Ukraine opposition wants interior minister dismissed
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The Our Ukraine parliamentary faction has demanded the dismissal of the interior minister, the prosecutor general, and the heads of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Transcarpathian and Sumy regional ...
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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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Interior Minister Vasyl Tsushko, a central figure in Ukraine's recent political standoff between the president and prime minister, has suffered a heart attack, a ministry official said Wednesday. She gave no information on his condition.
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Lawmakers on Friday fired Ukraine's foreign minister and interior minister, setting the stage for a legal battle between the president and the premier.Comment
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Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has urged his supporters to prevent a planned cabinet meeting from going ahead on Wednesday.
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The president fired Ukraine's top prosecutor Thursday and the interior minister appeared to defy the order, sending dozens of police to surround the prosecutor's building and dramatically raising the stakes in the political chaos in the former Soviet republic.
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Ukraine's interior minister survived an attempt in parliament to dismiss him Thursday after lawmakers fell three votes short of the number needed to dismiss the controversial ally of President Viktor Yushchenko.
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Ukraine's influential parliament speaker  called Monday for a scandal over the poisoning of opposition  leader Viktor Yushchenko to be kept out of the country's  presidential election campaign.
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KIEV -- Ukraine's political opposition dug in its heels in Kiev's frigid central square yesterday, rejecting an offer of the prime minister's job from the declared winner of the disputed presidential election and withdrawing from talks aimed at reaching a compromise.
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KYIV-Beating drums and chanting "resign," supporters of apparent Ukraine presidential winner Viktor Yushchenko blocked his election opponent from presiding at a cabinet meeting yesterday as tensions persisted ...
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Viktor Yushchenko, fresh from his victory in Ukraine&#39;s disputed presidential race, called on his supporters Tuesday to blockade the Cabinet of Ministers building to prevent his opponent from holding a government session.
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Ukraine's prime minister accused President Viktor Yushchenko of preparing to use force in their struggle for supremacy after Yushchenko said on Friday he was taking control of interior ministry troops.
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko summoned security ministers on Thursday after his dismissal of a top judiciary official spurred angry protests by supporters of his arch-rival, the country's prime minister.
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Prosecutors detained on Thursday  Poland&#39;s recently fired interior minister, who has accused  Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski of using secret services to  spy on rival politicians.
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Ukraine's opposition scored a victory on  Wednesday in its drive to overturn what it says was a rigged  election, when parliament sacked the government of prime  minister and president-designate Viktor Yanukovich.
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Ukraine's influential parliament speaker  called on Monday for a scandal over the poisoning of opposition  leader Viktor Yushchenko to be kept out of the country's  presidential election campaign.
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Ukraine's shivering but determined political opposition dug in its heels in Kiev's frigid central square Tuesday, rejecting an offer of the prime minister's job from the declared winner of disputed presidential election and withdrawing from talks aimed at reaching a compromise.