Ukraine govt defends Putin visit
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The Ukrainian government Tuesday defended a recent visit by Russia's president as unconnected with its current elections.
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By Stefan Wagstyl and Tom Warner in Kiev and Arkady Ostrovsky in Moscow. Ukraineâs president Leonid Kuchma said on Thursday he was willing to dismiss prime minister Viktor Yanukovichâs government if parliament
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday strongly defended the takeover by state oil firm Rosneft of stricken oil major YUKOS&#39;s key production unit, Yuganskneftegaz
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich met with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin, just over a week before the former Soviet republic's second round of presidential elections in which Putin has openly backed Yanukovich's bid.
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Ukraine's government, prevented from meeting at its headquarters by protesters denouncing Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, held a session elsewhere on Wednesday but without the premier.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Kiev on December 22. In his meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich on Thursday, Putin said, "A series of documents are being prepared to be ...Comment
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Ukrainian and Russian papers reflect the tension that marked Viktor Yushchenko's visit to Moscow.
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Ukraine's government decided not to meet at its headquarters Wednesday after demonstrators massed outside to prevent Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich from entering.
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Ukraine's new West-leaning leader Monday  sought to mend fences with Russian President Vladimir Putin,  but even as their talks began he showed his independence by  naming a prime minister regarded with suspicion by Moscow.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia has no objection to Ukraine joining the European Union.
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President Vladimir Putin, who has openly supported Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych in his bid for president, will field questions live on Ukrainian television on Tuesday.
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The Ukranian government has been criticised for serious flaws in the first round of the country&#39;s presidential election. The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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In the power struggle surrounding the Ukrainian presidency, the camp of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich has been increasingly pushed onto the defensive.
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Ukraine's pro-Russia Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich scrambled to save his faltering reputation by denying that he supported the use of force against pro-Western opposition demonstrators now poised to carry their leader to power.
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KIEV, Dec 10: An uneasy calm held in Ukraine Friday as police defended the presidential administration building against opposition demonstrators who vowed to stay put until free elections are held later this ...
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Ukraine's opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko has called on his supporters to block the building of the central government, where on Wednesday a Cabinet meeting planned to be chaired by his ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet with Ukraine's President Leonid Kuchma today as he continues a visit to Kyiv just days before Ukraine's presidential election.