- 18:13 17/01/2011
Ukrainian opposition leader and ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko said on Monday she had no plans to seek political asylum abroad to avoid criminal charges.
- 14:38 05/01/2011
Ukrainian Prosecutor's General Office sees no grounds to arrest the opposition leader, Yulia Tymoshenko, charged with state funds' misuse, an investigator working with Tymoshenko said on Wednesday.
- 16:03 28/12/2010
Ukraine's former interior minister Yuriy Lutsenko, who was arrested for abuse of office last weekend, has been transferred to one of the country's oldest prisons, Ombudswoman Nina Karpachyova said on Tuesday.
- 22:27 24/12/2010
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said on Friday he doubts ex-premier minister Yulia Tymoshenko's case of misusing state funds will reach court, but if it does, then it should be fair.
- 12:09 22/12/2010
Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, who is accused of misusing government funds, has been summoned again for questioning at the Prosecutor General's Office, her party's press service said on Wednesday.
- 22:24 20/12/2010
Ukrainian Opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko said on Monday the country's Prosecutor General's Office has brought official charges against her for misusing government funds.
- 03:42 14/10/2010
European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek called on Ukrainian authorities to cooperate with the country's opposition during his meeting with the country's prime minister, Ukrainian media reported.
- 22:47 13/10/2010
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych dismissed on Wednesday two deputy prime ministers from their posts in line with the recent changes to the country's constitution.
- 23:56 08/10/2010
Ukraine will not hold early parliamentary elections following the recent changes made to the country's constitution, which boosted the powers of the president, President Viktor Yanukovych said on Friday.
- 12:54 06/10/2010
Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday voted to support a recent decision to reverse a 2004 reform that curbed presidential powers.
- 18:11 04/10/2010
Ukraine's Communist Party, the pro-presidential Party of Regions, and the Lytvyn bloc signed on Monday an agreement transforming their majority coalition in parliament into a parliamentary majority.
- 17:33 04/10/2010
The Ukrainian opposition has demanded the dismissal of all judges in the country's constitutional court, a spokesman for the opposition Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc told journalists on Monday.
- 16:42 04/10/2010
Ukrainian parliamentary speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn has called on lawmakers to immediately draw up amendments to the country's constitution, fixing the dates for next presidential and parliamentary elections.
- 04:59 09/09/2010
Ukraine may hold early parliamentary elections in 2011, the director of Ukrainian independent think tank Institute of Global Strategies said.
- 13:48 08/09/2010
A draft language law pending in the Ukrainian parliament ensures a significant expansion in the use of Russian, a senior lawmaker said on Wednesday.
- 12:57 08/09/2010
The Ukrainian government is ready to work with the opposition, but has not yet received any concrete proposals, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Wednesday.
- 03:44 08/09/2010
Ukraine's former prime minister and current opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has pledged to continue strengthening the opposition by "purging" it of "weak" members.
- 16:59 06/09/2010
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will visit the European Union's headquarters in Brussels on September 13 as part of the country's euro-integration bid, a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
- 10:52 04/09/2010
Ukraine and Chinese administrative district of Hong Kong have signed an agreement on visas abolition between and cooperation in customs affairs, Ukrainian presidential press service said Saturday.
- 20:06 03/09/2010
Ukraine will have the lowest taxes in Europe after a new tax code is adopted, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Friday.
- 16:54 30/08/2010
The Ukrainian Parliament on Monday scrapped restrictions on participation in local elections for parties which have been established less than a year before elections.
- 13:58 01/08/2010
Ukraine's government has raised domestic household gas prices by a staggering 50% from August 1 as part of its measures to balance the budget and get much-needed funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- 12:18 27/05/2010
The Ukraine-NATO Sea Breeze military exercises will be held despite protest rallies held by Ukrainian communists, the president's chief of staff said on Thursday.
- 07:22 21/05/2010
All employees of the Our Ukraine party's press service submitted their resignations in protest against wage arrears, the Ukrainskaya Pravda newspaper said, citing a party source.
- 15:22 11/05/2010
Thousands of Ukrainian opposition and government supporters rallied on Tuesday in front of the Ukrainian parliament, Ukraine's UNIAN news agency said
- 02:27 07/05/2010
Despite the election of a new president widely seen as pro-Russian, Ukrainian troops still plan to join NATO's rapid reaction force later this year, the chairman of the NATO Military Committee has said.
- 17:58 27/04/2010
A delegation from the International Monetary Fund may visit Ukraine within the first two weeks of May to discuss a new loan program for the former Soviet state, Ukrainian Vice-Premier Sergei Tigipko said on Tuesday.
- 01:25 27/04/2010
Russia forming a united nuclear energy holding with Ukraine that will allow Ukrainian nuclear companies to enter the Russian market and create possibilities for joint work in third countries, the Russian premier said.
- 00:57 27/04/2010
Russia is ready to offer Ukraine large-scale proposals regarding cooperation in one of the leading economic sectors, the Russian prime minister said.
- 15:15 26/04/2010
The Chernobyl tragedy led Ukraine to abandon its nuclear arsenal, but the country needs nuclear power as its main energy source, Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych said on Monday.
- 23:35 23/04/2010
Ukraine's cabinet submitted on Friday a draft 2010 budget to parliament.
- 19:59 23/04/2010
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov was elected leader of the Party of Regions on Friday.
- 19:00 23/04/2010
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov was elected leader of the Party of Regions on Friday.
- 18:20 23/04/2010
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Friday he was ready to take over the leadership of the Party of Regions.
- 16:49 20/04/2010
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych pledged on Tuesday to stand up for the freedom of press and protect journalists.
- 18:53 06/04/2010
Ukraine's main opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko said on Tuesday the authorities had launched a campaign of intimidation against her.
- 21:22 03/04/2010
Ukraine's new government will give "broad cultural autonomy" to the country's regions, including to choose the main language used in local government and schools, the president's deputy chief of staff said.
- 17:12 02/04/2010
Ukraine plans to hold talks on upgrading the gas transit system with both Russia and the European Union, the country's prime minister said on Friday.
- 23:14 01/04/2010
Ukraine is relying on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for a project to modernize Ukraine's gas transportation system, the Ukrainian prime minister said.
- 16:19 01/04/2010
Ukraine needs at least $3.7 billion this year to prepare the country for Euro 2012, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said on Thursday
- 20:57 30/03/2010
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn, wants either to resume the former partnership program with Ukraine or "build something different."
- 16:24 30/03/2010
The Ukrainian opposition did not have enough votes to force the resignation of Education and Science Minister Dmitro Tabachnyk on Tuesday.
- 19:42 27/03/2010
President Viktor Yanukovych has directed the National Anti-Corruption Committee to draft anti-corruption legislation by April 22.
- 23:15 25/03/2010
Russia and Ukraine will discuss a possible reduction in the price that Kiev pays for Russian gas, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
- 21:25 25/03/2010
Russia believes current gas contracts with Ukraine are fair, but will start talks on the issue that could touch upon a gas price reduction for Kiev, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
- 21:06 25/03/2010
Russia is counting on constructive relations with Ukraine and believes it is possible to boost trade turnover between the two states, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told his Ukrainian counterpart Mykola Azarov on Thursday.
- 18:45 25/03/2010
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Thursday his government was ready to work to repair damage caused to relations with Russia by the previous 'Orange' presidency of Viktor Yushchenko.
- 17:36 25/03/2010
Ukraine will not choose in favor of one particular collective security system, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said on Thursday.
- 14:10 24/03/2010
Ukraine may receive a $6 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2010, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Issues Sergei Tigipko said.
- 20:47 23/03/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Mykola Azarov in Moscow on March 25, Putin's press secretary said on Tuesday.
- 15:19 23/03/2010
The Ukrainian Communist Party is unhappy with its appointments to parliament and is threatening to withdraw from the parliamentary coalition, Ukrainian Dilo newspaper said.
- 16:48 20/03/2010
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov harshly criticized Kiev's authorities and warned against possible radical measures, the government's press service said on Saturday.
- 02:46 19/03/2010
New Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has dismissed the presidential envoy to the Crimea, the predominantly Russian-speaking Black Sea autonomous republic.
- 17:57 18/03/2010
Russia and Ukraine should celebrate the 65th Victory Day with a joint military parade in the Crimean port of Sevastopol
- 18:35 17/03/2010
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has not abandoned his intention to grant Russian the official status of a second national language in Ukraine, the deputy chief of the presidential administration said on Wednesday.
- 20:39 16/03/2010
Ukraine is seeking to modernize its gas transportation system to make it more competitive, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Tuesday
- 17:22 13/03/2010
The Russian language is stronger than Ukrainian and would become the country's main language if it was given official status
- 17:44 12/03/2010
Ukraine now has a unique chance to improve the political and economic situation in the country, political heavyweight Sergei Tigipko said on Friday explaining his decision to join the government
- 13:29 12/03/2010
Ukraine may renew calls for a multi-billion-dollar loan from Russia to cover holes in its budget and pay off debts, a Russian respected daily said on Friday, quoting government sources in both countries.
- 14:16 11/03/2010
Ukraine's parliament on Thursday dismissed by a narrow margin of 230 of a minimum 226 votes needed the head of the National Security Service (SBU), Valentyn Nalivaichenko
- 13:41 11/03/2010
The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday formed a majority parliamentary coalition loyal to new President Viktor Yanukovych and appointed a new prime minister, ending a political stand-off between the legislature and the head of state
- 13:20 11/03/2010
Ukraine's parliament on Thursday approved President Viktor Yanukovych's ally Mykola Azarov as prime minister, with 242 deputies voting for the approval, with a minimum of 226 needed
- 12:27 11/03/2010
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday formally proposed to parliament the candidacy of his ally Mykola Azarov for the post of prime minister
- 11:57 11/03/2010
The new parliamentary coalition in Ukraine has nominated President Viktor Yanukovych's ally Mykola Azarov for prime minister, a deputy from Yanukovych's Party of Regions said Thursday.
- 11:21 11/03/2010
A new majority coalition numbering 235 parliamentary deputies has been established in Ukraine's parliament and is expected to nominate a new prime minister
- 11:15 11/03/2010
Yulia Tymoshenko has been elected leader of the “united democratic opposition”. This opposition movement gathered at the Taras Shevchenko monument in Kiev where they announced their decision and their newly-elected leader called for them to fight against everything “anti-Ukrainian”.
- 00:58 11/03/2010
Three factions in the Ukrainian parliament have agreed to enter a new coalition, which new Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is seeking to create to push through his policies.
- 14:41 10/03/2010
Sergei Tigipko, a major player in Ukrainian politics after finishing third in the presidential elections, agreed on Wednesday to become a deputy prime minister, President Viktor Yanukovych said.
- 20:00 09/03/2010
A key Ukrainian politician, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, declined President Viktor Yanukovych's proposal to hold a high post in the new cabinet, the presidential press office said on Tuesday.
- 14:50 09/03/2010
Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine's former prime minister whose government was dismissed last week, called on Tuesday for the country's democratic forces to unite against the new Ukrainian authorities.
- 13:39 09/03/2010
The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday passed a law to ease the rules for forming a majority coalition in parliament, a priority task needed to avert political instability in the country.
- 20:55 07/03/2010
It will be easy for Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to cancel his predecessor Viktor Yushchenko's January decree to award, amid much media hysteria, the honorary title of Hero of Ukraine to onetime Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera, a Polish analyst said Sunday.
- 17:59 07/03/2010
Ukrainian nationalist association Svoboda (Freedom) is holding a rally in the ex-Soviet state's capital Kiev to defend the Ukrainian language, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported Sunday.
- 06:22 06/03/2010
Yulia Tymoshenko whose government was dismissed by Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday has criticized President Viktor Yanukovych's plans to create a gas transportation consortium.
- 04:55 06/03/2010
Yulia Tymoshenko whose government was dismissed by Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday has criticized President Viktor Yanukovych's plans to create a gas transportation consortium.
- 01:58 06/03/2010
Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Friday she is not afraid to bear responsibility for her work on the prime ministerial post.
- 23:35 05/03/2010
Despite her decision not to pursue legal action over alleged fraud at the February presidential polls, Ukraine's former premier Yulia Tymoshenko still believes that the elections were fixed.
- 11:28 05/03/2010
The election of Viktor Yanukovych as Ukraine's new president may further delay Ukraine's bid to enter NATO, the president of Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer told RIA Novosti on Friday.
- 23:48 03/03/2010
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has suspended his membership in his Party of Regions and gave his powers to his party colleague Nikolai Azarov.
- 20:24 03/03/2010
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, whose government was dismissed by parliament on Wednesday, will take a leave of absence, handing duties to her first deputy, Oleksandr Turchynov, a Ukrainian news agency reported.
- 19:11 02/03/2010
A slim majority of Ukrainians favor joining the European Union but almost two thirds oppose NATO membership, according to an opinion poll published on Tuesday.
- 15:47 02/03/2010
Ukrainian parliament speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn said on Tuesday the country's parliament majority coalition has been disbanded, which puts Ukraine under threat of a parliamentary crisis.
- 13:05 02/03/2010
Ukrainian parliament speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn said on Tuesday that the country's parliament majority coalition has been disbanded.
- 17:38 26/02/2010
Ukraine's new president, Viktor Yanukovych, signed on Friday a raft of decrees on economic reform and the fight against corruption and poverty
- 16:04 26/02/2010
The party of new Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will propose giving the Russian language official status at a regional level, Party of Regions deputy head Boris Kolesnikov said on Friday.
- 23:00 25/02/2010
On February 25, housewife Lyudmila Yanukovych became Ukraine’s new first lady.
- 17:51 25/02/2010
Viktor Yanukovych, the newly inaugurated president of Ukraine, will visit Moscow on March 5, after his visit to Brussels, his press service said on Thursday.
- 17:28 25/02/2010
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church on Thursday blessed the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych in an unusual demonstration of the new Ukrainian leader's close ties with Russia.
- 17:03 25/02/2010
Viktor Yanukovych has taken his oath to the Ukrainian people, becoming Ukraine’s fourth president. He was sworn in by the chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.
- 13:36 25/02/2010
New Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said on Thursday that Kiev will build relations with both Europe and former Soviet republics, but will not form any military alliances either with NATO or Russia.
- 12:38 25/02/2010
Viktor Yanukovych has been sworn in as Ukraine's new president in an inauguration ceremony held in the Ukrainian parliament.
- 16:55 23/02/2010
Ukrainian president-elect Viktor Yanukovych has yet to make up his mind which country he will visit first after taking office on February 25.
- 13:17 23/02/2010
Viktor Yanukovych will go to Brussels, the headquarters of the European Union, for his first trip as Ukrainian president, the Kommersant-Ukraine reported on Tuesday, citing EU sources.
- 00:06 23/02/2010
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who lost the presidential vote earlier this month, called on her coalition in parliament on Monday to stand united.
- 13:27 22/02/2010
Chinese President Hu Jintao has congratulated newly elected Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych on his victory and said China was ready to develop ties with the former Soviet state, Yanukovych's press-service has said.
- 23:35 21/02/2010
Ukraine's president-elect Viktor Yanukovych said Sunday on the Ukraina TV channel that he expects a new parliamentary coalition will be formed by the end of next week.
- 17:29 21/02/2010
Ukraine's president-elect Viktor Yanukovych named on Sunday three candidates for the prime ministerial post.
- 15:55 21/02/2010
Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's president-elect, will have a modest inauguration ceremony due to the ex-Soviet republic's economic woes, Ukrainian news agency UNIAN reported on Sunday.
- 18:26 20/02/2010
Viktor Yanukovych, due to be sworn in as Ukraine's president on February 25, will visit Moscow in the first ten days of March, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
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