Ukraine

Germany is reported to favor An-70

Ukrainian aircraft designer Antonov will not know until this summer whether it will be awarded an estimated $13 billion contract to produce 288 …
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Q&A: Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko

ine, considering the high expectations of your government? A: I can't say there's something a priori, that something stands in the way of …
Katya Gorchinskaya

A new parliament election saga looms

was published in the April 18 issue of the English language edition of Den newspaper. The authors, Vladyslav Rohovets and Mykhailo Besarab, write …
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Winter of discontent leaves Kharkiv in the cold

KHARKIV – Ludmila Ivanovna thinks the government is trying to kill her. This is the first in a four-part series on Ukraine's troubled energy …
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DCC, Ericsson ink $32 mln deal

or has signed a $32.5 million equipment order with Sweden's Ericsson telecommunications company to improve services and expand DCC's network …
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Big screen adds life, ad dollars to Maidan Nezalezhnosti

In case you haven't noticed, Kyiv's central square, Maidan Nezalezhnosti, has a relatively new eye-catching addition. A massive, …
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Lutsk car plant finds new investor

Ukrainian domestic financial group Ukrprominvest has bought a controlling stake in the Lutsk car plant, a deal that may help turn around the stalled …
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Rada poll a no-brainer

parliament in a nationwide referendum on April 16, but his opponents said the overwhelming approval of Kuchma's initiatives was the result of vote …
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Kyiv happy with U.S., Russia talks

Ukrainian leaders emerged satisfied from back-to-back negotiations with visiting high-ranking delegations from the United States and Russia, having …
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The fare jumpers vs. the goons

ght that skipping fare on a city bus could nearly cost them the jewelry off their back. They thought wrong. The two girls, heading home from school …
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Gov't involves builder, bank in ambitious new pension plan

Ukraine's government has launched a completely new form of non-government pension system to complement its traditional state-run pension …
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Sunseed Oil biz goes hi-tech

A $50 million sunseed processing facility opened by Cargill earlier this month in Donetsk oblast is about to turn Ukraine's lucrative sunflower …
Roman Olearchyk

Albright rushes to kyiv ahead of putin

U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is to arrive in Ukraine on April 14 after rescheduling her two-day visit a week ahead, U.S. officials …
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Dog catchers battle bad image

Some people look at them with disgust and call them 'monsters,' others regard them as saviors. But in reality they are dog catchers, who work …
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The sky's the limit for Aeros

When it comes to producing world-class light aircraft, one Ukrainian company soars above all others. Aeros, a Kyiv-based producer of hang gliders and …
Anna Kozmina

The tool and the art of Kompromat

Every country has its preferred way of getting rid of politicians no longer wanted in top government posts. They can be just fired, or impeached, or …
Katya Gorchinskaya

Market for pagers all beeped out?

The days of some pager companies in Ukraine may be numbered. The widening accessibility of mobile phones, coupled with the text message technology …
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Antonov trolley buses roll on Kyiv's streets

The Antonov Design Bureau, famous for making giant transport aircraft, now has some more down-to-earth products too – trolley buses. Kyiv's aging …
Roman Olearchyk
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