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The Ukrainian parliament votes to free Yulia Tymoshenko, the former prime minister jailed for more than two years for what supporters say are politically tainted charges. She is released later in the day.
2014-02-22

The Ukrainian parliament votes to remove President Viktor Yanukovych from his position. From his current base in Kharkiv, Yanukovych denounces the events in Kyiv as a "coup".
2014-02-22

Protesters claim control of the capital Kyiv with reports that President Viktor Yanukovych has fled to eastern Ukraine.
2014-02-22

The President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych sacks Volodymyr Zamana as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; replacing him with Yuriy Ilyin.
2014-02-19

Anti-government protesters in Ukraine end a two-month occupation of Kyiv’s city hall, following an amnesty offer aimed at easing a standoff over President Viktor Yanukovych’s rule.
2014-02-16

President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow amid mass protests against the relationship between the two.
2013-12-17

During the third Sunday of mass protests, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians in Kiev seek the resignation of the government for refusing a deal on closer ties with the European Union.
2013-12-8

100,000 people continue their protest against president Yanukovych's decision to back away from stronger ties with the European Union.
2013-12-1