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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. 12.08.14 11:27 165 385 1 003 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Kuchma and OSCE Representatives to Negotiate Zurabov, Tsariov, Medvedchuk and Borodai In Donetsk The negotiations on implementation of the peace plan to resolve the conflict in the east of Ukraine started in Donetsk. 23.06.14 19:11 78 142 496 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Poroshenko Sends Kuchma to Negotiate with Russia, Source Says Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma will represent Ukraine in the tripartite negotiations with the European Union and Russia to resolve the conflict in the Donbas. 23.06.14 15:23 98 816 471 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

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. 15.11.16 20:55 57 798 442 Ukrainian Politics

Kuchma Confirmed Terrorists Promise to Cease Fire Until June 27 The Second Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, participating in negotiations in Donetsk on resolving the situation in the east of the country, said that the parties managed to agree on a cease-fire until the morning of June 27. 23.06.14 20:39 68 251 437 Ukrainian Politics

'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. 01.02.15 14:26 140 459 436 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. 05.09.14 14:55 80 428 393 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. 01.02.15 08:03 108 321 362 Ukrainian Politics

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. 03.06.19 15:19 19 358 300 Ukrainian Politics

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. 20.09.14 08:05 105 609 279 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

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. 04.05.15 16:03 23 112 275 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Kuchma: Kuzmin’s Soul is Possessed by Stalinist Prosecutor Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma called the statement by the Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Renat Kuzmin on the presence of evidence of his involvement in the murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze a provocaiton. 21.02.13 15:04 27 748 228 Previously in trend: Kuchma Case

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. 22.01.19 15:22 13 169 224 Previously in trend: Kuchma Case

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. 02.10.19 13:47 16 554 205 Ukrainian Politics

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. 06.06.19 13:44 12 046 200 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Yanukovych and Yushchenko Solemnly Kissing Each Other on National Unity Day. PHOTOS Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych urged political forces to reconcile for the sake of reform and renewal of Ukraine. 22.01.13 17:37 24 657 199 Ukrainian Politics

Yanukovych's Career Rise is Directly Related to Shcherban Murder, Journalist Investigation Resonance murder in Donbas played into the hands of Rinat Akhmetov, Leonid Kuchma and Viktor Yanukovych. 01.02.13 10:22 27 794 189 Ukrainian Politics

Kuchma Accuses 'Crazy' Yushchenko of High Gas Prices Second President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma accused third President Viktor Yushchenko in the increase of prices for the Russian gas. 15.09.12 20:53 39 386 173 Ukrainian Politics

"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. 23.03.16 13:37 65 216 170 Incidents

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. 29.09.15 22:37 27 496 168 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

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. 26.05.17 13:28 73 448 166 Previously in trend: Kuchma Case

"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. 16.09.16 15:15 48 611 164 Ukrainian Politics

Events Around Khoroshkovskyy are Warning to Everyone. Even Kuchma is Afraid, Says Sobolev Former President Leonid Kuchma defends ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko because he is afraid to be in her place. 04.02.13 14:18 95 486 162 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

Kuchma is Confident that Tymoshenko Did Not Order Shcherban Assassination: We Have No Reason to Start Criminal Investigation. VIDEO There are no grounds for a criminal case against Tymoshenko, said the former President. 03.02.13 00:20 13 467 161 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

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". 10.06.15 18:29 27 990 146 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

"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. 15.11.16 23:56 27 434 145 Ukrainian Politics

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. 21.01.16 00:03 19 216 129 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. 25.01.16 11:01 21 260 128 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Kuzmin: PGO Has Enough Evidence Linking Kuchma to Gongadze Murder Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin said that further investigation is carried out regarding customers of Georgy Gongadze murder. 20.02.13 14:23 9 610 126 Previously in trend: Kuchma Case

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. 28.11.16 18:40 25 617 120 Ukrainian Politics

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. 26.10.16 21:52 68 635 112 Ukrainian Politics

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. 26.06.14 17:12 34 034 110 Ukrainian Politics

Meeting of the Contact Group on the Settlement of the Situation in Eastern Ukraine Is Held in Minsk Tripartite meeting of the contact group (Ukraine-Russia-the OSCE) to resolve the situation in estern Ukraine is taking place in Minsk. 31.07.14 16:37 27 357 106 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

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. 28.07.20 16:19 12 804 99 Ukrainian Politics

Consultations with Russia and the OSCE on the Situation in the Donbas Will Be Held Tomorrow. The Venue Is Not Yet Known - Kuchma Consultations of the trilateral group - Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and the OSCE - will continue on Friday, June 27. 26.06.14 15:36 9 728 97 Ukrainian Politics

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. 31.01.15 00:00 36 051 90 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. 20.01.16 21:35 47 601 88 Society

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. 11.01.18 11:25 13 258 86 Previously in trend: Kuchma Case

Pukach: I Will Agree With Life if Kuchma and Lytvyn Will Sit Here in the Cage With Me Oleksii Pukach admitted the involvement of Volodymyr Lytvyn and Leonid Kuchma in the murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze. 29.01.13 15:25 18 015 83 Previously in trend: Kuchma Case

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. 22.01.16 18:50 14 661 82 Ukrainian Politics

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. 05.09.14 20:14 13 086 81 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Before the Murder Shcherban Talked About Impeaching Kuchma, Says Business Partner of Slain Oligarch A former business partner of Yevhen Shcherban, head of ATON Board of Founders Yurii Dedukh said that before his death Shcherban was thinking on the idea of resignation of Leonid Kuchma. 11.03.13 22:41 7 892 80 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

“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. 16.09.15 17:08 19 812 78 Kyiv News

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. 18.09.14 15:48 12 316 73 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

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. 07.06.19 14:30 7 839 66 Incidents

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. 17.09.16 00:04 36 698 64 Ukrainian Politics

Gongadze's Widow: I am Committed to Punish Organizers of My Husband’s Murder - Kuchma and Lytvyn The widow of journalist Georgiy Gongadze Miroslava welcomes the verdict to former head of the MIA Department of Observation Oleksii Pukach, but it will require not only to punish the perpetrators, but also ordered the killing of her husband. 29.01.13 18:55 9 299 64 Previously in trend: Kuchma Case

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. 13.01.21 11:37 11 298 63 Ukrainian Politics