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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.
GAS
Russia warns of new gas crisis with Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine may be close to a new gas crisis as Kiev faces difficulties making payments, an official accompanying Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to Kazakhstan has said.
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.
UKRAINE - RUSSIA - GEORGIA
Ukraine's leaders divided over South Ossetia
President Viktor Yushchenko's office accused Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko of betraying national interests by not backing Georgia in its conflict with Russia. The premier's silence is seen as a bid to win Russian support for elections in 2010.
RUSSIA - UKRAINE
Ukraine announces deal with Gazprom over debt
Russian gas supplier Gazprom and the Ukrainian government have reached an agreement over outstanding debts, lifting the threat of supply cuts, Ukraine's PM Yulia Tymoshenko (photo) said on Thursday.
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