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Azarov: Ukraine wants fair process on Tymoshenko's appeal Ukraine wants to see a fair court process in the appeal of former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko against her sentence in the gas case, Ukrainian Premier Mykola Azarov has said.
May 18 at 18:18 | Interfax-Ukraine
Lawmaker Kyseliov says Ukrainian law does not foresee treatment of prisoners abroad MP (the Party of Regions faction) Vasyl Kyseliov has said that the Ukrainian legislation does not contain mechanisms that allow to treat prisoners abroad, the party's press service has said.
Apr 30 at 16:13 | Interfax-Ukraine
Parliament adopts new version of law on insurance at first reading Ukraine's parliament at first reading on Tuesday adopted a bill on amendments to the law "On insurance" (new version), which was initiated by head of the subcommittee for controls and legal provision of the financial services market of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Banking, Tax and Customs Policy, Andriy Pinchuk (Regions Party faction).
3 days ago at 14:55 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yanukovych warned over jailed Tymoshenko Lithuania's president has warned Ukraine it could become isolated by the West over the imprisonment and deteriorating health of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
May 12 at 14:47 | Associated Press
Penitentiary service: Tymoshenko refuses hospitalization at Kharkiv hospital During a meeting with German doctor Lutz Harms former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko refused to move to Kharkiv Central Clinical Hospital of Ukrzaliznytsia No. 5 and begin treatment there on May 8, the press service for the Ukrainian Penitentiary Service has reported.
May 8 at 13:42 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko has no spinal disc herniation, says Health Ministry The reports about Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's having spinal disc herniation are untrue, the Health Ministry of Ukraine said.
Apr 28 at 15:59 | Interfax-Ukraine
Human Rights Watch demands immediate probe into Tymoshenko's alleged beating The Human Rights Watch has called on the Ukrainian authorities to conduct a prompt, impartial and thorough investigation into the alleged beating of former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko in Kachanivska penal colony.
May 1 at 12:31 | Interfax-Ukraine
Pshonka: Karpachova's comments on Tymoshenko had political motivation Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Pshonka has stated that former Ukrainian ombudsman Nina Karpachova had political motives in commenting on the situation of alleged beating of former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko in the Kachanivska penal colony.
May 4 at 19:08 | Interfax-Ukraine
Azarov: Ukraine is ready to invite European experts to Tymoshenko cassation trial Brussels - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said he is ready to invite European lawyers to the cassation trial of the case involving Yulia Tymoshenko.
May 16 at 13:18 | Interfax-Ukraine
Pshonka calls Tymoshenko's allegations 'untrustworthy' Kharkiv prosecutor's office has decided not to open a criminal case on the use of force against former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko, Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Pshonka has said.
May 4 at 17:15 | Interfax-Ukraine
'Batkivshchyna' believes Dnipropetrovsk bombings aimed at distracting public attention The Batkivshchyna party led by former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is of the view that a Friday, Apr. 27, series of bomb attacks in Dnipropetrovsk was aimed at distracting the public's attention from events surrounding Tymoshenko's stay at a Kharkiv-based penitentiary and a second criminal case against her.
Apr 27 at 17:37 | Interfax-Ukraine
Law prohibits Tymoshenko's treatment abroad, says Ukrainian president Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said some European policymakers advised him to allow former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko travel abroad for medical treatment, which he insisted he cannot do.
May 19 at 12:11 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko: Impeach Yanukovych Former Ukrainian Prime Minister and Batkivschyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko has said that she is ready to offer mechanisms for the democratization of the Ukrainian society.
May 12 at 14:36 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yatseniuk: Party of Regions to try to pass law on making Russian second state language The Regions Party will try to pass a law making Russian the second official language of Ukraine before the parliamentary elections in the country, Front for Change Party leader Arseniy Yatseniuk has said.
May 10 at 16:19 | Interfax-Ukraine
Germany: Officials may boycott Ukraine matches Germany's interior minister said Friday many European officials might boycott the Euro 2012 soccer matches taking place in Ukraine because of the country's handling of its jailed former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko.
Apr 27 at 21:07 | Associated Press