Witness interrogations posponed in Ukrainian lawmaker murder caseFormer Donetsk Region Governor Volodymir Shcherban, who is an eyewitness in the case of lawmaker Yevhen Shcherban's murder, will not be questioned until March 4. Investigators suspect two former prime ministers, Yulia Tymoshenko and Pavlo Lazarenko, of organizing the murder.17:22 19.02.2013
Tajikistan asks Ukraine to extradite former prime ministerThe Prosecutor General's Office of Tajikistan has sent an extradition request for former Prime Minister Abdumalik Abdullojonov to Ukraine.14:03 18.02.2013
Tymoshenko paid $3 mln to murder business rival - witnessAn eyewitness in the case of lawmaker Yevhen Shcherban's murder told the court that former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko paid $3 million for his death.16:24 15.02.2013
Ukrainian journalist's widow seeks review of murderer's verdictMiroslava Gongadze, the widow of journalist Georgy Gongadze, has appealed the verdict of her husband's murderer, former Interior Ministry General Oleksiy Pukach.16:44 13.02.2013
Tymoshenko dodges hearings in UESU case for 10 months in a rowFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has again refused to attend the hearing of the financial fraud case initiated against her 10 months ago, the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine reports.10:21 12.02.2013
Tymoshenko wants to be present during murder witness testimonyJailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko says she wants to be present during the questioning of witnesses in the murder trial of MP and businessman Yevhen Shcherban.18:42 07.02.2013
Former Tajik prime minister arrested at Kiev airportThe Court of Boryspil (Kiev Region) upheld a recommendation by the prosecutor's office to detain former prime minister of Tajikistan, Abdumalik Abdullodzhonov, for 40 days.17:10 07.02.2013
Ukrainian lawyers drafting response to Gazprom billUkraine is considering its response to Gazprom's $7-billion bill under the country's 2012 take-or-pay contract, Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Eduard Stavystky said at a press conference on Wednesday.15:50 30.01.2013
Tymoshenko's defense says murder witness pressured to give testimonyFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's defense has stated that the only witness in the case of a lawmaker's murder in the 1990s was pressured into giving testimony against her.19:14 29.01.2013
Ukrainian ex-police general gets life for beheading journalistThe Pechersky District Court in Kiev has sentenced the former Ukrainian Interior Ministry general Alexei Pukach to life imprisonment for strangling and decapitating opposition journalist Georgy Gongadze.17:51 29.01.2013
Tymoshenko knew the men behind MP's murder personally - prosecutionThe Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office has evidence that ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was personally acquainted with the men who organized the murder of Ukrainian businessman and lawmaker Yevhen Shcherban, says First Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin.13:10 24.01.2013
Ukrainian investigators accuse Tymoshenko of ordering murder over gas dealInvestigators for Ukraine's federal prosecutors have accused former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko ordered the killing of business rival Yevhen Shcherban in 1996 over control of the Donetsk natural gas market.14:07 22.01.2013
Ukraine to pay back $390 million debt to RussiaThe Ukrainian Supreme Economic Court has ruled that Ukraine must repay Russia about $390 million in debt owed by the United Energy Systems of Ukraine.15:34 21.01.2013
Moscow airport seeks $4.5 million from bankrupt Ukrainian companySheremetyevo airport and TZK Sheremetyevo have filed lawsuits with the Moscow Commercial Court to recover approximately $4.5 million in debt from the Ukrainian Aerosvit airline, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) on Wednesday.17:29 09.01.2013
Investigations intensify against Ukrainian presidential bodyguard accused of espionageThe Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office has submitted materials in a criminal case pending against the former bodyguard of ex-Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma for further investigation, Melnichenko's attorney Mykola Nedilko told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.12:45 09.01.2013
Investigation into case of Ukrainian ex-president's bodyguard finishedUkrainian authorities have completed an investigation into the criminal case against former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma's bodyguard Mykola Melnichenko, charged with disclosing state secrets.12:46 27.12.2012
Probe launched over Russian opposition activist's kidnapping claimsUkrainian investigators will probe claims by opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev that he was kidnapped while seeking asylum in Kiev. While in Kiev, Razvozzhayev applied for political asylum with the UNHCR. He mysteriously disappeared after leaving the UNHCR office, and ended up in the custody of the Russian police.17:15 20.12.2012
Ukrainian Justice Ministry appeals Russian debt rulingThe Ukrainian Justice Ministry has appealed in the cassation instance a court ruling obligating Ukraine to pay the Russian Defense Ministry $390 million in debt.19:24 19.12.2012
Tymoshenko to be interrogated in murder caseThe Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office plans to question former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko as part of the investigation into MP Yevgeny Shcherban's murder as soon as her health improves.17:42 19.12.2012
US court dismisses claim against Tymoshenko for lack of jurisdictionA US federal judge on Wednesday granted former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s motion to dismiss Universal Trading & Investment Co., Inc.’s (UTICo) $18.3 million claim against her for lack of jurisdiction.12:51 13.12.2012