Tag: Ukraine

Ukraine marks independence amid Tymoshenko protests

Ukraine on Wednesday marked 20 years since it split from the USSR with ceremonies shadowed by sadness over its unfulfilled potential and protests over...

Ukraine judge refuses to free ex-PM from custody

A judge rejected on Monday requests by former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's lawyers to free her from police detention during her trial on...

Ukraine court rejects detention of ex-PM Tymoshenko

A Ukrainian court on Wednesday dismissed a request by state prosecutors to detain former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, now standing trial for alleged abuse...

Ukraine ex-prime minister Tymoshenko goes on trial

Ukraine’s ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Friday went on trial for alleged abuse of power, denouncing her rival President Viktor Yanukovych as a coward...

Cabinet wants an extradition treaty with Ukraine

ISLAMABAD - The Cabinet, which is scheduled to meet on Wednesday (January 26), will approve negotiations for agreement on an extradition treaty between Pakistan and Ukraine, Pakistan Today has learnt reliably.
After the signing of this treaty, each country's prisoners will be returned to their country of origin. Pakistan has been working on signing extradition treaties with different countries all over the world. According to data recently provided to the National Assembly, more

Ukraine ready to discuss gas project with Russia

KIEV
Ukraine is ready to discuss with Russia a joint venture between their state-run energy companies to exploit Russian gas fields, but it still rules out a merger of the two companies, Ukraine's Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Monday.
A press spokesman quoted Prime Minister Azarov as making his comments ahead of a visit to Kiev by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin when Ukraine is expected to call for Moscow to lower the price of Russian gas. Moscow has said it