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“English fans need to know that if they try to mess with Ukrainian women then we will try to mess with them. The sex industry exploits women who are so poor and often uneducated. That is why we are going to try to attack every match.”
Inna Shevchenko, a member of Femen, the women's group that stages topless protests against men who come to Ukraine for sex tourism.
Inna Shevchenko, a member of Femen, the women's group that stages topless protests against men who come to Ukraine for sex tourism.
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National captain Philipp Lahm has aired his personal concerns about developments in Ukraine ahead of the Euro 2012 competition in an interview. Lahm said the situation there bore no relation to his idea of democracy. May 6 at 10:00 | Kyiv Post |
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Prince William will not travel to Ukraine to watch England play in Euro 2012 amid calls to boycott the country in protest against the alleged abuse of its jailed ex-prime minister. May 6 at 09:36 | Kyiv Post |
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As the country prepares to co-host Euro 2012, its charismatic former prime minister languishes in jail. But her political ambitions are undimmed. May 6 at 09:26 | Kyiv Post |
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The European Commission and some Western politicians are intending to boycott the Europe football championship which is due to be held in Ukraine. This is a part of their protest against the imprisonment of Ukraine’s former prime minister Yuliya Tymoshenko. May 5 at 18:58 |
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Kyiv, May 5 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Three Ukrainian tourists are missing after landslide near the city of Pokhara (Nepal), the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has reported. May 5 at 16:49 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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Turkey and Ukraine signed on Friday a protocol to deepen cooperation between the countries in economy and trade. May 5 at 10:38 |
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German doctors traveled to Ukraine on Friday to examine ailing ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko at the prison where she is being held, but a Ukrainian official said she will not be allowed to leave the country for medical treatment. The 51-year-old Tymoshenko is on a hunger strike to protest the prison’s alleged mistreatment of her as she serves a seven-year sentence on charges of abusing her powers when she was Ukraine’s prime minister. Read more here. May 4 at 19:59 |
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For Viktor Yanukovych it was supposed to be a moment of triumph. On 1 July Ukraine's president hosts the final of the Euro 2012 football championship in Kiev's impressively refurbished Olympic stadium. A special presidential "lodge" has been constructed for VIPs, with 54 seats reserved for European dignitaries and heads of state. The pitch is already perfect. All it lacks are the goalposts. But Yanukovych is likely to watch the final sitting on his own: over the past week EU leaders – led by the German chancellor, Angela Merkel – have threatened to boycott next month's event in protest at the persecution of the jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, who was beaten in prison and is now on hunger strike. Read more. May 4 at 15:39 |
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Androulla Vassiliou, the commissioner responsible for sport, is adding her name to the list of those who have decided to boycott the European soccer championship Euro 2012 in Ukraine, citing concerns over the treatment of jailed ex-Premier Yulia Tymoshenko. “I have decided, in my capacity as the European commissioner responsible for sport, that it would not be appropriate under the current circumstances for me to attend any matches taking place in Ukraine,” Vassiliou said, on 4 May. Commission President José Manuel Barroso and Commissioners Stefan Füle (enlargement) and Viviane Reding (justice) have all already announced their decision to stay away from the matches. Read more here. May 4 at 14:56 |
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Ukraine risks alienating the European nations it wants as allies as next month’s Euro 2012 soccer championship trains the spotlight on jailed ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who’s on a hunger strike over claims of abuse. European Commissioners yesterday joined Dutch and Belgian officials in refusing to attend matches in the former Soviet state in protest against Tymoshenko’s incarceration, while the German and Czech presidents are among leaders to pull out of a summit in the Black Sea town of Yalta. Read more here. May 4 at 14:23 |
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Ukraine's EU ambassador has told justice commissioner Vivianne Reding that she should be less "emotional" in a riposte to her Euro2012 boycott. May 4 at 12:59 | Kyiv Post |
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Poland and Ukraine, which are co-hosting the Euro 2012 football championship in June, strongly criticised European politicians who said they would not attend matches played in Ukraine in sign of protest against the imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. May 4 at 12:20 | Kyiv Post |
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In 2011, the UK shell company Highway Investment Processing became a household name for corruption in Ukraine when it sold an offshore drilling rig to a state oil company for nearly double the original purchase price, apparently pocketing over $100m in the process. May 4 at 11:42 | Kyiv Post |
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin on Thursday said the Ukrainian opposition figure Yulia V. Tymoshenko was welcome to receive medical treatment in Russia — a dig at Ukraine’s president, who imprisoned her in a case widely condemned as politically motivated. Read the story here. May 4 at 09:54 |
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The President of Poland - which is co-hosting Euro2012 with Ukraine - has accused EU politicians planning to boycott Ukrainian matches of ulterior motives. May 4 at 07:39 | Kyiv Post |