Ukraine
The last time that Ukraine had a mixed election system – electing half of its 450 members of parliament in geographic districts, the other half through party lists – was 2002. This year’s return to th
Sep. 27, 2012
Romanian has been declared a regional language in the Village of Bila
Tserkva (Biserica Alba in Romanian) in Rakhiv district of Zakarpattia
region. The language will be used in office work and admini
Sep. 24, 2012
Tim
Bouguet writes: “Eugenia Tymoshenko had a blessed early life as her mother,
Yulia, rose to become prime minister of Ukraine. Then came the arrest.”
Sep. 23, 2012
There should be no discussions in Kyiv regarding giving the Russian
language a regional status, Head of Kyiv City State Administration
Oleksandr Popov has reported.
Sep. 19, 2012
Caring volunteers hope to open a charity shop after what may be their
final trip to bring aid to impoverished people in the Ukraine.
Sep. 18, 2012
Lviv, September 14 – UDAR Party leader Vitali
Klitschko has said he expects the budget of the party’s election
campaign not to exceed UAH 90 million.
Sep. 15, 2012
Mykolaiv Regional Council has decided to assign Russian the status of a regional language in the region.
Sep. 7, 2012
Editor’s Note: The following story was
published online by Russia Today, a Kremlin-funded information
organization that has been criticized for its anti-Western and
anti-Ukrainian propaganda.
Sep. 6, 2012
NOVOHRAD-VOLYNSKY –
The date for the Kyiv mayoral election will be determined after the
parliamentary elections, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn has
said.
Aug. 29, 2012
YABLUNETS (Zhytomyr region) – A national program for the development of Ukrainian
as a state language should be adopted before parliamentary elections,
Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn has sa
Aug. 24, 2012
The Russian language is swiftly gaining official status as a “regional” language across eastern and southern regions of Ukraine.
Aug. 23, 2012
The Ukrainian feminist movement FEMEN says the police blocked the
organization’s office in Kyiv following the sawing down of the cross in
central Kyiv.
Aug. 18, 2012
Kherson Regional Council has supported the law of Ukraine on the principles of the state language policy and assigned Russian language with the status of a regional language at a meeting on Friday.
Aug. 17, 2012
The police have opened a criminal case on the sawing down of a cross in the center of Kyiv, no one has been arrested under the case.
Aug. 17, 2012
Ukraine’s High Specialized Court for Civil and Criminal Cases has read out the cassation complaints filed by Yulia Tymoshenko’s defense lawyers against the verdict in the gas case.
Aug. 17, 2012
Odessa became the first Ukrainian region to officially recognize the
Russian language, leading a host of other regions with a substantial
Russian-speaking population in a move to capitalize on the cou
Aug. 16, 2012
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Hospital wards are being prioritized for DPRK militants, while wounded Russian soldiers are left in worse conditions, according to a Russian nurse during an intercepted phone conversation.
Dec. 19