Editor’s Note: The following is the statement by Oleksandr Tymoshenko, the husband of Ukraine’s jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who was recently granted a political asylum in Czech Repu
Jan. 10, 2012
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said he believes that controls should be strengthened over temporary detention facilities.
Dec. 16, 2011
On the eve of the Dec. 19 Ukraine-European Union summit, Kyiv’s chances of making a breakthrough in relations with Brussels appear to be fading.
Dec. 16, 2011
Editor’s Note: For centuries, Ukrainians have left their homeland and gone abroad. Part 4 of The Great Exodus series explores how Ukrainians in North America define their cultural heritage.
Dec. 16, 2011
MOSCOW – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the United States wants to dominate other countries and that the world is tired of taking orders from Washington.
Dec. 15, 2011
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has referred to Ukraine as one of the countries seeing the most serious violations against human rights activists.
Dec. 14, 2011
The official ball of the Euro 2012 European Football Championship in Ukraine and Poland, which was developed by UEFA’s technical partner, Adidas, will be called the "Tango 12," the Ukraine 2012 Info
Nov. 28, 2011
TORONTO – James Temerty, a prominent Canadian businessman and philanthropist, has donated $1.2 million to fund Ukrainian-Jewish interfaith relations at Lviv’s Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU).
Nov. 13, 2011
Editor’s Note: This Kyiv Post feature introduces readers to interesting expatriates who have chosen to make Ukraine their home. We welcome readers’ suggestions about expats to profile. Please send ide
Nov. 10, 2011
A game set in Chornobyl became a global hit.
Nov. 10, 2011
Editor’s Note: The following story is based on information from the Encyclopedia of Ukraine (www.encyclopediaofukraine.com) and the Toronto Ukrainian Genealogy Group (www.torugg.org).
Oct. 27, 2011
From the West to Russia and within Ukraine, harsh criticism dominated the public reaction to the Oct. 11 guilty verdict in the politically charged trial against ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
In
Oct. 11, 2011
A fireworks display capped a three-hour show attended by 60,000 people Oct. 8 to open a $600 million renovation of Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, which will play host to the 2012 European Championship final
Oct. 9, 2011
Ukraine will no longer use daylight saving time, after 266 MPs voted on Tuesday to scrap the measure in the country.
Sep. 20, 2011
The European Union does not consider Ukraine’s ex-Premier Yulia Tymoshenko, ex-Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko, former Acting Defense Minister Valeriy Ivaschenko and other former officials as polit
Sep. 20, 2011
Authorities deny political persecution.
Sep. 2, 2011
Oleksandr Volodarsky spent six months of a year’s sentence in prison for simulating a sexual act, naked with a female partner, outside parliament in November 2009.
Aug. 1, 2011
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The wartime leader of Croatia’s rebel Serbs was due to appear before a judge Monday to hear charges of murdering hundreds of Croats and expelling tens of thousands, in
Jul. 25, 2011