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RIA Novosti: Iraq armaments contract Ukraine's biggest A contract to deliver armaments to Iraq is the largest one since Ukraine became independent after the fall of the Soviet Union, a deputy head of the state's arms trader Ukrspetsexport said Friday.
Dec 11, 2009 at 22:53
Financial Times: Supper with the FT: Victor Pinchuk Victor Pinchuk had to have lunch with the prime minister of Ukraine, so we end up eating supper together instead.
Dec 11, 2009 at 21:11
Financial Times: Ukraine appeals to IMF for $2 billion loan The Financial Times reported on Dec. 11 that Ukraine has made an urgent appeal to the International Monetary Fund for about $2bn in emergency loans to ease “an extremely difficult situation” in meeting its external obligations and avoid the danger of a “spill-over effect” on other economically vulnerable states.
Dec 11, 2009 at 18:59
UEFA.com: EURO 2012 logo ready for launch The world will get a first look at the official logo for UEFA EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine on Dec. 14 when the design is formally unwrapped at a ceremony in Kyiv's Mykhailivska Square from 12.15CET. Read the story here.
Dec 11, 2009 at 18:16
Financial Times: Ukraine appeals to IMF for $2 billion loan Ukraine has made an urgent appeal to the International Monetary Fund for about $2billion in emergency loans to ease “an extremely difficult situation” in meeting its external obligations and avoid the danger of a “spill-over effect” on other economically vulnerable states. Read the story here.
Dec 11, 2009 at 17:39
ITAR-TASS: Tymoshenko will not recognize Abkhazia independence DONETSK, December 11 (Itar-Tass) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko pledged on Dec. 11 that neither she nor her team would ever recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Read the story here.
Dec 11, 2009 at 11:40
Ukrainian Journal: Yushchenko accuses Tymoshenko of blocking Russian gas alternatives President Victor Yushchenko onDec. 10accused Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko of blocking for political reasons alternatives to Russian supplies of natural gas and crude oil to Ukraine. Read the story here.
Dec 11, 2009 at 11:37
New York Times: IMF freezes loan tranche The International Monetary Fund has decided to withhold the latest installment of a $16.8 billion loan to Ukraine until after the presidential election next month, reflecting its growing frustration over the inability of the country’s politicians to get the budget under control.
Dec 11, 2009 at 10:17
RIA Novosti: Brussels and Kyiv - suspended Ukraine MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has just spent a couple of days in Bonn, Germany, with her European fellow party members, taking part in a conference of the European People's Party (EPP). This is the European Parliament's biggest association, which consists of 74 parties from 39 countries, including the 27 EU countries. Tymoshenko's Batkivshchina (Fatherland) is an associate member of the EPP, which unites right-center and conservative parties. Read the story here.
Dec 10, 2009 at 20:35
Russia Today: Award-winning Ukraine loses thirty at Copenhagen conference Thirty members of the Ukrainian delegation at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen have unexpectedly vanished without a trace.On the second day of the climate change conference, Ukraine was awarded the “Fossil of the Day” mock award by a website of the same name – and not just once, but twice.Read the story here.
Dec 10, 2009 at 18:14
European Parliament president: Stable gas transit to assist in Ukraine-EU co-operation President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek considers that stable gas transit by Ukraine guarantees and assists in the development of the Ukraine-European Union co-operation, he told the Deutsche Welle.
Dec 10, 2009 at 13:29 | Ukrainian News
EU Football.BIZ: UEFA’s EURO-2012 to get new logo UEFA will unveil a new logo for the Euro 2012, to be jointly hosted by Poland and Ukraine, on Dec. 14. The new logo is intended to give a clear brand positioning to UEFA’s single biggest international football tournament, the European Championships. Read the story here.
Dec 10, 2009 at 12:45
Epoch Times: Ukraine considers bill to forbid communism A bill has been tabled in the Ukrainian Parliament which, if passed, would officially prohibit the communist ideology in the former Soviet Bloc state. The bill encompasses prohibiting the public spread of communist ideology, and would legislate the removal of symbols associated with communist rule during the Soviet era. Items related to communism would only be permitted in museums. The Communist Party in Ukraine would also be restricted in its activities, not being allowed to advertise or use media outlets to popularize its ideas. Read the story here.
Dec 10, 2009 at 12:24
Xinhua: U.S. reaffirms support for Ukraine's accession to NATO, EU WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- The United States onDec.9reiterated its support for Ukraine to access to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU). "The United States is committed to supporting Ukraine as it continues on the path to democracy and prosperity," said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton after meeting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko in Washington. Read the story here.
Dec 10, 2009 at 11:03
Ukrainian Globalist: Ukraine has left Russia behind in arms export It is the first historical precedent over post-soviet territory when Ukraine has left Russia behind in arms export. Thus Ukraine has recently made the greatest deal in the history of our country concerned military technics sale to Iraq. “Ukrspecexport” state company has concluded several agreements on cost of $2.4 milliard. State enterprise “Progress” is appointed the executor of agreements. Read the story here.
Dec 9, 2009 at 16:52