Ukraine
US rethinks sending weapons to Ukraine
The United States is reconsidering whether to send weapons to Ukraine in its fight against Russian-backed separatists. The policy u-turn comes amid a surge of new fighting in eastern Ukraine. Audio
Ukraine claims Russian regular forces attacking
Ukraine is claiming that Russian regular forces have attacked its army units as they fight pro-Russian rebels in control of eastern areas of the country. Audio
Ukraine moves to drop the country's non-alighed status
Russia's warning a move by Ukraine to join NATO would increase tensions between the two countries. Audio
Analysis of Russia's economic crisis and its implications
Lidia Kelly is the Reuters Macroeconomics Correspondent, based in Moscow. Audio
Russia/Ukraine correspondent - Lucian Kim
Ukraine has elected a new government while facing increasing economic pressures; and Vladimir Putin give state of the nation speech with anti-west rhetoric. Audio
East Ukraine elections go ahead
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have held elections overnight for regional leaders and parliaments. Audio
Margaret MacMillan on the First World War
The eminent historian Professor Margaret MacMillan explores the origins of the First World War, and the contemporary parallels to what happened a century ago. With Kate Hunter in the chair, this… Audio
Ukraine is Not a Brothel filmmaker Kitty Green
Australian filmmaker whose new documentary, Ukraine is Not a Brothel, is screening at the New Zealand International Film Festivals Audio
International observer who was at the MH17 crash site
Michael Bociurkiw is the spokesperson for the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe team who was at the crash site over the weekend. Audio
Claims leader of Donetsk separatists have MH17 black box
David Soucie is the former Federal Aviation Authority Accident Investigator and the author of the book, Why Planes Crash Audio
Eastern Europe correspondent - Lucian Kim
Our correspondent looks at the Ukraine crisis three months on from the incursion by Russia. Audio
Europe correspondent - Seamus Kearney
Ukraine and the secessionist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk which are voting on referenda as whether to stay in Ukraine or become part of Russia. Audio
Warnings that Ukraine is on the brink of Civil War
Correspondent Lucian Kim who has covered the Russia and eastern Europe for the past 2 decades. He is reporting from Kiev. Audio
Listener Feedback
Kim Hill reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 12 April 2014. Audio
Nicholas Wood: touring Ukraine
Former Balkans correspondent for The New York Times who created Political Tours in 2009 to give people first-hand insight into some of the most critical regions in the world. Audio
UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane
The UN's disarmanent head, who lead the difficult and tense negotiations on the ground in Syria over the country's use of chemical weapons. Audio