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EU Wary of Ukraine over Tymoshenko - Poland's Sikorski
Ukraine Kills Bill to Free Tymoshenko
14:41 08/02/2012Ukraine's Parliament, the Rada, voted down a draft bill on Wednesday that would have decriminalized article 365 of the Ukrainian legal code on exceeding authority, under which former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was convicted last October.1
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Turning Down Gas Supply
12:46 08/02/2012Russia is supplying 12 percent less gas to the Ukrainian gas transportation system than stipulated in a bilateral contract, Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko said on Wednesday.
Ukraine Could Reduce Gas Consumption to Help Europe
13:44 06/02/2012Ukraine has suggested reducing its consumption of Russian gas to satisfy Europe with above-contract demands of the blue fuel, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Monday.
Ukraine Wants 34% in Gas Consortium with Russia, EU
19:06 03/02/2012Ukraine should own a 34 percent stake in any gas transortation consortium with Russia and the EU to manage its gas transportation system, Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported on Friday, quoting Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych as saying.
Not Enough Gas Sent to Europe Due To Russian Cuts – Ukraine
13:36 03/02/2012Europe has been receiving less Russian gas through Ukraine's pipelines because Russia has cut blue fuel supplies, Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko said on Friday.
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, February 2
16:03 02/02/2012Marginally Honest Elections: Russians Hope for the Best / Ukraine Unofficially Links Russian Navy Base with New Gas Deals / Former Moscow Mayor Takes up Farming
Cold Wave Kills Over 40 in Ukraine
19:19 01/02/2012Forty-three people fell victims to freezing temperatures that hit Ukraine in the past few days, the country’s Emergencies Ministry said on Wednesday.
Russia, Ukraine Consider EU Role in Gas Talks
14:37 01/02/2012Ukraine and Russia are considering inviting the European Commission to take part in bilateral gas talks, Ukraine’s energy minister Yury Boyko said on Wednesday.
Ukraine Refuses Monumental Russian Gift
20:55 30/01/2012Kiev's city government spoke against installing a Russian-made monument to a tsarist statesman in the Ukrainian capital.
Norway Offers Gas to Ukraine
16:29 26/01/2012Norway is considering supplying natural gas to Ukraine as an alternative to Russian natural gas supplies, a Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy expert said on Thursday.
Tymoshenko to Face Further Criminal Charges
13:42 24/01/2012Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko could face an even lengthier jail sentence after the Ukrainian Security Service completed a pretrial probe into her case Friday, Ukrainian Deputy Prosecutor General Evgeny Blajivsky said.
Tymoshenko calls Ukrainian opposition forces to unite
17:36 22/01/2012Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s jailed ex-prime minister, has called on the country’s opposition forces to unite in the face of “the enemy from within”.1
Ukraine Wants Gas Consortium with Russia, EU
19:47 20/01/2012Creating a consortium with Russia and the European Union is the only way to solve the “gas dispute” between Moscow and Kiev, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Friday.
Ukraine Court Upholds Ex-President Kuchma's Innocence
16:24 20/01/2012An appeals court in Kiev on Friday upheld a ruling that dropped a criminal case against former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma on suspicion of involvement in organizing the killing of journalist Georgy Gongadze in 2000.
Femen Bares Breasts over Indian Visa Crackdown
23:04 18/01/2012Members of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen bared their breasts once more on Wednesday, this time to protest India's crackdown on visas for sex workers at its embassies in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Ukrainian Finance Minister Resigns
15:51 18/01/2012Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Fyodor Yaroshenko, the president’s press office reported on Wednesday, without explaining the reasons for his resignation.
Tymoshenko Gets Private Massage in Prison
16:27 17/01/2012Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s jailed ex-prime minister, received a massage from her personal masseuse on Tuesday morning, the Ukrainian UNIAN news agency reported.
Tymoshenko receives medical treatment in prison
15:53 07/01/2012Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko is now being provided with necessary medical care within the area of the detention facility she is being kept in, Kachanovsky colony, according to National Prison Service of Ukraine (GPSU).
Ukrainian nationalists march in honor of controversial Insurgent Army founder's birthday
21:12 01/01/2012About 500 Ukrainian nationalists gathered on late Sunday to rally in Kiev in honor of a birthday of Stepan Bandera, one of founders of the WWII-era Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) that fought against the Soviet Red Army and Nazis.
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