Ukraine compromise ideas rejected, firm warnings on separatism
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Ukraine's central government moved firmly to quash talk of separatism in the Russian-speaking east of the country, but the nation remained deadlocked over disputed presidential elections as compromise proposals failed to gain any apparent traction.
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The events in Ukraine have revealed serious problems in relations between Russia and the European Union. It has become obvious that declarations about building a single European home, about unified spaces
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PRISTINA, Kosovo   Serbia rejected a U.N. proposal on Friday that paves the way for an independent Kosovo, setting up a possible showdown between its supporter, Russia, and the West over the disputed ...Comment
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Ukraine edged a little closer toward a break-up Sunday as a powerful eastern region backing the Moscow-backed prime minister in a disputed election for president set a December referendum on autonomy.
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The governor of Ukraine's Kharkiv region called on both candidates to bow out of the Dec. 26 presidential revote. Other leaders in Russian-speaking eastern and southern Ukraine condemned the Supreme Court decision calling for the new runoff and warned the former Soviet republic was heading toward a split.
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Ukraine's supreme court rejected a final appeal over Viktor Yushchenko's election as president Thursday, clearing the way for the pro-Western reformer to assume power in the ex-Soviet nation after weeks of political turmoil.
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Ukraine's two rivals for power failed in nearly three hours of talks Friday to resolve the political stalemate over who will lead the bitterly divided nation, and opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko told a huge rally that he was insisting on a new election.
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Ukraine&#39;s rival leaders scared themselves into agreeing a compromise after a risky war of nerves for control of the security forces in this ex-Soviet republic, analysts said.
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The crisis in Ukraine is seen primarily as a political split between east and west.
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KYIV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's shivering but determined political opposition dug in its heels in Kyiv's frigid central square Tuesday, rejecting an offer of the prime minister's job from the declared winner of disputed presidential election and withdrawing from talks aimed at reaching a compromise.
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A round table meeting on Ukraineâs political crisis on Monday has failed to produce an agreement, outgoing President Leonid Kuchma said.
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KIEV -- Ukraine's two rivals for power failed in nearly three hours of talks yesterday to resolve the political stalemate over who will lead the bitterly divided nation, and opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko said at a huge rally that he was insisting on a new election.
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He was viewed by the current Ukrainian administration as a mere problem to be solved. His views and ideas could not be allowed to propagate, for that would challenge the status quo.
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Ukraine's new President Viktor Yushchenko emphasised he intended to see his country join the European Union, despite a public rebuff from Brussels.
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Ukraine's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected losing presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych's appeal of last month's repeat election, bringing the former Soviet republic a step closer to resolving its ...
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"A coalition built on an advantage of two votes is no coalition"  By Ron PopeskiKIEV  - Yulia Tymoshenko, leading force in Ukraine's 2004 "Orange Revolution", failed to win backing from parliament to restore her as prime minister on Tuesday, plunging the ex-Soviet state into new political uncertainty.Tymoshenko was backed by 225 votes, one short of a majority in the 450-seat assembly. Her allies complained of technical problems and speaker Arseniy Yatsenyuk called a new vote on returning the motion on her nomination.That, however, also failed to carry and parliament went into recess in disarray. Read more
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Ukraine's pro-West opposition insisted it would not accept reforms to strip much of the presidency's powers ahead of a rerun presidential election that its leader Viktor Yushchenko is hopeful he will win.