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July 2006 Ukraine Special Weapons News |
- Ukraine: Former U.S. Envoy Says West Can Work With Yanukovych RFE/RL 31 Jul 2006 -- Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer, in an exclusive interview with RFE/RL's Ukraine Service, discusses what the shifting political landscape might mean for Ukraine's future
- Ukraine's Party of Regions threatens to impeach president RIA Novosti 31 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's pro-Russian Party of Regions said Monday it would impeach President Viktor Yushchenko if he did not register the candidacy of party leader Viktor Yanukovych for the post of prime minister.
- Ukraine roundtable discussions cannot unite factions -Tymoshenko RIA Novosti 31 Jul 2006 -- Roundtable talks on means of pulling Ukraine out of a four-month political crisis cannot lead to unity between opponents in the parliament, a faction leader said Monday.
- Roundtable unlikely to change Ukraine Rada coalition - speaker RIA Novosti 28 Jul 2006 -- The signing of a final document by parties to roundtable talks on means of pulling Ukraine out of a four-month political crisis will not change the composition of the anti-crisis coalition in parliament, the Supreme Rada speaker said Friday.
- Ukraine President Convenes Roundtable Talks to Avert Political Crisis VOA 27 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko says his country has reached what he calls a moment of truth in efforts to solve months of political deadlock.
- Pro-Western Our Ukraine sets terms for joining Rada coalition RIA Novosti 26 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's long-running political drama took its latest twist Wednesday with an announcement from the pro-presidential Our Ukraine bloc that it was ready to work within a new parliamentary coalition majority if other factions accepted its terms.
- Ukraine's parliament urges cooperation from president RIA Novosti 25 Jul 2006 -- Members of Ukraine's parliament began a session Tuesday with appeals to the president to cooperate or dissolve the Supreme Rada as the country entered a new stage of its protracted political crisis.
- Ukraine leader takes on power to disband Rada as deadline passes RIA Novosti 25 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's protracted political crisis entered a new stage Tuesday as the president formally received the right to dissolve parliament in the absence of a government.
- Ukraine's Tymoshenko bloc resigns in bid to force new election RIA Novosti 24 Jul 2006 -- All but one member of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc in Ukraine signed resignation from parliament Monday in protest against a new majority coalition.
- Ukraine's parliament faces day of reckoning RIA Novosti 24 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's protracted political crisis could come to the crunch Monday as the parliamentary coalition expects its candidate to be endorsed as prime minister and the opposition will seek a dissolution of the legislature.
- Ukrainian-U.S. joint exercise called off in Mideast crisis RIA Novosti 20 Jul 2006 -- Sea Breeze 2006, a Ukrainian-U.S. joint naval exercise has been cancelled because of the crisis in the Middle East, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said Thursday.
- Ukrainian President Holds Talks On New Government RFE/RL 20 Jul 2006 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko began talks today with his Orange Revolution rival Viktor Yanukovych on forming a new government, amid rising tensions in parliament.
- Ukraine's Yushchenko meets arch rival to discuss end to impasse RIA Novosti 20 Jul 2006 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko met with the leader of the main pro-Russia party Thursday to discuss ways to pull the country out of the ongoing political crisis.
- Ukraine's Tymoshenko bloc to launch Rada pullout July 24 RIA Novosti 20 Jul 2006 -- Former Ukrainian premier Yulia Tymoshenko said Thursday her eponymous bloc would start an official procedure to give up its lawmaking powers on July 24 in protest against a new coalition led by a rival party.
- Ukraine MPs to proceed after Tymoshenko faction leaves Rada RIA Novosti 20 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's parliament will continue to work normally even though the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc's faction walked out Thursday, a member of a rival party said.
- Ukraine's Rada approves parliamentary committees' lineup RIA Novosti 18 Jul 2006 -- The Ukrainian parliament approved at the evening session Tuesday the composition of all 26 parliamentary committees and of a special committee on privatization.
- Ukrainian coalition nominates Yanukovych for prime minister RIA Novosti 18 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's new "anti-crisis" parliamentary coalition nominated Tuesday Party of Region's leader and ex-presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych for the post of prime minister.
- Ukraine political crisis rumbles on as supporters block Rada RIA Novosti 18 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's protracted political crisis took another step onto the streets Tuesday as supporters of two political parties tried to seal off approaches to parliament in protest against the formation of an "anti-crisis" coalition in the country.
- New coalition set to take over in Ukraine parliament RIA Novosti 18 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's parliament is expected to form its committees Tuesday, when the new "anti-crisis" coalition deal officially comes into force.
- Ukraine's Tymoshenko Bloc officially goes into opposition RIA Novosti 14 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko's Bloc said Friday it had officially gone into opposition in the country's parliament.
- Ukraine parliament cannot appoint PM without president's consent RIA Novosti 14 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's parliament cannot appoint a prime minister unless the candidate is first recommended to parliament by the president, a presidential legal adviser said Friday.
- Ukraine: Stop the carnival RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2006 -- Ukrainian politics has returned to the carnival days of the controversial 2004 presidential elections.
- Ukraine's pro-president faction against Communists in coalition RIA Novosti 13 Jul 2006 -- Pro-presidential grouping Our Ukraine is ready to form a coalition majority in parliament but without the Communist Party, the bloc's leader and current acting prime minister said Thursday.
- Ukraine president warns parliament against violating law RIA Novosti 13 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's president warned political parties Thursday against making decisions that run counter to principles of the European parliamentarianism and national legislation that could force him to dissolve parliament.
- Two views: Ukraine's potential PMs set out their priorities RIA Novosti 13 Jul 2006 -- The leaders of Ukraine's two main opposing forces in parliament set out their priorities on the post in interviews with Russian newspapers Thursday.
- Ukraine court rejects suits from "orange" parliamentary partners RIA Novosti 13 Jul 2006 -- A Kiev court rejected Thursday lawsuits filed by two Western-leaning blocs against parliamentary moves that brought about the end of their coalition.
- Ukraine: Kyiv's Pro-Western Policy In Doubt RFE/RL 12 Jul 2006 -- The scenes of chaos in the Ukrainian parliament on July 11 appear to have heralded a remarkable shift in the balance of power -- and questions as to the future course of Ukrainian foreign policy.
- Yushchenko Meeting To Seek Way Out Of Ukrainian Crisis RFE/RL 12 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko is meeting political leaders today to seek a way out of a political crisis that has paralyzed parliament and is bringing from all parties out onto the streets.
- Ukraine's West-looking factions go to court vs. coalition RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2006 -- Two Western-leaning factions in Ukraine's parliament have started legal action against a new coalition majority in a bid to secure a ruling annulling its legitimacy.
- New Ukrainian Coalition Wants Yanukovych As Premier RFE/RL 11 Jul 2006 -- The formal announcement of the creation of a new majority coalition has sparked chaotic scenes in Ukraine's parliament, with punches thrown and sirens heard inside the chamber as lawmakers tried to gain control of the rostrum.
- New Ukrainian Coalition Announced Amid Scuffles RFE/RL 11 Jul 2006 -- Ukrainian parliament speaker Oleksandr Moroz formally announced the creation of a new, "anti-crisis" coalition during a chaotic session of the legislature today.
- Ukrainian parliament set to nominate pro-Russia Yanukovych as PM RIA Novosti 11 Jul 2006 -- A newly formed leftist coalition in the Ukrainian parliament will officially put forward candidature of the leader of the pro-Russian Party of Regions for the post of prime minister, the speaker said Tuesday.
- Ukraine parliamentary speaker says new coalition formed RIA Novosti 11 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine has a new parliamentary coalition, the parliamentary speaker said Tuesday.
- Yanukovych says president must set out stance on Ukraine impasse RIA Novosti 11 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's Party of Regions urged President Viktor Yushchenko on Tuesday to make clear his position on the ongoing standoff in parliament over a coalition government.
- Wrap: Ukraine parliament descends into chaos as new coalition emerges RIA Novosti 11 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's protracted political turmoil descended into chaos Tuesday as the official emergence of a new parliamentary coalition led to fists flying in the legislature and calls for new elections.
- Ukraine's "orange" coalition fails to formalize dissolution RIA Novosti 10 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's West-leaning "orange" coalition on Monday failed to adopt a resolution formalizing its dissolution following one party's defection to a pro-Russian camp.
- Ukraine: Politics Swings In Favor Of Yushchenko Rival RFE/RL 08 Jul 2006 -- Two weeks ago it seemed the Orange Revolution coalition had finally re-formed.
- Party of Regions in coalition talks with Our Ukraine RIA Novosti 08 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's pro-Russian Party of Regions led by Viktor Yanukovich has opened negotiations with the pro-presidential Our Ukraine grouping on joining a new parliamentary coalition, a senior party official said Saturday.
- Why Ukrainian coalition is afraid of secret vote RIA Novosti 07 Jul 2006 -- The agreement to form an Orange coalition has not led Ukraine out of the political crisis but took it to a new level - the chaos of the Brown Movement with the public fighting of everyone against everyone has given rise to open confrontation and undercover struggle among the majority.
- Ukraine's Leftists Announce New Coalition RFE/RL 07 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's main parliamentary opposition, the pro-Russian Party of Regions, has signed a coalition agreement with the Socialist and Communist parties.
- Ukraine: Has Socialist Leader Dealt Fatal Blow To Orange Coalition? RFE/RL 07 Jul 2006 -- The Verkhovna Rada on July 6 resumed its work after 10 days of a blockade organized by lawmakers from the Party of Regions
- Ukraine's socialists accuse president over coalition collapse RIA Novosti 07 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's Socialist Party blames President Viktor Yushchenko for a virtual collapse of a coalition majority formed in the country's parliament in June, a party member said Friday.
- New parliament speaker in Ukraine says "orange" coalition intact RIA Novosti 07 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's "orange" parliamentary coalition has not formally collapsed and no new coalition has been formed, the country's new speaker said Friday.
- Wrap: Ukraine's parliament adjourns until Tuesday as accusations fly RIA Novosti 07 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's parliament announced an adjournment Friday until Tuesday as recriminations between factions intensified in the wake of a new speaker's election.
- Kiev analyst slams orange-tinted view, says speaker vote planned RIA Novosti 07 Jul 2006 -- The leader of the Ukrainian Socialist Party's election as parliamentary speaker instead of the previous favorite for the post was a well-planned move that should have been anticipated, a Kiev-based political analyst said Friday.
- Main Ukraine opposition party nominates leader Yanukovych as PM RIA Novosti 07 Jul 2006 -- The largest faction in Ukraine's parliament, the Party of Regions, nominated its leader Viktor Yanukovych as prime minister Friday.
- Party of Regions to keep blocking Ukrainian parliament's work RIA Novosti 05 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's opposition Party of Regions disagrees with coalition majority proposals and will keep blocking the work of the country's parliament, a party member said Wednesday.
- Ukraine's orange coalition slams opposition for irresponsibility RIA Novosti 03 Jul 2006 -- The coalition majority in Ukraine's parliament criticized the opposition party Monday for an irresponsible approach to the Supreme Rada's activities, and rejected "the language of ultimatums".
- Wrap: Ukraine opposition presents demands to parliament coalition RIA Novosti 03 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's opposition Party of Regions has presented a list of demands to the parliamentary coalition, a party member said Monday.
- Ukraine's Yanukovych dismisses roundtable for parliamentary forces RIA Novosti 03 Jul 2006 -- The leader of Ukraine's opposition Party of Regions dismissed Monday the idea of holding roundtable talks for all parliamentary factions.
- Ukraine's Yanukovych urges rallies if opposition demands unmet RIA Novosti 01 Jul 2006 -- Ukraine's opposition leader called on his supporters all over the country to start rallies if the "orange" parliamentary coalition fails to meet his party's demands.
