Ukraine

Ukrainian diplomat says Czechs will have to provide health certificates from July 1 to get long-term visas

“Last Friday, we sent a note to the Czech side clearly saying that starting from July 1, the Ukrainian side will demand that Czech citizens applying …
Interfax-Ukraine

Ukraine, Russia battle over shared history

Now they are again at odds – this time over history. Saturday marks the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava, a victory for Czar Peter the Great …
Interns

Moscow-Run Ukrainian Orthodox Church hopes visit of Moscow Patriarch Kirill will facilitate unification of Ukrainian Orthodoxy

Archimandrite Kirill (Hovorun), the head of the department for external religious relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, told this at a press …
Ukrainian News

Yushchenko promises not to cut financing of Defense Ministry in 2010

Yushchenko suggested that the leadership of the Defense Ministry inform him about the level of financing they consider to be critical for the …
Ukrainian News

Cabinet proposes to dismiss Coal Industry Minister Poltavets

The bill was registered on Friday in parliament, an Interfax-Ukraine journalist has reported. The text of the document is not yet available.
Interfax-Ukraine

Yushchenko signs new wording of law on organization and hosting of Euro 2012

The law “On amending the law of Ukraine ‘On the organization and hosting of the finals of the 2012 European football championship in Ukraine’ and …
Interfax-Ukraine

Parliament adopts bill on science parks

The bill regulates the legal, economic, and organizational relations connected to the formation and functioning of science parks. The document is …
Interfax-Ukraine

Yushchenko orders Kyiv City State Administration to sign contracts with hotels by mid-July for placement of guests and participants of Euro 2012

Yushchenko gave the order on Thursday at a meeting on preparations for Euro 2012 in Kyiv, at the main reconstruction office of the Olympiysky National …
Interfax-Ukraine

National Security and Defense Council to meet on Friday

The meeting will focus on the issues of rail transport and the cabinet’s report on the results of the first year of Ukraine’s membership of the World …
Interfax-Ukraine

Academy President: Subliminal technologies to be used for influencing voters in Ukraine’s 2010 presidential election

Ivanov said that the election staff of the candidates would manipulate public opinion through so call BTL-technologies, which affect the human …
Interfax-Ukraine

Austrian military planning to step up cooperation with Ukrainian colleagues

The acting Ukrainian Navy Commander, Vice Admiral Viktor Maksymov, met with Austrian Ambassador to Ukraine Marcus Vuketic, who is currently on a visit …
Interfax-Ukraine

Ukraine’s parliament passes law defining depressed areas in country

A total of 328 MPs out of 434 registered in parliament backed the bill on amending the law on the stimulation of regional development. The bill …
Interfax-Ukraine

Yushchenko signs law on cooperatives

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, adopted the said bill on June 4. According to the document, the member of a housing, garage, residential, or …
Interfax-Ukraine

Tymoshenko confidant: Premier’s bloc, Regions Party working on legislation to prevent falsification at presidential elections

“I’m sure… we will find a compromise that will result in a law on the presidential election that will minimize falsification… This concerns absentee …
Interfax-Ukraine

Gazprom, Naftogaz chiefs to hold talks in Moscow

The meeting will take place during a break in the Gazprom AGM, Miller told shareholders. “Ukraine is a problem issue right now. We see the kinds of …
Interfax-Ukraine

Gazprom CEO: Crisis in Russian-Ukrainian relations not to be repeated

“There will be no repeat of the crisis in relations with Ukraine that occurred at the beginning of the year. In any event, we will do everything to …
Interfax-Ukraine

30 Russian Marines held by Ukraine traffic policemen in 20-hour “check”

“Thirty Black Sea Fleet Marines, traveling in a fleet bus, were stopped by Ukrainian traffic policemen on June 23 near Feodosia. The vehicle was en …
Interfax-Ukraine

Political past may hobble Russian envoy to Kyiv

Viktor Chernomyrdin served as prime minister under Boris Yeltsin from 1992-98. As ambassador to Ukraine, he was outspoken when Russia’s relations with …
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