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Ukraine's foreign minister Petro Poroshenko said onDec. 30that his country is interested in closer relations with China, saying the development of Ukrainian-Chinese ties is one of the strategic priorities for Ukraine's diplomacy. Read the story here. Dec 31, 2009 at 11:27 |
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Ludwigsburg, Germany - Germany began far too late with its search for Nazi war criminals, according to the man responsible for bringing them to justice. 'It is undisputed that not everything was done to legally process the Nazi period,' said Kurt Schrimm, who heads up the German central office for solving Nazi crimes. Read the story here. Dec 30, 2009 at 14:33 |
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Brussels has welcomed assurances from Moscow of an agreement between Russia and Ukraine that will avoid any disruptions to the transit of oil to the European Union. On Tuesday (Dec. 29), the two sides signed a fresh pact for the transit of oil via Ukraine to Europe, with Moscow acceding to a 30 percent increase in fees imposed on the passage of the fuel to EU destinations. Read the story here. Dec 30, 2009 at 12:00 |
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Although Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) suffered a decline in 2009 compared with the previous year, the country's economy has touched the bottom and began bouncing back, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said onDec. 29while summing up the government's main achievements in 2009. Read the strory here. Dec 30, 2009 at 10:53 |
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A new controversy has arisen within the government as to whether or not Ukrainian tourists to Israel need entry visas. Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov, who suggested the move, claims that cancelling the visa requirement for Ukrainian tourists will triple the incoming tourism from the country. Therefore, asserted Misezhnikov, such a move is vital for the troubled tourism industry. Read the entire article here. Dec 29, 2009 at 20:42 |
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Poor people are being lured from Eastern Europe to the Czech Republic for forced labour. Some of the worst gangsters are now on trial but there is no sign of this evil trade coming to an end. Our three month investigation in Romania, the Czech Republic, Moldova, Transnistria – a breakaway state from Moldova – Ukraine and The Netherlands, has uncovered the way in which a brutal criminal network of Ukrainian-run gangs recruited hundreds of victims to work effectively as slaves in Bohemia for years before the network was broken up this spring. Read the story here. Dec 29, 2009 at 18:48 |
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LONDON — World oil prices rose toward 79 dollars on Tuesday as traders expected that freezing weather in the United States would further strengthen demand for heating fuel. Naftogaz owns Ukraine's state pipeline operator UkrTransNafta, which said onDec. 28it was seeking to change the terms of a 2004 transit contract with Russia for oil shipments to the European Union. Read the story here. Dec 29, 2009 at 15:17 |
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MOSCOW—Russia Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused UkraineDec. 29of "abuse" of Russian oil transits via its territory but predicted both sides would abide by contractual obligations to keep supply flowing to Europe. Read the story here. Dec 29, 2009 at 12:13 |
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The euphoric optimism of Ukraine’s 2004 Orange Revolution has vanished like the tears of a long-spurned lover, replaced by profound cynicism as the country braces for its first presidential vote since that dramatic show of people power five years ago. Read the story here. Dec 29, 2009 at 00:13 |
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It's cold outside. This means that it must be time for another Russia-Ukraine gas row. After months of happy talk in which both sides repeatedly claimed that there was no prospect of a repeat of the 2005-06 and 2008-09 imbroglios, a few days ago Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller raised the alarm: Read the entire article here. Dec 28, 2009 at 17:24 |
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Viktor Yushchenko won an unprecedented third round vote in the country’s disputed presidential election December 26, 2004. The Ukrainian Supreme Court had ordered the third vote after widespread allegations of fraud brought thousands of protesters to the streets of Kiev following the second round held in November, in which his opponent Viktor Yanukovich had been proclaimed the winner. Dec 28, 2009 at 11:25 |
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President Viktor Yushchenko ushered put Ukraine on European path, but now a pro-Moscow candidate is set to retake power. Colin Freeman in Kyiv asks what went wrong. Dec 27, 2009 at 12:22 |
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(NAIROBI, Kenya) - One of the most inhumane and cruel Somali piracy stories of 2009 involve the tragic happenings on MV ARIANA, the Greek/British-owned, Malta-flagged and Ukrainian-crewed cargo vessel held in Somalia for six months until a ransom between USD 2.8 million and USD 3.5 million was paid for the release of the 37,955 gross tonnage bulk carrier. Read the story here. Dec 27, 2009 at 11:31 |
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John Pancake writes:Some cities are love at first sight. People fall for Paris in the taxi from the airport. Others take you slowly. Kyiv is like that. Read the story here. Dec 27, 2009 at 11:18 |
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Ukraine has cut back on purchases of Russian gas. The country has been facing serious cash problems and Russian supplier, Gazprom, has only given it until January 11th to pay up. Read the story here. Dec 27, 2009 at 11:10 |