Ukraine

Platini insists Ukraine ready for Euro 2012

UEFA earlier threatened to strip Ukraine of its co-hosting rights with Poland after difficulties building stadiums, hotels and transport …
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Ex- US ambassador to Georgia John Tefft to lead diplomatic mission in Ukraine

Tefft was the U.S. ambassador to Georgia in 2005-2009. Earlier, Tefft served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian …
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Ukraine prepare new structure for reforming defense industry

The proposals were presented at a council meeting dedicated to the progress of the implementation of measures envisaged by the state target program …
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Statement: comments of energy minister on restructuring external debt of Naftogaz not official

“The comments by Energy Minister Prodan aren’t the official position of the delegation that is currently in London,” the press service of Naftogaz …
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Head of Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church: reports of oppression of Orthodox believers in western Ukraine groundless

“These claims [of oppression by the Greek-Catholic Church] are made regularly, but I haven’t heard of anyone proving this,” the Head of Ukrainian …
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Yushchenko: Russia not to influence election returns in Ukraine

“[Russia’s] influence will be strong as usual, but its consequences will be weak,” Yushchenko said at a news conference in Kyiv on …
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Yuschenko not to sign 2010 budget envisaging UAH 8.3 billion for army

“I will not sign the budget formed by the government for 2010, which projects the financing for the army at UAH 8.3 billion,” the president said at a …
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Yushchenko: current government isn’t able to privatize Odessa Port-Side Plant with benefit for Ukraine

He said at a press conference in Kyiv that the issue of the sale of the Odessa Port-Side Plant should be considered after the presidential elections …
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Statistics committee: Ukraine’s GDP 17.8 percent down in 2Q, 2009 year-on-year

The deflator index was 7.8%. In mid August the committee, according to tentative data, estimated that Ukraine’s economy shrank by 18% in the second …
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UNICEF project to help deprived children starts in Khmelnytsky

The program is jointly financed by the representatives of the European Commission and the United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF in Ukraine. Investment …
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Ukrainian-born cosmonaut Pavel Popovich dies at 78

Boris Yesin of the Russian astronaut training center says Popovich died Wednesday of a stroke in Gurzuf, a resort city on Ukraine’s Crimean …
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Justice Ministry: participants of tender on sale of Odesa Port-Side Plant to protect rights in courts

“Taking into account the commission’s decisions, the plant is still in state ownership. One should expect court appeals from tender participants, and …
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Ukraine’s Naftogaz seeks debt restructuring

The debt-laden company, a crucial link for supplies of Russian natural gas to Europe, is seeking to restructure $1.65 billion in foreign debt coming …
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SBU gives free access to information on Ukrainian prisoners of war kept in German concentration camps

The ceremony of passing the information was conducted in the hall of declassified archives of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) with …
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Fuel ministry: Naftogaz on September 30 to pay coupon to eurobond holders, not repaying principal sum

“Naftogaz will pay the coupon by the end of the day. But it won’t be that $500 million [the principal sum of the debt],” he told journalists in Kyiv …
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Expert: NBU should retain current tactics in exchange rate formation

“I would not advise a thorough revision of the present exchange rate formation policy. Since the start of the year, the exchange rate has weakened …
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Tigipko: Odesa Port-Side Plant could be privatized after political situation in Ukraine stabilizes

According to the politician’s press service, commenting on the failure of the plant sale, Tigipko said that “this is the first case when a conflict …
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Peripetias around Odesa-Port-Side Plant whittle down Ukraine’s investment attractiveness

“Due to the fact that the privatization of the plant as any other plum of the state property had passed from the category of economy to the category …
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