Local elections in Ukraine on Sunday will be a test for Viktor Yanukovych and his understanding of democracy, Deutsche Welle reports. Accusations are already flying about fraud and possible election rigging.
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Clinton begins five-nation trip in Kiev
July 2nd, 2010 |
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, at the start of a five-nation trip to central Europe and the Caucasus region. She holds talks with Ukrainian officials, including President Viktor Yanukovych, who was voted back into office earlier this year after a six-year absence.
Ukraine abandons NATO ambitions
June 4th, 2010 |
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The Ukrainian parliament has approved a bill that effectively rejects any ambition to join NATO. The law, submitted by President Viktor Yanukovych, cements Ukraine’s status as a military non-aligned country – though it will co-operate with NATO.
Yanukovych reverses Ukraine’s position on famine
April 27th, 2010 |
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It is “unjust” to call the Stalin-era famine that killed millions across the Soviet Union a genocide of the Ukrainian people, President Viktor Yanukovych said. Yanukovych’s statement to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) marks a complete reversal of the policy of his predecessor, Viktor Yushchenko, who sought international recognition of the 1932-1933 Great Famine, known to Ukrainians as the Holodomor, as genocide.
Yanukovych ally Azarov new Ukraine PM
March 11th, 2010 |
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The new parliamentary coalition in Ukraine has elected President Viktor Yanukovych’s ally Mykola Azarov for prime minister. Azarov is deputy from Yanukovych’s Party of Regions.
Yanukovych sworn in as Ukraine president
February 25th, 2010 |
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Viktor Yanukovych has been sworn in as Ukraine’s fourth president amid a continued political dispute with his defeated rival, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Yanukovych took his oath in parliament in a ceremony attended by a host of international dignitaries.
Yanukovych rules out Tymoshenko premiership
February 15th, 2010 |
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Ukraine’s president-elect Viktor Yanukovych said on Sunday he would not let his rival Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko remain on her post. Bu he also pledged to take into account the interests of her supporters, RIA Novosti reports.
Medvedev congratulates Yanukovych
February 10th, 2010 |
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday on his victory in Ukraine’s presidential election. “Medvedev has congratulated Yanukovych on the completion of the election campaign, which was given a high assessment by international observers, and his victory in the presidential election,” the Kremlin said in a statement.
Yanukovych wins, all eyes on Tymoshenko
February 9th, 2010 |
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Ukraine is waiting for Yulia Tymoshenko to either contest the outcome of Sunday’s presidential vote or concede defeat. She narrowly lost to her pro-Moscow rival, Viktor Yanukovych, Deutsche Welle reports.