http://for-ua.com/ukraine/2012/01/08/121219.html
Russia may close borders with Ukraine due to an outbreak of cholera last summer. Outbreak was in the Donetsk region, which will be receiving a large influx of tourists due to the European football tournament this year.
http://www.euro.who.int/en/where-we-work/member-states/ukraine/sections/news/2011/06/ukraine-reports-14-cholera-cases
Ukraine reports 14 cholera cases
06-06-2011
Ukraine has reported to WHO 14 laboratory confirmed cases of cholera between 30 May and 6 June 2011 from Mariupol on the Azov Sea in Donetsk oblast. A local laboratory in Donetsk has confirmed Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1, biotype El Tor, serotype Ogawa as the causative agent in all cases.
http://news.kievukraine.info/2011/12/bio-attack-fears-for-england-fans.html
LONDON, England -- The England squad and thousands of fans travelling to see them in the Euro 2012 football finals are under threat of a terrorist attack, according to intelligence sources.
http://ua-traveling.com/en/sports
http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/120142/
AntwortenLöschenForeign Ministry sees no grounds for Ukrainians to seek political asylum abroad
http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/120131/
Prague hopes asylum to Tymoshenko's husband won't affect relations with Ukraine
http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/119507/
Dec 22, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Disillusionment with Ukraine is running at an all-time high in the diaspora communities abroad.
The 2010 election of President Viktor Yanukovych, followed by rollbacks in democracy, and the Oct. 11 conviction of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, seen as political persecution, are being taken as signs that Ukraine is moving in the wrong direction.
If there is unanimity about recent developments in Ukraine, there’s no consensus about how to respond to what is seen as creeping authoritarianism under the Yanukovych administration.
Some Ukrainians in North America are calling for a boycott of ties with Ukraine’s current leaders.
Others note that Yanukovych was elected by the people and that the diaspora should find constructive ways of engaging him.
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