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Presidential Secretariat employee claims there is secret deal between Yuschenko, Yanukovych

17:20

25.12.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko and Regions Party leader Viktor Yanukovych have signed a secret agreement on cooperation during the 2010 presidential election, according to Yaroslav Kozachok, a former deputy head of the service for foreign political issues and regional development in the Ukrainian presidential secretariat.

Lazarenko says criminal case against him will be put to rest after election

12:44

25.12.2009

Former Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko believes the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office won't seriously investigate a criminal case against him, no matter who ends up winning next year's presidential election.

More people supporting Ukraine's integration into NATO, says Yuschenko

11:24

25.12.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has once again said that security policy is a sovereign affair of any state.

Santa Claus gets green light from FAA to fly in U.S. skies

10:16

25.12.2009

Federal Aviation Administration chief Randy Babbitt issued Santa Claus a permission to fly over the United States to perform his traditional round-the-world Christmas Eve mission, FAA reported on its Web site.

Putin, Tymoshenko discuss Russian-Ukrainian trade, economic cooperation

09:41

25.12.2009

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko had a telephone conversation on Thursday.

Yatseniuk against return to death penalty

18:50

24.12.2009

Candidate for Ukrainian president Arseniy Yatseniuk has said he is against the return to death penalty in the country.

Foreign ministry describes Chechnya president's statement on Ukraine as 'aggressive and militaristic'

18:35

24.12.2009

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has described Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov's statement on Ukraine as "openly aggressive" and "militaristic."

Chechen leader says Russia should launch military attacks against Ukraine, Georgia

17:20

24.12.2009

Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov told a British newspaper that "Georgia and Ukraine are afflictions of Russia that need to be eradicated."

President, premier congratulate Western Christians on Christmas

16:30

24.12.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko have congratulated Western Christians on Christmas.

Poll: Ukrainians prefer guaranteed earnings to risk

14:52

24.12.2009

Ukrainians prefer stable and guaranteed earnings to a risky way of earning money, according to a new survey.

Russia not backing anyone in Ukrainian presidential election – Medvedev

13:04

24.12.2009

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has refused to reveal who he is backing in next month's presidential election in Ukraine.

Yanukovych to supporters: "We will defend your vote"

12:16

24.12.2009

Candidate for Ukrainian president and Regions Party leader Viktor Yanukovych said that if his opponent Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko gathers people on Independence Square in Kyiv (the Maidan) during the presidential elections in Ukraine, he is ready to call on his own supporters to go to Kyiv for counter-demonstrations.

Yuschenko calling for special session of parliament to adopt financing for January elections

10:39

24.12.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko believes that it is impossible to settle the issue of financing the January presidential elections without calling a special session of the parliament.

Lytvyn says Ukraine should develop economic ties with CES participants

17:50

23.12.2009

The Ukrainian economy can benefit from the development of economic relations with the participant countries of a Common Economic Space (CES, involving Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan), Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn has said.

Ukraine, Hungary to create two additional border checkpoints by 2012, says minister

16:50

23.12.2009

Ukraine and Hungary have agreed to create two additional checkpoints on their joint border by 2012, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko has said.