Kyiv Post News, Ukraine

All In The Family With his popularity sinking at home and in Western capitals, President Viktor Yanukovych appears to be digging in to keep his hold on power. While he doesn’t stand for re-election until 2015, his ruling Party of Regions faces a key test in the Oct. 28 parliamentary election. The president has installed key allies to head virtually all of the nation’s most powerful financial and law enforcement agencies. The president denies doing so, but many have the impression that loyalty rather than qualifications is the determining factor in these appointments -- and this is worrisome to many people.
Mar 2 at 00:00 | Svitlana Tuchynska
Yuriy Lutsenko, former top cop,  given four-year prison sentence A sense of predictability hung in the air as the courtroom filled with dozens of journalists, Western diplomats and opposition politicians eager to hear the verdict against former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko on Feb. 27.
Mar 1 at 23:37 | Yuriy Onyshkiv
EU: ‘We noted with extreme disappointment’ Kyiv’s attack on integrity of our ambassador Editor’s Note: The following is a statement issued on Feb. 29 by Maja Kocijancic, spokesperson for Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s foreign policy chief. It is a response to a recent rebuke by Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry of the Head of the EU Delegation in Ukraine.
Mar 1 at 08:12 | Kyiv Post
Ukrainian Canadian Congress: Lutsenko case latest example of political repression Editor’s Note: The following is a Feb. 28 statement issued by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress about the 4-year jail sentence handed down upon former Orange Revolution leader and ex-Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko.
Feb 29 at 08:37 | Kyiv Post
EU's Fuele outlines steps Ukraine must take to improve relations Editor's Note: The following is a transcript of a speech on Feb. 27 in Brussels, Belgium, by Štefan Füle, the European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy at a forum "Ukraine: Relations with the EU at the crossroads; it can be found at: http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/12/127&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
Feb 28 at 13:22
Canada ‘troubled’ by Lutsenko conviction Editor’s Note: Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement on Feb. 27.
Feb 28 at 06:17 | Kyiv Post
EU statement: ‘We are disappointed’ with Lutsenko verdict Editor's Note: The following is a statement issued on Feb. 27 by Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, and Štefan Füle, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy made today the following statement:
Feb 27 at 18:12 | Kyiv Post
SBU confirms three arrests in alleged Putin plot Maryna Ostapenko, a spokesperson for the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), confirmed by telephone on Feb. 27 that Ukraine had arrested three suspects linked to a plot to kill Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Feb 27 at 10:10 | Kyiv Post
High Seas Danger Ukrainians risk lives, freedom to work at sea.
Feb 24 at 01:07 | Oksana Grytsenko and Anastasia Forina
Khoroshkovsky promoted yet again, becomes first deputy prime minister The promotion means Valeriy Khoroshkovsky will be tasked with shoring up relations with the European Union and mending the country's shaky finances.
Feb 24 at 00:57 | Yuriy Onyshkiv
Foreign physicians say Tymoshenko seriously ill Western doctors who examined jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko earlier this month say she has serious health problems for which she is not receiving adequate treatment.
Feb 24 at 00:40 | Kyiv Post Staff
Afghan veteran says he faces pressure after protest On Feb. 15, Oleksandr Kovalyov gave 200 fellow Afghan War veterans an about-face order in front of President Viktor Yanukovych during a wreath-laying ceremony marking the 23rd anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet soldiers from Afghanistan.
Feb 24 at 00:32 | Mark Rachkevych
Lutsenko verdict expected on Feb. 27 Former top cop Yuriy Lutsenko faces more than four years in prison on abuse of office and corruption charges.
Feb 24 at 00:28 | Yuriy Onyshkiv
Racist comments about Gaitana stir controversy, anger Gaitana’s victory at the national selection for this year’s Eurovision pop song contest was sweet, but a racist comment from an ultra-nationalist was anything but.
Feb 24 at 00:09 | Alyona Zhuk
Report: Eugenia Tymoshenko's marriage is over The six year marriage of the daughter of the jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko Eugenia and a British rock musician recently came to an end, confirming rumors that have been circulating for several months now.
Feb 21 at 11:31 | Yuriy Onyshkiv