Initial reactions from local and international observers on the preliminary results of Sunday’s vote were cautious but optimistic More

Preliminary reports suggest that Sunday’s snap elections passed off without the mass fraud many had predicted. It is now imperative that isolated vote rigging allegations are dealt with and a new coalition formed without delay More

Plans have been announced for major renovation works on Independence Square to take place in 2008. This will be the latest in a series of transformations of the famous Kyiv landmark that have mirrored the growing pains of independent Ukraine More

Dnipropetrovsk tycoon Viktor Pinchuk’s formation of a London-based holding company in preparation for an IPO is being widely viewed as a smart move that will see the former Interpipe Holding group go multinational More