Ukrainian President to be elected for five years
The next Ukrainian president will serve a five-year term, according to the Ukrainian Constitutional Court’s decision released Friday. The early election is scheduled for May 25.
Suspension of Russian TV channels upheld in Ukraine
Kiev's Administrative Court of Appeals upheld suspension of four Russian TV channels in Ukraine, Head of the National Council of Ukraine on television and radio broadcasting Vladimir Manzhosov told journalists on Thursday.
Ukrainian court bans Russian Bloc party
The District Administrative Court in Kiev has banned the pro-Russian Russian Bloc party, the UNIAN news agency has reported. Russian Bloc supported Viktor Yanukovich at the 2004 presidential election and the Party of Regions at the 2006 parliamentary election.
Naftogaz ordered to repay $80 mln debt to its subsidiary
The Kiev commercial court has ruled that Naftogaz Ukraine must repay a debt of 930 million hryvnias ($80.1 million) to its subsidiary, Ukrgasvydobuvannya, the largest natural gas and condensate producer in Ukraine, the UNIAN news agency has reported.
Russian court arrests Kiev mayoral candidate in absentia
A Russian court has ordered the arrest of Ukrainian businessman and Kiev mayoral candidate Gennady Balashov in absentia.
Ukrainian prosecutors investigate 47 cases over protests in Kiev
Kiev Prosecutor’s Office is investigating 47 criminal cases connected with the protests on the Independecne Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) in Kiev, prosecutor Nikolai Gerasimyuk told the press on Wednesday
Lawsuit over Russian TV channels ban in Ukraine to be heard on May 6
The District Administrative Court of Kiev on Tuesday postponed the hearing of a lawsuit filed by Ukraine’s National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting concerning the barring of four Russian TV channels in Ukraine until May 6.
Ukrainian acting president signs law recognizing Crimea as “occupied territory”
Ukraine’s acting president Aleksandr Turchinov has signed a law recognizing Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, both of which were recently reunified with Russia, as “temporarily occupied territories,” Turchinov’s press office announced Monday.
ICC to hold preliminary hearing over events in Ukraine
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda is beginning a preliminary hearing on the events in Ukraine that occurred between November 29, 2013, and February 22, 2014, the court announced in its press release Friday.
Three people suspected of abducting Euromaidan activists detained
The police have detained three people suspected of involvement in the abduction of Euromaidan protestors Ihor Lutsenko and Yuriy Verbytskyi and the murder of the latter in January 2014, UNUIAN news agency announced on Wednesday citing Vasyl Paskal, head of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry’s Criminal Investigations Department.
New cases opened against Ukrainian ex-prosecutor general Pshonka
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has opened more criminal cases against its former chief Viktor Pshonka on appropriation, abuse of authority and influence, it was reported Wednesday.
Arrested Ukrainian riot police chief suspected of ordering shootings
The Court of Appeal has amended the pre-trial holding conditions for Dmitry Sadovnik, chief of the Berkut special police force, from house arrest to detention, on suspicion of organizing the shooting of protesters on Maidan Square last February, the UNIAN agency reported Tuesday.
Forbes Ukraine publisher says they didn’t file suit in New York
Ukrainian businessman Serhiy Kurchenko’s UMH media holding, which published the Ukrainian version of Forbes, has refuted media reports that it allegedly filed a lawsuit with the New York arbitration court to contest the revocation of its license by Forbes Media.
Maidan activist suspected of espionage detained in eastern Ukraine
Irma Krat, a journalist from Kiev who was earlier detained in the troubled Ukrainian region of Donetsk on suspicion of espionage, appeared at a media conference in Slavyansk on Monday. Commander of the self-defense forces in Slavyansk, said they suspect the woman, who was an active participant in the Maidan protests in Kiev, of spying for the ultranationalist Right Sector movement and of involvement in the torture of pro-Russian people during the Kiev riots.
Ukrainian prosecutors suspect Yanukovich of terrorism
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office has suspected Viktor Yanukovich, former head of Security Service Aleksandr Yakimenko and former head of the Interior Ministry Vitaly Zakharchenko of founding a terrorist organization, according to a statement released by the office’s website.
Another case opened against Ukrainian presidential candidate Tsarev
The Luhansk Region Prosecutor’s Office in Ukraine has initiated legal proceedings against presidential candidate Oleh Tsarev whose public speeches were considered “actions promoting changes within the national borders,” the prosecutor’s press service reported Wednesday.
Ukraine officially recognizes Crimea as “occupied territory”
The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (parliament) on Tuesday adopted legislation recognizing Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, both of which were recently reunified with Russia, as “temporarily occupied territories.”
Ukrainian Supreme Court closes “gas case” against Tymoshenko
The Supreme Court of Ukraine has closed the “gas case” against former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko who was sentenced to 7 years in prison.
Turchinov says Ukrainian federalisation referendum possible
Acting president of Ukraine Aleksandr Turchinov stated that a referendum on federalization of Ukraine may be held along with the presidential elections on May 25.
Criminal case launched over Ukraine Communist party HQ arson
The Ukrainian police have launched a criminal investigation in connection with an act of arson carried out against the Ukraine’s Communist party offices in Kiev, Deputy Interior Minister Sergei Yarovoi said at a press briefing on Thursday.