
Newspaper
Issue #29 Jul. 17, 1997
Preview IssueKuchma names longtime ally prime minister
Leonid Kuchma taps loyalist Valeriy Pustovoitenko and editorial expects him to live up to his name ("pusto" is "empty" in Russian) and be a do-nothing prime minister. NATO and Ukraine conduct military exercises. Ukraine fails to meet IMF conditions. Nation's orphans face grim future. River Palace ad. Ivan Lozowy: Roman Shpek's dirty election.