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RUSSIA - UKRAINE
Yushchenko heads for a fall in gas game with Russia
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.
UKRAINE
Parliament sets Jan. 17 presidential election date
Ukrainian Lawmakers have agreed on a January 17 date for the country's presidential election, in which President Viktor Yushchenko (photo) is likely to be upstaged by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and former premier Viktor Yanukovich.
ECONOMIC CRISIS
Ukraine's GDP dropped 20% in first quarter, says president
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has warned that the country's economy may have shrunk by as much as 20 percent in the first quarter of the year, as the global crisis put an end to a prolonged spell of boisterous growth.
UKRAINE
Ukraine tangled in political and economic quagmire
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.
UKRAINE
Crisis strikes Kiev
Ksenia Yasinskaya teaches French in Kiev and earns a mere 200€ a month. Next year's forecasts for the economy are bad and she knows the crisis will slash her salary even further, while Ukrainian currency devalues every day.
UKRAINE
Ukraine's 'Orange' coalition is reinstated
The prospect of a snap parliamentary poll in Ukraine has been eliminated after the ruling pro-western 'Orange' coalition was reinstated. It is likely PM Yulia Tymoshenko, President Viktor Yushchenko's ally turned rival, will be confirmed in her post.
UKRAINE
Yushchenko dissolves parliament, calls snap election
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has called for snap elections after ruling parties failed to agree on a coalition. In a TV speech, the victor of the "Orange Revolution" blamed estranged ally Yulia Tymoshenko for the government split.
UKRAINE - USA
Cheney backs Ukraine's NATO bid
During a visit to Kiev on Friday, US Vice President Dick Cheney expressed support for Ukraine's bid to join NATO and urged Ukraine's deeply divided prime minister and president to unite.
UKRAINE - USA
Cheney to meet squabbling Ukrainian leaders
On the last stop of his trip to the former Soviet republics, US Vice President Dick Cheney is set to meet Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko over Kiev's response to Russian influence in the region.
RUSSIA - GEORGIA - US
Russia says US 'created' conflict
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin assailed the US, saying he suspected someone "created" the Georgian conflict to "create an advantage" for a US presidential candidate as Moscow tested an inter-continental missile.
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