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EU Wary of Ukraine over Tymoshenko - Poland's Sikorski

17:35 08/02/2012 KIEV, February 8 (RIA Novosti)

The EU is increasingly distrustful of Ukraine over the prosecution of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski said on Wednesday.

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Ukraine Kills Bill to Free Tymoshenko
14:41 08/02/2012
Ukraine'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 08/02/2012
Russia 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.
Ukrainian Futsal Team '10 Meters From Ravine Plunge' - Coach
10:44 08/02/2012
A train that derailed in Croatia after hitting a snow drift was carrying Ukraine's national futsal team and ground to a halt a few meters short of a deep ravine, Ukrainian media reported Wednesday.
Russian Press at a Glance, Wednesday, February 8, 2012
08:57 08/02/2012
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Ukraine Tops List of Russian Vodka Importers
14:26 07/02/2012
Ukraine imported 27 percent or 1.4 million deciliters of overall export of Russian vodka in 2011, Kommersant business daily said on Tuesday quoting statistics of the Federal Customs Service.
Ukraine Could Reduce Gas Consumption to Help Europe
13:44 06/02/2012
Ukraine 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.
Russians Aboard Distressed Cargo Ship off Crimea
14:54 05/02/2012
The crewmembers of the Maltese-flagged cargo ship on fire off Crimea in the Sea of Azov are Russian nationals, the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday.
Ukraine Wants 34% in Gas Consortium with Russia, EU
19:06 03/02/2012
Ukraine 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 03/02/2012
Europe 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 02/02/2012
Marginally 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 01/02/2012
Forty-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 01/02/2012
Ukraine and Russia are considering inviting the European Commission to take part in bilateral gas talks, Ukraine’s energy minister Yury Boyko said on Wednesday.
Icy beaches and frozen waves: Sevastopol's freakish winter
19:50 31/01/2012
There is a freakish feel to winter in the Crimea this year. Blizzards have replaced the near summer weather (when the temperature climbed to 14 degrees Celsius), followed by the cold returning to the coastline, which, together with the gale force winds, covered the cliffs and beaches with a layer of ice. The photographs are part of the "You the reporter" project.
Russian Press at a Glance, Tuesday, January 31, 2012
08:25 31/01/2012
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Ukraine Refuses Monumental Russian Gift
20:55 30/01/2012
Kiev's city government spoke against installing a Russian-made monument to a tsarist statesman in the Ukrainian capital.
UEFA Confirms Rybka Doping Ban, Asks FIFA to Make it Global
17:51 30/01/2012
UEFA confirmed to RIA Novosti on Monday that it had banned Shakhtar Donetsk goalkeeper Olexandr Rybka for two years for taking a banned substance, adding it has asked world governing body FIFA to give the sanction worldwide effect.
Shakhtar: Rybka Took Diuretics After Game
15:46 30/01/2012
Shakhtar Donetsk told RIA Novosti on Monday that the club will appeal a two-year doping ban handed Monday to Olexandr Rybka on the grounds that the goalkeeper took diuretics out of competition.
Ukraine Keeper Gets 2-Year Ban for Doping - Club
12:13 30/01/2012
Shakhtar Donetsk and Ukraine international goalkeeper Olexandr Rybka has received a two-year ban from UEFA after failing a drugs test, the club said Monday.
Ukraine, Russia “Doomed” to Gas Compromise - Yanukovych
23:14 27/01/2012
Ukraine hopes to find a solution to the gas dispute with Russia soon, President Viktor Yanukovych said on Friday in Davos at the World Economic Forum.

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