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We have started to collect the most important news related to Ukraine in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Ukraine: news

Ex-minister arrested in Ukraine

Tuesday, December 28th 2010, 14:03

Ukrainian police arrest ex-Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko, an Orange Revolution ally of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.
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Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko charged

Monday, December 20th 2010, 17:21

Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has been charged with misusing state funds while serving as prime minister, her spokeswoman says.
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Ukraine MPs injured in punch-up

Friday, December 17th 2010, 12:35

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, 17:27
related places: Kiev

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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Klitschko retains his WBC title

Saturday, October 16th 2010, 22:40
related countries: United States
related places: Hamburg

Ukraine's Vitali Klitschko retains his WBC heavyweight title in Hamburg on Saturday, beating American challenger Shannon Briggs on points.
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Fairytale ends?

Saturday, October 16th 2010, 10:38

Harsh realities take shine off Ukraine's revolution
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'37 people' die in Ukraine crash

Tuesday, October 12th 2010, 8:42

At least 37 people are killed in a collision between a train and a small bus reportedly trying to cross tracks, in eastern Ukraine, police say.
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Court boost for Ukraine president

Friday, October 1st 2010, 9:54

Ukraine's constitutional court boosts the powers of President Viktor Yanukovych by reversing a reform from 2004.
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MPs desert Ukraine's Tymoshenko

Tuesday, September 21st 2010, 10:53

Ukraine's parliament confirms the migration of 28 MPs from the bloc led by defeated presidential hopeful Yulia Tymoshenko.
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Gongadze murder tied to minister

Tuesday, September 14th 2010, 14:30

Ukrainian prosecutors say a former minister, now dead, ordered the notorious murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze in 2000.
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Ukraine grain stays on the plain

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 15:39

Ukraine proposes cutting grain exports because of a severe drought, raising further concerns that food prices will rise.
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Ukraine church blast kills woman

Wednesday, July 28th 2010, 20:42

An explosion at an Orthodox church in southern Ukraine kills an 80-year-old woman, officials say.
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Arsenal sell Eduardo to Shakhtar

Wednesday, July 21st 2010, 16:07

Arsenal agree to sell striker Eduardo da Silva to Ukrainian outfit Shaktar Donetsk for a reported fee of £6m.
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Nato door still 'open' to Ukraine

Friday, July 2nd 2010, 14:38
related countries: United States

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Nato's door remains open for Ukraine, as she starts a five-nation tour of ex-Soviet states.
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Ukraine abandons Nato ambitions

Thursday, June 3rd 2010, 14:49

A bill is approved by the Ukrainian parliament that effectively ends any ambitions to join Nato.
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Visiting Medvedev courts Ukraine

Monday, May 17th 2010, 4:06
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is due in Ukraine for a visit Moscow hopes will boost improving bilateral ties.
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Ukraine resists Russian gas swoop

Friday, May 14th 2010, 9:48
related countries: Russia

Ukraine's President Yanukovych says he won't let Russia's gas giant Gazprom take over his country's gas pipeline network.
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In pictures

Tuesday, April 27th 2010, 14:14
related countries: Russia

Images of Russia's Black Sea fleet, based in Ukraine
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Chaos as Ukraine votes on fleet

Tuesday, April 27th 2010, 10:50
related countries: Russia
related places: Kiev

Chaos erupts in Ukraine's parliament as members vote to extend the lease on a Russian naval base in Ukraine.
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Kiev extends Russia's naval base lease

Wednesday, April 21st 2010, 14:41
related countries: Russia
related places: Kiev

Kiev extends the lease allowing Russia's Black Sea Fleet to be stationed in Ukraine by 25 years in return for cheaper gas.
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Ukraine president forms coalition

Thursday, March 11th 2010, 16:11

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych secures a coalition in parliament and one of his loyalists is confirmed as PM.
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Man shot at consulate in Turkey

Tuesday, March 9th 2010, 10:28
related countries: Turkey
related places: Istanbul

A man is shot by security guards after opening fire at the Ukrainian consulate in Istanbul in Turkey.
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Ukraine's Black Sea Fleet 'shift'

Friday, March 5th 2010, 17:17
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

New Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych suggests he would allow Russia's Black Sea Fleet to remain in Ukraine.
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Tymoshenko forced out as Ukraine PM

Wednesday, March 3rd 2010, 13:37

Ukraine's parliament passes a motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's government.
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Ukraine ruling alliance collapses

Tuesday, March 2nd 2010, 11:36

The ruling coalition of Ukrainian PM Yulia Tymoshenko has disintegrated, says the speaker of parliament.
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New Ukraine president sworn in

Thursday, February 25th 2010, 11:01

Viktor Yanukovych is sworn in as Ukraine's new president, despite complaints from his main rival, PM Yulia Tymoshenko.
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Ukrainian limbo

Saturday, February 20th 2010, 22:19

Tensions ahead as prime minister clings on
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Tymoshenko drops Ukraine appeal

Saturday, February 20th 2010, 11:11

Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko drops her legal challenge against her rival's victory in Ukraine's presidential election.
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Ukrainian football team turned away from top London store

Wednesday, February 17th 2010, 19:14
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Fulham, London

Shakhtar Donetsk footballers are barred from Mohamed Al Fayed's Harrods store - days before playing his Fulham team.
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Ukrainian poll result suspended

Wednesday, February 17th 2010, 13:13

A Ukrainian court suspends the result of the recent presidential election, following a challenge by loser Yulia Tymoshenko.
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Tymoshenko in Ukraine poll vow

Monday, February 15th 2010, 8:27

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko vows to challenge the results of the recent presidential elections in court.
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Ukraine's PM Tymoshenko defiant

Thursday, February 11th 2010, 13:12

Ukrainian PM Yulia Tymoshenko holds a cabinet meeting, defying calls by presidential election winner Viktor Yanukovych to quit.
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Yanukovych urges rival to concede

Wednesday, February 10th 2010, 13:23

Viktor Yanukovych, winner of Ukraine's presidential election, calls on rival Yulia Tymoshenko to stop protesting and resign as PM.
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Move to contest Ukrainian result

Tuesday, February 9th 2010, 13:27

Supporters of defeated Ukrainian election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko say they want to challenge the results in court.
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Ukraine awaits Tymoshenko's move

Tuesday, February 9th 2010, 4:34

Ukraine is waiting for Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to either contest results from the presidential election, or quit.
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Ukraine's Yanukovych heads for win

Monday, February 8th 2010, 22:33

Ukraine's pro-Moscow Viktor Yanukovych will win presidential elections, officials say, but PM Yulia Tymoshenko is defiant.
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Orange squashed

Monday, February 8th 2010, 15:28

Ukrainian voters give their verdict on election result
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England face Wales in Euro group

Sunday, February 7th 2010, 11:48
related countries: Poland, United Kingdom

England and Wales are drawn in the same qualifying group for Euro 2012 in Poland and the Ukraine.
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Faded Orange

Friday, February 5th 2010, 15:04

Grim mood replaces Ukrainian town's revolutionary spirit
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Ukraine hopefuls in final rally

Friday, February 5th 2010, 12:21
related places: Kiev

The two candidates seeking to become Ukraine's next president are to hold final rallies in Kiev ahead of Sunday's election.
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Ukraine, Russia trade spy charges

Tuesday, February 2nd 2010, 22:26
related countries: Russia
related places: Kiev

Ukraine and Russia trade spying accusations as Kiev expels four Russians and detains another on suspicion of espionage.
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Russia to boost ties with Ukraine

Tuesday, January 19th 2010, 16:59
related places: Kiev

Russia is to send an ambassador to Kiev for the first time in five months, now that President Yushchenko is on his way out.
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Blast wrecks Ukrainian hospital

Monday, January 18th 2010, 15:07

Several people are thought missing after an explosion partly demolishes a hospital in Ukraine, killing at least five people.
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Ukraine's Orange leader voted out

Monday, January 18th 2010, 13:46

Incumbent Viktor Yushchenko is defeated in Ukraine's presidential election as his two main rivals progress to a second round.
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Ukraine poll heading for run-off

Monday, January 18th 2010, 6:24

Exit polls in Ukraine suggest no candidate has won outright in presidential elections, the first since the 2004-5 revolution.
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Poll reprisal

Saturday, January 16th 2010, 15:52

Five years on, Ukraine loses faith with Orange future
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More than hot air

Thursday, January 14th 2010, 18:44

Ukraine election throws politics into Europe's gas mix
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Ukraine poll tensions stirred up

Wednesday, January 13th 2010, 17:28

Tension rises ahead of Ukraine's presidential election, with PM Yulia Tymoshenko already alleging fraud.
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