. The country is also called “Ukraine,” not “The Ukraine,” as was announced by the government in 1993.

(Kiev is Киев in Russian.) But remember, Ukraine had been under the domination of Russia, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and many others before it became fully independent in 1991. It was ...

But the authentic Kiev recipe, Gribov says, calls for only butter inside, and if done properly, a bit of butter remains unmelted when served. "We don't just learn how to make the dish; we also ...

KIEV, Ukraine—Rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine vowed Friday to extend their advances against government troops and boycott further peace talks despite a diplomatic push to implement a long ...

Protesters flocked to Kiev's Independence Square on Sunday for a rally demanding Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich reject closer Russian ties. ILLUSTRATION: European Pressphoto Agency ...