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Exit poll gives Yushchenko election lead

tes Oct. 31 in Ukraine’s presidential election but fell short of a first-round victory, according to an exit poll conducted by a consortium of …
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Pre-election jitters prompt Ukrainians to dump local currency

cash, triggering a shortage of dollars and euros on the nation’s money market. Currency exchange bureaus were buying U.S. dollars at a rate of about …
Roman Olearchyk

Taking to Ukraine’s skies

With lightweight airplanes making up the fastest growing area in aviation, enthusiasts of the low-flying craft hope the government will make it easier …
Viktoria Braychenko

Government plans to merge aviation giants, move decried

Two of the three companies involved in the government’s restructuring of Ukraine’s aviation industry, as well as a parliamentary commission …
Viktoria Braychenko

Government plans to merge aviation giants, move decried

ng into the move, say the plan lacks focus and will undermine domestic competition. In 1998 the Industrial Policy Ministry and the Cabinet of …
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Land dispute heats up in Crimea

far. Located in Gurzuf, Crimea, Poska’s house is furnished with two sleeping mats, a small table and a stereo. She shares the tiny space – no more …
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Mysterious U.S. investor to gain control over bankrupt plant

to a U.S. trading company. SPF Chief Mykhailo Chechetov told the Post on Oct. 23 that a government commission has adopted a plan to salvage the …
Roman Olearchyk

Reflections on tough legal environment

Rough and tumble Ukraine is a challenging place to practice law under any circumstances. But among the toughest cases to win, lawyers say, are those …
Vlad Lavrov

Our Ukraine deputy’s car firebombed outside Kyiv

Camouflaged assailants threw stones and Molotov cocktails at the car of the deputy managing Viktor Yushchenko’s election campaign in Kyiv. Volodymyr …
Peter Byrne

Post-election rally planned at CEC office

The People’s Power coalition managing Viktor Yushchenko’s presidential campaign has invited citizens to assemble on Nov. 1 near Kyiv’s Central …
Peter Byrne

Putin arrives in Kyiv, goes on air to boost PM

Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin was beamed into the living rooms of millions of Ukrainian voters on Oct. 26, promising a bright common …
Peter Byrne

Rumble in Pechersk

Agang of thugs beat supporters of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko who were keeping a late night vigil in front of the Central …
Peter Byrne

Opposition-friendly channel fights attack

began a hunger strike Oct. 25 to protest government attempts to take the channel off the air. Last week Channel 5 found itself under a two-pronged …
Oksana Tsisyk

In tense election, Ukrainians find barriers to voting

Days before the first round of presidential elections on Oct. 31, many Ukrainians are struggling to be able to vote. Overwhelmed Central Election …
Roman Olearchyk

Blind, wheelchair-bound voters fear fraud

With the first round of presidential elections days away, numerous Ukrainians suspect that the voting won’t be fair. For many of the country’s …
Yulianna Vilkos

Media circus follows Melnychenko to Warsaw

ential guard Mykola Melnychenko included previously unreleased conversations of secret recordings he made in late 1999. Hours of the secret …
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A vital choice for Ukraine

old on him as a candidate. Based upon his service as prime minister, we know he could run the country. But even conceding the vile tactics used …
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Ukraine’s night of the long knives

le thugocratic dictatorships Europe has witnessed since Hitler and Stalin. You may find that an exaggeration, but it’s not. It’s usually so human, to …
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