Lutsk, 1994, the visit of President Leonid Kuchma. 

The video shows a military airfield; a plane with the president arrives; Leonid Kuchma visits the village of Trostyanets, Hraddivka forestry, the village of Holoby, Rozhyshche district; a meeting with people on Kyiv Maidan in Lutsk; a working meeting at the regional council.

Decrease in yields: Leonid Kuchma in Volyn

Kyiv, 7 March 2004. The story is about former russian presidential candidate Ivan Rybkin, who suddenly disappeared in moscow and was found in Kyiv a month later.

The video shows newspaper articles about the disappearance of Ivan Rybkin, archive footage, comments by the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Gennadiy Vasiliev, and Ukrainian MP Viktor Yushchenko, Rybkin's press conference where he explains the circumstances of his disappearance, news about Rybkin on the Internet, comments by the Head of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Leonid Grachev.

Ivan Rybkin: the missing presidential candidate

February 13, 2010. Address of the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko, regarding the fraud during the second round of the presidential election in favor of Viktor Yanukovych. 

In her speech, she thanks the voters and announces her intention to challenge the election results in court.

Tymoshenko on election fraud 

The plot is dedicated to Viktor Yushchenko's conversation with students within the framework of the teleconference of the interactive project "Conversation about the Future" dedicated to Student's Day, November 10, 2005.

In the video: the audience of Donetsk National University, students ask questions; activists of the public organization "Pora!" (yellow) near the "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy", a journalist conducts a blitz-interview; Viktor Yushchenko answers in his office.

Comments: Chairman of the Ukrainian Student Union Stanislav Kutsenko; President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko; Head of the Press Service of the President of Ukraine Iryna Gerashchenko.

"Conversation about the Future": Students' Questions to Viktor Yushchenko

September 9, 2005, Uzhhorod. The plot is about the release from arrest of Ivan Rizak.

In the video: a rally near the court, people with banners "Hands off Rizak"; court session, law enforcement officers in the courtroom, public servant Nestor Shufrych is present.

Comments by Vasyl Mocanu, Ivan Rizak's lawyer.

Reference: "The Rizak Case" requires the former head of the Zakarpattia Regional State Administration, Ivan Rizak, to be charged with organizing a large-scale corruption scheme and abuse of power. Ivan Rizak was arrested in August 2005 on suspicion of participating in organized crime groups that were involved in smuggling goods, embezzling public funds, and other corrupt activities. Other charges include inducing the rector of Uzhhorod University, Volodymyr Slivka, to commit suicide, receiving a particularly large bribe from the director of one of the bread factories in the Zakarpattia region, and forgery (charges of issuing employee certificates on a voluntary basis). The court acquitted Ivan Rizak because it did not find elements of a crime in his actions.

Ivan Rizak: Release from Arrest

June 3, 1997, Constanta. The plot is dedicated to the signing of the Treaty of Good Neighborly Relations and Cooperation between Ukraine and Romania.

On the video: Leonid Kuchma's arrival in Romania; the ceremony of signing the Treaty, press conference; visit to the port of Constanta.

Comments: President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma and President of Romania Emil Constantinescu.

Ukraine-Romania: Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation

Story about the campaign in support of the presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, November 29, 2004.

Comments by father George and director of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Consumer Society "Cooperator" Volodymyr Vorona.

The author is Serhiy Plakhtiy, the operator is Serhiy Krushelnytskyi.

Khmelnytskyi: The Orange Revolution

The program "Serving the People of Ukraine" of the creative and production association "Hromada" for January 17, 1997. The episode is dedicated to Ukraine's participation in the peacekeeping mission in Angola.

On the video: servicemen of the 901st separate pontoon-bridge company of the Armed Forces of Ukraine share their impressions of the mission in Angola; Kamianets-Podilskyi, footage with military equipment; Mykolaiv, departure of military personnel to Angola; views of Angola; Oleksandr Pinchuk with personnel; Colonel Oleksandr Pinchuk reports to General Volodymyr Bezrodny; journalists interview servicemen.

Comments: Commander of the pontoon-bridge unit of the UN Peacekeeping Forces, Colonel Oleksandr Pinchuk; Chief of the Engineering Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Volodymyr Bezrodny.

Reference: Ukraine's main contribution to the peacekeeping mission in Angola (UNAVEM III (1995–1997)) was to provide engineering and transport support. Ukrainian servicemen performed tasks of transporting cargo, evacuating and monitoring the situation, contributing to the restoration of peace after the civil war. This was one of Ukraine's first experiences in international peacekeeping operations.

Ukrainian peacekeepers in Angola

A plot about the meeting between the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma and the Prime Minister of the russian federation vladimir putin, December 6, 1999.

On the video: Leonid Kuchma's negotiations with vladimir putin; evening views of moscow; meeting, Kuchma in the presidium; Volodymyr Lytvyn present; discussion of bilateral cooperation issues, in particular in the economic and energy spheres; Leonid Kuchma and vladimir putin greet the Patriarch of the russian Orthodox Church Alexy II.

Created by: Olga Skotnikova, Vadim Timofiev, Yuri Zhukov.

Leonid Kuchma in moscow

A plot about a protest of democratic forces near the Taras Shevchenko monument, May 1, 1996. 

On the video: laying flowers at the Shevchenko monument; conversation about the Constitution, collection of signatures; Vyacheslav Chornovil awards veterans, UNA-UNSO chairman Andriy Shkil is present; a march of democratic forces, the inscription on the banner: "People's Movement of Ukraine — for the Constitution, against communism!"; Sofiivska Square, laying flowers at the grave of Patriarch Volodymyr (Romanyuk); rally, speech by representatives of the OUN-UPA; Mykhailo Horyn, Oleksandr Yemets are present; Vyacheslav Chornovil's speech, demand to ban the Communist Party.

Comments: Chairman of the People's Movement of Ukraine Vyacheslav Chornovil, human rights activist Nina Strokata-Karavanska; Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for Political and Legal Affairs Oleksandr Yemets.

Protest  "For the Constitution, against communism!"

A plot about the official visit of the President of Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma, to the Republic of Armenia, May 10, 1996.

On the video: meeting at the airport; conversation between the presidents; negotiations at the table; Leonid Kuchma and Levon Ter-Petrosyan sign bilateral documents on cooperation between Ukraine and the Republic of Armenia. Comments by the President of Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma, and the President of the Republic of Armenia, Levon Ter-Petrosyan.

Leonid Kuchma: Visit to Armenia 

November 22, 2007, Ashgabat. A report on the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) in Turkmenistan. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych is chairing the meeting. 

The video shows the venue of the meeting, Viktor Yanukovych greeting the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov, Minister of Fuel and Energy Yuriy Boyko among the participants of the meeting. 

The journalist is Oleksandr Alekseev.

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