Ukraine

Biden’s visit makes mark on Kyiv

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden chided Ukraine’s political leaders on July 22, telling them they had to stop “posturing” if the country was to seal its …

Street vendors swarm in summer

While many people take vacations in summer, and others enjoy a more leisurely pace of life, Kyiv’s street vendors are operating at full tilt. Those …

Siemens proposing erect temporal terminals at airports of cities hosting EURO 2012

In his words, on July 21 representatives of the Transport and Communications Ministry and of Siemens Ukraine met at the ministry and the company …
Ukrainian News

Ukraine police stop Russian convoys, tension rises

News media reported that a Russian diplomat responsible for looking after the Fleet would leave Ukraine by next week. The port of Sevastopol in …
Reuters

Tymoshenko: Antitrust agency to check private grain elevators’ tariffs

“We will involve the Antimonopoly Committee to let those owners who set too high prices [for grain storage] know their place,” she said at a press …
Interfax-Ukraine

Sevastopol road police stops convoy of Russian Black Sea Fleet cruise missiles for the third time

According to Interior Ministry officials in Sevastopol, the convoy, which was carrying three missiles, was stopped because it had received no …
Interfax-Ukraine

Ukrainian cabinet allocates Hr 15 million for Independence Day celebrations

The money was allocated under cabinet resolution No. 857 of July 22. The Finance Ministry was instructed to make the respective transactions from the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Cabinet agrees with Ukrtatnafta on buying 70,000 tons of diesel fuel for farmers at Hr 4,900 per ton

“Yesterday, the negotiations ended and today we can take [diesel fuel] from them [Ukrtatnafta], conclude a contract at UAH 4,900 per ton, VAT …
Ukrainian News

Convoy of Russian Black Sea Fleet’s APCs blockaded in Sevastopol

“The incident involving the blockage of a convoy of Black Sea Fleet armored personnel carriers causes extra tension in the city,” a Russian military …
Interfax-Ukraine

Yushchenko signs letter to International Monetary Fund

Roman Zhukovskyi, the head of the department of socioeconomic development at the Presidential Secretariat, announced this at a news briefing. “All the …
Ukrainian News

Kyiv to open regular passenger motorship trips from Poshtova Square to Berezniaky July 24

The route includes three stops: berth No. 10 on the Poshtova Square, the Metro Bridge near the Dnieper subway station and the Berezniaky berth. The …
Ukrainian News

Expert: Yuschenko must dissolve Rada if it adopts amendments to law on presidential election

On the other hand, he said that the president would have to address the Constitutional Court regarding the constitutionality of these …
Interfax-Ukraine

Tomenko warning politicians against interference in Gongadze murder investigation

“We must be sure that the investigation is trustworthy, but meanwhile some of the politicians are leading the inquiry. That is why I reiterate, not …
Ukrainian News

Hrytsenko: Pukach’s arrest may be used in presidential election campaign

“I believe we might witness political speculation on this issue. When the Prosecutor General’s Office and its bodies have in their ranks famous …
Interfax-Ukraine

Press secretary: Ukrainian president alarmed with possible return of barter payments to Ukrainian economy

“One example could be the cabinet decision to allow coalmines, energy and railway companies to carry out mutual payments. Misuse of the mechanism …
Interfax-Ukraine

Yatseniuk: Ukraine should return to direct shipments of Central Asian gas

Yatseniuk said this in an interview with the Argumenty i Fakty Newspaper, the Front For Change’s press service reported on Thursday. “We are …
Interfax-Ukraine

Tymoshenko urges agribusinesses to wait with sale of grain

“I Want to ask all of you [agrarians] to wait a little with selling grain. The situation in the world is that a lot of countries have lost part of …
Ukrainian News

Tymoshenko forecasting that global financial crisis will end in 2010

Tymoshenko was speaking at events marking the “National Field day 2009” in the Dnipropetrovsk region. “I am forecasting that we will have to tolerate …
Ukrainian News
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