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SBU investigates reported murder plot against Tymoshenko

everal Ukrainian embassies about an alleged assassination plot against Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. “These reports are being checked and …
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President’s son fined for car registration violation

(AP) – Police have fined President Viktor Yushchenko’s son 17 hryvna ($3.36) for illegally driving a BMW registered to another person, the Interior …
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Prime Minister Tymoshenko rejects U.S. concern over Ukraine’s economic performance

(AP) – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on July 28 insisted that Ukraine’s economy is developing dynamically, rejecting a U.S. official’s concern over …
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Court ruling temporarily freezes return of major steel plant to government

(AP) – A top Ukrainian court on July 28 froze a lower court’s ruling that found the 2003 sale of a key state-owned steel plant was illegal. The …
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(AP) – Police have fined President Viktor Yushchenko’s son 17 hryvna ($3.36) for illegally driving a BMW registered to another person, the Interior Ministry said July 28.

(AP) – Police have fined President Viktor Yushchenko’s son 17 hryvna ($3.36) for illegally driving a BMW registered to another person, the Interior …
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That kid again

media is a bit of a tempest in a teacup. The 19-year-old First Son’s alleged sins, while obnoxious, are venial in a Ukrainian context in which members …
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Justice in Ukraine?

t of the Interior Ministry on July 18. How do I know this? The Interior Ministry announced it in the press, but evidently failed to state the specific …
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First Son runs into media trouble

Over 300 Ukrainian journalists on July 26 called on President Viktor Yushchenko to honor his campaign pledge to protect freedom of speech, issuing a …
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Australian ex-pat battles for his cellar

Australian Val Girilovitch is locked in the sort of battle ex-pats dread – a real estate battle. In his case, the fight is over his …
Vlad Lavrov

Ukraine talking to Iran about transporting gas

Desperate to decrease the country’s dependency on Russian-controlled fuel supplies, Ukraine’s government and allies have floated plans to build a …
Roman Olearchyk

Yushchenko lashes out at journalists

exchange between Ukrainska Pravda (UP) reporter Serhiy Leshchenko and President Viktor Yushchenko at a June 25 press conference.UP: Here’s a …
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SBU says mobster may be involved in gas transit

Ukraine’s security service is investigating whether a firm that controls the transit of natural gas through Ukraine is indirectly controlled by a …
Roman Olearchyk

Not Quite Autopilot: On the Road in Ukraine

Highways in Ukraine rarely tend to the good; rather, they tend to the confusing and even confounding. However, with a good road map in hand, and our …
Paul Miazga

Treat Your Car Like a Pet

Cars resemble pets in many ways. You need a license to have one; you can dress them up to better suit your personality; they have their own specific …
Paul Miazga

7 Days

nipuz Mob, the latest Russian combo to create an electronica surge in this neck of the woods. The guys from Kiberjazz – DJ Danilkin and DJ Pit – have …
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The Beach: Kyiv’s Central Park

I had barely gotten through the doors at work today when my cell phone beeped. A good friend had just sent me this message: “Some people are talking …
Paul Miazga

Twenty questions for Rev. Jonathan Frais

nd heaven to come. Time served? Six years in Kyiv (I precede supermarkets). What brought you to Ukraine? A 15-hour sleeper from Moscow and an …
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Hungary’s Patriotic Son Zsolt Kovacs

Without knowing anything about Zsolt Kovacs beforehand except that he is Hungarian, I look at the business card of the Hungarian embassy’s science and …
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