News from Ukraine
In this new section of TryUkraine.com (as of February 2007) original articles by Rick DeLong are presented on events and developments in Ukraine that travelers and expats may find particularly interesting and useful to know.
The September 30, 2007 Parliamentary election is over. Here are the results:
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Kiev, a city of 3 million and the capital of one of the largest countries in Europe (in size and population), still does not have a tourist information office where people can go to get maps, broschures, book accommodations, find out important city information, etc.
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At times during the past two weeks it has seemed like Ukraine was heading down the slippery road to armed confrontation between the country's primary political forces.
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After a month of political deadlock, Ukraine's main political leaders — Viktor Yuschenko (President) and Viktor Yanukovich (Prime Minister) — have agreed to hold early parliamentary elections sometime in the coming months.
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Ukraine has won the bid to host the biggest soccer championship in Europe in 2012 along with neighboring Poland.
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Poor roads have historically been the bane of Ukraine and other post-Soviet states. Now this situation is changing.
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Ukraine's Ministry of the Interior has published human trafficking (slavery) statistics for 2006.
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According to statistics published at liga.net, the number of Internet users in Ukraine continued to grow rapidly in 2006, reaching 4 million 207 thousand in January 2007.
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It may come as something of a shock to hear that there are pyramids in Ukraine. Indeed, I am not yet sure myself what to make of these stories.
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For over six years Ukrainian officials have been wanting to establish a shuttle train route between Kiev city and nearby Boryspil airport, the country's international hub.
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