http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/ http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/img/button.jpghttp://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/ 14 May 2008 22:10:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5647/ “I will certainly go to the summit. Ukraine is chairing and will be represented with dignity,” Tymoshenko told journalists. Commenting on her earlier statements, Yulia Tymoshenko announced that she believes that she acted honestly by warning Viktor Yushchenko of a possible break in their cooperation in sight of the next presidential elections. “The democratic coalition has been working for 4.5 months and we’re constantly informing you of what’s going on. When there’s a need to call things as they are, I do so, so that everything is understandable for society and our partners,” said Tymoshenko. 14 May 2008 22:10:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5646/ “The government approved a decision whereby an appeal will be made to dismiss the governors of the three oblasts with the greatest inflation in May,” she said. Tymoshenko reminded that according to the law the governors are subordinate to the Cabinet and also offered them assistance from the State Reserve. “If the government and governors work together, inflation will stop,” she said. 14 May 2008 22:03:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5645/ “According to our information, the leaders of the oblast state administrations are a component in the sabotage of the battle with inflation,” said Tymoshenko during the government meeting on Wednesday. According to her, some of the governors “are doing absolutely nothing” about this issue. 14 May 2008 13:02:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5641/ “Today, for the first time in 4 months, I warned the President that if things continue this way, I will no longer be a partner and an ally,” stated Tymoshenko during her appearance on Tuesday before the residents of Podil in Kyiv. She added that “there will be no reformatted coalition.” 14 May 2008 09:13:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5640/ BYuT Inform Newsletter is the newsletter for the international community providing views and analysis from the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT). In this issue: The Europe Day Message, Inflation Begins to Slow, The Predictability of Gas, Tymoshenko Congratulates Russia’s Leaders.. 13 May 2008 15:59:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5639/ Tymoshenko stressed that for her team there is “no alternative” to the democratic coalition and that she will do everything do overcome “bad processes in politics that are inspired solely by the battle for the future presidential elections.” “If all the presidential elections turn into war, destruction of the life of the country, then it’s better than we think about them and how to alleviate such things in society,” she noted. 13 May 2008 12:55:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5638/ Premier Yulia Tymoshenko does not rule out that she will call for the dismissal of governors of those oblasts with the highest inflation. Tymoshenko stated this in the Verkhovna Rada on Tuesday. “During the government meeting tomorrow we will review the activities of five governors from the oblasts with the worst inflation,” said Tymoshenko. She announced that a draft law has been prepared according to which the governors and leaders of the administration are responsible for price policy in the regions. 13 May 2008 12:50:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5637/ “I think that today all the parliamentary factions and the president have agreed that changes to the Constitution are necessary,” noted Tymoshenko. “I believe that this work needs to be done by everyone together, not by created groups that will issue constitutional changes. This work can only be done in the Verkhovna Rada. Our team will be an active participant in the constitutional process. And we will provide all the changes and supplements that will then be harmonized with the Verkhovna Rada and every faction, and we will try to harmonize them with the President,” stressed the Premier. 13 May 2008 12:26:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5636/ According to the Premier, “for four months there has been total blocking of the work of the government, total disregard of anti-inflationary draft laws that were submitted to the Verkhovna Rada by our political team, there is total sabotage by the governors.” Tymoshenko stated that she will no longer watch as “people’s hryvnias and kopecks dissolve in the wind, eaten away by inflation caused by those who are fighting with the government, with me personally, and are getting ready for the next presidential elections in 2009.” 13 May 2008 12:13:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5635/ On Wednesday the Cabinet will review the question of allocating special expenses from the state budget to implement the Law “On the capital.” Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko stated this during a rally in Kyiv. “We have expenses that will be allocated for metro stations, district transport, for Kyiv. We will do everything we can so that all costs are used as effectively as possible,” she noted. Yulia Tymoshenko also believes that the next May 9 holiday should be organized by the government. 12 May 2008 21:14:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5634/ “Why belittle the government, why belittle the head of government and ministers for the sake of presidential elections that will take place in a few years? I don’t understand these games,” she noted. 12 May 2008 20:35:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5631/ “Everything that took place did so by the President’s order and against Ukraine’s national interests,” said Tymoshenko. According to her, Yushchenko was present during the signing of the agreement with Vanco: the President was personally the initiator of these things.” “Sooner or later, Ukraine’s civil society will assess this, and I’m not the only citizen of Ukraine. There are many other people who are ready to defend Ukraine. If officials of such high rank can disregard the national interests to such a degree, then this is an issue for the parliament and National Security Council,” added the Premier. 12 May 2008 16:12:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5630/ The Premier also did not rule out the possibility that Naftohaz will use credits to develop the shelf’s resources. Naftohaz of Ukraine has gone through financial improvement, it has been “freed of financial risks” and will pay off its credit debts “created under the previous government,” noted Yulia Tymoshenko. 12 May 2008 15:29:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5629/ Ukraine is ready to defend its position in the dispute with Vanco in international courts. Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko stated this today during a briefing. “We will do everything to make sure that this defense is professional,” she said. 12 May 2008 15:11:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5628/ “We need to return to correct development of the hydrocarbon resources of the Azov and Black Seas and follow state interests. I know that there will be colossal opposition to this government decision, that they will put a deadlock on Ukraine,” she said. The Premier noted that globally 60-70% of resources on continental shelves are developed by state companies, and only 12% on the basis of production sharing agreements. 12 May 2008 14:52:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5627/ “Nowhere in the world are such large areas given into private hands,” said the Premier. She added that the Prykerchenska field is close to 13,000 sq. km. in size and today the country has been “basically deprived of the most prospective section of the Black Sea shelf” which contains nearly 290 billion cubic meters of gas. Yulia Tymoshenko blames “previous governments” for the fact that the Prykerchenska field has been given over to one entity. 12 May 2008 14:26:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5621/ Yulia Tymoshenko is confident that henceforth dialogue between Government of Ukraine and Russia will have new impetus which, in its turn, encourages stirring up of cooperation between tow states in all topical issues. The Prime Minister of Ukraine confirmed readiness of the Government of Ukraine for strengthening bilateral cooperation and consolidating positive tendencies in relations between Ukraine and Russia as strategic partners. 08 May 2008 14:21:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5620/ In a Government telegram Ukrainian Premier expressed assurance that election of Dmytro Medvedev as president would ensure succession of power and irreversibility of the country’s course, supported by real achievements and serving interests of the Russians. Yulia Tymoshenko also aired her belief that friendly relations between Russia and Ukraine would further strengthen. 07 May 2008 19:42:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5619/ The Prime Minister also assured today during a press conference that next year the government will significantly increase assistance in honor of May 9. According to the Prime Minister, this year’s one time May 9 payment was higher than last year’s. 07 May 2008 18:04:00 +0200 http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/news/first/5618/ “We are at the next stage of checking the legality of the treatment of land and forests by the previous government” said Tymoshenko at a press conference on Wednesday. According to her, several thousands inspections have been made of allocation of land and forests into private ownership or rent. 07 May 2008 16:51:00 +0200