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Ukrainians rated the country’s five presidents Ukrainians rated country’s five presidents on ten-point scale, - survey Ukrainians continue to highly appreciate Volodymyr Zelenskyy's activities. Despite a slight decline, his rating remains the highest. 13 789 126

SBU closes proceedings on alleged treason by Kuchma, Yermak SBU closes proceedings on alleged treason by Kuchma, Yermak Ukraine's SBU State Security Service has closed criminal proceedings on alleged treason committed by former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak during talks in Minsk. 11 386 63

President thanks Kuchma for his work in Trilateral Contact Group President thanks Kuchma for his work in Trilateral Contact Group Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has thanked Ukraine's second president Leonid Kuchma for his work at the head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group and added that he respects his decision to terminate his activities there, the press service of the head of state has reported. 12 888 99

Trilateral Contact Group to meet in Minsk on Jan 16 Trilateral Contact Group to meet in Minsk on Jan 16 Ukraine's representative in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on the peaceful settlement of the situation in Donbas, Leonid Kuchma, met with the OSCE Chairperson’s Special Representative in Ukraine and in the TCG, Heidi Grau, to discuss the agenda of the first TCG meeting this year, scheduled for January 16. 750 4

'Steinmeier formula' will not bring peace to Donbas - Kuchma. PHOTO A so-called "Steinmeier formula" will not bring peace to Donbas because it is not a formula of peace, former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has said. 2 443 28 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Kuchma’s press service publishes text of Steinmeier Formula. DOCUMENT Kuchma’s press service publishes text of Steinmeier Formula. DOCUMENT Press secretary of former president of Ukraine (1994-2005) Leonid Kuchma, Daria Olifer, has published the text of the agreed Steinmeier Formula. 16 840 205

Stele with Kuchma Stele with Kuchma's bas-relief in Dnipro trashed with red paint. PHOTO In Dnipro city, unknown persons painted a stele with a bas-relief of the second president of Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma. 7 918 66

Trade with occupied Donbas without taxes, registration is financing of terrorism, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko Trade with occupied Donbas without taxes, registration is financing of terrorism, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko In June, the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas plans to consider lifting of the economic blockade from occupied Donbas. 12 145 200 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Zelenskyi appoints Kuchma as representative in Trilateral Contact Group Zelenskyi appoints Kuchma as representative in Trilateral Contact Group The second president of Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma, will represent Ukraine in the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk. 19 463 300

FSB used Melnychenko tapes as part of operation against Ukraine president, - Lutsenko FSB used Melnychenko tapes as part of operation against Ukraine president, - Lutsenko Ukraine Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko said there is no legal evidence for country’s 2nd President Leonid Kuchma’s involvement in the Heorhii Gongadze murder instigation. 13 318 224 Previously in trend: Kuchma Case

"They will respond that they have been already involved," - Ukraine "They will respond that they have been already involved," - Ukraine's ex-president on US joining Minsk peace talks Leonid Kuchma, the second president of Ukraine (1994-2005) says it is very unlikely that the United States will get involved in talks in Minsk, Belarus, to settle down the situation in the Donbas. 1 174 12

Person convicted for journalist Gongadze murder has his sentence reduced under ‘Savchenko law’ Person convicted for journalist Gongadze murder has his sentence reduced under ‘Savchenko law’ Court recalculated the sentence passed against ex-Chief of Interior Ministry's Directed Surveillance Department Oleksii Pukach convicted for murder of journalist Heorhii Gongadze under ‘Savchenko law’ that recognizes one day served in pre-trial detention as two days of the primary sentence. 13 369 86 Previously in trend: Kuchma Case

олифер Tripartite contact group meeting took off in Minsk, - Olifer Working subgroups met during the previous session. 3 716 13

гонгадзе Council of Europe urges Ukraine to continue investigation into Gongadze murder The Council of Europe calls on the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine to continue investigating the circumstances surrounding the disappearance and murder of journalist Heorhii Gongadze. 6 733 52

гонгадзе New evidence in Gongadze case will rub some people the wrong way, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko Ukraine's Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko says new important evidence has been found in the case of murdered journalist Heorhii Gongadze. 73 540 166 Previously in trend: Kuchma Case

Putin opposed US participation in Donbas talks, so Normandy format emerged, - Kuchma Russian President Vladimir Putin campaigns against the U.S. participation in the talks to settle the conflict in Donbas. 15 485 58 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Donbas conflict can only be settled with US acting as liaison, - Kuchma Ukraine's second president, representative of Ukraine in the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk Leonid Kuchma believes the conflict in the Donbas can not be resolved without the involvement of the United States. 25 681 120

"I keep asking them to discharge me," - Kuchma on his participation in Minsk talks Ukraine's representative in the Trilateral Contact Group on the Donbas Leonid Kuchma says he has long been seeking resignation from the post, but no decent successor has been found so far. 27 539 145

Kuchma: "Ukraine will not survive yet another Maidan" Ukraine's second president and representative in the Trilateral Contact Group on the Donbas Leonid Kuchma believes that organizing protests is inappropriate at this time and sees a way out of the difficult situation in taking necessary decisions by lawmakers. 57 868 442

новинский Former Ukrainian presidents Kravchuk, Kuchma, Yushchenko questioned as witnesses in case against Novynskyi in 2014. DOCUMENT in Ukrainian Three former Ukrainian presidents were interviewed as witnesses in criminal proceedings initiated against member of the Opposition Bloc parliamentary faction Vadym Novynskyi. 14 058 26

дебальцево Ukraine’s demands in Minsk talks: "DPR"/"LPR" elimination, control over Debaltseve Darka Olifer, the spokesperson for former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma involved in Minsk peace talks on the Donbas, released details of the next round of negotiations and Ukraine’s stance in the talks. 68 739 112

акция гонгадзе Memory of Gongadze honored on Kyiv’s Maidan Nezalezhnosti 16 years after his disappearance. PHOTOS Concerned citizens, human rights activists and journalists held a memorial event to honor and remember Heorhii Gongadze on Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv today. 12 672 30 Previously in trend: Kuchma Case

киев yes кевин спейси House of Cards star Kevin Spacey attends Ukrainian oligarch Pinchuk’s YES forum in Kyiv. PHOTOS Famous American actor Kevin Spacey, who starred in House of Cards TV series depicting the secret life of the U.S. politicians, attended Yalta Economic Summit (YES) in Kyiv. 36 786 64

кучма "Kuchma should ask for forgiveness from me and my children, sitting in the dock," - Myroslava Gongadze The widow of killed Ukrainian journalist Heorhii Gongadze Myroslava says Ukraine's ex-President Leonid Kuchma should bear criminal responsibility for the murder of her husband. 48 725 164

бутусов "All evidence to try and convict Kuchma of murder collected," - Butusov on Gongadze case investigation All evidence necessary to prove involvement of Leonid Kuchma in the murder of journalist Heorhii Gongadze have been collected, while only political will is required to initiate the trial. 65 342 170

Talking with militants' representatives makes no sense. Our proposals remain unaddressed, - Kuchma Cooperation with representatives of militants is counterproductive. 9 165 44 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Everything to fall apart without Minsk II implementation, former president Kuchma says Everything may fall apart since there is nothing to substitute Minsk II with. 21 312 128 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukraine should not make laws on elections in Donbas and amend Constitution before Russia withdraws its troops, - Kuchma Second President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma representing Ukraine in the Tripartite Contact Group stressed unacceptability of holding local elections in the territory of Donbas uncontrolled by Kyiv authorities without fulfillment of all conditions of the Minsk accords. 14 698 82

Militants tip toe around subjects at Minsk talks, give no definite response to Ukrainian proposals, - MP Iryna Herashchenko Verkhovna Rada deputy, Commissioner of the president of Ukraine on the peaceful settlement of the situation in the Donbas Iryna Herashchenko released information about today’s talks in Minsk. 19 263 129 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Militants put forward unacceptable conditions for exchange of prisoners during Minsk talks Today's meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group has finished in Minsk. 47 639 88

Tripartite Donbas contact group meets in Minsk, - Kuchma's press secretary The tripartite contact group on the Donbas conflict settlement, including Ukraine, Russia, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, has started its meeting in Minsk, Belarus. 5 624 53 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Contact group on Donbas signs agreement on withdrawal of weapons under 100 mm Contact group on Donbas signs agreement on withdrawal of weapons under 100 mm The Tripartite Contact Group to resolve the situation in the Donbas has agreed the withdrawal of weapons of caliber under 100 mm. 27 558 168 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

гонгадзе gongadze Journalists paid tribute to Georgy Gongadze in Kyiv’s downtown. PHOTOS More than 200 journalists and activists held a moment of silence in memory of journalist Georgy Gongadze, who was murdered in 2000, and another 64 killed representatives of media. 6 026 29 Previously in trend: Kuchma Case

пукач гонгадзе “They try to relieve Kuchma of responsibility for murder of Gongadze,"- journalist Olexii Podolskyi Well-known journalist Olexii Podolskyi still has doubts whether to come to the Maidan tonight to commemorate the anniversary of the disappearance of Georgy Gongadze. 19 861 78

Peacekeepers from EU and UN needed to settle Donbas conflict, - former President Kuchma Former President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma believes it is necessary to introduce peacekeeping missions of the European Union and the United Nations Organization to settle the Donbas conflict. 8 595 51

Minsk agreements must be fulfilled stepwise and OSCE must confirm their fulfillment; this has not happened yet, - former Ukraine's president Kuchma Representative of Ukraine in the tripartite contact group, Ukraine’s second President Leonid Kuchma stressed that the agreements reached in Minsk must be performed on a step-by-step basis and reciprocally. 3 802 19 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Ukraine disagrees with Russia's demand to allow terrorists' representatives to take part in trilateral consultations, - Kuchma Russia insists on widening of the trilateral consultations format by including the terrorists' representatives from "DPR" and "LPR". 28 054 146 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

группа контактная Ukraine, EU, and Russia representatives to meet in Minsk on May 6 - Kuchma's press secretary Meeting of parties to the tripartite contact group on the Donbas situation settlement will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. 23 179 275 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Video conference of contact group with 'LPR' and 'DPR' terrorists to take place on April 14 The Tripartite contact group for resolving the situation in the Donbas intends to hold a video conference with the representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk 'People's Republics' on April 14. 9 546 22

'DPR' and 'LPR' terrorists threatened full-scale fighting along the frontline – Kuchma The representatives of the 'DPR' and 'LPR' terrorist groups, who took part in the Trilateral contact group meeting on Saturday, threatened full-scale fighting along the front line in case of failure of their demands. 140 549 436 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Terrorists demand to revise the demarcation line fixed by the Minsk Agreements At the negotiations of the Contact Group on Ukrainian reconciliation, the representatives of the 'DPR' and 'LPR' terrorist groups demanded to fix the demarcation line at the actual line of contact as of Jan. 31. 108 380 362

Key decisions in negotiations are made by representatives of Russia, not "DPR" or "LPR" - ex-president Kuchma Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma reiterated that the Ukrainian party's stance in the negotiations concerning the need to observe Minsk agreement reached in Sept. 2014 remains unchanged. 36 097 90 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

кучма Kuchma: Parties at Minsk Talks Agreed on 9 Ceasefire Paragraphs Participants in the Minsk talks made an agreement on the ceasefire regarding the current line of clashes and creation of a 30-kilometer buffer zone. 105 699 279 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Another Meeting of the Contact Group on Donbas Situation to be Held Tomorrow in Minsk - Kuchma The contact group will continue to resolve the situation in the Donbas tomorrow in Minsk. 12 356 73 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukraine Has Already Exchanged Lists of Hostages with Terrorists - Kuchma The parties to the conflict have exchanged lists of hostages after talks in Minsk. According to the Russian ambassador to Ukraine, there are more than a thousand hostages on each side. 13 136 81 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Kuchma in Minsk Declared Kyiv’s Goodwill to Cease Fire: "We Came Here for Peace" The meeting of the Contact Group on the settlement of the conflict in the East of Ukraine started in Minsk. The representatives of Russia and Ukraine have expressed the hope before the meeting that it would result in execution of certain documents. 80 464 393 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

помощь гуманитарная Ex-President Kuchma: the "Humanitarian" Convoy Will Cross the Border in the Kharkiv Region The humanitarian aid for Lugansk aimed Russia under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will cross the Ukrainian-Russian border at the customs post in the Kharkiv region. 165 552 1 003 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Kuchma Told Why Negotiate With Terrorists, "But the Problem of Donbas Cannot be Solved Without Putin" Second president of Ukraine, the member of the contact group to resolve the situation in the East of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma believes it would be wise to involve the same persons from the DPR and LPR in negotiations who were present at the consultations of a contact group Ukraine-Russia-OSCE, but believes that the conflict in Donbas can not be solved without Russian President Vladimir Putin. 34 067 110

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