Yulia Tymoshenko

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  Amal Alamuddin: Accomplished, Admired. And Not Because She's Mrs Clooney

  However, even the most cursory glance at Amal's resume and accomplishments makes it clear that the 'lucky' one in the brand new partnership is probably George

• Ukraine Ruling Coalition Dissolved Setting Stage for Early Vote

  Ukraine's ruling parliamentary majority was officially disbanded on Thursday, setting the stage for early legislative elections in the strife-torn ex-Soviet state.

• 'Chocolate King' Petro Poroshenko Declares Victory in Ukraine Presidential Poll

  Billionaire Petro Poroshenko claimed Ukraine's presidency on Sunday after exit polls gave him an absolute majority in a first round of voting and, vowing to end a conflict with pro-Russian rebels, he pledged to align his country with Europe.

• Tymoshenko: Divisive Diva Now a Longshot in Ukraine Vote

  Ukraine's glamorous but polarising ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko was triumphantly released from prison during the pro-Western uprising in Kiev but is now a longshot in Sunday's presidential ballot due to mistrust of the corruption-stained old guard.

• Ukraine's Very Survival at Stake in Presidential Vote

  With a bloody insurgency raging in the east, the ominous presence of Russian troops across the border and an economy in deep recession, next Sunday's election will determine the very survival of Ukraine.

• 'Murdered' Ukraine politician faced hostile mob, video shows

  The Ukrainian town councillor whose apparent torture and murder helped to prompt a threatened new government offensive in the east was mobbed by a hostile, pro-Russian crowd before he disappeared, a video of the incident shows.

• Ukraine in 'pivotal period' as deal stalls, US warns Russia

  Russia was under intense US pressure on Saturday to convince pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraine to give up eastern towns they are occupying, after Washington said the situation in the former Soviet republic was in a "pivotal period".

• Russia says has 'no intention' of further Ukraine incursion

  Russia said on Saturday it had "no intention" of invading eastern Ukraine, responding to Western warnings over a military buildup on the border following Moscow's annexation of the Crimean peninsula.

• IMF bails out Ukraine as UN rejects Russia's Crimea annexation

  The IMF announced a $14-$18 billion bailout for Ukraine on Thursday as the UN General Assembly refused to recognise Russia's annexation of the Crimea peninsula.

• Timeline: From Kiev protests to Crimean split

  A chronology of the main developments in Ukraine and Crimea, from when the political crisis erupted in November to Crimea's controversial poll on whether to secede from Ukraine on Sunday.