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April 2007 Ukraine Special Weapons News |
- Ukraine pres. dismisses CC judge "over oath violation" RIA Novosti 30 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko has dismissed Valeriy Pshenichny from the post of Ukrainian Constitutional Court judge "over oath violation," the presidential press service said Monday.
- Ukraine parliament votes for parliamentary, pres. elections RIA Novosti 30 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's parliament adopted a resolution Monday on simultaneous parliamentary and presidential elections.
- Ukraine PM signals consent for early polls RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's prime minister signaled Saturday he might agree to early elections after a fresh presidential order to disband parliament and call early elections for June 24 threatened to prolong the political crisis in the country.
- Ukraine: Reaping The Harvest Of Presidential Indecision RFE/RL 27 Apr 2007 -- Following the tumultuous Orange Revolution in 2004, Ukraine is facing its second serious crisis in just less than three years.
- Ukraine Const. Court to examine new Rada dismissal order RIA Novosti 27 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's Constitution Court said Friday it had received lawmakers' request to examine the legality of a new presidential decree to disband parliament and postpone early elections until June 24.
- Ukraine's President Postpones Parliamentary Elections RFE/RL 26 Apr 2007 -- Viktor Yushchenko, the embattled president of Ukraine, has offered a compromise to his political opponents, postponing by a month the date of early parliamentary elections.
- Ukraine majority coalition rules new Yushchenko decree illegal RIA Novosti 26 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's ruling majority in parliament passed a resolution Thursday outlawing a new presidential decree to dissolve the legislature and postpone early elections until June 24.
- Yushchenko ready to suspend Rada decree, calls for compromise RIA Novosti 20 Apr 2007 -- Ukrainian President said Friday he was ready to suspend his decree to dissolve parliament but indicated this would require concessions from both sides.
- Ukrainian Prosecutors Investigate Pressure On Court RFE/RL 19 Apr 2007 -- The Ukrainian Prosecutor-General's Office has opened a criminal investigation into allegations that officials have illegally pressured Constitutional Court justices, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reported.
- Rallies at Ukraine Constitutional Court pending poll ruling RIA Novosti 19 Apr 2007 -- Several thousand protesters gathered near Ukraine's Constitutional Court Thursday on the third day of hearings into the presidential order to disband parliament and call snap elections, which triggered a fresh crisis in the country.
- Ukraine Constitutional Court resumes hearings despite blockade RIA Novosti 18 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's Constitutional Court has resumed revision of the presidential decree to dissolve parliament and call early elections, despite a blockade of the court building by opposition and ruling coalition forces.
- Russian President Keeps Low Profile in Ukrainian Political Crisis VOA 17 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine is in the midst of a constitutional crisis - the most serious since the days of the 2004 "Orange Revolution."
- Ukraine opposition says Constitutional Court 'a farce' RIA Novosti 17 Apr 2007 -- Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has described a Constitutional Court session reviewing President Yushchenko's decree dissolving parliament as "a farce," and urged the president to recall the judges appointed on his quota.
- Ukraine Const. Court considering pres. decree to dissolve Rada RIA Novosti 17 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's Constitutional Court began considering the presidential decree to dissolve parliament and call early elections for May 27, which is expected to defuse the current political tensions in the country.
- Ukraine's Constitutional Court Convenes VOA 17 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's Constitutional Court has begun hearings in the capital, Kyiv, Tuesday on the legality of President Viktor Yushchenko's decree, dissolving parliament and calling new elections.
- Ukraine pres., FM urge early compromise, offer polls delay RIA Novosti 16 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's foreign minister urged the conflicting sides in the political dispute to reach an agreement before the Constitutional Court rules on the president's decree, and the president offered to delay elections.
- Signs Of Breakthrough In Ukrainian Political Crisis RFE/RL 12 Apr 2007 -- Signs of a breakthrough appeared today in Ukraine's political crisis as the feuding president and prime minister softened their positions.
- Ukraine president says will not cancel early poll decision RIA Novosti 12 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's president said Thursday he would not backtrack on his decree to disband parliament and hold early elections, which has triggered a new political crisis in the ex-Soviet state.
- Ukraine not planning U.S. missile shield placement - president RIA Novosti 12 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine is not planning to deploy elements of the U.S. missile defense system on its territory, the Ukrainian president said Thursday.
- Ukraine engaged in U.S. missile defense efforts - DoD RIA Novosti 12 Apr 2007 -- The Bush administration has once again cited Ukraine on a list of 15 countries cooperating with the U.S. on its national missile defense system, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
- Russia: Ukraine Crisis Looms Large RFE/RL 11 Apr 2007 -- The recent spat in Ukraine between the president, Viktor Yushchenko, and his rival, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, has been followed closely in Russia.
- Rallies Continue In Ukraine As Crisis Deepens RFE/RL 11 Apr 2007 -- Supporters of Ukraine's president and prime minister are holding rival rallies in Kyiv today as the country's political crisis enters its second week with no sign of a breakthrough
- Bush signs law on Ukrainian, Georgian accession to NATO RIA Novosti 10 Apr 2007 -- U.S. President George Bush has signed into law legislation supporting a Ukrainian and Georgian bid to join NATO, the White House press service said Tuesday.
- U.S. Endorses Future NATO Expansion Washington File 10 Apr 2007 -- President Bush has signed a new law extending U.S. military assistance to aspiring NATO members Albania, Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia and Ukraine.
- Ukraine Crisis Talks End Without Result RFE/RL 10 Apr 2007 -- The latest round of talks between Ukraine's president and prime minister today ended without a breakthrough in the country's deepening political crisis, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reported.
- Ukraine CC adjourns ruling on parliament dissolution to April 17 RIA Novosti 10 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's Constitutional Court has withheld judgment on the constitutionality of a presidential decree dissolving parliament, originally scheduled for Wednesday, until April 17.
- Five judges refuse to consider dissolution of Ukraine parliament RIA Novosti 10 Apr 2007 -- Five Ukrainian Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president have refused to examine the legitimacy of his order to dissolve parliament, citing pressure, one of the judges said Tuesday.
- Ukraine parliament votes to ask for foreign mediation in crisis RIA Novosti 09 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's parliament voted Monday to ask for international mediation in an ongoing standoff with the president, who has ordered the dissolution of the Supreme Rada and early elections.
- Ukraine parliament votes to ask for foreign mediation in crisis RIA Novosti 09 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's parliament voted Monday to ask for international mediation in an ongoing standoff with the president, who has ordered the dissolution of the Supreme Rada and early elections.
- Yushchenko Firm On Plans For New Elections RFE/RL 08 Apr 2007 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has vowed to press ahead with plans for early parliamentary elections despite protests led by Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych aimed at thwarting the move, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reported.
- Wrap: Ukraine president orders financing early elections RIA Novosti 06 Apr 2007 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko endorsed Friday the decision of the National Security and Defense Council that ordered the government to allocate funds for early parliamentary elections, the president's press service said.
- Ukraine: Focus On Constitutional Court As Standoff Continues RFE/RL 05 Apr 2007 -- Thousands of supporters of Viktor Yanukovych today continued to gather in central Kyiv, many traveling by bus and train from Ukraine's east to show their support for the prime minister and the ruling coalition.
- Ukraine PM urges dialogue, president toughens line RIA Novosti 05 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's prime minister said Thursday the political crisis gripping the country can still be resolved through dialogue and compromise.
- Yushchenko may sign decree on presidential rule in Ukraine - MP RIA Novosti 05 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's president, who signed a decree Monday dissolving parliament, intends to introduce direct presidential rule in the country, a Socialist Party member said Thursday.
- Ukraine PM walks out of security session as tensions mount RIA Novosti 05 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's prime minister has left an emergency session of the national security council the president convened amid spiraling political tensions, the premier's press spokesman said Thursday.
- Ukraine: Divided By Politics, United By Desire For Stability RFE/RL 04 Apr 2007 -- Thousands of Ukrainians have taken to the streets around the country in scenes reminiscent of the Orange Revolution of 2004.
- Ukraine: Political Standoff Continues As Parliament Keeps Working RFE/RL 04 Apr 2007 -- By the thousands, Ukrainians are gathered in Kyiv outside the Verkhovna Rada in a scene reminiscent of the Orange Revolution of 2004.
- Ukraine's Constitutional Court rejects resignation of chairman RIA Novosti 04 Apr 2007 -- Judges of Ukraine's Constitutional Court have refused to accept the resignation of Chairman Ivan Dombrovskiy, appointed to the post on the presidential quota in August, the court's press service said Wednesday.
- Ukraine parliament accuses Yushchenko of coup attempt RIA Novosti 04 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's parliament passed a resolution Wednesday accusing President Viktor Yushchenko of an attempted coup amid an escalating dispute between pro-presidential and premier-led factions.
- Ukrainian Political Parties Urged To Resolve Dispute Peacefully Washington File 03 Apr 2007 -- The Bush administration is calling on Ukraine's political leaders and their supporters to refrain from violence and maintain "an atmosphere of calm" following President Viktor Yushchenko's April 2 decision to dissolve the country's parliament.
- Ukraine: Weak Institutions At The Root Of Political Crisis RFE/RL 03 Apr 2007 -- Here we go again. The streets of Kyiv are filling up with opposing demonstrators clad in orange and blue.
- Ukraine: Crisis Looms As President Dissolves Rada RFE/RL 03 Apr 2007 -- President Viktor Yushchenko on April 2 signed a decree to disband the Verkhovna Rada and hold new elections on May 27.
- Decree Dissolving Ukraine Parliament In Effect RFE/RL 03 Apr 2007 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko's decree to dissolve parliament and hold new elections came into force today with its publication in the official gazette
- Ukraine Lawmakers Reject Dissolution, Crisis Intensifies RFE/RL 03 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's political crisis has intensified following President Viktor Yushchenko's order to dissolve parliament and hold new elections.
- Parliament early election decree must be carried out - Yushchenko RIA Novosti 03 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's president, Viktor Yushchenko, insisted Tuesday during a meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych on the mandatory implementation of a decree ordering new parliamentary elections in the country, his press service said.
- Russia will help Kiev tackle crisis if it requests aid - FM RIA Novosti 03 Apr 2007 -- Russia will help Ukraine tackle an escalating political crisis if its former Soviet ally requests assistance, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.
- Ukraine PM defies presidential decree to dissolve parliament RIA Novosti 03 Apr 2007 -- Ukraine's government and parliament will continue their regular work despite the current political crisis, the prime minister said Tuesday.
- Ukraine's Political Crisis Deepens VOA 03 Apr 2007 -- The ruling coalition of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych has submitted a query to Ukraine's Constitutional Court, questioning the validity of President Viktor Yushchenko's decision late Monday to dissolve parliament and call new elections
- Ukrainian President Dissolves Parliament, Orders New Elections RFE/RL 02 Apr 2007 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has signed a decree dissolving parliament and ordering new elections, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reported.
- Ukrainian President Holds Crisis Talks RFE/RL 02 Apr 2007 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko is holding consultations with leaders of parliamentary factions in a bid to resolve the country's political crisis, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reported.
- Yushchenko interference unconstitutional - Ukraine parl. speaker RIA Novosti 02 Apr 2007 -- The chairman of Ukraine's unicameral 450-seat parliament, Oleksandr Moroz, said Monday at a meeting with EU and G8 diplomats that the president should not interfere with the Supreme Rada's activity.
- Ukraine parl. coalition ready to hold talks with opposition RIA Novosti 02 Apr 2007 -- The leader of the parliamentary faction of the Ukrainian Party of Regions, Raisa Bogatyryova, has called on the opposition to return to the constitutional framework, she told journalists Monday.
