KIEV, Feb. 18 – Jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko officially asked prison authorities to take her to a murder trial in Kiev on Tuesday as court prepared to question a key witness.
DONETSK, Feb. 18 – MP Rinat Akhmetov said he is confident that Ukraine’s Higher Administrative Court will reject Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal for the cancellation of the result of Ukraine's presidential election.
KIEV, Feb. 19 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will show up in court Friday to press her claim that the opposition leader stole the presidential election, a senior official said Thursday.
KIEV, Feb. 19 – The Ukrainian authorities and the International Monetary Fund have different ideas about whether the country will be able to pay its foreign debts this year.
KIEV, Feb. 16 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will provide Ukraine with a EUR135 million grant for the Chernobyl Shelter Fund and the Nuclear Safety Account, which were opened to tackle the aftermath of the disaster at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant's fourth reactor in 1986.
KIEV, Feb. 18 – It is possible to extend the terms of operation of Ukrainian nuclear reactors under a new technological policy, President Viktor Yushchenko said.
"In order to ensure the effective operation of nuclear power generation, as well as the formation of an effective security policy and timely modernization, we raise the question of extending the terms of operation of [Ukraine's] nuclear reactors.
KIEV, Feb. 18 – President Viktor Yushchenko said he is anxious that Ukraine may not receive the second tranche of a multi-billion dollar loan from the International Monetary Fund.
He voiced his concerns at a meeting with the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Thomas Mirow, in Kiev on Wednesday.
KIEV, Feb. 18 - Ukraine’s economy may further deteriorate this year due to the natural gas agreement signed with Russia on Jan. 19, a top Ukrainian security official said Wednesday.
Raisa Bohatyriova, the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, criticized Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko for negotiating the agreement.
KIEV, Feb. 18 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is preparing for a “radical” reshuffle of the government within days to remove ministers that are loyal to President Viktor Yushchenko, a Tymoshenko lawmaker said Wednesday.
