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August 2006 Ukraine Special Weapons News |
- Analysis: Post-Orange Ukraine cfr.org 15 Aug 2006 -- The ringleaders of the 2004 revolution proved ineffective and out-of-touch, resorting more to political infighting and settling scores than improving Ukrainians' livelihoods
- Ukraine to review 2006 budget - PM RIA Novosti 10 Aug 2006 -- Ukraine's government will revise the 2006 budget before the end of the year, the country's new prime minister said Thursday.
- Crimea Cautiously Welcomes New Ukraine Government, but Not NATO VOA 09 Aug 2006 -- Many in Ukraine, particularly in the Russian-speaking south and east, remain hostile to the United States - their former Cold War foe
- Analysis: The Faces Of Ukraine's New Cabinet RFE/RL 08 Aug 2006 -- Ukraine's new cabinet was formed last week by four parties that often pursue different political, economic, and ideological agendas
- Russia's Putin congratulates Ukraine on end of political crisis RIA Novosti 07 Aug 2006 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin telephoned his Ukrainian counterpart Monday to congratulate him on the end of a protracted political crisis in the country.
- Ukraine's govt., president, Rada to decide on NATO entry - PM RIA Novosti 07 Aug 2006 -- A decision on Ukraine's accession to NATO should be taken jointly by the country's government, president and parliament, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych said Monday.
- Yanukovych, Yekhanurov discuss key Ukraine's problems RIA Novosti 05 Aug 2006 -- Ukraine's newly-appointed Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and his predecessor Yuriy Yekhanurov discussed Saturday the main problems facing the country, the governmental press service said Saturday.
- Ukraine's Rada approves new government RIA Novosti 05 Aug 2006 -- Ukraine's parliament, the Supreme Rada, voted for a draft resolution on the formation of a new government Saturday.
- Yanukovych becomes Ukraine's prime minister RIA Novosti 05 Aug 2006 -- Viktor Yanukovych was approved Friday by the Ukrainian parliament for the post of prime minister, which secures a surprise comeback for the pro-Russian politician.
- Ukraine: Yanukovych Confirmed As Prime Minister RFE/RL 04 Aug 2006 -- After four months in deep freeze, Ukraine has a new government
- Yanukovych Returns as Ukraine's Prime Minister VOA 04 Aug 2006 -- Ukraine's parliament has voted to return Viktor Yanukovych to the post of prime minister, less than two years after he abandoned the job to make his failed bid for the presidency
- Ukraine's PM Yekhanurov refuses to join new Cabinet RIA Novosti 04 Aug 2006 -- Ukraine's outgoing Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov said Friday he would not work in the new government.
- Ukraine's Tymoshenko bloc mulls shadow govt. in firm opposition RIA Novosti 04 Aug 2006 -- Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc will form a strong opposition and may establish a shadow Cabinet along European lines, a deputy leader of the bloc's parliamentary faction said Friday.
- Ukraine politicians doubt, hope new govt. to emerge Friday RIA Novosti 04 Aug 2006 -- Ukrainian politicians continued having differences of opinion Friday with two of the most senior members of the parliamentary coalition expressing contrasting views on whether the Supreme Rada will approve a government as planned.
- Ukraine: From Orange To Blue RFE/RL 03 Aug 2006 -- Eighteen months ago, it seemed Ukraine was finally coming in from the cold. Now Kyiv is awash in the light blue banners of Viktor Yanukovych's pro-Russian Party of Regions.
- Yanukovych Poised to Return as Ukrainian PM VOA 03 Aug 2006 -- More than a year after being declared a virtual pariah in the world of politics, Viktor Yanukovych looks set to secure the most powerful post in Ukraine.
- Ukraine: Kremlin Insider Hails Developments RFE/RL 03 Aug 2006 -- The Kremlin has yet to officially react to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko's endorsement of Viktor Yanukovych's candidacy to be prime minister.
- Yushchenko, Yanukovych Sign Declaration Of National Unity RFE/RL 03 Aug 2006 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister-designate Viktor Yanukovych today signed a declaration of principles they say will lay the foundation for a broad coalition government.
- Ukraine: President Compromises For National Unity RFE/RL 03 Aug 2006 -- In the early hours of August 3, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko at last put an end to the country's four-month political stalemate with a painful political concession.
- Ukraine political leaders sign national unity agreement RIA Novosti 03 Aug 2006 -- Leaders of main political forces in Ukraine, except former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko signed Thursday an agreement aiming to end the country's protracted political crisis.
- Ukraine president wins tactically, not strategically - viewpoint RIA Novosti 03 Aug 2006 -- By deciding to back pro-Russian leader Viktor Yanukovych for the post of prime minister, Ukraine's president gained a tactical victory, but lost strategically, a Ukrainian political analyst said Thursday.
- Ukraine's Tymoshenko sees no future for grand coalition RIA Novosti 03 Aug 2006 -- Yulia Tymoshenko, a former prime minister and heroine of the 2004 "orange revolution," said Thursday a grand coalition formed in the country's parliament would not last for long.
- Ukraine unity agreement includes NATO referendum - Our Ukraine RIA Novosti 03 Aug 2006 -- An agreement between four of Ukraine's five parliamentary factions and the president ending the country's protracted political crisis contains a point on a referendum on NATO membership, an Our Ukraine faction member said Thursday.
- Our Ukraine set to join anti-crisis coalition RIA Novosti 03 Aug 2006 -- Ukraine's pro-presidential bloc Our Ukraine is poised to join the "anti-crisis" coalition in parliament, the parliamentary speaker said Thursday.
- Ukraine faces 'moment of truth' as deadline expires RIA Novosti 02 Aug 2006 -- Ukraine's parliamentary factions have to decide Wednesday whether to sign a unity agreement or leave President Viktor Yushchenko with a tough choice between confirming his "orange" revolution rival Viktor Yanukovych prime minister or dissolving the parliament.
- Ukraine: Deadline For Government Nears RFE/RL 01 Aug 2006 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has one day left until the deadline to submit to parliament the name of his Orange Revolution rival Viktor Yanukovych as the country's new prime minister.
- Ukraine's president urges factions to sign unity pact RIA Novosti 01 Aug 2006 -- Ukraine's president insists that roundtable discussions with the leaders of parliamentary factions continue, and that the sides sign a national unity pact by the end of the day, his press-secretary said Tuesday.
- Pro-Russian party proposes new Ukraine parliament unity pact -MP RIA Novosti 01 Aug 2006 -- Ukraine's pro-Russian Party of Regions said Tuesday it would propose its own plan for a national unity pact on means of pulling Ukraine out of a four-month political crisis.
- Ukraine president in consultations on parliament dissolution RIA Novosti 01 Aug 2006 -- Ukraine's president is holding consultations on the dissolution of the country's parliament, the Supreme Rada, the presidential press service said Tuesday.
- Tymoshenko mulls teaming up with Our Ukraine in early election RIA Novosti 01 Aug 2006 -- Yulia Tymoshenko is currently in talks with President Viktor Yushchenko over the possibility of joining forces with the pro-presidential party, a spokesman for the Ukrainian opposition leader's bloc said Tuesday.
- Ukraine's Political Arch-rivals Work to Draft National Unity Pact VOA 01 Aug 2006 -- Ukraine's staunchest political foes - President Viktor Yushchenko and former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych - are reported close to agreement on a political compromise that could allow the formation of the country's next government
