Ukraine

Justice charges Moroz tried to fix court rulings

Parliament Speaker Oleksandr Moroz tried to pressure the Constitutional Court into issuing rulings favorable to the legislature, the court's chief …
Katya Gorchinskaya

Rada passes 1998 budgetRada passes 1998 budget

Parliament overwhelmingly approved the country’s 1998 budget last week, meeting the yearend deadline for such appropriations for the first time since …

Rada lets cellular phone operators off the hook Excise tax on mobile phone calls scrapped

After three months of furious lobbying, an alliance of Ukrainian communications companies has persuaded Parliament to cancel a by-the-minute mobile …
Stefan Korshak

Justice charges Moroz tried to fix court rulings

Parliament Speaker Oleksandr Moroz tried to pressure the Constitutional Court into issuing rulings favorable to the legislature, the court’s chief …
Katya Gorchinskaya

Consumers aren't buying 'Buy Ukrainian' campaign

The companies whose billboards dazzle with ads for a cornucopia of Western imports have a new suggestion for consumers: 'Buy …
Interns

A tale of two parties

Just 50 kilometers separate the town of Obukhiv south of Kyiv from the Impressa restaurant in the Podil district of the nation’s capital. The new year …
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Stefan Korshak

Pifer's problems now

Diplomats earn their living walking the tightrope between honesty and discretion. Say too much, and the relationship with the host government may …
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Parliament ups excise rates for high-octane gas

The close of 1997 brought mixed news for drivers as Parliament upped import taxes on high-octane gasoline by 10 percent, but rejected a proposal to …
Stefan Korshak

British Petroleum plans Ukraine investment

(Interfax) British Petroleum is planning to invest $50 million over the next 18 months into developing a gas field in Ukraine's Dnipro-Donetsk …
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70 feared dead aboard missing Ukrainian airliner

SALONIKA, Greece (Reuters and AP) – Greek rescue teams clawed through rugged mountains covered with snow and low clouds on Thursday searching in …
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Ukraine, RAO Gazprom sign gas importing deal

(Reuters) The Ukrainian government and Russian gas monopoly RAO Gazprom signed a deal on Wednesday outlining Russian gas supplies to Ukraine in 1998, …
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Heads buried in Crimean sand

The country's leaders often resort to naming one feature as Ukraine's principal accomplishment since independence: stability. In this respect, …
Editorial

Brokers predict Christmas surge in stock market

(Reuters) Ukraine's small stock market is likely to see a flurry of activity over the next few days as foreign investors buy up shares before the …
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Burned and homeless boy gets miracle for Christmas

But more than anything, the 8-year-old boy from Simferopol is hoping U.S. doctors will be able to repair the damage caused by last year’s gasoline …
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Goodbye, press freedom: Pislyamova calls it quits

An independent public affairs television program has abandoned the airwaves until the March parliamentary election, citing unspecified threats to its …
Katya Gorchinskaya

Cabinet makes Antonov state cargo carrier

KYIV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian government granted national cargo carrier company status to the Antonov plane designer and manufacturer, an Antonov …
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Goodbye, press freedom

horwoman who has lived inside her studio for the last three weeks because she believes her life is in danger says she won’t end her vigil any time …
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Kremlin softens stance on tax debtors

MOSCOW (AP) – The Russian government backed off Wednesday on some tough measures announced last week in the fight against corporate tax evaders, …
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