Ukraine

As economic crisis lingers on, drug-addiction problem flares

A drop in prices usually accompanies a world economic crisis. The drug industry is no exception. Cheaper drugs mean greater numbers of addicts. And …
Iryna Prymachyk

Will swine flu spare Ukraine? Not likely, experts say

The H1N1 virus epidemic spreading across the globe. Having claimed more than 4, 200 lives already, the virus may be on its way to Ukraine. While …
Kateryna Grushenko

Political Pulse: More funny numbers

Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is so sure that she will be elected Ukraine’s next president that you might even say she is banking on it. In her …
Nataliya Bugayova

Naftogaz woes, Odesa Portside fiasco could cut both ways for Tymoshenko’s chances

Kyiv Post Staff – It was a bittersweet week for Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, possibly one that could weigh somewhat on her hopes of winning the …

Ukraine marks sad anniversary of mass murders

Ukraine on Sept. 29 marked the 68th anniversary of mass executions conducted by the Nazis in Kyiv’s Babyn Yar district. The site turned into a mass …

Western Information Agency: Yanukovych and Tymoshenko to help Yushchenko’s reelection

The incumbent can make it to the second round, Karasiov said. It will not be a landslide victory, but Yushchenko will compete in the run-offs and play …
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Yushchenko official web-site: I will win the election

He said that his program provides strategic way for the nation rather than short term promises aimed at wnning. “I think about future generations, not …
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Yushchenko official website: NATO support is growing

“We had 14% of supporters and now there are 33%. For the firs time we have greater number of supporters of integration than its opponents “, he …
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Regions Party to hold election congress in Kyiv

When asked, whether the congress will take place in Zoriany cinema, which was the party’s headquarters during the previous elections, Yanukovych said: …
Interfax-Ukraine

Naftogaz eurobond holders agree restructuring terms

The negotiations in London persuaded Belize-based Corlblow to drop its opposition to the restructuring. It indicated it would approve …
Interfax-Ukraine

Kyiv Metro abandons plan to suspend free transportation of aid recipients in October

Nadia Shumak, the head of Kyivskyi Metropoliten’s pres service, announced this to Ukrainian News. “The law provides for such benefits, and the subway …
Ukrainian News

Ex-spokesman for Ukrainian Foreign Ministry becomes advices at Austria’s embassy

Kyrylych will leave for Vienna on Friday. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it would announce the name of its new spokesperson soon. The candidate …
Interfax-Ukraine

Ukraine’s Naftogaz indicates default on bonds

Naftogaz, which transports Russian natural gas to European consumers, said in a statement that it had failed to pay principal on the bonds that …
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Tigipko: Ukraine has to understand what it needs from relationship with United States

Tigipko was commenting on the nomination of John Tefft as United States Ambassador to Ukraine. “Washington’s decision to fill the vacancy of U.S. …
Interfax-Ukraine

Western Ukrainian intelligentsia calls on candidates for president to withdraw in favor of Tymoshenko

According to Pavliuk, the representatives of the European Congress of Ukraine initiative group in Lviv region, which was created two weeks ago, have …
Interfax-Ukraine

Ukrainian alcohol producers insist on introduction of minimum price of wine at Hr 15

“Earlier we proposed UAH 13, but time has passed, and there were reports in the mass media that it would be UAH 18, but we demand UAH 15 per 0.7-liter …
Interfax-Ukraine

NBU: Number of fake Hr 200 banknotes growing

“In January-September 2009 there was a jump in the number of fake banknotes with a face value of UAH 200 withdrawn from circulation. If in Q1, 2009, …
Interfax-Ukraine

Stavniychuk says state register of voters in poor condition, but there is time to correct it

“Of course, this is rather a serious issue, both for the legitimacy and lawfulness of the [presidential] election results, as opportunities for abuse …
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