September 2006 Ukraine Special Weapons News |
- Ukraine denies sale of sophisticated radar to Iran IRNA 29 Sep 2006 -- Kiev on Friday ruled out certain media reports that it wants to sell Kolchuga early warning radar systems to Iran.
- Ukraine's Tymoshenko forms opposition parliamentary faction RIA Novosti 22 Sep 2006 -- Ukraine's parliament has a new opposition bloc after the recognized leader of the parliamentary opposition, Yulia Tymoshenko, signed a pact with two Socialist Party deputies.
- Ukraine: Yanukovych Assures EU That All Is Well RFE/RL 21 Sep 2006 -- On a return visit to Brussels today, Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych restated his government's intention to push ahead with its aim of joining the European Union.
- Ukraine: Who Poisoned Yushchenko? The Search Continues RFE/RL 18 Sep 2006 -- The case surrounding the apparent poisoning two years ago of Viktor Yushchenko remains shrouded in mystery -- so much so that even Yushchenko himself routinely uses cryptic language to describe it.
- Ukraine says no Russia control of Black Sea facilities RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2006 -- Ukraine issued its latest diplomatic barrage against Russia's military presence on the Black Sea Tuesday when it said its former Soviet stable mate had no right to control infrastructure, navigation and support facilities there.
- Our Ukraine bloc criticizes PM over NATO reluctance RIA Novosti 15 Sep 2006 -- The pro-presidential Our Ukraine bloc has accused the Ukrainian prime minister of breaching agreements set out by the national unity pact on Ukraine's NATO membership drive, a spokesman for the bloc said Friday.
- Ukraine set to continue role in NATO peacekeeping operations-PM RIA Novosti 14 Sep 2006 -- Ukraine will continue its involvement in NATO's peacekeeping operations, the country's prime minister said Thursday.
- Russia cautions Ukraine against fleet property seizure-ministry RIA Novosti 14 Sep 2006 -- Russia has called on Ukraine to avoid action that could aggravate the situation in the Black and Azov Seas, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday.
- Ukraine: Will Presidential Party Split Over Ruling Coalition? RFE/RL 13 Sep 2006 -- The Reforms and Order Party surprised fellow Our Ukraine constituents when it recently announced it was switching alliances and entering the opposition in order to avoid a partnership with a government it accused of posing a threat to democracy.
- Ukraine's Tymoshenko vows tough opposition as parliament opens RIA Novosti 05 Sep 2006 -- Yulia Tymoshenko, a charismatic former prime minister of Ukraine, has started the new parliamentary year with a typically robust statement on her intention to form a genuine opposition to the government.
- Ukraine's parliament returns to work after long hiatus RIA Novosti 05 Sep 2006 -- Ukraine's parliament will return to work Tuesday after the summer recess and the months of paralysis that preceded it as rival groups fought to take control of the government and senior parliamentary posts.
