- 17:24 08/08/2006
"Our embassy in Russia has started preparations for the visit," Foreign Minister Boris Tarasyuk said adding that he would attend a session of the Russian-Ukrainian committee for economic cooperation. 
- 15:26 08/08/2006
- 13:37 05/08/2006
Ukrainian Communist Party's parliamentary faction is dissatisfied with the new government but supported the new prime minister's proposal to help stabilize the situation in the country, the faction leader said Saturday.
- 10:43 05/08/2006
Ukraine's parliament, the Supreme Rada, voted for a draft resolution on the formation of a new government Saturday.
- 21:58 04/08/2006
Ukraine's newly-appointed Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych said Friday his country would set relations with neighboring Russia as a priority.
- 21:47 04/08/2006
Viktor Yanukovych was approved Friday by the Ukrainian parliament for the post of prime minister, which secures a surprise comeback for the pro-Russian politician.
- 21:18 04/08/2006
Ukraine's parliament swore in Friday all 11 judges of the Constitutional Court, in another move to restore political stability to the country after months of turmoil.
- 20:59 04/08/2006
Viktor Yanukovych was approved Friday by the Ukrainian parliament for the post of prime minister. Two hundred and seventy-one deputies voted in favor of the leader of the pro-Russian Party of Regions. Yanukovych needed 226 votes to secure his appointment.
- 20:33 04/08/2006
- 20:20 04/08/2006
Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko asked parliament Friday to approve the candidacy of Viktor Yanukovych for the post of prime minister.
- 20:06 04/08/2006
Ukraine's parliament elected Friday all judges of the Constitutional Court. The last of the five judges, Petro Stetsyuk of the pro-presidential Our Ukraine bloc, was elected in a repeat vote. "If we can successfully form a Constitutional Court, we can be certain of a positive outcome in voting on the Cabinet," Our Ukraine member Anatoliy Kinakh said.
- 14:08 04/08/2006
Ukraine's outgoing Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov said Friday he would not work in the new government.
- 14:04 04/08/2006
Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc will form a strong opposition and may establish a shadow Cabinet along European lines, a deputy leader of the bloc's parliamentary faction said Friday.
- 12:02 04/08/2006
Ukraine's parliament has started a special session that should put an end to months of political instability by electing a prime minister and other Cabinet members.
- 20:45 03/08/2006
- 19:02 03/08/2006
Ukraine's president said Thursday that an agreement signed by the ex-communist country's political leaders proves they are intent on upholding national interests and that the months of deadlock are over.
- 18:05 03/08/2006
Leaders of main political forces in Ukraine, except former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko signed Thursday an agreement aiming to end the country's protracted political crisis.
- 17:58 03/08/2006
Ukraine's president said Thursday his country will continue to pursue integration into NATO as one of the terms of a national unity pact aimed to end the country's protracted political crisis.
- 17:38 03/08/2006
Yulia Tymoshenko, a former prime minister and heroine of the 2004 "orange revolution," said Thursday a grand coalition formed in the country's parliament would not last for long.
- 10:15 03/08/2006
Ukraine's president took a significant step toward resolving the country's protracted political crisis early Thursday by backing his long-time rival.
- 09:28 03/08/2006
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko announced early Thursday his decision to nominate leader of the pro-Russian Party of Regions Viktor Yanukovych for the post of prime minister.
- 20:45 02/08/2006
Ukraine's president announced Wednesday that the roundtable talks he had initiated between leading politicians to overcome a four-month political standoff had failed.
- 19:32 02/08/2006
Ukraine's president announced Wednesday that the roundtable talks he had initiated between leading politicians to overcome a four-month political crisis in the country had failed.
- 17:05 02/08/2006
Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko will announce his decision on whether to dissolve parliament in a statement on national TV Wednesday evening, the president's press secretary said.
- 17:00 01/08/2006
Ukraine's president insists that roundtable discussions with the leaders of parliamentary factions continue, and that the sides sign a national unity pact by the end of the day, his press-secretary said Tuesday.
- 14:53 01/08/2006
Ukraine's president is holding consultations on the dissolution of the country's parliament, the Supreme Rada, the presidential press service said Tuesday.
- 16:12 31/07/2006
Ukraine's pro-Russian Party of Regions said Monday it would impeach President Viktor Yushchenko if he did not register the candidacy of party leader Viktor Yanukovych for the post of prime minister.
- 15:52 31/07/2006
- 12:07 29/07/2006
Roundtable talks on means of pulling Ukraine out of a four-month political crisis between the president and leaders of parliamentary factions will continue on Saturday, a RIA correspondent reports.
- 15:05 28/07/2006
The signing of a final document by parties to roundtable talks on means of pulling Ukraine out of a four-month political crisis will not change the composition of the anti-crisis coalition in parliament, the Supreme Rada speaker said Friday.
- 13:51 28/07/2006
The signing of a final document by parties to roundtable talks on means of pulling Ukraine out of a four-month political crisis will not change the composition of the anti-crisis coalition in parliament, the Supreme Rada speaker said Friday.
- 13:32 28/07/2006
Ukraine's parliamentary speaker intends to visit Russia soon to hold talks on natural gas supplies, the Supreme Rada's press service said Friday.
- 18:24 27/07/2006
Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko said Thursday "a moment of truth" had come about in the country's political life.
- 13:20 27/07/2006
A grand coalition could emerge in Ukraine after a senior member of the lead party in a parliamentary coalition said it had opened talks with a pro-presidential bloc.
- 20:41 26/07/2006
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Wednesday reiterated his intent to hold roundtable talks with parliament on ways to pull the country out of a four-month political crisis, but did not provide any specific date.
- 14:29 26/07/2006
"We are ready for cooperation on condition the country continues its domestic and foreign policy line," Roman Zvarych, a senior Our Ukraine member, said.
- 13:07 26/07/2006
Thousands of supporters of the pro-Russian Party of Regions who surrounded the Ukrainian parliament's building Wednesday morning are now heading for the presidential secretariat.
- 21:40 25/07/2006
Ukraine's lawmakers voted Tuesday to cancel a decision of the previous parliament to fire the government of Yuriy Yekhanurov in January.
- 17:05 25/07/2006
Ukraine's president will not attend a parliamentary session or receive faction leaders Tuesday, his press secretary said.
- 15:34 25/07/2006
Activists of Ukraine's two main political camps confronted each other in central Kiev Tuesday after parliament missed a deadline for forming a coalition government and so faced possible dissolution.
- 10:36 25/07/2006
Ukraine's protracted political crisis entered a new stage Tuesday as the president formally received the right to dissolve parliament in the absence of a government.
- 21:42 24/07/2006
- 20:55 24/07/2006
Ukraine's parliament voted Monday to continue its work even if the president decides to dissolve the Supreme Rada.
- 19:12 24/07/2006
Tensions around the Ukrainian parliament building, where several thousand supporters of opposing parties have been demonstrating since Monday morning, escalated during the afternoon.
- 17:24 24/07/2006
Ukraine's first deputy speaker said Monday parliament had all legal grounds to appoint a new prime minister without the president's consent if the head of state failed to decide on the candidacy on time.
- 12:48 24/07/2006
All but one member of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc in Ukraine signed resignation from parliament Monday in protest against a new majority coalition.
- 11:38 24/07/2006
Ukraine's protracted political crisis could come to the crunch Monday as the parliamentary coalition expects its candidate to be endorsed as prime minister and the opposition will seek a dissolution of the legislature.
- 12:29 21/07/2006
Ukraine's political travails continued Friday as former premier Yulia Tymoshenko's faction approved a letter to the president Friday demanding a dissolution of parliament.
- 12:31 20/07/2006
"Our faction is leaving this hall until July 25 until the president issues a decree on early parliamentary elections," former premier and bloc leader Yulia Tymoshenko said.
- 16:55 19/07/2006
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday it was surprised by Russia's reaction to a ban imposed on a Russian journalist entering Ukraine.
- 14:53 19/07/2006
Ukraine's president may soon receive the leader of the parliamentary coalition and candidate for prime minister, Viktor Yanukovych, to discuss the country's long-running turmoil, a parliamentarian said Wednesday.
- 19:25 18/07/2006
The Ukrainian parliament approved at the evening session Tuesday the composition of all 26 parliamentary committees and of a special committee on privatization.
- 17:28 18/07/2006
Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, now the country's main opposition force, proposed Tuesday more than doubling the election threshold for parties seeking to take up seats in parliament.
- 13:32 18/07/2006
Opposition blocs in Ukraine's parliament could form a shadow government, a member of the pro-presidential Our Ukraine bloc said Tuesday.
- 11:00 18/07/2006
Ukraine's protracted political crisis took another step onto the streets Tuesday as supporters of two political parties tried to seal off approaches to parliament in protest against the formation of an "anti-crisis" coalition in the country.
- 15:55 17/07/2006
Oleksandr Moroz said earlier that only factions representing the new "anti-crisis" coalition, comprising the pro-Russian Party of Regions, the Socialist Party and the Communist Party, had submitted candidates for all 26 proposed committees.
- 14:14 17/07/2006
Ukraine's opposition parties have recognized the legitimacy of the new "anti-crisis" coalition, opposition leaders said following a session of the conciliatory commission in parliament Monday.
- 21:28 15/07/2006
Supporters of two rival movements in Ukraine clashed during a rally in the center of the capital, Kiev, Saturday.
- 18:40 14/07/2006
- 18:27 14/07/2006
Tymoshenko's bloc also called on the pro-presidential Our Ukraine party to stop all talks with the coalition and join the opposition.
- 13:06 14/07/2006
Speaker Oleksandr Moroz said that only factions representing the new "anti-crisis" coalition, comprising the pro-Russian Party of Regions, the Socialist Party and the Communist Party, had submitted their candidatures to all 26 proposed committees and a special committee on privatization.
- 20:25 13/07/2006
If the Ukrainian president fails to nominate a candidate for prime minister in the next two weeks, parliament will elect a premier itself, the leader of the pro-Russian Party of Regions said Thursday.
- 14:23 13/07/2006
The leaders of Ukraine's two main opposing forces in parliament set out their priorities on the post in interviews with Russian newspapers Thursday.
- 13:18 13/07/2006
- 12:00 13/07/2006
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Thursday that the media and political frenzy that surrounded two key events for his energy-rich country was because the United States was seeking to protect its interests in Europe.
- 11:36 13/07/2006
- 15:50 12/07/2006
Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc has called for the start of nationwide protests action against the "anti-crisis" coalition comprising its political rivals.
- 14:39 12/07/2006
About 1,000 people gathered in Ukraine's capital Wednesday to protest against the latest developments in parliament, blasting music from parked cars in front of President Viktor Yushchenko's secretariat.
- 14:34 12/07/2006
- 11:58 12/07/2006
- 11:32 12/07/2006
Thousands of people gathered in front of Ukraine's parliament Wednesday to protest the current political turmoil and support their political parties.
- 18:49 11/07/2006
Ukraine's protracted political turmoil descended into chaos Tuesday as the official emergence of a new parliamentary coalition led to fists flying in the legislature and calls for new elections.
- 18:16 11/07/2006
- 16:33 11/07/2006
Yanukovych said: "If we hear the head of state's position, we will understand what is happening. Either this is a preplanned scenario and the president will not tolerate any political force but his own or we will see that the current confrontation in parliament can still be overcome."
- 13:14 11/07/2006
- 12:44 11/07/2006
- 11:23 11/07/2006
Ukraine has a new parliamentary coalition, the parliamentary speaker said Tuesday.
- 09:29 11/07/2006
A newly formed leftist coalition in the Ukrainian parliament will officially put forward candidature of the leader of the pro-Russian Party of Regions for the post of prime minister, the speaker said Tuesday.
- 21:34 10/07/2006
"People have not voted for such a coalition, so it has no political legitimacy," Yulia Tymoshenko said.
- 20:05 10/07/2006
Ukraine's west-leaning "orange" coalition has been formally dissolved, following one party's defection to a pro-Russian camp, the press service of the Ukrainian parliament said Monday.
- 18:43 10/07/2006
Ukraine's West-leaning "orange" coalition on Monday failed to adopt a resolution formalizing its dissolution following one party's defection to a pro-Russian camp.
- 17:12 10/07/2006
- 15:04 10/07/2006
The leader of Ukraine's pro-Russia Party of Regions called Monday for an improvement in Russian-Ukrainian relations.
- 14:39 10/07/2006
- 14:38 10/07/2006
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has received only the nomination of Yulia Tymoshenko to be the country's prime minister, a member of pro-presidential Our Ukraine said Monday.
- 19:49 08/07/2006
- 18:26 08/07/2006
- 14:32 08/07/2006
The leader of Ukraine's pro-Russian Party of Regions said Saturday he was planning to reconsider the relations between his country and Russia.
- 13:22 08/07/2006
The pro-Russian Party of Regions led by Viktor Yanukovich is planning to create a regional and local self-government consulting body in Ukraine, the party's press service said Saturday.
- 11:31 08/07/2006
Political crisis in Ukraine shows that young democracies must tread a fine line when forming coalition majority governments, the speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament said Saturday.
- 21:40 07/07/2006
Ukraine's pro-Russian Party of Regions on Friday formed a parliament coalition with two other leftist parties and had its leader nominated as prime minister.
- 20:27 07/07/2006
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] said following talks with Ukraine Friday that its natural gas price for the former Soviet republic would not change unless Turkmenistan raised its price.
- 19:40 07/07/2006
Ukraine's Socialist Party blames President Viktor Yushchenko for a virtual collapse of a coalition majority formed in the country's parliament in June, a party member said Friday.
- 19:25 07/07/2006
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Friday he may dissolve the country's parliament if deputies fail to form a government by the July 22 deadline.
- 16:40 07/07/2006
- 15:58 07/07/2006
- 15:28 07/07/2006
The largest faction in Ukraine's parliament, the Party of Regions, nominated its leader Viktor Yanukovych as prime minister Friday.
- 14:38 07/07/2006
Ukraine's parliament announced an adjournment Friday until Tuesday as recriminations between factions intensified in the wake of a new speaker's election.
- 14:09 07/07/2006
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