Yulia Tymoshenko
EU Warns Member States of New Russian-Ukrainian Gas War
July 08, 2009By Roman Kupchinsky Following a recent telephone conversation between the head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, and the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the commission urged all E.U. member states to immediately begin filling gas...
Russia Rejects Ukraine Gas Proposal, Talks Stall
May 22, 2009Russia has rejected a Ukrainian proposal to defer payment on up to $5 billion in gas storage payments as energy talks between the prime ministers of the ex-Soviet neighbors ended in stalemate. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin dismissed the proposal...
Ukraine Political Infighting Impacts Economy
May 22, 2009By Anya Ardayeva Ukraine's constitutional court has postponed the date of presidential elections from October until January - a move that buys more time for President Viktor Yuschenko who is likely to face a tough re-election challenge. The ruling...