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"From the very beginning, our position was that selective persecution of Tymoshenko and her party-mates is unacceptable. We've called for her release again and again."
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John F.Tefft told reporters at a news briefing in Kharkiv on May 14 after his meeting with jailed ex-premier.
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John F.Tefft told reporters at a news briefing in Kharkiv on May 14 after his meeting with jailed ex-premier.
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Sporting boycotts are back in fashion. Azerbaijan hosts the Eurovision Song Contest on 26 May, with Armenia predictably absent. Russia is beset by Circassian activists claiming that the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics are desecrating their ancestral homeland. But Ukraine is on the receiving end of the bitterest current campaign, in the run-up to the European Championship football finals beginning on 8 June. Yesterday at 19:40 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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The daughter of Ukraine's detained former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, has told US politicians she still fears for her mother's life. Yesterday at 17:44 |
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The expression “political football” is usually used as a metaphor for the competitive way politicians tackle certain issues, attempting to use the issue to score points off each other rather than address the matter for its own sake. However, in the case of Yulia Tymoshenko, the former Prime Minister of Ukraine and now an opposition politician convicted for abuse of office, the term is taking on a gruesome literal meaning. Read more here. Yesterday at 12:24 |
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The Foreign Office has once again warned black and Asian fans to be extra vigilant as they could be targeted by racist thugs at this summer's European Championships. With just three weeks to go until the event kicks off in Poland and Ukraine, fears continue to grow that England fans will be targeted, especially those of an ethnic minority. The Foreign Office website, advises: 'Travellers of Asian or Afro-Caribbean descent should take extra care.' Read more here. Yesterday at 12:10 |
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The daughter of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's has told US politicians she is 'very afraid' for her mother's life in detention. Speaking on May 17 via live video link from Kyiv to a House of Representatives hearing in Washington, Yevgenia Tymoshenko warned that Ukraine's rulers will do 'anything possible' to manipulate results of the country's upcoming October election. Read more here. Yesterday at 11:12 |
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The Foreign Office has reiterated its advice to any black or Asian supporters going to Ukraine for this summer's European Championship that they face the possibility of being racially abused. On May 16 Arsenal English stricker Theo Walcott's family said they would not be travelling to Ukraine, where England will play their three group games, because of worries over racism. The Independent has been contacted by England fans who have cancelled trips to the finals for fear of receiving abuse, although the Ukrainian authorities insist it will not be a problem for any supporters. The Foreign Office website, last updated at the end of April, advises: "Travellers of Asian or Afro-Caribbean descent should take extra care." Read more here. Yesterday at 09:38 |
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Ukraine ranked higher than any other Eastern European country in the Nation Higher Education Systems rating developed by Universitas 21, the international research network of 24 universities and colleges. Ukraine occupied the 25th position out of 48 evaluated countries. Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, Russia and Slovakia placed at positions 26, 27, 28, 32, and 35, respectively The head of the research, Professor Ross Williams, the University of Melbourne said: "Ukraine does so well because the UNESCO data shows it as having a very high ratio of government expenditure to GDP ratio, ranking equal 4th overall. This ratio jumps around a lot for Ukraine from year to year which we will investigate more in the update." Read more here. Yesterday at 08:24 |
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Theo Walcott’s worried brother announced on May 17 he would stay away from England’s games in Ukraine because “some things aren’t worth risking”. Ashley Walcott and father Don will now support Theo from home instead amid fears Nazi thugs could target black fans. And Ashley blasted football bosses for staging Euro 2012 in an East European country notorious for its extremist soccer yobs. Read more here. Yesterday at 07:55 |
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Meeting with members of the European Parliament in Brussels this week, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov acknowledged what the critics of President Viktor Yanukovych have been saying all along: The much-ballyhooed April 2010 Kharkiv natural-gas deal with Russia has brought the country no tangible benefits. 2 days ago at 18:57 |
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Oleg Blokhin takes Ukraine into its home European championships as manager, hoping to inspire the team with his successes from the glory days of Soviet football in the 1970s and 1980s. 2 days ago at 11:49 |
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Despite decades of interaction between Nigeria and Ukraine, the volume of trade between the two countries remains small. In this interview, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Nigeria, Mr. Valerii Vasyliev, explains some of the challenges facing trade between the two countries and efforts to address them. He spoke to Ezra Ijioma and Ruth Yamta. "I would like to highlight the fact that Ukraine considers Nigeria as its key partner in Africa," Vasyliev says. "The economic, trade and cultural ties between our two countries have gradually developed for decades. Both countries continue to invest a lot of efforts into strengthening their relations." Read more here. 2 days ago at 11:38 |
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Despite decades of interaction between Nigeria and Ukraine, the volume of trade between the two countries remains small. In this interview, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Nigeria, Mr. Valerii Vasyliev, explains some of the challenges facing trade between the two countries and efforts to address them. 2 days ago at 10:11 | Kyiv Post |
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In an interview with Igor Tsikhanenka of Voice of America's Russian Service, U.S. Senator John McCain (Republican, Arizona) discusses the status of democratic values in Ukraine since the Orange Revolution. He talks about what it might take for Ukraine to reverse its backsliding on democratic reforms, including learning "the lessons of their failures." He says he's "guardedly optimistic that the democrats in Ukraine will find their footing again," and notes that the "imprisoning and mistreatment of [former Prime Minister Yulia] Tymoshenko has had a significant effect on Ukrainian public opinion." Read and watch more here. 3 days ago at 20:59 |
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The Court of Appeals in Kyiv upheld on May 16 the conviction of jailed former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko. In February, Ukraine’s Pechersky Court sentenced Lutsenko, an ally of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, to four years in prison for abuse of office. The former minister has denied any wrongdoing, saying his trial was politically motivated. The Ukrainian authorities have rejected the allegation. Read more here. 3 days ago at 20:52 |
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Country officials open the renewed terminal at Donetsk international airport in Ukraine just in time for Euro 2012. The renewed airport boasts a seven-storey terminal capable of servicing up to 3,100 passengers per hour (previously - 700), reads the statement by Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry. Donetsk airport recently introduced an artificial runway suitable for all types of airplanes, including the heavy Boeing 747 and Airbus A380. It boasts the tallest in the country 52 meter control tower. The International Civil Aviation Organization granted the airport the ICAO III A category, allowing it to accept landings at zero visibility conditions. Read more here. 3 days ago at 19:33 |