Ukrainian energy company questions debt repayment guarantees to RussiaA representative of the United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) has doubts over the existence of letters from 1996 by the then Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko which gave government guarantees for UESU liabilities to the Russian Defense Ministry.13:14 11.10.2012
Russian Defense Ministry takes Ukraine to court over energy debtThe Kiev Economic Court will hear on September 12 the Russian Defense Ministry's lawsuit against the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers for the recovery of $405 million in debt owed by the United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU), which was previously headed by former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.16:47 07.09.2012
Ukraine ballots will exclude Tymoshenko and LutsenkoThe Ukrainian Supreme Adiministrative Court has ruled that ballots can be printed without the names of convicted officials Yulia Tymoshenko and Yuri Lutsenko, former Ukrainian prime minister and interior minister, respectively, the Fatherland opposition party reported on Thursday.17:11 06.09.2012
Former Ukrainian interior minister to attend appellate proceedingsFormer Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko said in an interview with Ukrayinska Pravda on Thursday that he will personally attend the court hearings of his appeal against his second sentence.15:43 06.09.2012
Opposition's request to include Tymoshenko on the ballot dismissedThe Kiev Appellate Administrative Court has dismissed the lawsuit by the Fatherland opposition party which requested the inclusion of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and former Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko on the ballot.12:05 04.09.2012
Tymoshenko may have difficulty proving her case in StrasburgFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's legal team will find it difficult to prove that Tymoshenko's arrest in August 2011 and her allegedly improper detention conditions were politically motivated when her case is brought before the European Court of Human Rights.10:35 03.09.2012
Former Ukrainian Interior Minister appeals sentence in spy caseDefense attorneys for former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko have filed an appealed against the sentence in Lutsenko's second criminal case.14:23 30.08.2012
Tymoshenko to appeal affirmation of gas deal sentence to ECHRFormer Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will file an application with the European Court of Human Rights against the Ukrainian High Specialized Court on Civil and Criminal Cases' decision to leave intact her sentence on charges of having made illegal gas deals while serving as prime minister.16:30 29.08.2012
Ukrainian Supreme court leaves Tymoshenko gas case sentence in forceUkraine's High Specialized Court on Civil and Criminal Cases has dismissed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal on Wednesday and left in force her seven year sentence in the gas case.15:25 29.08.2012
Ukraine suspends extradition of suspect in Putin assassination attemptThe Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office has confirmed the suspension of Adam Osmayev's extradition proceedings. Osmayev, born in Grozny, Chechnya, is suspected of planning an attempt on the life of Russian President Vladimir Putin.12:20 21.08.2012
Former Ukrainian Interior Minister gets two years in prisonKiev Pechorsky District Court found former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko guilty of professional negligence and sentenced him to two years in prison.13:04 17.08.2012
Tymoshenko's defense seeks her release due to procedural violationsFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's defense has requested that the Supreme Specialized Court for Considering Criminal and Civil Cases cancel her sentence in the notorious gas case and close the criminal case against her during a speech to the court panel on Thursday.15:41 16.08.2012
Ukraine to extradite second suspect in Putin assassination attemptUkraine has decided to extradite to Russia Kazakh resident Ilya Pyanzin, who is suspected of plotting the attempted assassination of President Vladimir Putin.17:07 15.08.2012
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister releasedThe Kiev Court of Appeals commuted the sentence of former Ukrainian Defense Minister, Valery Ivashchenko, and released him.10:10 15.08.2012
Hearings in second Tymoshenko trial postponedOn Tuesday the Kharkiv Kievsky District Court postponed a hearing into the second case against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko until September 11, after Tymoshenko failed to show up.13:15 14.08.2012
Tymoshenko refuses to communicate with U.S. court through video conferenceConvicted Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to participate in a U.S. court hearing by video conference, the Ukrainian State Penitentiary Service reported on Friday.16:42 10.08.2012
Former Ukrainian interior minister could get 2.5 years in second trialThe Prosecutor's Office filed a motion in a Kiev court to sentence former Ukrainian foreign minister, Yuri Lutsenko, to 30 months in prison in the second case against him.13:13 10.08.2012
Tymoshenko to be charged with aiding in MP assassinationThe Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office may bring new charges against Yulia Tymoshenko in September; the former Ukrainian prime minister may be accused of having aided the murder of Member of Parliament (MP) Yevgeny Shcherban.12:04 09.08.2012
Ukrainian Parliament refuses to cancel Russian language billAt its extraordinary meeting on Monday, the Ukrainian Parliament refused to cancel the law granting the Russian language official status in a number of the countrys regions.13:05 30.07.2012
Former Ukrainian interior minister's second trial moved to July 25The trial in the second case against former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko has been adjourned until July 25 in order to allow the defendant and his defense sufficient time to familiarize themselves with the Prosecutors Offices amended charges.12:15 20.07.2012