FORMER UKRAINIAN PRIME MINISTER YANUKOVYCH ATTENDS A RALLY NEAR PARLIAMENT IN KIEV
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, main opposition leader, waves as he speaks during a rally in front of parliament in Kiev on August 2, 2006. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko held 11th hour talks with his rival Viktor Yanukovych to resolve a political crisis as the prospect of new elections loomed. Today Yushchenko faces a midnight deadline to decide whether to accept his chief political rival as the next prime minister or to dissolve parliament. (UPI Photo/Sergey Starostenko)
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The European Union stands on the edge of a decision that may have profound implications for the continent and on relations between the union and Russia.
The Ukrainian government needs to take steps to remedy justice concerns expressed by a European human rights court, top European leaders said.
The pre-trial detention of Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko in 2011 was unlawful, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday.
The Ukraine presidential commission on pardons says there are no grounds to free former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, a prosecutor said Saturday.
A judgment in the case pitting opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko against the Ukrainian government is set for Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights said.
The release of former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko from prison over the weekend has drawn praise from opposition leaders and the European Union.
The Ukrainian government is commended for its decision to pardon former government officials ensnared in alleged selective justice cases, the EU said.
Nearly 20,000 people rallied to call for the resignation of the Ukrainian president, opposition members said, though police put the number at closer to 3,000.
If Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma then Ukraine must be even more so.
Questions have been asked regarding why Ukraine is spending so much money for lobbying firms in Washington.
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