Ukraine

Ukrainian President Says No to U.S. Missile Shield

Ukraine has never considered and will not consider the deployment of U.S. missile defenses on its territory, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko told reporters on Thursday.

Popularity: 2% [?]

April 12, 2007

Ukrainian Judges Seek Protection

Five of the 18 judges on the Ukrainian constitutional court made a dramatic statement alleging dirty tricks and asking for bodyguards before they start considering the legality of President Yushchenko’s decree on early parliamentary elections, the AFP news agency reported.

Popularity: 2% [?]

April 11, 2007

Ukrainian President Will Press Ahead With Early Elections

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has vowed to press ahead with early elections in a fighting speech aimed at his rebellious prime minister, the AFP news agency reported Monday.

Popularity: 2% [?]

April 9, 2007

Living in Chernobyl Less Risky Than Passive Smoking

The risk of survivors of the Chernobyl accident dying early is far less than supposed, ranking about the same as exposure to air pollution or passive smoking, according to new research published on Tuesday.

Popularity: 3% [?]

April 8, 2007

Yanukovich Boycotts Presidential Decree to Dissolve Ukrainian Parliament

Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich increased pressure on Ukraine’s president on Wednesday, boycotting the campaign for a poll ordered by a leader, the Reuters news agency reports.

Popularity: 1% [?]

April 4, 2007

Ukrainian President Dissolves Pro-Russian Parliament

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko’s decree to dissolve parliament came into force on Tuesday when it was published in the official gazette, the Reuters news agency reports.

Popularity: 1% [?]

April 3, 2007

Mad Max, Russian Organised Crime Ringleader Killed in Ukraine

A Russian businessman who backed Ukraine’s prime minister in the disputed 2004 elections was shot dead by a sniper outside a Kiev court on Tuesday, the Financial Times daily reports.

Popularity: 4% [?]

March 29, 2007

Ukrainian Authorities Ban Stalin TV Ads

Authorities in an eastern Ukrainian city banned outdoor and television advertisements featuring Soviet dictator Josef Stalin after protests from rights groups and nationalists, The Associated Press news agency reports.

Popularity: 1% [?]

March 27, 2007

No Hasty Decisions Over U.S. Missile Defense Bases - Ukrainian President

Ukraine should not make any hasty decisions on the placement of a missile shield on its territory until a common global approach to this issue has been developed, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko was quoted as saying on Wednesday by Russian news agency RIA-Novosti.

Popularity: 2% [?]

March 22, 2007

Ukraine’s Prosecutors Search Apartment of Oppositionist Ex-minister

Investigators Tuesday searched the apartment of former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko who is now an opponent of the powerful prime minister and his Cabinet, The Associated Press news agency reports, quoting Lutsenko’s spokeswoman.

Popularity: 3% [?]

March 21, 2007