Ukrainians begin voting in the country's presidential election, despite many polling stations remaining closed in the rebel-controlled east of the country.More than 3,500 international observers will be monitoring the elections. The vote comes after former president Viktor Yanukovych was ousted from power in February by mass protests and violence across the country Continue reading... ...
'Chocolate king' expected to secure 56% of vote and vows to restore peace following election billed as most important since independence Pro-European businessman Petro Poroshenko has won a landmark presidential election in Ukraine with 56% of the vote, according to exit polls, clearing the 50% threshold to win the vote outright without a second round. Former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was trailing...
Italian foreign ministry says Ronchelli killed along with interpreter Andrey Mironov, but bodies have not yet been formally identified An Italian photojournalist and his Russian interpreter have been killed in eastern Ukraine while covering fighting between government forces and pro-Russia insurgents, officials have said. The Italian foreign ministry said Andrea Rocchelli, 30, was killed on Saturday...
Main page Agency News Products Services Subscription Press center Photoservice РУС УКР AGENCY NEWS PARTNERS NEWS News Politics , Business , Regions , Finance Voting At Early Presidential Elections In Ukraine Begins At 08.00 A.M (08:00, Sunday, May 25, 2014) Ukrainian News Agency On Sunday, May 25, polling stations opened at 08.00 a.m. for voting at the early presidential elections in Ukraine....
Ukrainian News learned this from data posted on the website of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine. ...
Forty-six point seventy-one percent have voted In Vinnytsia Region, 32.9% in Dnipropetrovsk Region, 32.41% in Zhytomyr Region, 23.62% in Zakarpattia Region, and 36.68% in Zaporizhia Region. ...
Fears of confrontation remain high before Sunday's vote with armed separatists vowing to disrupt poll in east of country Three months after Viktor Yanukovych fled Kiev amid popular unrest and violence in the Ukrainian capital, the country will go to the polls to elect a new president on Sunday. Since then, Russia has annexed the Crimean peninsula and the east of the country has been convulsed by civil...
"To date, 12 regions have been taken under guard completely. Constituency commissions and all polling stations in those 12 regions have been taken under guard also. Maintenance of the public order is provided," he said. ...
According to the statement, the Ukrainian frontier guards registered the fact near the Dibrovka border checkpoint in Donetsk region. ...
Ukrainian News learned this from presidential decree No.488 dated May 24. ...
Ukraine is trying to find democratic solutions to the challenges it faces, and the international community must give it time to do so Trust in the ability of people to make decisions about their own future is a fundamental tenet of democracy. On Sunday, the citizens of Ukraine go to the polls to elect a new president in one of the most important elections of their history. Every voter in Ukraine...
On May 22, 2014, at 21:30, a group of unknown people blew up the tracks on the Shterovka - Schetovo haul in the 57th km, and for that reason the tracks for train movements was closed. ...
He says the SBU has stepped up measures to protect the CEC server and together with community activists from internet organisations is taking charge of preventing malware. ...
The arrest warrant has been sent to the Interior Affairs Ministry. ...
"The temporary hydrotechnical water measuring facility was built on the 91st km of the North Crimean Canal to provide a reliable water record for Crimea and optimal water supply operating conditions for water users in Kherson region," the press-release noted. ...
In an exclusive interview, the former UN secretary general says the world's reluctance to intervene in multiple emergencies is scuppering the search for peace The world has let down the people of Syria, leaving tens of thousands to die as neighbouring nations wage proxy wars instead of working to prevent the bloodshed that has engulfed the country for the past three years, according to the former UN...
Petro Poroshenko has faced down protesters and rivals to lead the opinion polls before the first round of voting on Sunday For a man with presidential ambitions, it was not a propitious scene. Petro Poroshenko stood atop a bulldozer between a line of police and an angry crowd chanting expletives at him. Shouting into a loudhailer he urged calm, asking protesters to desist from storming the presidential...
'If anyone knows real Nazis, it's the British royal family,' says Russia Today, before introducing explanatory video A Kremlin-funded news channel has hit back at Prince Charles likening Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler by highlighting the royal family's historical links to the Nazis. Continue reading... ...
Putin says Russia will 'respect the choice of Ukrainian people' in weekend's presidential election, but blames west for 'coup' Vladimir Putin announced on Friday that Russia will recognise the outcome of Ukraine's presidential election this weekend but said he hoped Ukraine would halt its military operation against separatists in the east. In Kiev, Ukraine's leader urged all voters to take part in...
Turchynov made the announcement at a meeting with members of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations. ...