Ukraine

Expert says talks between BYT, Regions Party posed threat to democracy in Ukraine

“This process actually went on between [only] two or three people. This was a colossal threat to democracy in our country,” he said at a press …
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Ukraine assures European Commission of reliable gas transit across country

He outlined key presidential positions on energy issues at a meeting in Kyiv on Wednesday, the presidential press service reported. “Sokolovsky …
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Cabinet ousts Deputy Defense Minister Montrezor

In his words, the government has made this decision at its session meeting on Wednesday. According to a statement made by the mass media relations …
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Death toll from Ukraine mine blast reaches 9

Donetsk regional authorities said Wednesday that workers are searching for four others still missing in the Skochynskiy mine. Investigators are trying …
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Bohoslovska: Parliament should demand president dismiss Kyiv mayor

The MP made the statement at a rally held by local NGOs and business associations outside the parliament in Kyiv on Wednesday, her press service …
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Miller: Ukraine may have stopped pumping gas into underground storage this week

He also said that Ukraine had cut the pumping of gas from its underground storage facilities by five times. “Last week, Ukraine took out 90 million …
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Yushchenko instructs regional heads to pay salary debts to state-funded employees in two weeks

The president said this during his meeting with the heads of Ukrainian regions, Crimea, and the cities of Sevastopol and Kyiv on Wednesday. The head …
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Russian Foreign Ministry: Issues of Russian Black Sea Fleet and Sevmorzavod will be considered taking into account interests of both Ukraine and Russia

Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Viktor Chernomyrdin was also present at the meeting. “We want our fleet to feel comfortable here, and its servicemen to …
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Yushchenko: All schools should have enough Ukrainian language and literature teachers by September 1

“Your duty is to ensure the implementation of this law [on the functioning of the state language],” he said at a meeting with regional governors, the …
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Cabinet plans shake-up of social benefits system

The text of the respective state strategy, backed by a cabinet resolution, was published on the government’s official Web site on Tuesday. According …
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Economy Ministry claims no connection to Defense Ministry’s overpriced fuel purchases

This was stated by Economy Minister Bohdan Danylyshyn in a letter to the Dzerkalo Tyzhnya newspaper sent as a response to an article by Dmytro …
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Press secretary: Yushchenko says Naftogaz should be reformed

President’s spokeswoman said this at a briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday. According to her, the president continues to insist on comprehensive reforms at …
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Diplomat: Russia worried about Ukraine’s unilateral decisions on Black Sea Fleet

“It is not a secret that far from all issues are simple. For instance, there is an ever-growing number of occasions on which we have to speak about …
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Tymoshenko: Printed money not used to credit Naftogaz

“This is not a matter of printing money. Naftogaz Ukrainy will return the raised funds after the holding starts selling gas from underground gas …
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Yushchenko alarmed by lack of work on forming budget for 2010

“I’m alarmed with the fact that there is no agreement and work on the budget for 2010,” he said at a meeting with heads of Ukraine’s regions, Crimea, …
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Rada likely to compensate loan interest on creating industrial parks

Two hundred and twenty-seven MPs with the required two hundred and twenty-six voted the first reading of draft bill No. 3071 On Industrial Parks. The …
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IMF resident representative: IMF mission to arrive in Ukraine by end of June

Alier said no particular date had been chosen yet, but the mission was likely to come at the end of the month. He also said that as a result of the …
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Karasin: Russia, Ukraine to consider Fleet issue with due account of mutual interests

“We want our fleet to feel comfortable here, and the Black Sea personnel to be aware that Sevastopol is a place where they feel at ease and that the …
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