Posts Tagged ‘ukrainian’

Tymoshenko to Be Freed Soon, Her Daughter Says

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

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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Judge in trial of Ukraine ex-PM says she damaged gas company, suggests guilty verdict

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

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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Tymoshenko calls trial ‘lynching’

Friday, September 30th, 2011

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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VIDEO: Chernobyl opens as tourist destination

Friday, May 6th, 2011

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

Friday, May 6th, 2011

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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Gaddafi nurse seeks Norway asylum

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

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

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

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

VIDEO: Chernobyl’s ‘liquidators’ protest

Monday, April 18th, 2011

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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Gaddafi nurse returns to Ukraine

Monday, February 28th, 2011

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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Embassies hit by blasts in Rome

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

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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Ukraine MPs injured in punch-up

Friday, December 17th, 2010

Several Ukrainian opposition MPs are injured after a parliament brawl in which chairs were thrown.

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Tymoshenko faces Ukraine inquiry

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

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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No export limit for Ukraine grain

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

The Ukrainian government says there are no grounds to limit grain exports, despite fears it would impose curbs.

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