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The European integration of Ukraine was one of the key issues discussed during the meetings of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych at the NATO summit in Chicago. 3 days ago at 14:09 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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U.S. Sen. James Inhofe, a Republican from Oklahoma, says the United States should impose a visa ban on Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, General Prosecutor Viktor Pshkonka and other officials responsible for the imprisonment of ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Inhofe also demanded Tymoshenko's immediate release, charging that Yanukovych has caste a "wide net of political intimidation over Ukraine’s political system." “The conviction orchestrated by the current administration was conducted under recycled Soviet-era codes, and is a poorly veiled effort to dispose of a political rival,"Inhofe said. Yesterday at 15:32 | Brian Bonner |
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Amnesty International, a non-governmental organization focused on human rights, has stated that a culture of impunity for the police continues existing in Ukraine and the charges against former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko were politically motivated. 2 days ago at 10:05 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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Valentyn Nalyvaichenko has resigned from the chairmanship of the political council of the Our Ukraine Party and quit the party, his press service reported on Thursday. 2 days ago at 10:40 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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The international business community highly appreciates the dramatic change in customs policy which will be ushered in by the new Customs Code, and especially the reduction of customs authorities' powers, which was a big issue before, and the reduction of the number of documents required for customs clearance, reads a press release of the American Chamber of Commerce. 2 days ago at 11:33 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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Opposition lawmakers are blocking the Ukrainian Parliament a day after a brawl in the chamber that sent one legislator to the hospital. Yesterday at 14:52 | Associated Press |
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Ukraine's ruling party has triggered violent protests with a move to upgrade the official role of the Russian language - a sensitive issue in the former Soviet republic and one which opponents say will effectively split the country. Yesterday at 16:39 | Reuters |
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The U.S. State Department released its annual human rights reports on each nation in the world on May 24. About Ukraine, the State Department concludes: "The most serious human rights development during the year was the politically motivated detention, trial, and conviction of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, along with selective prosecutions of other senior members of her government." Here is the link to the full report and the first part of the text is also below. Yesterday at 17:05 | Kyiv Post Staff |