Ukraine
Independent people’s deputy Petro Poroshenko has said he thinks that Ukraine should stop taking uncontrolled foreign borrowing, as this may result in loss of control of the country’s economy.
Jun. 20, 2013
Kyiv, June 14 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Members of the Batkivschyna Party have reaffirmed that Yulia Tymoshenko is the leader of the party and elected Arseniy Yatseniuk as chairman of the party’s political
Jun. 15, 2013
At least 50 gay rights activists marched peacefully in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday, May 25 despite a court ban and attempts to disrupt the event. Riot police prevented attempts to attack
May. 25, 2013
A column of 4,000 supporters of the opposition was being formed at 1130
on European Square in Kyiv, the protesters will then march to Sofiyska
Square, according to the Interior Ministry of Ukraine.
May. 18, 2013
Members of the opposition parliamentary factions have claimed that
participants of the Rise Up, Ukraine! Campaign were prevented from
traveling to Kyiv on May 18 by the authorities.
May. 18, 2013
Kyiv City State Administration has approved the routes of rallies due to be held in the capital of Ukraine on May 18.
May. 16, 2013
On April 15, Ukraine was shaken by yet another example of teenage violence. A Youtube video shows three teenage girls bullying another girl and almost strangling her.
Apr. 15, 2013
Despite winning rare praise from the West for freeing an opponent from jail, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is likely to resist extra pressure and the lure of trade deals to release his fierces
Apr. 9, 2013
The eldest son of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has doubled his wealth in the past year, bucking Ukraine’s economic problems and bolstering his position among its top two hundred richest men,
Mar. 31, 2013
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has passed at first reading a draft instruction to schedule the elections of Kyiv mayor and deputies of Kyiv City Council for June 2, 2013.
Mar. 21, 2013
Dozens of Ukrainian MPs from the two major parties got into a fist fight in the parliament, the Verkhovna Rada. The brawl began with yelling over the language used in the chamber and ‘fascist’ accusat
Mar. 19, 2013
Parliament was briefly suspended in Ukraine on Tuesday, March 19 after fists flew in a row over Russian between the president’s party and a far-right opposition faction, threatening to extend a legisl
Mar. 19, 2013
Kharkiv Mayor Gennady Kernes is known for being a prolific social media user, posting shirtless photos of himself at the gym, dining with some of Ukraine’s elite and flying aboard private jets.
Mar. 19, 2013
The Central Election Commission, in its decision regarding the annulment of Serhiy Vlasenko’s parliamentary mandate, has confirmed the illegality of the decision that was earlier taken by the Higher A
Mar. 19, 2013
A scuffle occurred between people’s deputies of the Svoboda and Regions Party parliamentary factions at the parliamentary rostrum this morning while Svoboda leader Oleh Tiahnybok was speaking.
Mar. 19, 2013
Ukraine exported major conventional arms worth $1.344 billion in 2012 becoming the fourth largest arms exporter in the world, according to the data published by Stockholm International Peace Research
Mar. 18, 2013