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Ukraine's Dynamo and Shakhtar to play France's PSG and Olympique in UEFA Cup quarterfinals

16:12

20.03.2009

Ukrainian football clubs Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk will play France's Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Marseille respectively in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup. The winners of these pairs will meet in the semifinal match.

Ukraine should form state order for domestic aircraft, says PM

13:53

20.03.2009

Ukraine should prepare a government order for the production of domestic aircraft for government needs this year, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said.

Foreign Ministry confirms seizure of Greek cargo ship by pirates in Aden Gulf, one Ukrainian on board

12:50

20.03.2009

Ukrainian Embassy in Greece has confirmed reports of the seizure by pirates on March 19 of a Greek merchant ship, the Titan, in the Gulf of Aden, the press service of the Foreign Ministry reported on Friday.

Yuschenko calls for myth of Hetman Mazepa's treason to be dispelled

12:32

20.03.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has said that it is time to dispel the myth about the alleged treason of Ukrainian Hetman Ivan Mazepa.

Police deny involvement in destruction of tent city in downtown Kyiv

12:02

20.03.2009

The police have denied being involved in an attack on the tent city of the "Away with all" civil group on Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv and another attack on machine building plant workers in Kherson the day before.

Rada not to consider foreign minister's appointment on Friday

11:00

20.03.2009

The Ukrainian parliament is unlikely to consider the issue of appointment of president's candidate for foreign minister Oleh Shamshur on Friday, according to MP Serhiy Mischenko of the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko.

Rada chairman to visit Dnipropetrovsk region on March 23-24

10:18

20.03.2009

Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn will visit Dnipropetrovsk region on March 23-24, the parliamentary press service reported on Friday.

Two Ukrainian football clubs in quarterfinals of UEFA Cup

21:52

19.03.2009

Two Ukrainian football clubs Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk have won through to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup, the second most important international competition for European football clubs after the Champions League.

Ukraine to back reelection of Barroso as European Commission head, says premier

19:02

19.03.2009

Ukraine has expressed its full support for the reelection of Jose Manuel Barroso as president of the European Commission for a second term, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the Batkivschyna Party, which has observer status in the European People's Party, has said.

Tymoshenko hopes Ukraine's cooperation with IMF will resume in coming weeks

18:03

19.03.2009

Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said she hopes that Ukraine will resume its cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and that the country will get a second tranche from the fund in the coming weeks.

EU wants upgrading of Ukraine's gas transit system, says Tymoshenko

17:12

19.03.2009

The European Union wants to see the Ukrainian gas transportation system being modernized and pumping Russian gas via this system to Europe, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said in Brussels on Thursday, after a summit of the European People's Party.

Ukraine ready to end talks on agreement of association with EU and submit document for signature in H2, 2009, says president

16:09

19.03.2009

Ukraine has confirmed its readiness to complete the negotiating process on signing an Agreement of Association with the European Union and submit the document for signature in the second half of this year, President Viktor Yuschenko has said.

Yuschenko says Ukraine could draw closer to EU membership through cooperation in energy market

14:51

19.03.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has said he believes that cooperation in the European energy market is the best path for Ukraine in joining the European Union.

Yuschenko describes his relations with Tymoshenko an internal affair

14:03

19.03.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has said he believes that the consolidation of the Ukrainian elite is an internal affair of state.

Ukraine should not drag out dialogue with IMF, says Yuschenko

13:15

19.03.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has said delaying Ukraine's dialogue with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a "big mistake."