Viktor Yanukovych
Yanukovych sworn in as Ukraine president (video)
February 25, 2010By Gregory Feifer Five years after the Orange Revolution ousted him from power, Ukraine's pro-Moscow opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has been sworn in as president. Trumpets blared inside Ukraine's parliament building this morning as a confident...
Controversy surrounds planned Ukrainian presidential inauguration
February 24, 2010By Peter Fedynsky Eleven heads of state and other foreign dignitaries are expected to attend Thursday's inauguration of Viktor Yanukovych as the fourth president of independent Ukraine. But his defeated opponent, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, refuses...
Stop already with the 'Is Ukraine tilting East or West?' obsession
February 20, 2010By Nadia McConnell and Irene Jarosewich The myopic perspective of Western observers, analysts, and governments that the politics and governance of Ukraine must be seen always through some sort of Russia lens needs to come to an end. This tired, yet...
Ukraine's new president to take oath next week
February 16, 2010Ukraine's parliament has set February 25 for the swearing in of President-elect Viktor Yanukovych, as defeated rival Yulia Tymoshenko continues efforts to overturn election results. A majority of 238 lawmakers in the 450-seat parliament voted Tuesday...
Yushchenko facilitates Yanukovych’s election, buries the Orange Revolution
February 16, 2010By Taras Kuzio Two major myths promoted by President Viktor Yushchenko in Ukraine’s 2010 presidential elections were that there was no difference in policies between the two main candidates, Viktor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko, and that both...
Victor Yanukovych promises stronger ties between Ukraine and Russia
February 15, 2010Ukraine president-elect Viktor Yanukovych said he plans to strengthen links with Russia and that improved relations would end the threat of continuing gas rows, which last year curbed supplies to Europe. Yanukovych, a former prime minister who narrowly...
Ukraine presidential election: Yanukovych declared victor
February 15, 2010Ukraine's Central Election Commission has officially declared Viktor Yanukovych the winner of the presidential election held on February 7, but Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is claiming fraud and has pledged to take the case to court. The election...
Tymoshenko refuses to concede Ukraine election defeat
February 11, 2010In first public appearance since election, Ms. Tymoshenko attacked projected winner Viktor Yanukovych for breaking campaign promises Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko continues to resist calls to concede election defeat despite growing domestic...
Tymoshenko camp vows to contest Ukraine election results
February 09, 2010Aides to Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko say she is planning a legal challenge of Sunday's presidential election results, which showed a victory for opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych. Ms. Tymoshenko's allies said Tuesday she will...
Democracy is real winner of Ukrainian election
February 09, 2010By Brian Whitmore Reports of the death of the Orange Revolution have been greatly exaggerated. At first glance, the all-but-final victory of pro-Moscow opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Ukraine's presidential...
