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13.11.2008, 15:48

Ukraine ‘censored’ arms sales documentary

A Russian film-maker claims the Ukrainian authorities prevented him from screening a documentary revealing the extent of Ukraine's arms sales to Georgia. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko has already admitted her country’s behaviour during the war

19.11.2008, 13:58

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Facing an uneasy decision to choose between new weapons and keeping soldiers fed and clothed the head of Ukrainian Defence Ministry Yury Yekhanurov has chosen the latter.

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08.12.2008, 12:12

Ukraine laundered billions in arms trade – commission

Ukraine’s special parliamentary commission investigating illegal arms trading announced that Kiev’s weapons supplies to Georgia harmed the country’s own military efficiency. According to the commission, President Viktor Yushchenko was directly linked to a

09.12.2008, 06:10

'Ukraine laundered billions in arms trade'

Ukraine's government has been accused of illegally trading in arms by its own parliamentary commission. An inquiry was launched to investigate whether laws were broken in the selling of weapons to Georgia. The head of the commission says President Viktor

4 x 4 ‘bribe’ allegations over Yushchenko arms scandal

Published: 06 November, 2008, 17:02


Ukraine's president, Viktor Yushchenko, sold weapons to Georgia with a 20% discount in exchange for two luxury Land Rover cars, according to a parliamentary inquiry. The accusations over the gifts, worth $100,000 each, were made by Valeryi Konovalyuk, the

 
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