Editor’s Note: In this feature, the Kyiv Post brings together the most relevant events from morning headlines.
Prime Minister Mykola Azarov says that requirements of the International Monetary Fund were “the last straw” that pushed the government to reviving negotiations with Russia instead of the EU, writes Ukrainska Pravda. According to Azarov, the IMF demanded that Ukraine increase utility prices and stop increasing social help payments.
State prosecutors demand that two police officers accused of raping and beating Iryna Krashkova in Vradiyivka on June 26 get 15 years of prison each, reports Kommersant. For the third man, accused of helping the officers to beat Krashkova, prosecutors ask for five years of prison.
Kyiv City Court allowed citizens to hold rallies on Maidan Nezalezhnosti, but banned installing tents, writes Ukrainska Pravda, quoting a court decision published on Nov. 22. Citizens started gathering on Maidan Nezalezhnosti on Nov. 21 to protest against government’s decision to stop EU integration and turn to Russia instead.
Parliament opposition asks deputies to sign a resolution on distrust of the Cabinet of Ministers, writes LB.ua. “The government should be dismissed,” says Arseniy Yatseniuk, one of the opposition leaders.
The EU declines Ukraine’s offer to have three-sided negotiations between Ukraine, Russia and the EU, writes Forbes. At the same time, the EU government still wants to continue negotiations with Ukraine.
