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Ukraine-EU ties warmer as Lutsenko freed The release from prison in Ukraine of a former minister of the interior has been seen as a move to improve the country’s relations with the European Union… 08/04/2013
Ukraine: ruling MPs exclude opposition from rival parliament There were scenes of turmoil in Ukraine’s parliament when MPs from the ruling majority walked out, fed up with opposition blocking tactics. But the Party of… 04/04/2013
Ukraine election: the numbers game Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich’s ruling party looked set to secure a parliamentary majority on Monday, despite international monitors criticising the… 29/10/2012
Tymoshenko’s rise and misfortune Yulia Tymoshenko was a key figure of the Orange Revolution, as the massive protests in Ukraine in 2004 were dubbed. The results of the presidential elections… 25/04/2012
Ukraine’s president defends Tymoshenko trial Ukraine’s ambitions to join the EU were expected to take a big step forward this week during a visit by President Viktor Yanukovic to Brussels. But… 20/10/2011
Rough waters ahead in EU-Ukraine relations The sentence in the Tymoshenko case has shocked Ukraine and surprised many people around the world. Just after the sentence was passed, euronews witnessed the… 11/10/2011
Ukraine unveil new stadiumAs Euro 2012 creeps ever closer, co-hosts Poland and Ukraine continue their race against the clock to be ready in time for UEFA’s flagship event. On… 09/10/2011
Ukraine’s Yanukovich talks flexibility on gas and political foeUkraine’s President Yanukovich has hinted that Kiev might be ready to compromise in its long-running dispute with Moscow over gas imports. It claims the… 01/03/2013
Shell for shale: Ukraine signs major dealUkraine has signed a major gas exploitation deal worth a potential 7.5 billion euros with the Dutch energy giant Shell in a move away from dependence on… 25/01/2013
Ukraine’s new government meets in KievA clutch of fresh faces confronted Ukraine’s Prime Minister at the first meeting of the country’s new Government. Most prominently, the head of the central… 25/12/2012
Ukraine: Azarov on course to be PM againUkraine’s president has nominated the country’s last prime minister for another term in the job. Mykola Azarov has served as premier ever since Viktor… 09/12/2012
Ukraine: PM and government step downUkrainian President, Viktor Yanukovich, has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his government. They will, however, remain in an… 03/12/2012
Ukraine: Yanukovitch accepts cabinet resignationUkrainian President Viktor Yanukovich has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his cabinet. The president asked them to stay on in… 03/12/2012
Ukraine’s United Opposition threatens to impeach presidentOn the same day EU officials described Ukraine’s elections as “marred by irregularities” and having a “lack of transparency”, United Opposition says it will… 13/11/2012
Ukraine’s opposition demands vote re-countUkraine’s opposition parties are protesting in central Kiev over allegations of vote-rigging in the country’s recent parliamentary election. They accuse… 05/11/2012
Yanukovich’s party set for new parliamentary majorityResults so far from Ukraine’s parliamentary election point to President Yanukovich’s Party of the Regions – with the help of long-time allies – securing more… 30/10/2012
Yanukovich’s party still in front in Ukrainian vote countUkraine’s ruling party says it has won the country’s parliamentary election. Officials said President Viktor Yanukovich’s Party of Regions picked up more… 29/10/2012
Ukraine’s ruling party claims election victoryUkraine’s ruling party has claimed victory in the country’s parliamentary elections. President Viktor Yanukovich’s Party Of Regions appears to have come out… 29/10/2012
Ukraine’s ruling party claim election victoryIn Ukraine the ruling party of President Viktor Yanukovich appears to have come out of the country’s parliamentary elections in the lead according to exit… 28/10/2012
Ukrainian ruling party wins election: exit pollsExit polls published immediately after polling stations closed in Ukraine’s parliamentary election predict the ruling party of President Viktor Yanukovich… 28/10/2012
Ukrainians harbour few illusions on voting dayCorruption and resignation. These appear to be the keywords today as Ukrainians go to the polls to elect a new parliament. Observers say the result will… 28/10/2012
Ukraine president set for victory in parliamentary pollUkraine’s 35 million voters go to the polls today to elect a new parliament. Despite the government’s unpopularity President Viktor Yanukovich’s ruling Party… 28/10/2012
Music and rallies wrap up campaigning for Ukraine parliamentary electionUkrainian voters were treated to pop concerts in several cities on Friday, the final day of campaigning for Sunday’s parliamentary election. President… 26/10/2012
Ukraine parliamentary vote: violations reportedInternational observers have arrived in Ukraine ahead of parliamentary elections on Sunday. More than 3,700 monitors are in the country. The vote takes… 25/10/2012
Ukraine EU wishes blockedUkraine is seeking to build self-confidence in its relationship with Europe. It hopes its October 28 elections will improve its prospects, if they are judged… 19/10/2012
Ukraine authorities release new Tymoshenko videoUkrainian authorities have reacted to a video appeal by Yulia Tymoshenko by publishing their own film of the jailed ex-prime minister. From the hospital… 30/09/2012
Ukraine president believes election could seal EU dealOn home ground and hosting the Yalta Yes Forum the president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovich looked forward to sealing a strategic deal with the European Union… 15/09/2012
Yanukovich “slips” up over media freedomsA protest against government censorship in Ukraine is receiving unexpected attention thanks to some unscripted comments from President Viktor… 03/09/2012
Tymoshenko supporters stage Independence Day protest in KievOpposition activists have marked Independence Day in Ukraine by protesting over the continued imprisonment of Yulia Tymoshenko. The former prime minister’s… 24/08/2012
Tymoshenko transferred from prison to hospitalFormer Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has arrived in hospital in Kharkiv after her transfer from a nearby prison. She was quietly admitted… 09/05/2012
Tymoshenko stays in jail and consults lawyersJailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to be moved to a local hospital in Kharkiv for treatment by German doctors. She says she… 08/05/2012
Ukraine’s president pledges probe into bomb attacksUkraine’s president says the “best crime investigators” will probe a series of bomb attacks, which left at least 29 people injured. The devices went off in… 28/04/2012
Yanukovych warns on nuclear power on Chernobyl anniversaryUkraine’s president Viktor Yanukovych has warned of the dangers of nuclear energy as his country marks the 26th anniversary of the world’s worst atomic… 26/04/2012
Ukraine’s leading opposition parties uniteUkraine’s two leading opposition parties have agreed a deal to field a single candidate list for each constituency in October’s parliamentary elections. The… 24/04/2012
EU-Ukraine edge close to free trade dealEuropean companies could be looking forward to a boost in business with Ukraine after Kiev and Brussels moved a step closer to a free trade deal. They have… 30/03/2012
Tymoshenko daughter in jail pleaOn the eve of International Women’s Day, the daughter of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, and the wives of her two imprisoned… 07/03/2012
Tymoshenko’s jail appeal falls flatYulia Tymoshenko has failed in her latest attempt to overturn her seven-year jail sentence for abuse of office. The former Ukrainian prime minister was not… 14/12/2011
Scuffles in Ukraine as Tymoshenko appeal startsSupporters of jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko have clashed with security forces at the start of her appeal hearing. Scuffles broke… 13/12/2011
Ukraine’s Orange Revolution: a sombre seventh anniversaryIt was a far cry from the mass protests of the Orange Revolution. Seven years on, the remnants of Ukraine’s pro-democracy movement gathered in Independence… 22/11/2011
Ukraine’s faded orangeRevolutionary energy in Ukraine today is a far cry from seven years ago. Then, hundreds of thousands of people protested over a presidential election they… 22/11/2011
Ukraine parliament rejects freeing TymoshenkoThere were protests in the Ukrainian parliament after it voted against changing a law which could have led to the freeing of jailed former Prime Minister… 16/11/2011
Ukraine revives old case against TymoshenkoFresh charges of embezzlement are being made by Ukraine’s state prosecutor against the now jailed former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko. The move comes… 25/10/2011
EU delays Ukraine talks over Tymoshenko caseThe EU on Tuesday postponed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich’s visit to Brussels as relations soured over the jailing of former prime minister Yulia… 18/10/2011
Pressure mounts on Yanukovych over TymoshenkoThe European Union has indefinitely postponed an invitation to Ukraine’s president over the jailing last week of the country’s former Prime Minister Yulia… 18/10/2011
Wide condemnation of Tymoshenko verdictThere has been a stunned reaction in Ukraine and elsewhere to the seven year jail sentence handed down to former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. She was… 12/10/2011
Ukraine reacts to Tymoshenko verdictIn Kiev, riot police were on duty before court proceedings began against Yulia Tymoshenko. About 2,000 supporters mixed with crowds of anti-Tymoshenko… 11/10/2011
Yanukovich faces pressure over trial of ex-PMThe trial of former Ukranian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been adjourned until October 11th. The ex-leader is charged with abuse of office in… 01/10/2011
Protests mark Ukraine’s 20 years of independenceUkraine has been celebrating the 20th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union. President Viktor Yanukovich used the occasion to put the… 24/08/2011
Medvedev, Yanukovich meet in SochiThe presidents of Russia and Ukriane have met in Sochi on the Black Sea to discuss a wide range of economic and political issues, chief among them the price… 11/08/2011
Ukraine and China cement new friendshipChina’s President Hu Jintao has wrapped up a three-day state visit to Ukraine with strategic partnership and economic agreements worth some 2.5 billion euros… 20/06/2011
Ukraine’s Unity Day brings calls for opposition to uniteUkraine’s Unity Day brought thousands of people onto the streets of Kiev. Alongside the nationalists’ colourful displays – including a huge yellow flag –… 23/01/2011
Ukraine becomes a presidential republic once moreIn a widely-predicted move, Ukraine has once more become a presidential republic, led by Viktor Yanukovych. Legislation introduced during the Orange… 01/10/2010
Ukraine appoints Yanukovich ally as new PMHe has moved swiftly to consolidate power since his election last month, and today Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovich scored a fresh victory, with a close… 11/03/2010
Ukraine parliament appoints Azarov new PMUkraine’s parliament has voted to appoint a close ally of President Viktor Yanukovich as prime minister. He will replace Yulia Tymoshenko who was ousted in a… 11/03/2010
Ukraine and Russia take first steps in new orderToday saw the official show of new relations between Russia and Ukraine in Moscow as President Viktor Yanukovic was accorded full military honours. It is… 05/03/2010
Ukraine’s Prime Minister takes holiday after her coalition is oustedUkraine’s beleaguered Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has announced she is to take holiday leave, after her governing coalition was ousted by a vote of no… 03/03/2010
No-confidence vote passed over Ukrainian governmentIts the end of a political era in Ukraine. The country’s parliament has backed a vote of no-confidence in the government of Prime Minister Yulia… 03/03/2010
From bad to worse for Tymoshenko in UkraineUkraine’s governing coalition has collapsed, after its leaders failed to submit enough signatures to show they maintained a majority. Prime Minister Yulia… 02/03/2010
Yanukovych says Tymoshenko must goUkraine’s newly elected President Viktor Yanukovych has made his first visit to Brussels as head of state ahead of a key parliamentary session back home in… 02/03/2010
Ukraine’s Yanukovich visits EU before RussiaViktor Yanukovich has made Brussels the destination of his first foreign trip as Ukraine’s new President before going to Moscow this Friday. European… 01/03/2010
Controversy at Ukraine President’s inaugurationUkraine’s new President Viktor Yanukovich has been sworn in at a ceremony in a half-empty parliament, symbolising the political divisions in the country… 25/02/2010
EU eyes Yanukovic’s Ukraine warilyUkraine’s new President Viktor Yanukovich says he will lead a “neutral non-aligned European state” for his five-year term. He says he wants equally… 25/02/2010
Reluctant Tymoshenko throws in the towelThe Ukrainian prime minister has abandoned her legal challenge of the recent presidential election but insists she was cheated of victory. Yulia Tymoshenko… 20/02/2010
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko drops poll legal appealUkrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has asked to drop her legal challenge of presidential election results earlier this month, but insists the vote was… 20/02/2010
Yanukovich declared winner of Ukraine electionUkrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich has been declared the official winner of the 2010 presidential election. The country’s Central Election… 14/02/2010
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko to fight poll defeat in court“Yanukovich is not our president,” declared Ukraine’s Yulia Tymoshenko in a defiant televised message on Saturday. Tymoshenko believes she was cheated out… 14/02/2010
Ukraine: Yanukovich calls on PM to step downThe man who narrowly came out on top in Ukraine’s presidential election at the weekend has publicly called on his opponent to concede defeat and step down as… 10/02/2010
Ukraine: Yanukovich calls on PM to quitIn Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovich, who secured a narrow victory in the presidential election at the weekend, has publicly called on his opponent to concede defeat… 10/02/2010
Yanukovich ahead by 3.48%, all votes countedIt is a lead of just 3.48 percentage points. Ukraine’s electoral commission says with 100 percent of votes counted after the weekend presidential run-off… 10/02/2010
Ukraine awaits Tymoshenko’s next moveUkraine is still waiting for opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich to be confirmed as the country’s next president with pressure mounting on rival Yulia… 09/02/2010
Pressure on Ukraine’s Tymoshenko to concedeThere is growing pressure on Yulia Tymoshenko to concede defeat. Supporters of pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovich are celebrating his victory as Ukraine’s new… 08/02/2010
Yanukovich supporters hail victory‘One leader, one state’ was the slogan that hauled Viktor Yanukovich to victory. The leader of the Party of the Regions has promised a strong, independent and… 08/02/2010
Yanukovich: priority is fight against povertyViktor Yanukovich has made a great comeback. Before these elections he set out his stall in style when he walked through a ceremonial guard of honour to… 08/02/2010
Mixed reaction to Yanukovich victoryThe Ukrainian capital Kiev is calm today following the weekend presidential elections that appear to have resulted in the political comeback of Viktor… 08/02/2010
Yanukovich’s comeback fiesta in KievThere has been no official announcement of the final result, but the comeback fiesta has already begun. And victory does look more certain now for Viktor… 08/02/2010
Victory for Yanukovich in Ukraine looks certainVictory looks more certain for Viktor Yanukovich. Ukraine’s electoral commission says with 95 percent of votes counted, the pro-Russian candidate has a two… 08/02/2010
Ukraine vote reopens European questionThe result of the presidential election in Ukraine will have a bearing on the country’s future relationship with Europe. Euronews asked political analyst… 08/02/2010
Yanukovych ahead in Ukranian voteIt looks likely that pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has won Ukraine’s presidential election – but only by a slender margin. Even still, it… 08/02/2010
Viktor Yanukovich promises reformThe result is not official but the exit polls have Viktor Yanukovich as the winner of the run off in the Ukranian President election. The 59-year-old had the… 07/02/2010
Tymoshenko refuses to concede defeatYulia Tymoshenko was the first of the two candidates to react to the exit polls, which have given her rival such a slender lead. The woman, who has in her… 07/02/2010
Ukraine prepares for presidential voteWith Ukraine’s presidential poll said by some to be too close to call, the candidates could be forgiven for praying for divine intervention a day before the… 06/02/2010
