Ukraine

Poll: Kyiv residents would vote for Tymoshenko, Yatseniuk in presidential elections

These are the results of a poll conducted among 794 respondents on July 11 though 16 by the Sotsiopolis center for social and political studies and …
Interfax-Ukraine

Source: Sevastopol city council head says attack against him being prepared

He asked the police to take the necessary measures to respond to the threat. The source in the city council reporting this to Interfax-Ukraine refused …
Interfax-Ukraine

MP Herman calls on Polish colleagues to protect rights of Ukrainians in Poland

In her letter to the Polish MPs, Herman said that the program is popular not only among the activists of the Union of Ukrainians in Poland, but also …
Interfax-Ukraine

Number of Ukrainians visiting Turkey in first half of 2009 drops by 22 percent

An official statement of the Turkish Embassy in Ukraine has confirmed reports of a falling number of Ukrainian visitors. The officials said this was …
Interfax-Ukraine

Kyiv city administration planning to cancel gambling licenses

“On Monday [August 3, Kyiv Mayor] Leonid Chernovetsky will sign a resolution canceling licenses issued to 86 subjects that conduct activities in this …
Interfax-Ukraine

Tymoshenko hopes those who ordered killing of Gongadze will be identified and punished

“I hope that he [Pukach] and those who ordered [the killing] won’t be protected again,” she said at a briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday. Tymoshenko …
Interfax-Ukraine

Patriarch Kirill calls on all to practice Christian asceticism

“It’s very important to learn Christian asceticism. Asceticism is not life in a cave. Asceticism is not a permanent bridge. Asceticism is the ability …
Interfax-Ukraine

Zahoor: Kyiv Post’s best years ‘lie ahead’

Kyiv Post, Ukraine’s leading English-language newspaper since 1995, has been purchased by Mohammad Zahoor, a United Kingdom businessman who owns the …
Brian Bonner

CEC: over UAH 952 million required for local elections in 2010

This amount of subventions allocated from the state budget to local budgets for holding local elections next year was approved at a meeting of the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Leader of For Ukraine! hopes to see heads of Ukrainian churches on Inter channel

“With the Russian patriarch appearing on the Inter channel, it means that we might expect to see the leaders of the Ukrainian churches there soon as …
Interfax-Ukraine

Patriarch Kirill calls on all to practice Christian asceticism

“It’s very important to learn Christian asceticism. Asceticism is not life in a cave. Asceticism is not a permanent bridge. Asceticism is the ability …
Interfax-Ukraine

Lawyer: Gongadze’s widow to insist forensic analysis of skull fragments to be done abroad

Telychenko said that her client would insist that the DNA analysis of the skull fragments be performed abroad, because of high political pressure on …
Interfax-Ukraine

BYuT: Mayor of Kyiv goes on vacation again

Chernovetsky signed the respective resolutions himself, with prior approval from Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko. Deputy Head of Kyiv City State …
Interfax-Ukraine

Cabinet allocates over UAH 15 million to cover debts for repairs of architectural monuments for 2008

The funds were previously scheduled to be used to increase the statutory capitals of state banks Oschadbank and Ukreximbank. The reallocation of funds …
Interfax-Ukraine

Cabinet suggests Rada ratify agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina on flight communication

This is disclosed in the bill No.0141, which was registered by the Verkhovna Rada on July 24. This agreement was signed in Kyiv on June 24, 2008. In …
Ukrainian News

Patriarch Kirill says Yushchenko, he agree on need to narrow church split in Ukraine

“I told him my understanding of what is going on in Ukraine these days, and he told me his. There was something in common between these positions – it …
Interfax-Ukraine

Kyiv selects Mercury-11 as investor of multi-deck parking site construction near Pivdennyi train station

The administration urged the Main economy and investment department to sign an investment contract with Mercury-11. It is expected that the parking …
Ukrainian News

Russian Patriarch: United Europe should accept Orthodox values

“We – the people originating from the baptismal font of Kyiv have a great deal to say to the world. We have come through a unique experience. Nobody …
Interfax-Ukraine
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