Ukraine secret service says it has arrested top Putin ally

(Reuters) -Ukraine's security services on Tuesday said they had arrested pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, who is President Vladimir Putin's closest and most influential ally in Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had…

Ukrainian politician mocks ‘stupid’ UK claims he could lead Kremlin puppet government

By Elena Ostrovskaya and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) - Former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevhen Murayev derided British allegations that he could be installed as leader of a Kremlin puppet government in…

Former lawmaker Murayev says Ukraine needs new leaders

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian former lawmaker Yevhen Murayev, who Britain named this weekend as a potential candidate chosen by the Kremlin to lead Ukraine after a military offensive, said in…

UK accuses Kremlin of trying to install pro-Russian leader in Ukraine

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Saturday accused the Kremlin of seeking to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine, and said Russian intelligence officers had been in contact with…

Ukraine war necessary if Russia recognises breakaway regions – pro-Kremlin MP

By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine would expect Russia's army to fight with them against Ukrainian government forces if Moscow follows through on a parliamentary…