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Ukraine’s recession’s main lesson: Beware of crowd-pleasing politicians, says Viktor Pynzenyk Ukraine is now deeper into the recession than 18 months ago. Problems have multiplied, with the budget deficit at a critical point and soaring state debt growing three times from UAH88.7 billion to UAH301.4 bln, says ex-foreign minister Viktor Pynzenyk in his exclusive interview with ZIK.

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• 19March 2010

• • 21:31
  • Kremlin wants concessions from Ukraine in gas talks
• • 19:18
  • Russia to cut gas prices for Ukraine or to risk losing profits in Europe, Bohdan Sokolovsky says

• 18March 2010

• • 18:28
  • Zhytomyr oblast council deputies support Stepan Bandera’s and Roman Shukhevych’s decorations
• • 15:44
  • Tabachnyk explains why he won’t resign
• • 15:07
  • President to appoint new governors next week
• • 11:05
  • Too many conductors in Azarov’s orchestra, Viktor Pynzenyk says
• • 09:58
  • Ukraine’s recession’s main lesson: Beware of crowd-pleasing politicians, says Viktor Pynzenyk

• 17March 2010

• • 22:19
  • Communists lash out at Tihipko, accusing him of ill-conceived reforms
• • 21:55
  • Ukraine doesn’t want cheaper Russian gas, ex-finance minister claims
• • 18:59
  • As expected, Tabachnyk launches attack on Vakarchuk

• 16March 2010

• • 19:36
  • Cabinet to draw up proposals to EU on modernizing Ukraine gas pipelines, Azarov says
• • 17:57
  • State coffers empty, economic nosedive continues, state debt trebles, Azarov says
• • 15:02
  • Premier Azarov tells Tihipko to draw up structural reforms and stabilize balance of payments

• 15March 2010

• • 19:20
  • Petro Pysarchuk may become new Lviv oblast governor, experts predict
• • 18:55
  • Appointment of Tabachnyk aimed to distract attention from lack of reforms
• • 13:26
  • Tymoshenko concealed catastrophic state of country’s budget, finance minister says

• 14March 2010

• • 16:42
  • Student campaign to dismiss education minister kicks off in Lviv March 15

• 13March 2010

• • 17:16
  • New cabinet doomed to implement unpopular reforms and raise price for utility gas, Pashaver says
• • 14:43
  • SBU and PGO urged to investigate Kateryna Yushchenko track record
• • 13:19
  • Ivano-Frankivsk lawmakers demand that politicians stop politicizing language issue

• 12March 2010

• • 14:27
  • PGO to audit Tymoshenko cabinet spending
• • 14:00
  • Poroshenko to become vice premier for European integration

• 11March 2010

• • 22:27
  • Borys Kolesnykov on Lviv’s chances to host Euro-2012
• • 18:44
  • New cabinet formed by Azarov, not Yanukovych, says Kost Bondarenko
• • 18:23
  • Baloha: Regions bent constitution by voting for new coalition-forming procedure

• 10March 2010

• • 19:01
  • Ivan Drach: Yanukovych loves art and writes poetry himself
• • 18:29
  • Unperturbed, Yushchenko praises his track record
• • 15:25
  • Tihipko to become vice premier in future cabinet
• • 15:14
  • PGO closes criminal investigation against Vasyl Tsushko

• 09March 2010

• • 20:06
  • Rada’s investigation commission to look into numerous awards handed out by Yushchenko days before he was voted out
• • 19:37
  • Yanukovych offers Yatseniuk high-ranking post in future cabinet. Yatseniuk turns offer down, joins opposition
• • 16:22
  • Viktor Yanukovych: Ukrainian to be the only state language
• • 13:53
  • Chief Communist to apologize for slandering Roman Shukhevych, judge rules

• 08March 2010

• • 11:58
  • No funding for snap elections, Yanukovych says
• • 11:03
  • Anatoly Hrytsenko says Yanukovych should dissolve Rada

• 07March 2010

• • 23:11
  • Constitution is not written in stone,Yanukovych warns
• • 22:51
  • Yatseniuk writes open letter to Yanukovych

• 06March 2010

• • 18:35
  • Oleh Dubyna: Yushchenko and RUE guilty of 20-day gas spat with Russia in 2008
• • 18:17
  • Yushchenko: Yanukovych has defied millions of Ukrainians
• • 12:16
  • Tymoshenko accuses Yanukovych of bending Constitution
• • 12:15
  • Azarov to become new premier, all other candidates taken for a ride by Yanukovych

• 05March 2010

• • 20:27
  • Tihipko: Regions idea to form majority out of individual lawmakers is political piracy
• • 12:47
  • Pro-Yanukovych lawmakers wipe feet on Constitution

• 04March 2010

• • 20:48
  • Yanukovych loath to back up Yushchenko for premier
• • 20:25
  • March 5 Moscow visit is acid test for Yanukovych patriotism

• 03March 2010

• • 21:22
  • Yury Lutsenko: Yushchenko should better give up hopes to get a high-level job
• • 18:14
  • Tymoshenko takes leave from office. Turchynov takes over as acting premier
• • 16:36
  • Next premier to hail from Regions, Azarov believes
• • 15:55
  • Tymoshenko cabinet sacked by VR

• 02March 2010

• • 21:44
  • Tymoshenko pledges to rally democratic forces
• • 20:02
  • Yushchenko and Yatseniuk knocking on Yanukovych door, begging for posts, says Yulia Tymoshenko
• • 18:36
  • Speaker Lytvyn dissolves coalition

• 01March 2010

• • 23:04
  • Tymoshenko ready to step down in favor of NUNS candidate for premier
• • 20:07
  • Yushchenko-Yanukovych secret pact reaping fruit
• • 19:20
  • If Regions meet NUNS demands for cabinet posts, new coalition will be hatched on Wednesday, expert says
• • 15:27
  • NUNS gives ultimatum to Tymoshenko and Regions
• • 11:10
  • Patched up tablecloths will become common thing, Azarov says about his austerity measures program for officials

• 28February 2010

• • 16:07
  • Why did Putin and Medvedev ignore Yanukovych inauguration?

• 27February 2010

• • 16:16
  • Kyrylenko lashes out at coalition proposal by Yanukovych

• 26February 2010

• • 21:10
  • Tarasiuk: Yushchenko horse-trading for premier’s post