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Latest Ukraine News more» 
  • 'Psychic' pig to make Euro tips

    • KIEV (Reuters) - A psychic pig is set to take over where Paul the Octopus left off at the 2010 World Cup by predicting the results of matches at the European championships in Ukraine and Poland. Kiev's city government said on Friday it would wheel out the porky tipster to give daily forecasts once the tournament kicks off next month. "A unique oracle hog, a real Ukrainian pig and a psychic which knows the mysteries of football," a statement said. "Every day at 16.00 it will predict the result of the upcoming match. ...
  • Ukraine dismisses EU plea over jailed Tymoshenko

    • A supporter of Ukrainian opposition leader Tymoshenko takes part in a rally in front of Ukraine's specialized supreme court on civil and criminal cases in KievKIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov on Wednesday brushed aside Western concerns about his government's treatment of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko as misguided and unwarranted, indicating that Kiev was unlikely to change its mind. The EU has condemned the sentencing of former prime minister Tymoshenko - the top opponent of President Viktor Yanukovich - to seven years in prison last October as politically motivated. ...



  • Tymoshenko appeal delayed again

    • The trial of jailed Ukraine opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko is delayed until late June after the prosecution is granted more time.
  • Ukraine puts off Tymoshenko appeal hearings

    • Yevgenia Tymoshenko, daughter of jailed Ukranian former Prime Minister and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, addresses supporters of opposition parties in KievKIEV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian court delayed hearings on Tuesday into former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal against last year's abuse-of-office conviction, a verdict seen by many Western nations as politically motivated. The European Union has condemned the former Soviet republic's ruling and Tymoshenko's seven-year prison sentence, urging her release and shelving landmark association and free trade deals with Ukraine over the issue. European leaders are also mulling a political boycott of the European football championship which Ukraine will host in June and July together with Poland. ...



  • EU ministers delay Ukraine pact, soccer decision

    • BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU foreign ministers postponed ratifying a cooperation agreement with Ukraine on Monday in a protest over its human rights record, but were unable to agree on whether to snub Ukraine when it hosts the European soccer tournament next month. The 27-nation bloc has become increasingly concerned by Kiev's treatment of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko who has said she has been beaten and whose health has deteriorated sharply since she was convicted of allegedly abusing her powers as prime minister. ...
  • Topless Ukraine activist grabs Euro soccer cup

    • KIEV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian women's rights activist stripped to the waist and seized the Euro-2012 soccer trophy while it was on public display in Kiev on Saturday in a protest against the forthcoming month-long championship. The young woman, 23-year-old Yulia Kovpachik, is a member of the Kiev-based Femen women's rights group which believes the Euro-2012 soccer tournament being played in Ukraine next month will encourage sex tourism. ...
  • Playing to live: Pianist survived Holocaust by performing for Nazis

    • Zhanna Arshanskaya Dawson's name is etched on the wall of a stark underground memorial in Ukraine, next to that of her sister, Frina, their parents and grandparents. She was presumed dead, like the 16,000 other Jews from Kharkov who perished under the Nazis in the winter of 1941.
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