Ukraine
French Ambassador for Human Rights Francois Zimeray is planning to visit Kharkiv on April 19 to attend the first court hearing of a case on financial irregularities at the United Energy Systems of Ukr
Apr. 17, 2012
A court in Italy has placed former head of Kharkiv Regional State Administration Arsen Avakov under house arrest as a preventive measure, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office told Interfax-Ukraine.
Apr. 12, 2012
A court in Rome, Italy, has ordered the release of former Head of Kharkiv Regional State Administration Arsen Avakov from detention, Head of the BYT-Batkivschyna parliamentary faction Andriy Kozhemiak
Apr. 12, 2012
Pechersky District Court of Kyiv has sentenced former Acting Defense Minister of Ukraine Valeriy Ivaschenko to five years in prison and barred him from fulfillment of organizational and administrative
Apr. 12, 2012
Ukrainians have become used to heinous crimes in which suspects get off lightly, but the case of Oksana Makar shocked even those who are already deeply cynical about the country’s justice system.
Apr. 9, 2012
Former Ukrainian Premier and leader of the Batkivschyna Party Yulia Tymoshenko has sent a letter to the Italian government with a request not to extradite Arsen Avakov to Ukraine.
Apr. 5, 2012
Ukraine views the Association Agreement with the European Union as a comprehensive program of large-scale internal reforms in the political, economic and social areas, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanuk
Apr. 2, 2012
DONETSK, Ukraine – A Ukrainian teenage girl died Thursday three weeks after being set on fire in a gang rape attack by youths which shocked the nation and raised doubts about the competence of polic
Mar. 30, 2012
The former head of Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Arsen Avakov, who is accused of illegally transferring land, has been put on the international wanted list of the Interpol, the head of the
Mar. 21, 2012
Apart from the ritual giving of flowers, International Women’s Day brings out an annual discussion on women’s rights and gender equality. There are plenty of reasons to be worried.
Mar. 8, 2012
The latest Forbes ranking of billionaires puts eight Ukrainians on the list of the elite richest. The magazine counted 1,226 billionaires in the world, led by Mexico’s Carlos Slim with an estimated ne
Mar. 8, 2012
After a sharp decline in 2011 in the number of Ukrainians who have a positive attitude towards Russia (from 90-93% to 80%), their number increased again in February 2012, to 86%, according to a joi
Mar. 2, 2012
European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule has named six key areas in which Ukraine can take steps towards European integration.
Feb. 28, 2012
Editor’s Note: The following is a statement in response to a judge’s sentence of Ukraine’s former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko to four years in prison. The statement was issued by the Parliamentar
Feb. 27, 2012
The leader of the Regions Party faction in the parliament, Oleksandr Yefremov, has said that Kyiv mayor could be elected before the parliamentary elections in October 2012.
Feb. 27, 2012
A former Ukrainian interior minister and close ally of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to fours year in jail on Monday for embezzlement and abuse of office.
Feb. 27, 2012
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