KIEV, Feb. 18 – Tensions between Russia and Ukraine rose after Kiev warned Moscow it may expel Russian Ambassador Viktor Chernomyrdin for making rude and undiplomatic comments in a recent newspaper interview.
PARIS, Feb. 18 - The EU and Ukraine began free-trade talks on Monday that should lead to increased trade.
EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson and President Viktor Yushchenko launched negotiations for a free trade agreement between the EU and Ukraine less than two weeks after the finalization of Ukraine’s World Trade Organization accession process on Feb. 5.
KIEV, Feb. 18 – President Viktor Yushchenko on Monday harshly criticized the Internal Affairs Ministry for slow progress in combating corruption and demanded the immediate resignation of three senior traffic police officials.
KIEV, Feb. 18 – President Viktor Yushchenko on Monday appointed political leaders to the National Constitutional Council, a panel he created for re-writing Ukraine’s constitution before the end of the year.
KIEV, Feb. 18 – Opposition groups led by the Regions Party rejected a plan for reconciliation in Parliament, setting the stage for prolonged political crisis in Ukraine, Parliament Speaker Arseniy Yatseniuk said Monday.
KIEV, Feb. 18 – The dismantling of the non-completed trade center near the Olimpiysky National Sports Complex will start soon, said first deputy head of Kiev City state administration, Anatoliy Holubchenko.
KIEV, Feb. 16 ??“ The National Electricity Regulatory Commission of Ukraine (NERC) is to increase the generating capacity of EnergoAtom, the operator of Ukrainian NPPs, by 151 MW, to 13,989 MW.
KIEV, Feb. 16 ??“ The Ukrainian government has approved a list of UAH 60 million scientific projects for 2007 and 2008 as a part of the Nanophysics and Nanoelectronics program.
LVIV, Feb. 15 ??“ Defense Minister Anatoliy Hrytsenko has said that it will take around five years to create a multifunctional tactical missile system in Ukraine.
KIEV, Feb. 16 ??“ The prices of new imported cars will not fall even if import duty falls after Ukraine joins the World Trade Organization (WTO), but are likely to remain at the existing level, industry analysts said.
