KYIV, Ukraine, December 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In December 2011, the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych signed a new parliamentary election law.

The leader of the main opposition Party of Regions, Viktor Yanukovych, has called on all political forces to unite efforts in overcoming the unfolding political crisis. Speaking in a live TV address, Yanukovych criticized the ruling coalition for its inability to work in concert, and urged unity.

By Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine -- Vice President Dick Cheney insisted that Georgia will join NATO and backed its attempts to rebuild from its war with Russia on Thursday, using a trip to former Soviet republics as a show of U.S. support for their pro-Western leaders.

Olha Bohomolets, President Viktor Yushchenko's doctor at the time of his poisoning in 2004, has spoken about the details of the illness and the treatment. She confirmed that there was no doubt that it was caused by dioxin.

Text of report by Belarusian state-owned broadcaster First TV Channel, on 1 April [Male presenter] NATO is pushing eastward. Kiev has hosted a meeting between the Ukrainian and US presidents. The main theme of the visit is Ukraine's membership in the North Atlantic alliance.