All News, Politics

Azarov, Medvedev expect successful cooperation Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation on Thursday, according to the Web site of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers.
May 10 at 19:25 | Interfax-Ukraine
Creation of state council on Ukraine's EU integration postponed, says source The creation of the state council on the European integration of Ukraine has been postponed due to the decision to postpone a meeting of the presidents of Central European States, a source in diplomatic circles has said.
May 10 at 18:52 | Interfax-Ukraine
Presidents of Ukraine, Moldova to meet in Kyiv on May 11 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will meet with his Moldovan counterpart Nicolae Timofti in Kyiv on Friday, the Ukrainian president's press service reported on Thursday.
May 10 at 18:25 | Interfax-Ukraine
Lithuanian president plans to visit Tymoshenko in hospital on Friday, says source Kyiv, May 10 (Interfax-Ukraine) – President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite plans to visit Ukraine's former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, on Friday in Central Clinical Hospital No. 5. in Kharkiv, where the ex-premier is undergoing treatment, a source in diplomatic circles has told Interfax-Ukraine.
May 10 at 17:23 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko's daughter says she cannot give special food parcel to her mother in hospital Kharkiv – Yevheniya Tymoshenko, the daughter of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, has said that her mother is continuing her hunger strike.
May 10 at 16:27 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yatseniuk: Party of Regions to try to pass law on making Russian second state language The Regions Party will try to pass a law making Russian the second official language of Ukraine before the parliamentary elections in the country, Front for Change Party leader Arseniy Yatseniuk has said.
May 10 at 16:19 | Interfax-Ukraine
Poroshenko: Ukraine, EU to draw up joint program on business climate Brussels – Kyiv and Brussels have agreed to draw up a joint program on the business climate and form a joint regime of dialog, which will clearly monitor the situation regarding the investment climate.
May 10 at 15:53 | Interfax-Ukraine
Experts:Tymoshenko has bruises on her body, but we don't know their origin The results of a forensic examination of former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko, which was held at the Kachanivska penal colony in Kharkiv on April 26, show that the convict had two bruises of unidentified origin on her body.
May 10 at 13:59 | Interfax-Ukraine
Bohatyriova: German doctor responsible for treatment of Tymoshenko German doctor Lutz Harms from the Charite Clinic will prescribe medication and decide on the method of treatment for former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko at Kharkiv Central Clinical Hospital No. 5, Ukrainian Health Minister Raisa Bohatyriova has said.
May 10 at 12:47 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yatseniuk: Turchynov questioning shows authorities fear of opposition's unification Leader of the Front for Change Party Arseniy Yatseniuk has said that the summoning of Deputy Chairman of the Batkivschyna Party Oleksandr Turchynov for questioning by the Main Investigatory Department of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine proves that the authorities fear that the opposition may win the upcoming parliamentary elections, and that they wilol continue oppressing opposition leaders through law enforcement agencies.
May 10 at 12:38 | Interfax-Ukraine
Batkivschyna organization in Lviv stop hunger strike, Kyiv supporters suspend it LVIV – Members of Lviv regional organization of the Batkivschyna Party stopped their sixteen-day hunger strike on May 10, the press service of the organization said.
May 10 at 11:41 | Interfax-Ukraine
Kuzmin: Democratic principles were violated in Tymoshenko case due to old Criminal Procedure Code BRUSSELS – First Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Renat Kuzmin has admitted that violations of "democratic principles" took place in the case of former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko and explained these violations by drawbacks of the current Ukrainian Criminal Procedure Code, which was adopted in 1961.
May 10 at 10:40 | Interfax-Ukraine
Turchynov summoned for questioning First Deputy Chairman of the Batkivschyna Party and the head of the election headquarters of the united opposition, Oleksandr Turchynov, has been summoned for a questioning by the Main Investigatory Department of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine for an unknown reason.
May 10 at 10:07 | Interfax-Ukraine
Kuzmin: No one used force against Tymoshenko BRUSSELS - Ukraine's First Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin has categorically denied reports that physical force was used against former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko, adding that she became a subject of investigation under the previous president, Viktor Yuschenko.
May 10 at 09:47 | Interfax-Ukraine
Poland asks Kyiv to change laws to help Tymoshenko WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president appealed Wednesday toUkraine'sleaders to change what he called anachronistic laws that have allowed the imprisonment of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko and others on political grounds.
May 9 at 22:49 | Associated Press