Ukraine's new governing coalition in parliament said Tuesday it will pass a law against joining military alliances such as NATO, a move that is sure to please Russia while tilting Ukraine away from its previous pro-Western course. In a statement of purpose published Tuesday in ...

Ukrainian lawmakers have filed a challenge to a law that allowed newly elected President Viktor Yanukovych to cement his grip on power. Yanukovych's party built a new majority coalition this week that attracted deputies from rival factions, including several defectors from ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's ...

Ukraine's new President Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday tightened his grip on power as one of his closest allies became prime minister and his party formed a government coalition. The new coalition replaces the outgoing government of Yanukovych's arch-foe Yulia Tymoshenko, whom he defeated in a February 7 presidential election, and means the new president now controls all Ukraine ...

Ukrainian lawmakers formed a new majority coalition around President Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday, allowing him to consolidate power by quickly approving his choices for a new prime minister and Cabinet. Mykola Azarov, who served as Yanukovych's campaign strategist in this year's presidential elections, was chosen as premier ...