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Ukraine

Ukrainian Parliamentary Talks Fail

Viktor Yanukovych (file photo) (RFE/RL)

July 3, 2006 -- Talks aimed at resuming activity in Ukraine's parliament broke down today.

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July 03, 2006

Ukraine's governing coalition and opposition failed to start a round-table discussion because the leader of the pro-Russian Party of Regions, Viktor Yanukovych, had not showed up.

Mykola Tomenko, a top ally of would-be Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko, said there was no point to the meeting without Yanukovych.

The Party of Regions began blocking the parliament last week as the new coalition planned a vote on naming Tymoshenko prime minister.

There is no indication when a new attempt will be made to start the assembly.

(AP)

The Key Players

BEHIND THE IMAGES: Click on the links below to read RFE/RL's profiles of some of the key players in Ukraine's March 26 legislative elections:

Viktor Yanukovych

Yuriy Yekhanurov

Yuliya Tymoshenko

Oleksandr Moroz

Rynat Akhmetov

Volodymyr Lytvyn

Click on the image for background and archived articles about Ukraine's March 26 elections.

Click on the image to see RFE/RL's coverage of the Ukrainian elections in Ukrainian.

Click on the image to view a photo gallery of some of the key players in the Ukrainian elections.

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