Lawyer sues former Ukrainian president over gas contracts with RussiaLawyer Stanislav Batryn has filed a lawsuit against former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, demanding that the High Administrative Court of Ukraine recognize the former president's actions during the gas conflict with Russia in late 2008 and early 2009 as unlawful, Ukrainskaya Pravda reports on Tuesday.18:19 25.06.2013
WebMoney Ukraine says tax evasion charges are 'absurd'The recent searches in WebMoney's Kiev office were illegal, and the tax authorities' claim that the payment system is being used in tax evasion schemes is 'absurd,' WebMoney.UA said in a statement on Friday.11:47 14.06.2013
Prosecution holds sufficient evidence to charge Tymoshenko with MP's murderThe Prosecutor General's Office has obtained enough evidence to charge former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko with the murder in 1996 of Evhen Shcherban, a prominent businessman and member of parliament. The agency is ready to present its evidence in court, announced Renat Kuzmin, First Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine.16:45 13.06.2013
Ukraine freezes $7.5 million in Web Money-linked companies' bank accountsThe Ukrainian tax authorities have frozen $7.5 million held in the bank accounts of local companies which are part of the WebMoney payment system, the Ukrainian Ministry of Incomes and Fees said in a statement.11:25 13.06.2013
Kiev court endorses amicable settlement between Vanco and UkraineThe Pechersky District Court in Kiev has endorsed the amicable settlement between Ukraine and Vanco, the license holder of the Prikerchensky offshore area.15:53 07.06.2013
Tymoshenko asks court to start considering UESU case in her absenceThe jailed former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko has requested the court to start hearing the criminal case over fraud at the United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) in her absence.17:49 06.06.2013
Ukrainian opposition planned to accuse President of MP's murder - reportThere was an attempt to launch a smear campaign by Ukrainian opposition against President Viktor Yanukovych over the murder of businessman and MP Evhen Shcherban in 1996, Ukraine's First Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin said.16:56 28.05.2013
African suspected of smuggling illegal migrants detained in UkraineUkrainian Security Service officers have detained an African citizen in the Kharkov region who is suspected of smuggling illegal migrants from Russia.17:51 27.05.2013
Former Ukrainian President may be probed in MP's murder caseThe Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office is looking into the possibility of former President Leonid Kuchma's involvement in the murder of businessman and MP Evhen Shcherban in 1996.16:50 27.05.2013
Court bans LGBT parade in the Ukrainian capitalThe Kiev District Administrative Court held Thursday that no unofficial public events can be held alongside the city’s official Kiev Day celebrations on May 25, including an LGBT pride parade.10:09 24.05.2013
US bars Ukrainian prosecutors from questioning former PM Lazarenko - officialUS authorities are preventing Ukrainian prosecutors from questioning former Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko on murder charges, says Ukraine's First Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin.12:23 23.05.2013
Tymoshenko's prison diaries go onlineNewspaper Ukrainskaya Pravda has launched publication of "The Truth from Behind Bars," a series of journal entries penned by former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is currently serving out a seven-year prison sentence.14:20 21.05.2013
Ukraine to continue investigating Tymoshenko for murderUkraine will continue investigating former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's involvement in the murder of businessman and MP Yevhen Shcherban, even without the legal aid of the United States and the Czech Republic.13:52 14.05.2013
Investigation in murder case against Tymoshenko 'ceased'Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office has ceased the investigation of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who was believed to have contracted the murder of businessman and MP Yevhen Shcherban.14:29 13.05.2013
ECHR ruling in Tymoshenko v. Ukraine caseThe European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that the rights of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to liberty and security, a speedy review of the lawfulness of detention, and compensation for unlawful detention, had been violated in connection with Tymoshenko’s arrest and detention for abuse of power in Ukraine.21:23 30.04.2013
Ukraine violated rights of ex-prime minister Tymoshenko – ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights held unanimously Tuesday that the rights of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to liberty and security, a speedy review of the lawfulness of detention, and compensation for unlawful detention, had been violated in connection with Tymoshenko’s arrest and detention for abuse of power in Ukraine.13:08 30.04.2013
Tymoshenko may be pardoned after court proceedings finish - officialFormer Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's request to be pardoned for her abuse of power conviction will be considered after the court proceedings end in the murder case she is currently involved in, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov told reporters Tuesday.17:31 23.04.2013
Ukraine strengthens border security with Russia following Belgorod shootingUkraine has strengthened security on its border with Russia in connection with the ongoing hunt for the man suspected of shooting six people in Belgorod on Monday13:48 23.04.2013
Ukraine seizes late Berezovsky's assets at Russia's requestAt the request of Russia's Prosecutor General's Office, Ukraine has seized the shares and properties of several companies and enterprises owned by the late Boris Berezovsky, Prosecutor General Yury Chaika said in a report on law and order in Russia in 2012 which was forwarded to the Federation Council.13:39 17.04.2013
Kiev court to question witness in murder case against TymoshenkoThe Pechersky District Court in Kiev has begun questioning Ukrainian businessman and politician Vitaly Haiduk as a witness in the murder of MP Yevhen Shcherban.14:41 16.04.2013