Facing condemnation from the West following the jailing of Yulia V. Tymoshenko, the Ukrainian government could decriminalize the law under which the opposition leader was prosecuted.
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Tymoshenko to Be Freed Soon, Her Daughter Says
KIEV, Ukraine — The judge in the abuse-of-office trial of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko gave a strong indication she would be found guilty Tuesday, saying she used her power “for criminal ends”. Under Ukrainian court procedures, the judge reads a a lengthy summary of the case, with the verdict and possible sentence announced at the end. Read full article > >
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Judge in trial of Ukraine ex-PM says she damaged gas company, suggests guilty verdict
Former Ukrainian PM Yulia Tymoshenko denounces her trial over alleged abuse of office as a “political lynching”, in a fiery closing statement.
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Tymoshenko calls trial ‘lynching’
The Ukrainian government has opened the site of the world’s most deadly nuclear accident to tourists for the first time.
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VIDEO: Chernobyl opens as tourist destination
The Ukrainian government has opened the site of the world’s most deadly nuclear accident to tourists for the first time.
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VIDEO: Chernobyl opens as tourist destination
Col Gaddafi’s Ukrainian nurse applies for political asylum in Norway after fleeing there to escape media attention.
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Gaddafi nurse seeks Norway asylum
Col Gaddafi’s Ukrainian nurse applies for political asylum in Norway after fleeing there to escape media attention.
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Gaddafi nurse seeks Norway asylum
Just days before the 25th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in 1986, several thousand people who took part in the clean-up operation have held a demonstration in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.
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VIDEO: Chernobyl’s ‘liquidators’ protest
A Ukrainian nurse described by a US diplomat as a “voluptuous blonde” confidante of Libya’s Col Gaddafi returns to Kiev with other evacuees.
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Gaddafi nurse returns to Ukraine
Bombs exploded today at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome, seriously injuring one person. A suspicious package was found at the Ukrainian Embassy.
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Embassies hit by blasts in Rome
Several Ukrainian opposition MPs are injured after a parliament brawl in which chairs were thrown.
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Ukraine MPs injured in punch-up
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is under investigation for allegedly misusing public funds, and has been told she cannot leave Kiev.
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Tymoshenko faces Ukraine inquiry
The Ukrainian government says there are no grounds to limit grain exports, despite fears it would impose curbs.
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No export limit for Ukraine grain
Judge in trial of Ukraine ex-PM says she damaged gas company, suggests guilty verdict
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
