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28 August 2008
18:00
Klitschko ends retirement to fight WBC champ Peter in October
Ukraine's Vitali Klitschko has announced his comeback to the ring and will square off with current WBC heavyweight world champion Samuel "The Nigerian Nightmare" Peter on October 11 in Berlin, Germany, RIA Novosti informed. As reigning WBC ...
Medvedev: Yushchenko’s decrees on Russian fleet are nothing but emotions 17:24
Medvedev: Yushchenko’s decrees on Russian fleet are nothing but emotions
President of the Russian Federation Dmitriy Medvedev believes that the decrees of President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko regulating the movement of the Russian Black Sea fleet in the Ukrainian territory are nothing but emotions.According to ...
16:40
Tymoshenko: All powers and resources are attracted for fire localization
The Government Commission on man-caused and ecological safety and emergency situations will operate twenty-four hours a day and take all steps necessary for fire extinguishing which broke out near Lozova of the Kharkiv region. Prime Minister ...
15:50
Dynamo relentless in defeat of Spartak
FC Dynamo Kyiv defeated former Soviet rivals FC Spartak Moskva 4-1 for the second time in two weeks to confirm their place in the UEFA Champions League group stage, according to UEFA.Confident start Holding a three-goal advantage ...
15:08
Tymoshenko: Initiating uranium ore extraction is a step toward energy independence
Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko is confident that nuclear power for Ukraine is a strategic sphere, Cabinet's press office reported. This was disclosed by the PM during the visit to the daughter enterprise “Enterprise management ...
14:20
Tymoshenko arrived on working trip to Kirovohrad region
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has arrived on one-day working trip to the Kirovohrad region, according to the government’s press-office.During her trip Yulia Tymoshenko will get acquainted with work of an enterprise under construction on the ...
13:30
NATO reassures Ukraine over its membership aspirations
NATO has reassured Ukraine about its prospects of joining the transatlantic alliance, with both sides condemning Russia`s decision to recognise Georgia`s breakaway regions.At a meeting in Brussels Wednesday between ambassadors from NATO and ...
12:30
EU considers sanctions on Russia
European Union leaders are considering imposing sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Georgia, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has said, according to BBC.He gave no further details but added "this will be solved by negotiation". ...
Yushchenko: Main question for coalition is fulfillment of agreement 11:40
Yushchenko: Main question for coalition is fulfillment of agreement
The key question for the coalition of democratic forces is fulfillment of the coalition agreement, in particular, the part of draft bills adoption, determined as the first-priority. It is stated in the latter of President of Ukraine ...
10:40
Yushchenko does not rule out Tymoshenko may be PM till 2010
President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko does not rule out that Yulia Tymoshenko may occupy the post of the Prime Minister of Ukraine till the year 2010, when the regular presidential election is scheduled in Ukraine.The Ukrainian President said ...
10:06
Tymoshenko says she's accused of not loving Ukrainian fat
Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko calls absurd the statements of the Presidential Secretariat that accused her of betraying national interests.She claimed this to a press conference, commenting on the respective address of the ...

27 August 2008
17:40
NATO asks Medvedev to revise the decision
In the joint statement the NATO members confirmed their disapproval of the decision made by Russia on recognition of independence of rebel republic Abkhazia and South Ossetia and appealed to Russia with the demand to revise its decision. “NATO ...
16:30
UEFA satisfied with Ukraine’s preparation to Euro-2012
UEFA experts finished the inspection of Euro-2012 objects in Ukraine last week and noted improvement. “Summer season was very fruitful, and I wish you to keep the rate for further progress in preparation to Euro-2012,” UEFA expert Juergen ...
Ukraine to increase lease payment for Russian Fleet - President 15:30
Ukraine to increase lease payment for Russian Fleet - President
In interview remarks bound to anger Moscow, Yushchenko said Ukraine had leased the base at the Crimean port of Sevastopol at below-market rates and it was time to think about raising the price. "(We need to) raise the question about the ...
14:40
Ministers from 47 Council of Europe member states meet in Kyiv
Migration Ministers from the 47 Council of Europe member states will meet on 4 and 5 September in Kyiv (Ukraine) to discuss current challenges and develop common responses to migration in Europe, according to a press release of Council of Europe ...
Ukraine does not support Moscow’s recognition - President 14:00
Ukraine does not support Moscow’s recognition - President
Ukraine does not support the decision of Russia to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states and insists on stability of international principle of keeping territorial integrity of every state. The President of Ukraine Viktor ...
13:05
New gas price will not cause price rise for communal services
The increase of gas price for population from September 1, 2008 will not entail the price rise for communal services. The head of the National commission on power industry control Valery Kalchenko told journalists. According to Kalchenko, the ...
12:30
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry disappointed Russia
The Russian side is disappointed with the refusal of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s delegation, headed by acting top deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Yuri Kostenko, to arrive in the Russian Federation on August 27 for holding political ...
Russia to respond militarily to U.S. missile shield 11:35
Russia to respond militarily to U.S. missile shield
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Russia will have to respond militarily to the deployment of elements of a U.S. missile shield in Central Europe, according to RIA Novosti.The deal to place 10 interceptor missiles in Poland was reached ...
11:17
Government proposes to fix minimal purchasing price of milk and will prevent monopolistic schemes in dairy market
The Government of Ukraine to take measures aimed at preventing monopolistic schemes in dairy market. Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko disclosed in the course of the National Meeting on cattle breeding issues, Cabinet's press office reported. ...
15:21 Within preparation to Euro-2012 Ternopil region started to construct and develop separate highway sections.

26 August 2008
16:05 Kharkiv (East Ukraine) and Latvia's second after Riga major city Daugavpils signed a treaty on fraternization, providing for cooperation in trade, economic, scientific, technical, humanitarian and cultural areas.
13:06 The turnover of trade in goods and services between Ukraine and Turkmenistan reached USD 2.876,8 billion in the first half of 2008, having increased by USD 482.9 million on the like 2007 period.

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Georgia and the Stakes for Ukraine
By Viktor Yushchenko, The Washington PostThe conflict in Georgia revealed problems that extend well beyond our region. Recent events have made clear how perilous it is for the international community to ignore "frozen conflicts." The issues of

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Stonehenge found in Carpathians
There are more than ten prehistoric rocky sculptures in Carpathians. Scientists compare them to English Stonehenge. Scientists do not know who and when cut out these sculptures, but they are sure that such historic evidences are rare

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