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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’s policies offensive to Ukrainians The German Embassy in Kyiv recently hosted a lecture by a matriculating Polish-German history student, known for extremist positions.

The lecture was brazenly entitled “[Stepan] Bandera – Fascist.” (Bandera was a Ukrainian nationalist leader who lived from 1909-1959, when a Soviet agent killed him in Munich, Germany).
May 9 at 16:41 | Askold S. Lozynskyj
Euro 2012 a political headache for Ukraine The June Euro 2012 football championship was Ukraine's chance to shine: forge closer ties with the West, boost its international standing and aid its struggling economy.
May 9 at 15:48 | Associated Press
Foreign Ministry: Yalta summit postponed (updated) The 18th summit of the presidents of the Central and Eastern European countries, which was scheduled for May 11-12 in Yalta, has been postponed indefinitely, the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine has announced.
May 8 at 13:17 | Interfax-Ukraine
European 'diplomatic boycott' of Ukraine may backfire Led by Germany, a number of European countries have mounted diplomatic pressure onUkraine to release key opposition leader, former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, but the concerted effort may widen the already growing gap between Ukraine and the European Union without bringing desirable results.
May 2 at 10:50 | Lilit Gevorgyan
EUObserver: Anti-Tymoshenko party hires top PR firm in EU capital BRUSSELS- Ukraine's ruling Party of Regions (PoR) has hired Burson-Marsteller - a top PR company in Brussels - amid a smear campaign against former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Read the story here.
Apr 30 at 19:06
Aide says Merkel links Ukraine soccer trip to Tymoshenko BERLIN - Any visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Ukraine during the Euro 2012 soccer tournament in June is linked to the fate of jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, a government spokesman said on Monday.
Apr 30 at 17:34 | Reuters
Czech leader cancels Ukraine visit over Tymoshenko PRAGUE - Czech President Vaclav Klaus has cancelled a visit to Ukraine next month over the imprisonment of Ukraine's former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, a spokesman said on Monday.
Apr 30 at 13:08 | Reuters
IHS Global Insight: Ukraine blasts will ‘tarnish Ukraine’s image as a relatively safe country’ Editor’s note: The following analysis was produced by IHS Global Insight, a consultancy that provides analysis of the business conditions, economic prospects and risks in over 200 countries.
Apr 27 at 20:15 | Kyiv Post
Dnipropetrovsk bombings qualified as terror attacks The Dnipropetrovsk regional prosecutor has opened a criminal case into Friday's bombings in the city on counts of terrorism, spokesman for the regional prosecutor's office Yuriy Boiko has told Interfax-Ukraine.
Apr 27 at 13:50 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko's health failing in Ukraine prison (AP)— Yulia Tymoshenko, the braided darling ofUkraine'sOrange Revolution who went on to be prime minister, is wasting away in prison — weakened from a hunger strike, bruised from prison beatings and afraid she will be force-fed by her political foes, her family said.
Apr 28 at 07:39 | Associated Press
A president's greed Olga Shumillo-Tapiola writes: To ensure his family's prosperity President Viktor Yanukovych needs Ukraine to remain in a gray zone between the East and West.
Apr 26 at 21:25 | Olga Shumylo-Tapiola
Expats in struggle to file Ukrainian tax declarations Ukraine’s tax administration has gone out of its way this year to warn foreigners residing in the nation that they are required to file tax declarations and pay their fair share. But compliance has proven incredibly difficult.
Apr 25 at 16:54 | Jakub Parusinski
RIA Novosti: Russia calls on Ukraine to treat Tymoshenko with humanity Russia called on Ukraine on Tuesday to fully observe the rights of jailed Ukrainian ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who has complained of poor health and serious mistreatment by prison personnel.

“Moscow has treated with concern media reports about the deteriorating health of jailed ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who urgently needs medical treatment,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Read the story here.
Apr 25 at 09:23
Ashton again voices concern over Tymoshenko case Brussels – EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Catherine Ashton has again expressed her concern over the situation in Ukraine and said that the EU Council intended to discuss the political boycott of the Euro 2012 European Football Championship in Ukraine.
May 14 at 11:35 | Interfax-Ukraine