Essential Kiev
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Latest News
May 16, Paul McCartney in concert
Former Beatles’ member Paul McCartney will perform on Independence Square on June 14. The Independence Concert will be free to attend and has been funded and organised by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
McCartney said ‘I’m very excited because on the 14th of June I've been invited to play a concert in Independence Square, Kiev. Me and the band are going to be there and we’re going to have to a great evening and we hope to see you there. So come along, it’s going to be great evening hopefully for the Ukraine. Pull together, groove, rock and roll – all together.’
There will also be an exhibition of 40 of McCartney’s paintings at the Pinchuk Art Centre at Arena.
Mar 20, Bush to visit Kiev
George Bush will make his first official state visit to Ukraine at the end of this month. He will arrive in Kiev on March 31 and spend two days in the capital before departing for the NATO summit in Bucharest. During the visit he will meet with Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko. Ukraine’s proposed membership of NATO will be discussed by the two leaders.
Mar 4, Gas supplies cut by 25 percent
Russian state-run gas company Gazprom cut gas supplies to the Ukraine by 25 percent yesterday after Ukraine failed settle its debts by the deadline announced last week.
Feb 27, Russian threatens to cut gas supplies (again)
Russian gas supplier Gazprom has threatened (yet again) to cut gas supplies to Ukraine. The move comes just 2 weeks after the Russian and Ukrainian governments had appeared to reach an agreement over unpaid debts. The state-run supplier says that supplies will be reduced from March 3 unless Ukraine signs agreements to settle debts estimated at over $1 billion.
Jan 31, Ukraine to join World Trade Organisation
Ukraine will become a full member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on February 7 2008. Membership of the WTO, an international organisation promoting free trade and the lowering of trade barriers, has long been a key foreign policy objective of the Ukrainian government.
