Pro-president Ukraine troops move toward Kiev: ministry
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Several thousand interior ministry troops loyal to President Viktor Yushchenko are moving toward the capital Kiev in defiance of orders from the interior minister, the ministry said Saturday.
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KIEV, Ukraine Thousands of Ukrainian opposition supporters are circling government buildings in the capital, Kiev, refusing to let anyone through.
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Pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich was ahead in Ukraine's presidential election with 51.17 percent of the vote after 26 percent of ballots were counted, the central electoral commission said.
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Ukraine's opposition has pushed ahead with plans for a national strike, including the blocking of highways.
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Ukrainian opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko greets supporters from a stage at a mass rally in downtown Kiev, Monday, Nov. 29, 2004.
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Tens of thousands of Ukrainian opposition  supporters marched on the president's office on Tuesday seeking  to install their leader in office, defying poll results they  said had been rigged by a pro-Moscow government.
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Many opposition supporters prepared to leave Kiev Thursday, following parliament&#39;s adoption of electoral and constitutional changes, but others pledged to keep up
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Supporters of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko took the so-called Orange Revolution on the road Tuesday, piling into cars and buses for a 10-day odyssey to spread their message beyond the capital, targeting eastern provinces largely hostile to their candidate.
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Ukraine's President Yushchenko claims command of interior ministry troops as the country's crisis deepens.
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President Viktor A. Yushchenko of Ukraine ordered Interior Ministry troops to the capital, Kiev, only hours before he met with his rival to resolve the countryâs escalating political crisis.
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Ukraine looked ahead to Viktor Yushchenko assuming power after he was declared president-elect, with the withdrawal of Kiev's troops from Iraq, economic reforms and relations with the West and Russia topping the agenda.
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President Viktor Yushchenko said Friday he was taking command of Ukraine's Interior Ministry troops, but a ministry spokesman rejected the order in a move of defiance that dramatically escalated the country's political turmoil.Tensions between Yushchenko and his rival, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, have been building for weeks, and the president's order, reflecting doubt on the loyalty of servicemen under the ministry's command, appeared to suggest rising concern over possible clashes. Read more
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KYIV, Ukraine  - Demonstrators removed blockades near the government building in Ukraine's capital on Thursday, signalling a further decrease in tensions following parliament's adoption of electoral and constitutional changes ahead of a repeat presidential runoff vote.
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KYIV, UKRAINE -- A convoy of supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko moved deeper yesterday into the hostile eastern strongholds of his rival, who has ignored requests for safe passage.
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&quot;There is a feeling that things are starting to swing in favour of the opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, both on the streets of Kiev and in the legal and political processes which are going on behind the scenes.
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Ukraine's rival leaders met to discuss the date of a parliamentary election on Saturday after President Viktor Yushchenko ordered troops from outside the capital to bolster security in Kiev.
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Ukraine's defense minister said Friday his country will maintain its sizable military force in Iraq for the foreseeable future, contrary to his earlier suggestion that the force might be reduced or withdrawn.