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Penitentiary service explains why Canadians weren't allowed to meet with Tymoshenko The State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine rejected an appeal of Canada's Ambassador to Ukraine for a meeting of a delegation from Canada's parliament with former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko because the ex-premier is undergoing a course of treatment, and a meeting of Tymoshenko with a delegation from PACE was scheduled for the time for which the ambassador of Canada applied.
May 16 at 20:13 | Interfax-Ukraine
Lutsenko unlikely to be transferred to prison until court considers one more aspect of his case Former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko is unlikely to be transferred to prison until one more aspect of his case is considered by the courts, state prosecutor Viktor Klymenko has said.
May 16 at 18:45 | Interfax-Ukraine
Delegation from Canada's parliament not allowed to see Tymoshenko KHARKIV – A delegation from the Canadian parliament, which is on a visit to Ukraine to draw up a report on the political and economic situation in Ukraine for parliamentary hearings in Canada, did not receive permission to meet with former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko, who is undergoing treatment at Kharkiv Central Clinical Hospital No. 5, according to a members of the delegation - Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Bob Dechert.
May 16 at 17:32 | Interfax-Ukraine
Court of Appeals declares lawful Lutsenko's sentence of four years in prison Kyiv Court of Appeals has upheld a verdict issued by Kyiv's Pechersky District Court against Ukraine's former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko, who was sentenced to four years in prison for malfeasance.
May 16 at 17:28 | Interfax-Ukraine
Prison service: Tymoshenko agrees to continue treatment Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko has agreed to continue the medical procedures recommended by an international commission, the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine reported on May 16.
May 16 at 15:06 | Interfax-Ukraine
European Parliament chief asks Azarov to allow more EU doctors to treat Tymoshenko Brussels – President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz has asked Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov to give permission for medical experts from the European Parliament to come to Ukraine to provide medical assistance to the convicted former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko.
May 16 at 14:09 | Interfax-Ukraine
Azarov: Ukraine signed Kharkiv accords in hope of reducing gas price Brussels – Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said that Ukraine signed the so-called "Kharkiv accords" in 2010 because it needed to reduce the price of natural gas laid down in the contract signed by former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
May 16 at 13:59 | Interfax-Ukraine
Azarov: Ukraine is ready to invite European experts to Tymoshenko cassation trial Brussels - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said he is ready to invite European lawyers to the cassation trial of the case involving Yulia Tymoshenko.
May 16 at 13:18 | Interfax-Ukraine
Azarov to Brussels: Ukraine making 'consistent progress towards European integration' Editor's Note: The following is an English-language transcript of Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov's speech before the European Parliament in Brussels on May 16.
May 16 at 12:54
Yanukovych calls on CIS not to overly politicize current issues Moscow – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has urged CIS leaders to settle current issues within the commonwealth, without excessive politicization.
May 16 at 12:43 | Interfax-Ukraine
Azarov in Brussels denies political persecution of opposition figures in Ukraine Brussels – Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has assured EU officials there is no political persecution of opposition figures in Ukraine and called for mutual trust between the partners.
May 16 at 11:58 | Interfax-Ukraine
EU notes Kyiv's progress on association agreement, alarmed by situation with rule of law Brussels – The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy published on May 15 2012 the annual report on Ukraine's progress in the implementation of the European Neighborhood Policy.
May 16 at 11:18 | Interfax-Ukraine
German doctor denies reports of pressure from Batkivschyna party members KHARKIV – A doctor from Charité German clinic, Lutz Harms, who is in charge of the treatment of former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko, has denied claims that he is under pressure from the members of Batkivschyna party.
May 15 at 19:52 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko appeal to be heard during Ukraine's Euro 2012 Ukraine, threatened with a political boycott of the European soccer championship it co-hosts next month over the jailing of opposition politician Yulia Tymoshenko, on May 15 put off a ruling on her appeal until the tournament is under way.
May 15 at 19:34 | Reuters
Doctor: Tymoshenko under stress from constant supervision, reasonability of treatment in question A doctor from Charité German clinic, Lutz Harms, who is in charge of the treatment of former Ukrainian premier, Yulia Tymoshenko, has said he needs to check whether there is sense in continuing the treatment of his patient.
May 15 at 17:52 | Interfax-Ukraine