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Washington Post: Kremlin intensifies pressure as Ukraine prepares for vote

Kremlin Intensifies Pressure as Ukraine Prepares for Vote
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Election fever heightens Ukraine political chaos

Fresh from summer vacation, lawmakers last week were back to the shenanigans that have made Ukraine’s parliament a source of entertainment and fodder …
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New York Times: The retreat of the tongue of the czars

The Retreat of the Tongue of the Czars
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London Times: President claims Kremlin is shielding his would-be killers

President claims Kremlin is shielding his would-be killers
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Tymoshenko: Hr 7.5/$1 realistic for 2010

In her words, there are no economic grounds currently for the rate to be as high as today. Recently, the forex rate of the hryvnia against the U.S. …
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Budget revenues in 2010 at Hr 284.8 billion ($36 billion), spending at Hr 336.2 billion ($42 billion)

In his words, the revenues of the consolidated budget for 2010, including crediting, are to grow by almost 17%. The revenues of the national budget …
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Ukrainian socialists to start talks with Tihipko as candidate running for presidency

Moreover, the congress cancelled the decision taken at the 14th congress under which Valentyna Semeniuk-Samsonenko was recommended as a candidate …
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Draft budget for 2010 foresees parliamentarians’ salaries will be halved

“The Finance Ministry suggests that the government implement a Verkhovna Rada decision as for minimizing expenditures on the maintenance of the public …
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Yushchenko: Non-Ukrainian forces striving to grab power in Ukraine

In his words, this is one of the most serious challenges today. “I don’t want the Ukrainian patriots to regain their sight when it’s too late,” he …
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Gazprom sees political risk to Ukraine gas payments

Tensions between Moscow and Kiev over gas payments and storage have subsided in the past two months to the relief of the rest of Europe, which …
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Elton John wants to adopt Ukrainian baby

Ukraine has the fastest rising HIV rates in Europe. Two years ago the singer gave a free concert on the main square in Kiev attended by tens of …
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Tymoshenko: Final decision on draft budget for 2010 to be taken on Monday

“We’ll take a final decision on the draft at a meeting on Monday,” she said while opening the government’s special meeting on the national budget with …
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Moroz: Socialist Party of Ukraine not to decide on Saturday on support of any candidate for presidency

The first stage of the SPU’s performance assessment and election congress is being held in Kyiv on Saturday, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent …
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People’s Rukh leaders, activists unhappy about celebration of Rukh’s 20th anniversary

“The way Ukraine marks the 20th anniversary of the Rukh – with those forces involved, antagonisms – I’m sure this is a heavy defeat of Ukraine and the …
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Yanukovych doesn’t rule out attempts by current authorities to disrupt presidential elections

“That team are such cynics. They use all means,” he told reporters in Luhansk region on Saturday answering a question about the possibility of the …
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Tihipko: army must protect homeland, rather than earn living

“The state has no right to treat the army in such a way,” he said when attending the tank brigade in the settlement of Honcharivske in Chernihiv …
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Yushchenko, Tymoshenko greet Ukrainians with Day of Physical Training and Sports

“Every year physical training and sports become a greater part of our life, being the important factor for preserving and strengthening the nation’s …
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Member of Parliament Tretiakov: Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense faction drafts accord on cooperation with Tymoshenko

This was disclosed MP Oleksandr Tretiakov in an interview with the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia (Mirror Weekly) newspaper. “A corresponding document – an …
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