Ukraine Crisis Escalates Amid Blockade Threats
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Ukraineâs political crisis escalated ahead of a key court session today to probe the disputed presidential electionâs validity, with an eastern province scheduling a referendum on autonomy and the opposition threatening to tighten a blockade against
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International mediators will step up efforts on Wednesday to resolve Ukraine's 10-day-old crisis over a disputed presidential election after the collapse of talks between pro-Western and pro-Russian factions.
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The attack threatened to intensify the continuing unrest that has destabilized the struggling young nation.
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All eyes in Ukraine are now on the country&#39;s 18 Supreme Court judges and their hearings into the presidential election which has triggered a explosive political crisis.
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Ukraineâs crisis deepened tonight when the opposition abruptly broke off compromise talks over the tainted presidential election after pro-government MPs blocked a no-confidence motion seeking to topple the prime minister.
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Special forces loyal to Ukraine&#39;s leader Viktor Yushchenko headed for the capital Saturday, raising fears of violence as a feud between the ex-Soviet state&#39;s president and prime minister deepened.
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Three envoys fly to Ukraine on Friday to try to resolve the crisis triggered by opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko's campaign to overturn presidential election results he says are fraudulent.
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KIEV : Attempts to mediate the political crisis in Ukraine are gathering pace with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski expected in Kiev.
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The European Union intensified its efforts to resolve the crisis over Ukraine&#39;s disputed presidential election, with missions to Kiev by the presidents of Poland and Lithuania and EU foreign policy envoy Javier Solana.
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Viktor A. Yushchenko sent word to the crowds in Kiev today that the opposition intends to blockade several highways.
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The main opposition bloc stepped up its pre-election rhetoric Thursday, accusing the government of mounting a terror campaign against opponents, while Kiev's mayor warned he would declare a state of emergency ...
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Ukraine headed into a third week of  turmoil on Monday after presidential hopeful Viktor Yushchenko  told supporters to keep up street pressure on the Moscow-backed  authorities before the re-run of a rigged election.
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A showdown is brewing in Ukraine ahead of this month's presidential election as the opposition calls for massive protests, charging the government is preparing vote fraud, and police vow to clamp down on dissent.
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European mediators are renewing efforts today to broker a solution to Ukraineâs disputed presidential election as the government and the opposition remained locked in a tense stand-off.
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Ukraine&#39;s feuding president and prime minister were to renew crisis talks Saturday as thousands of interior ministry troops loyal to the president were said to have attempted to move on the capital Kiev.
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A convoy of supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko on Sunday moved deeper into the hostile eastern strongholds of his rival, who has ignored their requests for safe passage.
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Ukraine's two presidential contenders scheduled campaign trips to the same eastern city on Friday, raising fears of more tension ahead of the Dec. 26 repeat of their fraud-marred runoff. Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko hinted his rival was trying to disrupt the vote.