The European Union said on Friday it was "very concerned" about the worsening health of jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko and called for an independent medical exam. Tymoshenko remains jailed as she faces trial for abuse of power.
Former Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko testified for the prosecution on Wednesday as his onetime Orange Revolution ally, former premier Yulia Tymoshenko, stood trial for overstepping her authority in a 2009 gas deal with Russia.
Five years after he was routed by the Orange Revolution, Ukraine’s Viktor Yanukovich looked set to win Sunday’s presidential elections, according to election officials. But his rival, Yulia Tymoshenko, has still to concede defeat.
Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich looks to have achieved a remarkable comeback in Sunday's election as official results put him ahead of his bitter rival, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Ukrainians vote Sunday in a close and bitter presidential run-off between Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich.
Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko has pledged to do his utmost to avoid a repeat of last winter's disruptions in supply of Russian gas to Europe as EU leaders warned the embattled leader against foot-dragging on reform during a summit in Kiev.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko is fighting a desperate battle. His popularity at home has plummeted over his handling of gas disputes with Russia, and Moscow is ratcheting up the pressure ahead of a January presidential poll.
Was Ukraine's Orange Revolution in vain? The ongoing disagreement between the Ukrainian president and his PM has made the country politically unsettled while the economic crisis is making it socially unstable.
