Ukraine
Svoboda faction in Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s parliament) has refused
to recognize appointment of Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine
(NBU) Ihor Sorkin.
Jan. 11, 2013
A new frontline has emerged in the Ukrainian government’s prosecution of opposition leaders.
Jan. 11, 2013
Forty-eight percent of Ukrainians support Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, while 40% would like to see their country in the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, according to a su
Jan. 10, 2013
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has introduced newly appointed Chief of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Oleksandr Yakymenko to the key staff of the SBU.
Jan. 10, 2013
Svoboda faction leader Oleh Tiahnybok has proposed that the voting cards of MPs who do not register for a plenary meeting of the Verkhovna Rada be blocked.
Jan. 9, 2013
Editor’s Note: The following statement was released Jan. 3 by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, a group of 57 nations including Ukraine, to accompany the final report on the Oct
Jan. 8, 2013
The Ukrainian Justice Ministry has registered the Samopomich (Self-help) Party, the creation of which was initiated by Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovy, Sadovy has written on his Facebook page.
Jan. 8, 2013
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said that there everything necessary has been done for the signing of the Association Agreement with the EU in 2013.
Jan. 4, 2013
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said that the results in 2012 were much worse than expected due to the ineffective work of the previous government.
Jan. 3, 2013
The Communist Party of Ukraine and the Party of Regions have not concluded any
agreements concerning the support of Mykola Azarov’s candidacy for prime
minister’s post, Communist Party faction leader
Dec. 28, 2012
Ukraine’s most watched television channel, Inter, is preparing to surprise next year. A long-time backer of President Viktor Yanukovych and his government, it is preparing to change its programming p
Dec. 27, 2012
Over half of Ukrainians are against granting official status to the Russian language, according to a survey conducted by the Rating Sociological Group this autumn.
Dec. 27, 2012
The leader of the Svoboda parliamentary faction, Oleh Tiahnybok, has denied the existence of anti-Semitism in his party.
Dec. 27, 2012
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has formed 29 committees and
an ad hoc supervisory board and approved their composition.
Dec. 25, 2012
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine terminated on Tuesday MP’s powers of Leonid Kozhara, Oleksandr Lavrynovych, and Dmytro Tabachnyk.
Dec. 25, 2012
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has formed the new Ministry of Revenues and Duties on the basis of the State Tax Service and the State Customs Service and appointed former Chairman of the State
Dec. 24, 2012