Ukraine

Source: www.iht.com --- 1 day ago
The presidents of Lithuania and Ukraine on Monday called on Russia to reconsider its policy of strengthening ties with two breakaway regions in Georgia. ...

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Ukraine on Monday barred the powerful Moscow mayor from entering the country in the future for reportedly suggesting that it should cede a key city to Russia. ...

Source: news.bbc.co.uk --- 5 hours ago
MPs loyal to the Ukrainian prime minister prevent President Viktor Yushchenko making his annual address to parliament. ...

Source: news.bbc.co.uk --- 1 day ago
Ukraine bars Moscow's mayor from visiting, after he claimed the port of Sevastopol was part of Russia. ...

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Russian Information Agency Novosti May 13 2008 8:03AM GMT ...

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National Radio Company May 12 2008 6:08PM GMT ...

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National Radio Company May 12 2008 6:08PM GMT ...

Source: www.earthtimes.org --- 6 hours ago
Kiev - The leaders of Ukraine's razor-thin ruling coalition on Tuesday traded barbs and open threats over galloping inflation in the former Soviet republic. President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, leaders of the two wings com... ...

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Vilnius - Ukraine is prepared to participate in the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Tuesday in Vilnius. Ukraine is interested in developing bilateral cooperation with Lithuania, Yus... ...

Source: zik.com.ua --- 10 hours ago
“It should be recalled that Mayor Luzhkov is not authorized to make statements in the name of Russia. He has repeatedly abused his position to indulge in similar provocations. We have to see how the Russian authorities, the president, premier or Russia’s ambassador in Ukraine, will react to his statements in Sevastopol on May 9, the leader of Rukh and head of VR committee on European integration Borys Tarasiuk says. Addressing a rally in Sevastopol, Luzhkov said the city, being a naval base of the FSU and Russia, has never been ceded to Ukraine and must be returned to Russia, ZIK reports. ...

Source: zik.com.ua --- 4 hours ago
Poland will build an extention of the Odesa-Brody oil pipeline on its territory after Ukraine scraps reverse pumping, Poland Ambassador to Ukraine Jacek Kluczkowski said, addressing journalists at an international forum on energy safety. ...

Source: www.moldova.org --- 1 hour ago
Ukraine and Lithuania will develop the relations with Moldova and support it in its efforts to become part of the European family. Such a stipulation is contained in a joint declaration signed by the presidents of the two states, Victor Yushchenko and Valdas Adamkus, in Vilnius on May 12. According to the presidential press service of Lithuania, the two heads of state agreed to make concerted effort to build a united and democratic Europe and to sensitize the international community to the frozen conflicts existing in Moldova and Georgia. Yushchenko and Adamkus underlined that the recent agreements reached by Moldova and Ukraine will help finalize the demarcation of the Moldovan-Ukrainian border, including the Transdniestrian segment // Reporter. ...

Source: www.nouse.co.uk --- 19 hours ago
The low down: Located in western Ukraine, a part of Europe that has changed hands too often to remember, Lviv reflects this mixed blend of cultures. Rare for the former USSR, the city was untouched by World War 2, leaving the ancient next to the socialist in one sweeping skyline of contrast. Lviv is certainly a [...] ...

Source: www.globalvoicesonline.org --- 21 hours ago
Taras of Ukrainiana posts a photo and video report on Victory Day in Kyiv and writes about the three “dimensions” of Ukraine's involvement in WWII. ...

Source: www.therussiajournal.com --- 1 day ago
Ukraine bars Moscow's mayor from visiting, after he claimed the port of Sevastopol was part of Russia. ...

Source: zik.com.ua --- 4 hours ago
“In case of new elections a new legislature will be worse than the present one. The elections will results in a collapse of parliamentarianism and, I dare foresee, a dictatorship by the president who has no support of his people,” VR lawmaker Taras Chornovil said, speaking to ZIK May 13. ...

Source: www.moldova.org --- 1 day ago
The Tiraspol-based brick factory plans to start exporting products to Ukraine in the near future. Presently, the plant sells its products on the home market only. The plant was purchased by Elitstroykeramica for US$445,000. The new owner pledged to invest about US$235,000 in the development of the plant. According to the economy ministry of the Transdniestrian region, during three years Elitstroykeramica settled the plant’s debts, raised the salaries and the production volume by 30%. According to REPORTER.MD’s correspondent in Tiraspol, the brick plant was built in the 19th century and is the largest brick producer in Transdniestria. The plant makes 17 million bricks a year.//REPORTER. ...

Source: www.topix.com --- 22 hours ago
The Ukrainian Security Service has banned entry to the country for Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov, head of the USS press service Marina Ostapenko said on Monday. ...

Source: www.topix.com --- 1 day ago
"The very idea of freedom exists here and it is developing" A gloomy Vladimir Putin wears a Czarist crown, clutching a bag full of dollars and a miniature television tower. Filipp Pishchik says this and similar cartoons, depicting the former president as a corrupt leader who stifles free speech, got him in trouble with authorities and forced him to leave Moscow last year for neighboring Ukraine. 'Ukraine is just great,' said the 37-year-old designer and architect. 'Here there is hope.' Since the 2004 Orange Revolution ushered in a vigorous, sometimes chaotic democracy, Ukraine has become an island of freedom and tolerance in an ex-Soviet bloc still dominated by authoritarian regimes, and journalists, political activists, artists, and business professionals have flocked here. Read more ...

Source: www.kmu.gov.ua --- 1 day ago
The trade turnover between Belarus and Ukraine in January - March 2008 rose by 98% on the like 2007 period to have reached USD 1.2 billion, BELTA information agency reported ...