Kyiv Post News, Ukraine

Ukraine loses great allies in plane crash The unprecedented death of so many of Poland’s political leaders puts Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk in a precarious situation.
Apr 15, 2010 at 22:47 | Natalia A. Feduschak
Janusz Kurtyka, one of 96 victims in plane crash, known as model friend of Ukraine Just days before his death, Kurtyka had asked that the results of the Russian investigation into the Katyn massacre be declassified and for the Russian archives to be opened.
Apr 15, 2010 at 22:44 | Natalia A. Feduschak
Ukraine gives up uranium, but needs assistance in return U.S. help is needed to dispose of the remaining solid-rocket engines used in Soviet-era intercontinental ballistic missles.
Apr 15, 2010 at 22:41 | Peter Byrne
Russian Refugees When Russian political activist Olga Kudrina was sentenced to three and a half years in jail for staging a protest in 2006, she fled the country. With nothing but her documents and some cash, Kudrina made her way to Ukraine.
Apr 9, 2010 at 00:42 | James Marson
Gas man Firtash on rise again in Yanukovych era One of Ukraine’s more controversial tycoons is regaining influence in Kyiv and Europe. But it remains to be seen how high he will fly again.
Apr 9, 2010 at 00:22 | John Marone
Throughout history, Russian leaders have sought to suppress dissent by driving critics into exile – or worse With no outlet for political dissent, those who disagree or come into conflict with official power often have no choice but to leave.
Apr 9, 2010 at 00:07 | James Marson
Constitutional Court reverses itself again, votes to legitimize Yanukovych’s ruling force in parliament The court's justices rubber-stamped President Viktor Yanukovych's decision to recruit individual lawmakers, as opposed to political parties, into a pro-presidential ruling majority.
Apr 9, 2010 at 00:03 | Peter Byrne
Will Obama meet with Yanukovych? It's unkown whether U.S. President Barack Obama will make time in his schedule to meet privately with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
Apr 8, 2010 at 23:56
National Memory Institute under assault by new leaders History institute is to be taken over by communists.
Apr 2, 2010 at 00:25 | Natalia A. Feduschak
Education problems deeper than language Many education experts warn that politicians are beating about the bush by trying to change the language of entry exams instead of looking at the real problems facing the education system.
Apr 2, 2010 at 00:21 | Yuliya Popova
Label law fuels debate over safety of food To comply with a new law, supermarkets have started labeling food products to certify that the contents contain no genetically modified organisms.
Apr 2, 2010 at 00:08 | Kateryna Grushenko
Jackpot As new political cartel forms, nation will retest adage that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Mar 26, 2010 at 00:45 | Peter Byrne
Protests mount in bid to oust Tabachnyk LVIV, Ukraine – University students in western Ukraine continued to protest the appointment of Dmytro Tabachnyk as the country’s new education and science minister. They said they would not stop until they achieved their goal of forcing his resignation. Meanwhile, movements in support of the controversial minister sprouted in southern Ukraine, while a dedicated website started collecting signatures in his support on Feb. 19. Tabachnyk himself continued to downplay the protests, telling a Ukrainian newspaper they were “brazen political blackmail” and “politically engineered.”
Mar 26, 2010 at 00:41 | Natalia A. Feduschak
Yanukovych to visit US in April, says foreign minister Mar 21, 2010 at 12:49 | Interfax-Ukraine
Furor over Tabachnyk  appointment rising LVIV, Ukraine – Faced with widespread protests and calls for his resignation, Dmytro Tabachnyk, Ukraine’s new education and science minister, said he would keep his highly controversial ideas about the country’s history to himself. Tabachnyk also promised not to backpedal on progressive educational reforms that have already been introduced.
Mar 19, 2010 at 00:55 | Natalia A. Feduschak and Kateryna Grushenko