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Hard sell for Ukraine's Tymoshenko on rival's turf ODESSA, Ukraine, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Ukrainian presidential contender Yulia Tymoshenko has taken her impassioned pro-European campaign into her rival's heartland, but her call fell mostly on deaf ears in the Russian-speaking port of Odessa.
Jan 31, 2010 at 19:51 | Reuters
Ukraine registers another 252 international observers for runoff The Central Election Commission (CEC) has registered another 252 international official observers who will monitor the February 7 presidential runoff in Ukraine.
Jan 30, 2010 at 18:23 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko wants to form middle class in Ukraine Ukraine needs to create a middle class, which will be based on medium and small businesses, presidential candidate and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said during a video linkup with Davos held as part of the 6th Ukrainian lunch organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
Jan 29, 2010 at 22:21 | Interfax-Ukraine
Sights, Smells Of Democracy? Supporters of Ukraine’s presidential candidates clashed over control of key state institutions that could affect the outcome of the Feb. 7 election between Victor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko.
Jan 28, 2010 at 20:36 | Peter Byrne
Taras Chornovil, son of late nationalist hero, changes sides again and offers inside look at how Party of Regions is run If former Prime Minister Victor Yanukovych wins the presidency in the Feb. 7 runoff election, the political infighting and shady natural gas deals of President Victor Yushchenko’s years will continue, according to Taras Chornovil, a Ukrainian lawmaker who recently came full circle in political allegiance.
Jan 28, 2010 at 20:29 | John Marone
Tymoshenko has tougher hill to climb in second, decisive round Assuming Victor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko cannot persuade each other’s supporters to change their minds on Feb. 7, the two candidates will need to convince 8.8 million voters who chose someone else in the first round of the presidential race.
Jan 28, 2010 at 20:24 | Mark Rachkevych
Bandera gets an award President VictorYushchenko posthumously awards 20th century nationalist leader Stepan Bandera the nation’s highest honor inciting indignation from Russia and pro-Russian politicians.
Jan 28, 2010 at 20:17
Deep freeze eases as new Russian ambassador arrives Russia’s ambassador to Ukraine arrived in Kyiv this week after almost six months of delay – an action that was widely interpreted as a sign that the Kremlin does not mind either of the presidential candidates left in the Feb. 7 runoff.
Jan 28, 2010 at 20:14 | James Marson
One in six patients examined in Poltava region diagnosed A/H1N1 influenza Poltava, January 28 (Interfax-Ukraine) - One in six of the patients examined in Poltava region is infected with A/H1N1 flu, the public health department of Poltava Region State Administration said on Jan. 27.
Jan 28, 2010 at 19:13 | Interfax-Ukraine
The Economist: Say not the struggle naught availeth IN THEIR freedom they had no homeland. And in their homeland they had no freedom. Roman Kupchinsky, a warrior in and out of uniform, who died on Jan. 19th aged 65, was one of the most remarkable of those who fought a seemingly hopeless but ultimately triumphant struggle against the Soviet seizure of power in the eastern half of Europe. Much of what he did in the cold war is still secret. The son of Ukrainian émigrés to the United States, he served as a marine in Vietnam. Then he worked “for the government”. He campaigned for political prisoners and fought hard in the information war against Soviet rule in Ukraine. Read the story here.
Jan 28, 2010 at 18:05
Tymoshenko says Lutsenko to head ministry as a deputy Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on Jan. 28 that her interior minister, sacked by parliament earlier, would continue to head the ministry as its first deputy.
Jan 28, 2010 at 13:56 | Reuters
Update: Ukraine's parliament dismisses interior minister Ukraine's parliament on Jan. 27dismissed the interior minister, a close ally of presidential candidate Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Jan 28, 2010 at 13:06 | Reuters
Ukraine's Yanukovych says won't work with Tymoshenko if elected Ukraine's Victor Yanukovych said he would seek a new ruling coalition if he won election next month as president and he ruled out cooperation with Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, his rival for the top job.
Jan 28, 2010 at 13:00 | Reuters
Complex: The 10 hottest Ukrainian women Worldwide Wednesday’s rates the hottest girls from Ukraine, which is currently facing some political unrest. Check out our favorite Ukrainian babes below. Read the story here.
Jan 28, 2010 at 10:08
Financial Times: U.S. advisers add polish to Kyiv candidates Roman Olearchyk writes from Kyiv: The cast of characters would be familiar to followers of US election campaigns, but this presidential fight is seven time zones east of Washington and inside the former Soviet Union. Read the story here.
Jan 28, 2010 at 09:52