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Oligarchs loom over Ukraine election
At the recent convention of Ukraine`s Regions party, the man at the centre of attention was not Viktor Yanukovich, prime minister and party leader, but Rinat Akhmetov, the country`s richest man. Sitting in the front row, two seats from Mr Yanukovich, he attracted the biggest crowds of journalists, politicians and cameramen. Meanwhile, Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the rival Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko, has been seen on the campaign trail riding in a helicopter with Kostyantin Zhevago, an iron ore billionaire. And even President Viktor Yushchenko, who has often decried the political influence of Ukraine`s oligarchs, has allowed himself to get close to leading businessmen, who have donated money to Yushchenko-backed charities. With all …
True independence for Ukraine is famine
“The true independence for Ukraine is famine, so Ukrainians must make their choice between independence and wealth,” the leader of the Ukrainian Fraternity Party Dmitry Korchinsky said in an interview to a REGNUM correspondent commenting on the Independence Day. He believes that at the current stage, existence of a fully independent state of Ukraine us practically impossible. “The wealth now depends on how many governing functions we are ready to hand over to supra-national institutions and whether we will be able to sacrifice some powers in favor of the European Parliament or the World Trade Organization,” the Fraternity leader reports. He also noted that most Ukrainians are indifferent about the concept of state independence. …
Major problem for Ukraine now is to preserve territorial integrity
Ukrainian political analyst Mikhail Pogrebinsky believes that today most Ukrainians comprehend the question of Ukrainian territorial integrity in different ways. He made the statement to a REGNUM.ru correspondent in Kiev today, on August 24, on the Independence Day, commenting on the evolution of the concept independence In Ukraine within last 16 years. “There is no definite answer to the question how the concept of independence has changed, as the concept is not unambiguous by itself. The notion of an independent state is better discuss with the help of figures, under results of sociological surveys,” the analyst believes. “When we муку voting on independence, there were two referenda with different results. As a result of a …
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EU asks Ukraine to lift visas for Romanians, Bulgarians
The European Commission for Foreign Relations, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, asked Ukraine to give up visa requirements for Romanians and Bulgarians, in order to help the adoption of the special visa regime between the European Union and Kiev, according to Mediafax, quoting the Ukrainian News Agency online.
The commissioner added however that the EU is not conditioning Ukraine’s accession to the World Trade Organisation on the elimination of visa …
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Ukraine condemns terrorist acts in Beirut
News on terrorist act in Beirut on 19 of September of 2007, which caused victims among civil population, in particularly member of Lebanese parliament Antoine Ghanem, was received in Ukraine with deep concern, according to the MFA press-service.
Ukraine is strongly condemning a practice of political killings and terrorist attacks in Lebanon and hopes that Lebanese people will not be provoked and will not allow deepening of internal political …
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Ukrainian Killed In Road Accident In Turkey
A Ukrainian citizen was killed in an automobile accident on the Antalia-Belek road in Turkey in September 7.
The press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry announced this in a statement, a text of which Ukrainian News obtained.
According to the statement, the Ukrainian citizen worked as a guide for a tourist agency.
His body is scheduled to be sent to Ukraine in a coffin on September 10.
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Oligarchs loom over Ukraine election
At the recent convention of Ukraine`s Regions party, the man at the centre of attention was not Viktor Yanukovich, prime minister and party leader, but Rinat Akhmetov, the country`s richest man. Sitting in the front row, two seats from Mr … more
True independence for Ukraine is famine
“The true independence for Ukraine is famine, so Ukrainians must make their choice between independence and wealth,” the leader of the Ukrainian Fraternity Party Dmitry Korchinsky said in an interview to a REGNUM correspondent commenting on the … more
Major problem for Ukraine now is to preserve territorial integrity
Ukrainian political analyst Mikhail Pogrebinsky believes that today most Ukrainians comprehend the question of Ukrainian territorial integrity in different ways. He made the statement to a REGNUM.ru correspondent in Kiev today, on August 24, on the … more
“Korrespondent” named 100 most influential Ukrainians
“Korrespondent” magazine in the frameworks of the TOP 100 annual project named 100 the most influential people of Ukraine. The first line of the rating received Prime Minister of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych, who heads the Party of Regions. The … more