Ukraine

...debts, even though analysts said there was no fresh development to trigger the sudden fright. Ukraine's state railway last week said it was seeking to restructure a $550 million syndicated loan organised by Barclays <BARC.L>...

In this article: Barclays, IMF, Swedbank, Commerzbank, Societe Generale, RBS, and Yulia Tymoshenko

...months. The deal was announced after talks between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko. It means Ukraine will not be fined if, for using less gas than in its current contract because of the downturn.

In this article: Russia, Vladimir Putin, Europe, EU, Yulia Tymoshenko, Moscow, Gazprom, and Yalta

...a chance for Putin and Tymoshenko to flaunt their strong relations ahead of presidential polls in Ukraine in January in which the Ukrainian premier is a frontrunner. Putin and Tymoshenko will most likely discuss the presidential vote, set...

In this article: Vladimir Putin, Russia, Viktor Yushchenko, Yalta, Europe, Kiev, and Moscow

...prevent any future severance of European supplies in the case of future gas pricing disputes with Ukraine. Under the transit contract, Gazprom pays Ukraine the discounted transit fee of $1.7 for transporting 1,000 cubic metres 100...

In this article: Gazprom, Yulia Tymoshenko, Vladimir Putin, Europe, Viktor Yushchenko, and Liquefied natural gas

...CEO Alexei Miller, was "pressing all the pedals" in an attempt to sort out gas problems with Ukraine. Russian supplies across Ukraine provides Europe with a fifth of its gas and earlier this week an anxious EU agreed with Russia an...

In this article: European Union, Russia, Viktor Yushchenko, Europe, Dmitry Medvedev, Yulia Tymoshenko, and Vladimir Putin

...will monitor closely for signs of whether there could be another end-of-year dispute affecting supplies of Russian natural gas across Ukraine to Europe. "I want to disappoint all those who constantly are weighing up gas...

In this article: Yulia Tymoshenko, Vladimir Putin, Viktor Yushchenko, Moscow, Europe, Russia, and Kiev

...Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, as she prepared for gas talks with Moscow, Yushchenko said an existing agreement on gas deliveries to Ukraine needed "urgent revision". In an open letter to the Kremlin leader, text of which was published...

In this article: Viktor Yushchenko, Yulia Tymoshenko, Europe, Natural gas, European Union, Dmitry Medvedev, and Vladimir Putin

...politician cowed by a chronic fear of making unpopular decisions, will be unleashed on the Ukrainian public after a deal between Ukraine's Inter TV and BBC Worldwide. Inter will make 38 episodes based on Yes, Minister, which ran...

In this article: Democracy, Sir Humphrey, Yes, Minister, Jim Hacker, House of Commons, Nigel Hawthorne, and Paul Eddington

...markedly following the Balkan wars and the Russia/Georgia war. "About 20 per cent of people in Ukraine are firmly in favour of Ukraine joining Nato, but about 50 per cent are opposed," he said. He said that said that reasons for...

In this article: NATO, Russia, Balkan Wars, Lithuania, Viktor Yushchenko, Poland, Moscow, and Strategic partnership

KIEV, Ukraine -- In Ukraine, swine flu is causing electoral fever. In a hard-fought presidential campaign, critics of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko accuse her of stirring up panic to grab the spotlight from rivals by closing all schools...

In this article: FLU, Yulia Tymoshenko, Viktor Yanukovich, Fever, World Health Organization, and Kiev