Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Lytvyn believes that today's events in the parliament indicate an attempt of some forces to realize a scenario of further destabilization in Ukraine. According to an UNIAN correspondent, he said this at

The government will not reach any compromise with the Party of Regions in the question of increasing the living wage, the minimum wage, and pensions, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said. "We'll never support such a destabilizing policy by the

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said she hopes for an objective investigation into the incident involving former Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko MP Viktor Lozinsky. "I hope there'll be an objective investigation," she said in Kirovohrad on Friday, Kyiv Post

The Secretariat of President Viktor Yuschenko has calculated that the national budget deficit will grow to UAH 60 billion by the end of 2009 if the government continues its current fiscal policies. Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by

PR is convinced that the position of the Government is not constructive and demands the immediate approval of the Law on the increase of salaries and pensions for the poorest Ukrainian citizens, it is said in the statement of the

The parliament has adopted draft resolution on dismissal of MP from the BYuT faction Viktor Lozinsky, the ForUm's correspondent informs. 415 MPs voted for such decision. In particular, PR - 164, BYuT - 133, OU-PSD - 69, CPU - 27,

The Turtle Day will be celebrated in Kyiv zoo on Saturday, July 4, Unian reported. The action takes place six years running and it is dedicated to support of the single species of the turtles, which live in Ukraine in

Gross domestic production in Ukraine, one of the world's most recession-battered economies, contracted by 20 per cent in the first quarter of 2009, according to official government figures released on June 30. After months of delay, the figures were released

The monument to Lenin, that has been recently damaged, will be dismantled, MIGnews reported. "Lenin will be dismantled while repairing and then Cabinet will seal fate, because it is the place of interest on the national level. The monument has

Oppositional Party of Regions' leader Viktor Yanukovych has called on politicians for unification. While staying in Luhansk Thursday, he said: "I am calling on my supporters against fighting with representatives of other political forces. The time has come to unite

President Victor Yushchenko held phone conversation with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt, president's press office reported. President Yushchenko congratulated Prime Minister Reinfeldt on the beginning of Sweden's presidency over the European Union. The President praised

On June 27, "Krayina Mriy" ( Country of dreams) - the large ethnographic festival of theUkrainian folk art took place on the ancient Kyiv's hills. Master-classes were conducted on the different types of age-old folk art. The ancient Ukrainian, cossack

President Viktor Yushchenko expects this week the Prosecutor General's Office to provide information on legality of the Government's decisions delaying publication of economic statistics, president's press office reported. "I asked the General Prosecutor's Office to study legality of Government's instructions,

MPs from the Party of Regions have blocked the VRU podium and presidium. The ForUm's correspondent informs. MPs hanged posters with slogans to increase living wage and minimal salaries. One of such slogans is "Minister will wait, help people". Before

The European Commission and European financial institutions are ready to help Ukraine buy Russian gas but do not want "to play first fiddle". A joint statement by the European Commission and international lenders on Ukraine's settlements for gas, circulated on

The extra session of the VRU, initiated by the BYuT, will not take place in case the PM Yulia Tymoshenko does not agree to increase salaries and pensions for poor people from June 1, the leader of the Party of

The Party of Regions considers that the coalition must provide the report on current activity and plans for the future. The PR leader Viktor Yanukovych said that on Sunday on Inter channel, the ForUm's correspondent informs. "I think that every

The new swindlers are selling tourists the tickets to attend the popular free of charge places located on the Crimean peninsula. The tourists pay in advance for the excursion and usually are surprised that the excursion is growing in price

PM Yulia Tymoshenko personally is present at today's conciliatory session of the parliamentary factions leaders, the ForUm's correspondent informs. Viktor Yanukovych is also present at the conciliatory session. As a reminder today the extra VRU session is planned, but the