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
Ukraine's appeal against award on debt to Russian ministry postponedOn October 11 the Kiev Economic Court of Appeals will resume its hearing of the appeals filed by the Ukrainian Cabinet, State Treasury and the United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) against the trial court award forcing the Ukrainian government to pay the UESU debt to the Russian Defense Ministry.18:26 04.10.2012
$16.15 million Kerch Strait oil spill recovery upheldThe Thirteenth Commercial Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling granting the recovery of $16.15 million in damages arising from an oil spill in the Kerch Strait, the Supreme Commercial Court's website reports.17:19 04.10.2012
Ex-Ukrainian prime minister to return home after serving sentence in USFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko, who is currently serving his sentence in the United States for a money laundering conviction, stated that he is planning to return to his homeland as soon as his term in prison comes to an end on November 1, 2012.12:33 28.09.2012
Ukraine contests verdict in Russian Defense Ministry's $390 mln lawsuitUkraine has challenged the court verdict ordering the Ukrainian government to pay Russia $390 million in debt accrued by the United Energy Systems of Ukraine.11:22 28.09.2012
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Lazarenko denies role in assassinationFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko has refuted former presidential bodyguard Mykola Melnichenko's accusation that he was involved in MP Yevheny Shcherban's assassination.16:56 25.09.2012
US Senate calls for sanctions against officials involved in Tymoshenko's convictionThe U.S. Senate approved a resolution co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. James Inhofe (Republicans) and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (Democrats) calling for the unconditional release of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, and has urged the State Department to adopt sanctions against Ukrainian officials who were involved in her conviction.10:32 24.09.2012
Ukrainian deputy prosecutor willing to defend Tymoshenko murder claims in UKUkraine's First Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin is ready to defend in a London court the voracity of his statements that former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was involved in the murder of parliamentarian Yevgeny Scherban in 1996.18:25 21.09.2012
Ukraine Justice Ministry appeals $390 mln debt verdictThe Ukrainian Justice Ministry is drafting an appeal against the Kiev Economic Court's ruling pursuant to which $390 million owed by United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) to the Russian Defense Ministry must be paid from the Ukrainian budget.18:03 21.09.2012
US senators propose visa restrictions for Ukrainian officialsUS lawmakers have proposed imposing visa restrictions on Ukrainian officials who are involved in human rights violations, corruption and other antidemocratic behavior.12:56 20.09.2012
New evidence may prove Tymoshenko's involvement in assassinationNikolai Melnichenko, former bodyguard of ex-Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, has stated that he has audio material which could prove the involvement of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in a high-profile assassination.11:04 17.09.2012
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 transferred to prisonOn Friday, convicted former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko was transferred to the Menskaya prison in Chernigov Region, says Larisa Sargan, head of People's Self-Defense Political Party. This has also been confirmed by the penitentiary authorities.13:56 31.08.2012
France disappointed by Tymoshenko appeal rejectionFrance is disappointed by the rejection of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal of her sentence in the so-called gas case and is calling on the Ukrainian authorities to observe human rights.11:00 31.08.2012
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